SEC Player of the Week – Auburn guard Denver Jones, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound senior from New Market, Ala., averaged 18.5 points shooting 63.2 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from beyond the arc and perfect from the free throw line (5‐for‐5) in helping No. 1 Auburn to wins at Vanderbilt and at No. 2 Alabama. Jones also limited the opposing teams’ leading scorers to a combined 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) shooting from the field and 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) from 3-point range. He scored 14 of his game and season‐high 21 points in the first half at Vanderbilt. Four days later, he added 16 points on 5‐of‐9 shooting from the floor, 3‐of‐5 from long range and 3‐of‐3 free throws at Alabama.
SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 28.0 points, 8.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists against No. 2 Alabama and No. 15 Kentucky. He converted 46.5‐percent (20‐43) from the floor and 91.7‐percent (11‐12) from the free throw line in 36.8 mpg on the week. In Tuesday’s loss to No. 2 Alabama, Johnson registered a game‐high 24 points (9‐17 FG, 4‐8 threes, 2‐2 FT), four assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes. He followed that effort by leading the Longhorns to an 82‐78 victory over No. 15 Kentucky on Saturday with a career‐high 32 points (11‐26 FG, 9‐10 FT), a career‐high nine rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 36 minutes.
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 13 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 84 Quad 1 wins and 138 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 5.25 Quad 1 wins per team and 8.63 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Nine SEC teams have at least five Quad 1 wins, five have at least seven and four have at least eight.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.90 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· The top four teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Kentucky 3rd, and Florida 4th.
· 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
· Five of the top seven teams and nine 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 sixth week in a row while Florida is No. 2, Alabama is No. 4, Tennessee is No. 6, Texas A&M 7th, Missouri 15th, Kentucky 17th, Mississippi State 21st, and Ole Miss 24th.
· The SEC occupies five of the top seven spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 1st, Florida 2nd, Alabama 4th, Tennessee 6th, and Texas A&M 7th.
· 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 16 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
· 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.
· Six SEC schools have tied or broken their record for number of games played against Associated Press Top 25 teams during the regular season: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and South Carolina. Arkansas and Tennessee will join that list this week.
· The Feb. 15 Auburn at Alabama game marked the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 AP matchup in conference history.
· Auburn’s Denver Jones was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/828 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/827 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/685 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 11
at #15 Kentucky 75, #4 Tennessee 64
#3 Florida 81, at #22 Mississippi State 68
#1 Auburn 80, at Vanderbilt 68
#2 Alabama 103, at Texas 80
at #8 Texas A&M 69, Georgia 53
Wednesday, February 12
#19 Ole Miss 72, at South Carolina 68
at Arkansas 70, LSU 58
at #21 Missouri 82, Oklahoma 58
Saturday, February 15
at #8 Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 61
at #5 Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76
#21 Missouri 87, at Georgia 74
#1 Auburn 94, at #2 Alabama 85
LSU 82, at Oklahoma 79
#22 Mississippi State 81, at #19 Ole Miss 71
at Texas 82, #15 Kentucky 78
at #3 Florida 88, South Carolina 67
Tuesday, February 18
Oklahoma at #2 Florida ESPN2 7:00p
#7 Texas A&M at #21 Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 19
Vanderbilt at #17 Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Arkansas at #1 Auburn ESPN 9:00p
#4 Alabama at #15 Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 22
#6 Tennessee at #7 Texas A&M ESPN 12:00p
#21 Mississippi State at Oklahoma SEC Network 1:00p
#24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at #1 Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
#17 Kentucky at #4 Alabama ESPN 6:00p
#2 Florida at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
#15 Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/2 8:00p
Texas at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 25
Florida at Georgia SEC Network 7:00p
Mississippi State at Alabama ESPN2/U 9:00p
Tennessee at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
South Carolina at Missouri ESPN2/U 9:00p
Wednesday, February 26
Ole Miss at Auburn ESPN2/U 7:00p
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M SEC Network 7:00p
Texas at Arkansas ESPN2/U 9:00p
Kentucky at Oklahoma SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, March 1
Auburn at Kentucky ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p
Alabama at Tennessee ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p
Arkansas at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p
Oklahoma at Ole Miss ESPN/2 2:00p
LSU at Mississippi State SEC Network 3:30p
Missouri at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6:00p
Georgia at Texas ESPN2 8:00p
Texas A&M at Florida SEC Network 8:30p
SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 28.0 points, 8.0 assists, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists against No. 2 Alabama and No. 15 Kentucky. He converted 46.5‐percent (20‐43) from the floor and 91.7‐percent (11‐12) from the free throw line in 36.8 mpg on the week. In Tuesday’s loss to No. 2 Alabama, Johnson registered a game‐high 24 points (9‐17 FG, 4‐8 threes, 2‐2 FT), four assists and three rebounds in 37 minutes. He followed that effort by leading the Longhorns to an 82‐78 victory over No. 15 Kentucky on Saturday with a career‐high 32 points (11‐26 FG, 9‐10 FT), a career‐high nine rebounds (five offensive) and three assists in 36 minutes.
