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 113 Quad 1 wins and 181 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined. Equally as telling is that the SEC is 148-2 against Quad 1 & 2.
· The SEC averages 7.06 Quad 1 wins per team and 11.31 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
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, Florida 3rd, Alabama 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 6th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, seven 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. 3 in the AP Poll while Florida is No. 4, Alabama is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 8, Texas A&M 14th, Kentucky 15th, and Missouri 21st.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 3rd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 6th, 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 19 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 earned its fifth SEC regular season title, the third of which has come under the direction of head coach Bruce Pearl.
· Florida’s Alex Condon. was named SEC Player of the Week while Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Forty-three of the SEC’s 144 (29.8 percent) league games featured two ranked teams playing each other.
· 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):
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 12
9 Arkansas vs. 16 South Carolina SEC Network 1:00 pm
12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Texas SEC Network 3:00 pm
10 Mississippi State vs. 15 LSU SEC Network 7:00 pm
11 Georgia vs. 14 Oklahoma SEC Network 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 13
8 Ole Miss vs. Winner G1 SEC Network 1:00 pm
5 Texas A&M vs. Winner G2 SEC Network 3:00 pm
7 Missouri vs. Winner G3 SEC Network 7:00 pm
6 Kentucky vs. Winner G4 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Friday, March 14
1 Auburn vs. Winner G5 ESPN 1:00 pm
4 Tennessee vs. Winner G6 ESPN 3:00 pm
2 Florida vs. Winner G7 SEC Network 7:00 pm
3 Alabama vs. Winner G8 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 113 Quad 1 wins and 181 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined. Equally as telling is that the SEC is 148-2 against Quad 1 & 2.
· The SEC averages 7.06 Quad 1 wins per team and 11.31 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
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, Florida 3rd, Alabama 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 6th.
· Four SEC teams are ranked in the Top 10 of KenPom’s team rankings, seven 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. 3 in the AP Poll while Florida is No. 4, Alabama is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 8, Texas A&M 14th, Kentucky 15th, and Missouri 21st.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Auburn 3rd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 6th, 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 19 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 earned its fifth SEC regular season title, the third of which has come under the direction of head coach Bruce Pearl.
· Florida’s Alex Condon. was named SEC Player of the Week while Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears was tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week.
· Forty-three of the SEC’s 144 (29.8 percent) league games featured two ranked teams playing each other.
· 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):
2025 SEC Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 12
9 Arkansas vs. 16 South Carolina SEC Network 1:00 pm
12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Texas SEC Network 3:00 pm
10 Mississippi State vs. 15 LSU SEC Network 7:00 pm
11 Georgia vs. 14 Oklahoma SEC Network 9:00 pm
Thursday, March 13
8 Ole Miss vs. Winner G1 SEC Network 1:00 pm
5 Texas A&M vs. Winner G2 SEC Network 3:00 pm
7 Missouri vs. Winner G3 SEC Network 7:00 pm
6 Kentucky vs. Winner G4 SEC Network 9:00 pm
Friday, March 14
1 Auburn vs. Winner G5 ESPN 1:00 pm
4 Tennessee vs. Winner G6 ESPN 3:00 pm
2 Florida vs. Winner G7 SEC Network 7:00 pm
3 Alabama vs. Winner G8 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
