SEC Player of the Week – Auburn forward/center Johni Broome, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound senior from Plant City, Fla., averaged 23.0 points, 14.0 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, and 2.0 steals in wins at LSU and over No. 23 Ole Miss. Broome registered back-to-back 20-point and 10-rebound outings – his ninth and 10th of the season – against the Tigers and Rebels. He recorded a game-high 26 points, 16 rebounds and three blocked shots at LSU as well as 20 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots at Ole Miss.
SEC Freshman of the Week – Texas guard Tre Johnson, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound freshman from Garland, Texas, averaged 20.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals against No. 23 Ole Miss and LSU. He opened the week with 22 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting at the free throw line at Ole Miss. He followed that up with 20 points and a career-high five assists against one turnover at LSU. Johnson has reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 19th time in his career (20 games).
SEC In The NET
· The SEC leads the nation with four teams (Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 6th) ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· The SEC leads the nation with nine teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 70 Quad 1 wins and 116 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.38 Quad 1 wins per team and 7.25 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Eleven SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins. Four have at least six Quad 1 wins.
· More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.43 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top six teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Kentucky 3rd, and Florida 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 80.
In The Polls
· Five of the top 10 teams, seven of the top 15 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 fourth week in a row while Alabama is No. 3, Tennessee is No. 4, Florida is No. 5, Texas A&M 10th, Kentucky 14th, Missouri 15th, Mississippi State 22nd, and Ole Miss 25th. Additionally, Vanderbilt, Texas and Oklahoma are among teams receiving votes.
· Fourteen of the SEC’s 16 teams have been ranked in the AP poll at one point this season.
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 10 of the 14 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.
General Notes
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Auburn’s Johni Broome was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/827 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/824 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/682 wins).
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 68-68 since Jan. 4.
· Seven of the 24 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 (LAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU) and Tyler Herro (MIA/UK).
· 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, January 28
at Georgia 71, South Carolina 60
#12 Kentucky 78, at #8 Tennessee 73
at #13 Texas A&M 75, Oklahoma 68
Wednesday, January 29
#1 Auburn 87, at LSU 74
#4 Alabama 88, at #14 Mississippi State 84
at #23 Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Saturday, February 1
at #8 Tennessee 64, #5 Florida 44
#20 Missouri 88, at #14 Mississippi State 61
#1 Auburn 92, at #23 Ole Miss 82
at Oklahoma 97, #24 Vanderbilt 67
at #4 Alabama 90, Georgia 69
Texas 89, at LSU 58
#13 Texas A&M 76, at South Carolina 72
Arkansas 89, at #12 Kentucky 79
Tuesday, February 4
Vanderbilt at #6 Florida SEC Network 7:00p
#14 Kentucky at #25 Ole Miss ESPN 7:00p
Oklahoma at #1 Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 5
#15 Missouri at #4 Tennessee SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Georgia SEC Network 9:00p
Arkansas at Texas ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, February 8
South Carolina at #14 Kentucky ESPN2 12:00p
#4 Tennessee at Oklahoma ESPN 12:00p
Texas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 1:00p
#10 Texas A&M at #15 Missouri SEC Network 3:30p
#6 Florida at #1 Auburn ESPN 4:00p
#22 Mississippi State at Georgia SEC Network 6:00p
#3 Alabama at Arkansas ESPN 8:00p
#25 Ole Miss at LSU SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 11
Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN 7:00p
Florida at Mississippi State ESPN2 7:00p
Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00p
Alabama at Texas ESPN/2 9:00p
Georgia at Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 12
Ole Miss at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Arkansas ESPN2/U 9:00p
Oklahoma at Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 15
Arkansas at Texas A&M ESPN/2 12:00p
Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC Network 1:00p
Missouri at Georgia SEC Network 3:30p
Auburn at Alabama ESPN/2 4:00p
LSU at Oklahoma SEC Network 6:00p
Mississippi State at Ole Miss ESPN/2 6:00p
Kentucky at Texas ESPN 8:00p
South Carolina 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 20.0 points, 4.0 assists, 3.0 rebounds, and 1.5 steals against No. 23 Ole Miss and LSU. He opened the week with 22 points on perfect 8-for-8 shooting at the free throw line at Ole Miss. He followed that up with 20 points and a career-high five assists against one turnover at LSU. Johnson has reached double figures in scoring (18 points) for the 19th time in his career (20 games).
