· The SEC leads the nation with four teams (Tennessee 1st, Auburn 2nd, Florida 6th and Kentucky 8th) ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· Eleven SEC teams rank in the Top 50 of the NET and fifteen are in the Top 75.
· SEC teams have already amassed 16 wins in 29 games against Quad 1 competition. They have a 25-14 record against Quad 1 & 2 teams.
· SEC teams have won 86.2 percent (100-16) of their games this season.
· SEC teams are 29-13 (69.1 percent) against teams from the ACC (12-1), Big East (4-3), Big Ten (4-7) and Big 12 (9-2).
· SEC teams are 11-5 against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 4-1 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference by KenPom with a +19.02 rating.
· Thirteen SEC teams are ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 80.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25: Auburn 2nd, Tennessee 3rd, Kentucky 4th, Alabama 10th, Florida 13th, Oklahoma 21st, Texas A&M 22nd and Ole Miss 23rd. Arkansas Texas, Mississippi State and Georgia are among the teams receiving votes.
· The SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge will take place over back-to-back days Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 4. The event will be featured across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network.
· Last year, the SEC won the final three games of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge to take a 7-7 tie with the ACC.
· The ACC/SEC Challenge marks the third interconference challenge the SEC has been a part of. The SEC also had events against the Big East (2007-08 to 2012-13) and Big 12 (2013-14 to 2022-23).
· 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).
· Auburn forward/center Johni Broome was named SEC Player of the Week while Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears was SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/818 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/813 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/669 wins).
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56 percent 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: Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022), Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· 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.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Monday, November 25
at Arkansas 109, UMES 35
Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Meyers, FL)
#22 Xavier 75, South Carolina 66
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 83, #5 Iowa St. 81
Tuesday, November 26
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 80, #20 Texas A&M 70
BBN Invitational (Lexington, KY)
at #8 Kentucky 87, Western Ky. 68
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#9 Alabama 85, #6 Houston 80 (OT)
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 85, #12 North Carolina 72
Wednesday, November 27
at #7 Tennessee 78, UT-Martin 35
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 79, Providence 77
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 90, Memphis 76
Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Meyers, FL)
South Carolina 70, Virginia Tech 60
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#20 Texas A&M 77, #21 Creighton 73
at Missouri 81, Lindenwood 61
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#9 Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
Thursday, November 28
ESPN Events Invitational (Orlando, FL)
#18 Florida 75, Wake Forest 58
Illinois 90, #19 Arkansas 77
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 82, #24 Arizona 77
Rady Children’s Invitational (San Diego, CA)
#23 Ole Miss 96, BYU 85 (OT)
Arizona Tipoff - Cactus Division (Tempe, AZ)
#25 Mississippi State 80, UNLV 58
Friday, November 29
at Vanderbilt 87, Tennessee Tech 56
ESPN Events Invitational (Orlando, FL)
#18 Florida 88, Wichita St. 51
Rady Children’s Invitational (San Diego, CA)
#13 Purdue 80, #23 Ole Miss 78
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
at #8 Kentucky 105, Georgia St. 76
at LSU 77, Northwestern St. 53
at Texas 90, Delaware St. 68
Arizona Tipoff - Cactus Division (Tempe, AZ)
Butler 87, #25 Mississippi State 77
Saturday, November 30
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#20 Texas A&M 81, San Diego St. 77
at Georgia 102, Jacksonville 56
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 83, #9 Alabama 81
Tuesday, December 3
SEC/ACC Challenge
Arkansas at Miami (FL) ESPN/2 7:00p
Syracuse at #3 Tennessee ESPN/2 7:30p
South Carolina at Boston College ACC Network 7:00p
Notre Dame at Georgia ESPNU 7:00p
California at Missouri SEC Network 7:00p
#23 Ole Miss at Louisville ACC Network 9:00p
Florida St. at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Georgia Tech at #21 Oklahoma ESPNU 9:00p
Wake Forest at #22 Texas A&M ESPN2 9:00p
#4 Kentucky at Clemson ESPN 9:30p
Wednesday, December 4
SEC/ACC Challenge
Virginia at #13 Florida ESPN2 7:15p
#10 Alabama at #20 North Carolina ESPN 7:15p
#2 Auburn at #9 Duke ESPN 9:15p
#18 Pittsburgh at Mississippi State SEC Network 9:15p
Texas at NC State ESPN2 9:15p
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech ACC Network 9:15p
Saturday, December 7
UTSA at Arkansas SECN+ 2:00p
East Carolina at South Carolina SECN+ 2:00p
Alcorn St. at #21 Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lindenwood at #23 Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Battle in Seattle (Seattle, WA)
#4 Kentucky vs. #7 Gonzaga ESPN2 10:00p
Sunday, December 8
Richmond at Auburn SEC Network 12:00p
Vanderbilt vs. TCU (at Fort Worth, TX) ESPNU 12:30p
Kansas at Missouri ESPN2 1:00p
Prairie View at Mississippi State SECN+ 4:00p
UConn at Texas ESPN 5:00p
Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech (at Fort Worth, TX) 7:00p
FGCU at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
· Eleven SEC teams rank in the Top 50 of the NET and fifteen are in the Top 75.
· SEC teams have already amassed 16 wins in 29 games against Quad 1 competition. They have a 25-14 record against Quad 1 & 2 teams.
· SEC teams have won 86.2 percent (100-16) of their games this season.
