SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with seven teams ranked in the Top 20 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 102 Quad 1 wins and 174 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 6.38 Quad 1 wins per team and 10.88 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Thirteen SEC teams have at least five Quad 1 wins, seven have at least seven and four have at least nine.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +22.06 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 record in 1997.
· Five of the top six teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 3rd, Florida 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 6th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 14 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 85.
In The Polls
· Four of the top eight teams and eight of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the eighth week in a row while Tennessee is No. 4, Florida is No. 5, Alabama is No. 7, Missouri 15th, Kentucky 19th, Texas A&M 22nd, and Mississippi State 25th.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 8th.
· Eighty-eight percent (14 of 16) of the SEC’s teams have been ranked by the AP this season, tying the record set by the ACC in 1983-84 (7 of 8 teams ranked)
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 12 of the 18 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23, Dec. 30 and Jan. 27 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
Worth Noting
· Auburn has secured its fifth SEC regular season title, the third of which has come under the direction of head coach Bruce Pearl.
· Georgia’s Silas Demary Jr. was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Six SEC teams (Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, Texas A&M 6th, and Kentucky 10th overall) were listed in the NCAA Selection Committee’s Top 16 rankings on Feb. 15.
· Eleven SEC schools have tied or broken their record for number of games played against AP Top 25 teams during the regular season: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.
· The Feb. 15 Auburn at Alabama game marked the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 AP matchup in conference history.
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/831 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/830 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/689 wins).
· Eight of the 26 players announced as NBA All-Stars attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK), Anthony Davis (DAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU), Tyler Herro (MIA/UK), and Trae Young (ATL/OU).
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that attended college went to SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their non-conference games this season. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 that had a 88.2 winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year’s Day.
· SEC teams are 59-19 (75.6 percent) against teams from the ACC (30-4), Big 12 (14-2), Big East (5-4) and Big Ten (10-9).
· SEC teams posted a 21-7 record against non-conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 6-2 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC’s 21 regular-season, non-conference Top 25 wins were eight more than any other league has ever had in a season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson).
· The SEC entered conference play 51-22 (69.9 percent) vs. Top 100 teams in Bart Torvik’s ratings system. No other conference was better than .500 against the Top 100.
· The SEC dominated the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, winning 14-2. The average margin of victory in the 14 SEC wins was 16.2 points while the margin in the two losses was 3.5 points.
· Five SEC teams won MTE titles this season: Auburn (Maui Invitational), Florida (ESPN Events Invitational), Oklahoma (Battle 4 Atlantis), Tennessee (Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship), and Texas (Legends Classic).
· The last three undefeated teams in the nation were all from the SEC with Tennessee being the last to fall and was preceded by Oklahoma and Florida.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, February 25
at Georgia 88, #3 Florida 83
at #6 Alabama 111, #24 Mississippi State 73
#5 Tennessee 65, at LSU 59
at #14 Missouri 101, South Carolina 71
Wednesday, February 26
at #1 Auburn 106, Ole Miss 76
Vanderbilt 86, at #12 Texas A&M 84
at Arkansas 86, Texas 81 OT
#17 Kentucky 83, at Oklahoma 82
Saturday, March 1
#1 Auburn 94, at #17 Kentucky 78
at South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53
at Ole Miss 87, Oklahoma 84
at #24 Mississippi State 81, LSU 69
at #5 Tennessee 79, #6 Alabama 76
at Vanderbilt 97, #14 Missouri 93 OT
Georgia 83, at Texas 67
at #3 Florida 89, #12 Texas A&M 70
Tuesday, March 4
Georgia 73, at South Carolina 64
at #19 Kentucky 95, LSU 64
Texas 87, at #25 Mississippi State 82 OT
at #22 Texas A&M 83, #1 Auburn 72
Arkansas 90, at Vanderbilt 77
Wednesday, March 5
#5 Florida 99, at #7 Alabama 94
at Oklahoma 96, #15 Missouri 84
at Ole Miss 78, #4 Tennessee 76
Saturday, March 8
#25 Mississippi State at Arkansas SEC Network 12:00p
Vanderbilt at Georgia ESPNU 12:00p
#19 Kentucky at #15 Missouri ESPN 12:00p
#7 Alabama at #1 Auburn ESPN 2:30p
South Carolina at #4 Tennessee SEC Network 2:00p
#22 Texas A&M at LSU SEC Network 4:00p
Ole Miss at #5 Florida SEC Network 6:00p
Oklahoma at Texas SEC Network 8:00p
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 12
SEC Tournament Game 1 SEC Network 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 2 SEC Network 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 5 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 4 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 13
SEC Tournament Game 5 SEC Network 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 6 SEC Network 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 7 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 8 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Friday, March 14
SEC Tournament Game 9 ESPN 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 10 ESPN 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 11 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 12 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 15
SEC Tournament Game 13 ESPN 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 14 ESPN 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 16
Championship Game (Game 15) ESPN 1:00 pm
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with seven teams ranked in the Top 20 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 102 Quad 1 wins and 174 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 6.38 Quad 1 wins per team and 10.88 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Thirteen SEC teams have at least five Quad 1 wins, seven have at least seven and four have at least nine.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +22.06 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 record in 1997.
