The University of Florida women’s basketball team will be the No. 7 seed in the Southeastern Conference Tournament that begins Thu., March 4 at The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Ga.

The Gators (14-15, 7-9 SEC) will play 10^th-seeded Auburn (14-15, 5-11) in the first round on Thursday beginning at 2:30 p.m. The winner of that game takes on No. 2-seeded Kentucky Friday at 2:30 p.m. ET.

Florida defeated the Tigers 71-68 in a double-overtime thriller on Jan. 7. Auburn is coming off a 65-53 upset of Kentucky on Sunday, while the Gators dropped a disappointing 66-61 loss to Alabama in their regular-season finale.

2010 SEC Women’s Basketball Tournament

March 4-7, 2010

The Arena at Gwinnett Center

Duluth, Ga.

Game         Teams                                              Time, ET [TV]

FIRST ROUND - Thursday, March 4

Game 1      #8 South Carolina vs. #9 Ole Miss   Noon [FSS]

Game 2      #7 FLORIDA vs. #10 Auburn             2:30 p.m. [FSS]

Game 3      #5 Vanderbilt vs. #12 Arkansas       6:30 p.m. [FSS]

Game 4      #6 Georgia vs. #11 Alabama            9 p.m. [FSS]

SECOND ROUND - Friday, March 5

Game 5      #1 Tennessee vs. Game 1 winner    Noon [FSS]

Game 6      #2 Kentucky vs. Game 2 winner       2:30 p.m. [FSS]

Game 7      #4 LSU vs. Game 3 winner               6:30 p.m. [FSS]

Game 8      #3 Mississippi St. vs. Game 4 winner         9 p.m. [FSS]

SEMINFINALS - Saturday, March 6

Game 9      Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner   3:30 p.m. [ESPNU]

Game 10    Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 winner   5:30 p.m. [ESPNU]

FINAL - Sunday, March 7

Game 11    Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner 6:30 p.m. [ESPN2]

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