The SEC leads the nation with five teams (Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 6th, Alabama 8th, and Kentucky 10th) ranked in the Top 10 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 60 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 50 Quad 1 wins and 80 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC’s +20.83 KenPom rating is the highest rating by a conference since the ACC posted +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top 10 teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Kentucky 2nd, Florida 6th, and Alabama 7th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 13 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 75.
· Three of the top five teams, five of the top 10 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 second time in school history (January-February 2022). Alabama moved up to No. 4 in the poll, Florida is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 6, Kentucky 8th, Texas A&M 11th, Mississippi State 15th, Ole Miss 21st and Georgia 23rd. Additionally, Oklahoma and Missouri are among teams receiving votes.
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in six of the 11 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Florida’s Alex Condon were named SEC Co-Players of the Week while Georgia’s Asa Newell was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· 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 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.
· 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).
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/824 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/822 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/678 wins).
· 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.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56 percent of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, January 7
at #8 Florida 73, #1 Tennessee 43
at Georgia 82, #6 Kentucky 69
at Missouri 83, LSU 67
#2 Auburn 87, at Texas 82
#14 Mississippi State 76, at Vanderbilt 64
Wednesday, January 8
#23 Ole Miss 73, at Arkansas 66
#5 Alabama 88, at South Carolina 68
#10 Texas A&M 80, at #17 Oklahoma 78
Saturday, January 11
#2 Auburn 66, at South Carolina 63
at Missouri 75, Vanderbilt 66
#8 Florida 71, at Arkansas 63
at Georgia 72, #17 Oklahoma 62
at #23 Ole Miss 77, LSU 65
#1 Tennessee 74, at Texas 70
#5 Alabama 94, at #10 Texas A&M 88
#6 Kentucky 95, at #14 Mississippi State 90
Tuesday, January 14
#21 Ole Miss 74, at #4 Alabama 64
at #1 Auburn 88, #15 Mississippi State 66
at #8 Kentucky 81, #11 Texas A&M 69
Missouri 83, at #5 Florida 82
at LSU 78, Arkansas 74
Wednesday, January 15
at Vanderbilt 66, South Carolina 63
at #6 Tennessee 74, #23 Georgia 56
Texas 77, at Oklahoma 73
Saturday, January 18
#4 Alabama at #8 Kentucky ESPN 12:00p
#1 Auburn at #23 Georgia SEC Network 1:00p
#6 Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Texas at #5 Florida ESPN2 4:00p
South Carolina at Oklahoma ESPNU 4:00p
Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network 6:00p
#21 Ole Miss at #15 Mississippi State ESPN2 6:00p
LSU at #11 Texas A&M SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, January 21
Vanderbilt at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Mississippi State at Tennessee ESPN2 7:00p
Missouri at Texas SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, January 22
Florida at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
Georgia at Arkansas SEC Network 9:00p
Texas A&M at Ole Miss ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, January 25
Mississippi State at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p
Texas A&M at Texas ESPN2 2:30p
Kentucky at Vanderbilt ESPN 2:30p
Georgia at Florida SEC Network 3:30p
Ole Miss at Missouri SEC Network 6:00p
LSU at Alabama SEC Network 8:30p
Oklahoma at Arkansas ESPN2 8:30p
Tennessee at Auburn ESPN 8:30p
· The SEC leads the nation with eight teams ranked in the Top 25 and 14 in the Top 60 of the NET.
· SEC teams have amassed 50 Quad 1 wins and 80 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC’s +20.83 KenPom rating is the highest rating by a conference since the ACC posted +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top 10 teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Kentucky 2nd, Florida 6th, and Alabama 7th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, eight are in the Top 25, 13 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams rank in the Top 75.
· Three of the top five teams, five of the top 10 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 second time in school history (January-February 2022). Alabama moved up to No. 4 in the poll, Florida is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 6, Kentucky 8th, Texas A&M 11th, Mississippi State 15th, Ole Miss 21st and Georgia 23rd. Additionally, Oklahoma and Missouri are among teams receiving votes.
· The SEC has had at least nine teams ranked in six of the 11 Associated Press polls this season.
· The SEC’s 10 teams ranked in the Dec. 23 and Dec. 30 polls are the most by a conference since the Associated Press began compiling a weekly poll during the 1948-49 season.
· Alabama’s Mark Sears and Florida’s Alex Condon were named SEC Co-Players of the Week while Georgia’s Asa Newell was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· 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 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.
· 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).
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/824 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/822 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/678 wins).
· 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.
· Nine of the 16 current SEC schools (56 percent of the conference) are coming off an NCAA Tournament berth.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, January 7
at #8 Florida 73, #1 Tennessee 43
at Georgia 82, #6 Kentucky 69
at Missouri 83, LSU 67
#2 Auburn 87, at Texas 82
#14 Mississippi State 76, at Vanderbilt 64
Wednesday, January 8
#23 Ole Miss 73, at Arkansas 66
#5 Alabama 88, at South Carolina 68
#10 Texas A&M 80, at #17 Oklahoma 78
Saturday, January 11
#2 Auburn 66, at South Carolina 63
at Missouri 75, Vanderbilt 66
#8 Florida 71, at Arkansas 63
at Georgia 72, #17 Oklahoma 62
at #23 Ole Miss 77, LSU 65
#1 Tennessee 74, at Texas 70
#5 Alabama 94, at #10 Texas A&M 88
#6 Kentucky 95, at #14 Mississippi State 90
Tuesday, January 14
#21 Ole Miss 74, at #4 Alabama 64
at #1 Auburn 88, #15 Mississippi State 66
at #8 Kentucky 81, #11 Texas A&M 69
Missouri 83, at #5 Florida 82
at LSU 78, Arkansas 74
Wednesday, January 15
at Vanderbilt 66, South Carolina 63
at #6 Tennessee 74, #23 Georgia 56
Texas 77, at Oklahoma 73
Saturday, January 18
#4 Alabama at #8 Kentucky ESPN 12:00p
#1 Auburn at #23 Georgia SEC Network 1:00p
#6 Tennessee at Vanderbilt SEC Network 3:30p
Texas at #5 Florida ESPN2 4:00p
South Carolina at Oklahoma ESPNU 4:00p
Arkansas at Missouri SEC Network 6:00p
#21 Ole Miss at #15 Mississippi State ESPN2 6:00p
LSU at #11 Texas A&M SEC Network 8:30p
Tuesday, January 21
Vanderbilt at Alabama SEC Network 7:00p
Mississippi State at Tennessee ESPN2 7:00p
Missouri at Texas SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, January 22
Florida at South Carolina SEC Network 7:00p
Georgia at Arkansas SEC Network 9:00p
Texas A&M at Ole Miss ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, January 25
Mississippi State at South Carolina SEC Network 1:00p
Texas A&M at Texas ESPN2 2:30p
Kentucky at Vanderbilt ESPN 2:30p
Georgia at Florida SEC Network 3:30p
Ole Miss at Missouri SEC Network 6:00p
LSU at Alabama SEC Network 8:30p
Oklahoma at Arkansas ESPN2 8:30p
Tennessee at Auburn ESPN 8:30p