SEC In The NET
· The SEC leads the nation with four teams (Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, and Alabama 6th) ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· The SEC leads the nation with nine teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 70 Quad 1 wins and 116 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.38 Quad 1 wins per team and 7.25 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Eleven SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins. Four have at least six Quad 1 wins.
· More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.43 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top six teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Alabama 2nd, Kentucky 3rd, and Florida 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 80.
In The Polls
· Five of the top 10 teams, seven of the top 15 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 fourth week in a row while Alabama is No. 3, Tennessee is No. 4, Florida is No. 5, Texas A&M 10th, Kentucky 14th, Missouri 15th, Mississippi State 22nd, and Ole Miss 25th. Additionally, Vanderbilt, Texas and Oklahoma are among teams receiving votes.
· Fourteen of the SEC’s 16 teams have been ranked in the AP poll at one point this season.
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in 10 of the 14 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.
General Notes
· Eleven of the 50 players listed on the USBWA’s Oscar Roberson Trophy Watch List are from the SEC.
· Auburn’s Johni Broome was named SEC Player of the Week while Texas’ Tre Johnson was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/827 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/824 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/682 wins).
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 68-68 since Jan. 4.
· Seven of the 24 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 (LAL/UK), Anthony Edwards, (MIN/UG), Darius Garland (CLE/VU) and Tyler Herro (MIA/UK).
· 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, January 28
at Georgia 71, South Carolina 60
#12 Kentucky 78, at #8 Tennessee 73
at #13 Texas A&M 75, Oklahoma 68
Wednesday, January 29
#1 Auburn 87, at LSU 74
#4 Alabama 88, at #14 Mississippi State 84
at #23 Ole Miss 72, Texas 69
Saturday, February 1
at #8 Tennessee 64, #5 Florida 44
#20 Missouri 88, at #14 Mississippi State 61
#1 Auburn 92, at #23 Ole Miss 82
at Oklahoma 97, #24 Vanderbilt 67
at #4 Alabama 90, Georgia 69
Texas 89, at LSU 58
#13 Texas A&M 76, at South Carolina 72
Arkansas 89, at #12 Kentucky 79
Tuesday, February 4
Vanderbilt at #6 Florida SEC Network 7:00p
#14 Kentucky at #25 Ole Miss ESPN 7:00p
Oklahoma at #1 Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 5
#15 Missouri at #4 Tennessee SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Georgia SEC Network 9:00p
Arkansas at Texas ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, February 8
South Carolina at #14 Kentucky ESPN2 12:00p
#4 Tennessee at Oklahoma ESPN 12:00p
Texas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 1:00p
#10 Texas A&M at #15 Missouri SEC Network 3:30p
#6 Florida at #1 Auburn ESPN 4:00p
#22 Mississippi State at Georgia SEC Network 6:00p
#3 Alabama at Arkansas ESPN 8:00p
#25 Ole Miss at LSU SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, February 11
Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN 7:00p
Florida at Mississippi State ESPN2 7:00p
Auburn at Vanderbilt SEC Network 7:00p
Alabama at Texas ESPN/2 9:00p
Georgia at Texas A&M SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 12
Ole Miss at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Arkansas ESPN2/U 9:00p
Oklahoma at Missouri SEC Network 9:00p
Saturday, February 15
Arkansas at Texas A&M ESPN/2 12:00p
Vanderbilt at Tennessee SEC Network 1:00p
Missouri at Georgia SEC Network 3:30p
Auburn at Alabama ESPN/2 4:00p
LSU at Oklahoma SEC Network 6:00p
Mississippi State at Ole Miss ESPN/2 6:00p
Kentucky at Texas ESPN 8:00p
South Carolina at Florida SEC Network 8:30p