· SEC teams are 29-13 (69.1 percent) against teams from the ACC (12-1), Big East (4-3), Big Ten (4-7) and Big 12 (9-2).
· SEC teams are 11-5 against teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 4-1 mark against teams ranked in the Top 10.
· The SEC is the top-ranked conference by KenPom with a +19.02 rating.
· Thirteen SEC teams are ranked in the Top 50 of KenPom’s team rankings. All 16 teams rank in the Top 80.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25: Auburn 2nd, Tennessee 3rd, Kentucky 4th, Alabama 10th, Florida 13th, Oklahoma 21st, Texas A&M 22nd and Ole Miss 23rd. Arkansas Texas, Mississippi State and Georgia are among the teams receiving votes.
· The SEC/ACC Men’s Challenge will take place over back-to-back days Tuesday, Dec. 3, and Wednesday, Dec. 4. The event will be featured across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network.
· Last year, the SEC won the final three games of the inaugural ACC/SEC Challenge to take a 7-7 tie with the ACC.
· The ACC/SEC Challenge marks the third interconference challenge the SEC has been a part of. The SEC also had events against the Big East (2007-08 to 2012-13) and Big 12 (2013-14 to 2022-23).
· 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).
· Auburn forward/center Johni Broome was named SEC Player of the Week while Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears was SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/818 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/813 wins) and Bruce Pearl (12th/669 wins).
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56 percent 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: Auburn’s Jabari Smith (2022), Alabama’s Brandon Miller (2023) and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard (2024).
· 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.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Monday, November 25
at Arkansas 109, UMES 35
Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Meyers, FL)
#22 Xavier 75, South Carolina 66
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 83, #5 Iowa St. 81
Tuesday, November 26
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 80, #20 Texas A&M 70
BBN Invitational (Lexington, KY)
at #8 Kentucky 87, Western Ky. 68
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#9 Alabama 85, #6 Houston 80 (OT)
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 85, #12 North Carolina 72
Wednesday, November 27
at #7 Tennessee 78, UT-Martin 35
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 79, Providence 77
Maui Invitational (Lahaina, Maui, HI)
#4 Auburn 90, Memphis 76
Fort Myers Tip-Off (Fort Meyers, FL)
South Carolina 70, Virginia Tech 60
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#20 Texas A&M 77, #21 Creighton 73
at Missouri 81, Lindenwood 61
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#9 Alabama 95, Rutgers 90
Thursday, November 28
ESPN Events Invitational (Orlando, FL)
#18 Florida 75, Wake Forest 58
Illinois 90, #19 Arkansas 77
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 82, #24 Arizona 77
Rady Children’s Invitational (San Diego, CA)
#23 Ole Miss 96, BYU 85 (OT)
Arizona Tipoff - Cactus Division (Tempe, AZ)
#25 Mississippi State 80, UNLV 58
Friday, November 29
at Vanderbilt 87, Tennessee Tech 56
ESPN Events Invitational (Orlando, FL)
#18 Florida 88, Wichita St. 51
Rady Children’s Invitational (San Diego, CA)
#13 Purdue 80, #23 Ole Miss 78
Battle4Atlantis (Paradise Island, Bahamas)
Oklahoma 69, Louisville 64
at #8 Kentucky 105, Georgia St. 76
at LSU 77, Northwestern St. 53
at Texas 90, Delaware St. 68
Arizona Tipoff - Cactus Division (Tempe, AZ)
Butler 87, #25 Mississippi State 77
Saturday, November 30
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
#20 Texas A&M 81, San Diego St. 77
at Georgia 102, Jacksonville 56
Players Era Festival (Las Vegas, NV)
Oregon 83, #9 Alabama 81
Tuesday, December 3
SEC/ACC Challenge
Arkansas at Miami (FL) ESPN/2 7:00p
Syracuse at #3 Tennessee ESPN/2 7:30p
South Carolina at Boston College ACC Network 7:00p
Notre Dame at Georgia ESPNU 7:00p
California at Missouri SEC Network 7:00p
#23 Ole Miss at Louisville ACC Network 9:00p
Florida St. at LSU SEC Network 9:00p
Georgia Tech at #21 Oklahoma ESPNU 9:00p
Wake Forest at #22 Texas A&M ESPN2 9:00p
#4 Kentucky at Clemson ESPN 9:30p
Wednesday, December 4
SEC/ACC Challenge
Virginia at #13 Florida ESPN2 7:15p
#10 Alabama at #20 North Carolina ESPN 7:15p
#2 Auburn at #9 Duke ESPN 9:15p
#18 Pittsburgh at Mississippi State SEC Network 9:15p
Texas at NC State ESPN2 9:15p
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech ACC Network 9:15p
Saturday, December 7
UTSA at Arkansas SECN+ 2:00p
East Carolina at South Carolina SECN+ 2:00p
Alcorn St. at #21 Oklahoma SECN+ 8:00p
Lindenwood at #23 Ole Miss SECN+ 8:00p
Battle in Seattle (Seattle, WA)
#4 Kentucky vs. #7 Gonzaga ESPN2 10:00p
Sunday, December 8
Richmond at Auburn SEC Network 12:00p
Vanderbilt vs. TCU (at Fort Worth, TX) ESPNU 12:30p
Kansas at Missouri ESPN2 1:00p
Prairie View at Mississippi State SECN+ 4:00p
UConn at Texas ESPN 5:00p
Texas A&M vs. Texas Tech (at Fort Worth, TX) 7:00p
FGCU at LSU SECN+ 8:00p
