The SEC leads the nation with nine teams ranked in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25: Alabama 2nd, Auburn 11th, Tennessee 12th, Texas A&M 13th, Arkansas 16th, Texas 19th, Florida 21st, Kentucky 23rd, and Ole Miss 24th.
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference entering the 2024-25 season, according to KenPom.
· The SEC leads all conferences with 12 teams ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s preseason team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 100.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56% of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that went to college attended SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Auburn’s Johni Broome were named to the six-person Associated Press Preseason All-America team. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV and Arkansas’ Johnell Davis were among the players that received votes for the squad.
· Alabama was the favorite to win the 2025 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Auburn was picked to finish second and is followed by Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Alabama’s Mark Sears was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· The SEC has been home to the national freshman of the year in each of the last three seasons: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023), Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· Three SEC coaches enter the 2025 season ranking among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/813 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/806 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/683 wins).
· Five coaches have been named national coach of the year: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Bruce Pearl and Rodney Terry.
· Six coaches have coached in the Final Four: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Nate Oats, Porter Moser and Bruce Pearl.
· Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht was named a 2024 Consensus First Team All-America while Alabama’s Mark Sears was a Consensus Second Team All-America.
· Five SEC players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2024, including Alabama’s Mark Sears (2nd team) and Auburn’s Johni Broome (3rd team).
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
· The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,826,719 fans attending games during the 2023-24 season. An average of 11,633 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2024, an increase of 289 from 2023.
· Three of the top five attendance leaders in 2023-24 were from the SEC. Kentucky ranked third in the nation with a total attendance of 358,702 (19,928 average), Tennessee ranked fourth with 314,617 fans (19,664 average) and Arkansas was fifth with 343,905 fans (19,106 average).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Monday, November 4
Wright St. at #23 Kentucky ESPNU 7:00p
North Florida at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Gardner-Webb at #12 Tennessee SECN+ 7:00p
#13 Texas A&M at UCF ESPN+ 7:00p
Tennessee Tech at Georgia SECN+ 7:30p
West Georgia at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
UMES at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Missouri at Memphis ESPN+ 8:00p
LIU at #24 Ole Miss SECN+ 8:30p
#21 Florida vs. South Fla. (at J’ville, FL) SEC Network 8:30p
UNC Asheville at #2 Alabama ESPNU 9:00p
Lindenwood at Oklahoma SECN+ 9:00p
Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Opening Night (Las Vegas, NV)
#19 Texas vs. Ohio St. TNT 10:00p
Wednesday, November 6
Lipscomb at #16 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Vermont at # 11 Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
ULM at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
Thursday, November 7
Jacksonville at #21 Florida SECN+ 8:00p
Friday, November 8
Grambling at #24 Ole Miss SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina St. at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Georgia St. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
Howard at Missouri SECN+ 8:00p
Houston Christian at #19 Texas SECN+ 8:00p
Tex. A&M-Commerce at #13 Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Arkansas St. at #2 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Saturday, November 9
#12 Tennessee at Louisville ACC Network 12:00p
Bucknell at #23 Kentucky SECN+ 4:00p
#16 Arkansas vs. #8 Baylor (at Dallas, TX) ESPNU 7:30p
The Battleground 2k (Houston, TX)
#11 Auburn vs. #4 Houston ESPNU 9:30p
Sunday, November 10
Southeast Mo. St. at Vanderbilt SECN+ 1:00p
Texas Southern at Georgia SECN+ 3:30p
Alabama St. at LSU SECN+ 5:00p
Monday, November 11
McNeese St. at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Grambling at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
Eastern Wash. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Northwestern St. at Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lamar at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 12
North Florida at Georgia SECN+ 7:00p
Towson at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Southeastern La. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
South Alabama at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Chicago St. at Texas SECN+ 8:00p
State Farm Champions Classic (Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky vs. Duke ESPN 9:00p
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference entering the 2024-25 season, according to KenPom.