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s NET rankings are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 13 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 84 Quad 1 wins and 138 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 5.25 Quad 1 wins per team and 8.63 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Nine SEC teams have at least five Quad 1 wins, five have at least seven and four have at least eight.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.90 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· The top four teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Kentucky 3rd, and Florida 4th.
· 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
· Five of the top seven teams and nine 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 sixth week in a row while Florida is No. 2, Alabama is No. 4, Tennessee is No. 6, Texas A&M 7th, Missouri 15th, Kentucky 17th, Mississippi State 21st, and Ole Miss 24th.
· The SEC occupies five of the top seven spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 1st, Florida 2nd, Alabama 4th, Tennessee 6th, and Texas A&M 7th.
· 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 16 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
· 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.
· Six SEC schools have tied or broken their record for number of games played against Associated Press Top 25 teams during the regular season: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and South Carolina. Arkansas and Tennessee will join that list this week.
· The Feb. 15 Auburn at Alabama game marked the first No. 1 vs. No. 2 AP matchup in conference history.
· Auburn’s Denver Jones was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/828 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/827 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/685 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 11
at #15 Kentucky 75, #4 Tennessee 64
#3 Florida 81, at #22 Mississippi State 68
#1 Auburn 80, at Vanderbilt 68
#2 Alabama 103, at Texas 80
at #8 Texas A&M 69, Georgia 53
Wednesday, February 12
#19 Ole Miss 72, at South Carolina 68
at Arkansas 70, LSU 58
at #21 Missouri 82, Oklahoma 58
Saturday, February 15
at #8 Texas A&M 69, Arkansas 61
at #5 Tennessee 81, Vanderbilt 76
#21 Missouri 87, at Georgia 74
#1 Auburn 94, at #2 Alabama 85
LSU 82, at Oklahoma 79
#22 Mississippi State 81, at #19 Ole Miss 71
at Texas 82, #15 Kentucky 78
at #3 Florida 88, South Carolina 67
Tuesday, February 18
Oklahoma at #2 Florida ESPN2 7:00p
#7 Texas A&M at #21 Mississippi State SEC Network 7:00p
South Carolina at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 19
Vanderbilt at #17 Kentucky SEC Network 7:00p
Arkansas at #1 Auburn ESPN 9:00p
#4 Alabama at #15 Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 22
#6 Tennessee at #7 Texas A&M ESPN 12:00p
#21 Mississippi State at Oklahoma SEC Network 1:00p
#24 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at #1 Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
#17 Kentucky at #4 Alabama ESPN 6:00p
#2 Florida at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
#15 Missouri at Arkansas ESPN/2 8:00p
Texas at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 25
Florida at Georgia SEC Network 7:00p
Mississippi State at Alabama ESPN2/U 9:00p
Tennessee at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
South Carolina at Missouri ESPN2/U 9:00p
Wednesday, February 26
Ole Miss at Auburn ESPN2/U 7:00p
Vanderbilt at Texas A&M SEC Network 7:00p
Texas at Arkansas ESPN2/U 9:00p
Kentucky at Oklahoma SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, March 1
Auburn at Kentucky ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p
Alabama at Tennessee ABC/ESPN 1/4:00p
Arkansas at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p
Oklahoma at Ole Miss ESPN/2 2:00p
LSU at Mississippi State SEC Network 3:30p
Missouri at Vanderbilt SEC Network 6:00p
Georgia at Texas ESPN2 8:00p
Texas A&M at Florida SEC Network 8:30p
