This marks the most teams from the SEC to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament since 2014.
SEC Champion Kentucky earned the No. 10 seed, while Florida, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee garnered at-large bids to the tournament.
Kentucky will host first- and second-round matches in Lexington starting on Friday, Nov. 30. Purdue will face East Tennessee State at 5 p.m. ET, followed by Murray State against Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. ET. The winners of Thursday's matches will play in the second round at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 1.
Florida, which secured its 28th all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament, will travel to Orlando, Fla.