· The SEC leads all conferences with 12 teams ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s preseason team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 100.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56% of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that went to college attended SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Auburn’s Johni Broome were named to the six-person Associated Press Preseason All-America team. Texas A&M’s Wade Taylor IV and Arkansas’ Johnell Davis were among the players that received votes for the squad.
· Alabama was the favorite to win the 2025 SEC championship in a preseason poll of media from around the league and nation. Auburn was picked to finish second and is followed by Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas A&M. Alabama’s Mark Sears was selected by the media as the preseason player of the year.
· The SEC has been home to the national freshman of the year in each of the last three seasons: Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023), Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· Three SEC coaches enter the 2025 season ranking among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/813 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/806 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/683 wins).
· Five coaches have been named national coach of the year: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Bruce Pearl and Rodney Terry.
· Six coaches have coached in the Final Four: Rick Barnes, Chris Beard, John Calipari, Nate Oats, Porter Moser and Bruce Pearl.
· Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht was named a 2024 Consensus First Team All-America while Alabama’s Mark Sears was a Consensus Second Team All-America.
· Five SEC players earned All-America honors from the Associated Press in 2024, including Alabama’s Mark Sears (2nd team) and Auburn’s Johni Broome (3rd team).
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
· The SEC ranked second nationally with 2,826,719 fans attending games during the 2023-24 season. An average of 11,633 fans attended games at SEC schools in 2024, an increase of 289 from 2023.
· Three of the top five attendance leaders in 2023-24 were from the SEC. Kentucky ranked third in the nation with a total attendance of 358,702 (19,928 average), Tennessee ranked fourth with 314,617 fans (19,664 average) and Arkansas was fifth with 343,905 fans (19,106 average).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Monday, November 4
Wright St. at #23 Kentucky ESPNU 7:00p
North Florida at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Gardner-Webb at #12 Tennessee SECN+ 7:00p
#13 Texas A&M at UCF ESPN+ 7:00p
Tennessee Tech at Georgia SECN+ 7:30p
West Georgia at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
UMES at Vanderbilt SECN+ 8:00p
Missouri at Memphis ESPN+ 8:00p
LIU at #24 Ole Miss SECN+ 8:30p
#21 Florida vs. South Fla. (at J’ville, FL) SEC Network 8:30p
UNC Asheville at #2 Alabama ESPNU 9:00p
Lindenwood at Oklahoma SECN+ 9:00p
Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas Opening Night (Las Vegas, NV)
#19 Texas vs. Ohio St. TNT 10:00p
Wednesday, November 6
Lipscomb at #16 Arkansas SECN+ 8:00p
Vermont at # 11 Auburn SECN+ 8:00p
ULM at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
Thursday, November 7
Jacksonville at #21 Florida SECN+ 8:00p
Friday, November 8
Grambling at #24 Ole Miss SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina St. at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Georgia St. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
Howard at Missouri SECN+ 8:00p
Houston Christian at #19 Texas SECN+ 8:00p
Tex. A&M-Commerce at #13 Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Arkansas St. at #2 Alabama SECN+ 8:00p
Saturday, November 9
#12 Tennessee at Louisville ACC Network 12:00p
Bucknell at #23 Kentucky SECN+ 4:00p
#16 Arkansas vs. #8 Baylor (at Dallas, TX) ESPNU 7:30p
The Battleground 2k (Houston, TX)
#11 Auburn vs. #4 Houston ESPNU 9:30p
Sunday, November 10
Southeast Mo. St. at Vanderbilt SECN+ 1:00p
Texas Southern at Georgia SECN+ 3:30p
Alabama St. at LSU SECN+ 5:00p
Monday, November 11
McNeese St. at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Grambling at Florida SECN+ 7:00p
Eastern Wash. at Missouri SECN+ 7:00p
Northwestern St. at Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lamar at Texas A&M SECN+ 8:00p
Tuesday, November 12
North Florida at Georgia SECN+ 7:00p
Towson at South Carolina SECN+ 7:00p
Southeastern La. at Mississippi State SECN+ 7:30p
South Alabama at Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Chicago St. at Texas SECN+ 8:00p
State Farm Champions Classic (Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky vs. Duke ESPN 9:00p