· Five of the top six teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 3rd, Florida 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 6th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 14 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 85.
In The Polls
· Four of the top eight teams and eight of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Auburn is ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll for the eighth week in a row while Tennessee is No. 4, Florida is No. 5, Alabama is No. 7, Missouri 15th, Kentucky 19th, Texas A&M 22nd, and Mississippi State 25th.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 8th.
· Eighty-eight percent (14 of 16) of the SEC’s teams have been ranked by the AP this season, tying the record set by the ACC in 1983-84 (7 of 8 teams ranked)
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 12 of the 18 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23, Dec. 30 and Jan. 27 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
Worth Noting
· Auburn has secured its fifth SEC regular season title, the third of which has come under the direction of head coach Bruce Pearl.
· Georgia’s Silas Demary Jr. was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Six SEC teams (Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, Texas A&M 6th, and Kentucky 10th overall) were listed in the NCAA Selection Committee’s Top 16 rankings on Feb. 15.
· Eleven SEC schools have tied or broken their record for number of games played against AP Top 25 teams during the regular season: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt.
· The Feb. 15 Auburn at Alabama game marked the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 AP matchup in conference history.
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/831 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/830 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/689 wins).
· Eight of the 26 players announced as NBA All-Stars attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK), Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK), Anthony Davis (DAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU), Tyler Herro (MIA/UK), and Trae Young (ATL/OU).
· Twenty-two percent of the players on NBA Opening Day rosters that attended college went to SEC schools. The SEC led all conferences with 103 players on NBA Opening Day rosters.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their non-conference games this season. That tops the nine-team ACC in 2003-04 that had a 88.2 winning percentage (75-10) in games before New Year’s Day.
· SEC teams are 59-19 (75.6 percent) against teams from the ACC (30-4), Big 12 (14-2), Big East (5-4) and Big Ten (10-9).
· SEC teams posted a 21-7 record against non-conference teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 6-2 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC’s 21 regular-season, non-conference Top 25 wins were eight more than any other league has ever had in a season (per former ESPN researcher Jared Berson).
· The SEC entered conference play 51-22 (69.9 percent) vs. Top 100 teams in Bart Torvik’s ratings system. No other conference was better than .500 against the Top 100.
· The SEC dominated the second annual SEC/ACC Challenge, winning 14-2. The average margin of victory in the 14 SEC wins was 16.2 points while the margin in the two losses was 3.5 points.
· Five SEC teams won MTE titles this season: Auburn (Maui Invitational), Florida (ESPN Events Invitational), Oklahoma (Battle 4 Atlantis), Tennessee (Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship), and Texas (Legends Classic).
· The last three undefeated teams in the nation were all from the SEC with Tennessee being the last to fall and was preceded by Oklahoma and Florida.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, February 25
at Georgia 88, #3 Florida 83
at #6 Alabama 111, #24 Mississippi State 73
#5 Tennessee 65, at LSU 59
at #14 Missouri 101, South Carolina 71
Wednesday, February 26
at #1 Auburn 106, Ole Miss 76
Vanderbilt 86, at #12 Texas A&M 84
at Arkansas 86, Texas 81 OT
#17 Kentucky 83, at Oklahoma 82
Saturday, March 1
#1 Auburn 94, at #17 Kentucky 78
at South Carolina 72, Arkansas 53
at Ole Miss 87, Oklahoma 84
at #24 Mississippi State 81, LSU 69
at #5 Tennessee 79, #6 Alabama 76
at Vanderbilt 97, #14 Missouri 93 OT
Georgia 83, at Texas 67
at #3 Florida 89, #12 Texas A&M 70
Tuesday, March 4
Georgia 73, at South Carolina 64
at #19 Kentucky 95, LSU 64
Texas 87, at #25 Mississippi State 82 OT
at #22 Texas A&M 83, #1 Auburn 72
Arkansas 90, at Vanderbilt 77
Wednesday, March 5
#5 Florida 99, at #7 Alabama 94
at Oklahoma 96, #15 Missouri 84
at Ole Miss 78, #4 Tennessee 76
Saturday, March 8
#25 Mississippi State at Arkansas SEC Network 12:00p
Vanderbilt at Georgia ESPNU 12:00p
#19 Kentucky at #15 Missouri ESPN 12:00p
#7 Alabama at #1 Auburn ESPN 2:30p
South Carolina at #4 Tennessee SEC Network 2:00p
#22 Texas A&M at LSU SEC Network 4:00p
Ole Miss at #5 Florida SEC Network 6:00p
Oklahoma at Texas SEC Network 8:00p
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 12
SEC Tournament Game 1 SEC Network 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 2 SEC Network 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 5 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 4 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 13
SEC Tournament Game 5 SEC Network 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 6 SEC Network 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 7 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 8 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Friday, March 14
SEC Tournament Game 9 ESPN 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 10 ESPN 3:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 11 SEC Network 7:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 12 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Saturday, March 15
SEC Tournament Game 13 ESPN 1:00 pm
SEC Tournament Game 14 ESPN 3:00 pm
Sunday, March 16
Championship Game (Game 15) ESPN 1:00 pm
