| Year: | 2017 |
| Conference: | SEC |
| Division: | 1 |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Arena: | Bridgestone Arena |
| City: | Nashville, Tennessee |
| Champions: | Kentucky |
| Titlecount: | 31st |
| Coach: | John Calipari |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | De'Aaron Fox |
| Mvpteam: | Kentucky |
| Television: | ESPN and SEC Network |
The 2017 Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament is the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Southeastern Conference held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee March 8–12, 2017.
| Seed | School | Conference record | Overall record | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kentucky‡† | 16–2 | 26–5 | |
| 2 | Florida† | 14–4 | 24–7 | |
| 3 | Arkansas† | 12−6 | 23–8 | 1–0 vs. South Carolina |
| 4 | South Carolina† | 12–6 | 22–9 | 0–1 vs. Arkansas |
| 5 | Alabama | 10–8 | 17−13 | 1–0 vs. Ole Miss, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 10–8 | 19–12 | 0–1 vs. Alabama, 1–0 vs. Vanderbilt |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 10–8 | 17–14 | 0–1 vs. Alabama, 0–1 vs. Ole Miss |
| 8 | Georgia | 9–9 | 18–13 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 8–10 | 16−15 | 1–0 vs. Texas A&M |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8–10 | 16–14 | 0–1 vs. Tennessee |
| 11 | Auburn | 7–11 | 18–13 | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 6–12 | 15–15 | |
| 13 | LSU | 2–16 | 10–20 | 1–0 vs. Missouri |
| 14 | Missouri | 2–16 | 7–23 | 0–1 vs. LSU |
| ‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC Tournament. |
| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 6:00 PM | SEC Network | 8,567 | ||
| 2 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Second round – Thursday, March 9 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | 11,973 | ||
| 4 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| 5 | 6:00 PM | 13,112 | |||
| 6 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Friday, March 10 | |||||
| 7 | 12:00 PM | SEC Network | 18,130 | ||
| 8 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| 9 | 6:00 PM | 14,227 | |||
| 10 | 8:30 PM | ||||
| Semifinals – Saturday, March 11 | |||||
| 11 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | 19,196 | ||
| 12 | 2:30 PM | ||||
| Championship – Sunday, March 12 | |||||
| 13 | 12:00 PM | ESPN | 19,953 | ||
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* denotes overtime period