SEC In The NET
· The SEC leads the nation with six teams (Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, Alabama 6th, Kentucky 11th, and Texas A&M 15th) ranked in the Top 16 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· 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 64 Quad 1 wins and 107 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.00 Quad 1 wins per team and 6.69 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Eight SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.25 KenPom rating is the highest rating by a conference since the ACC posted +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top five teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Florida 2nd, Alabama 3rd, and Kentucky 5th.
· 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 80.
In The Polls
· Four of the top eight teams, seven of the top 15 and 10 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 is No. 4 in the poll, Florida is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 8, Kentucky 12th, Texas A&M 13th, Mississippi State 14th, Missouri 20th, Ole Miss 23rd, and Vanderbilt 24th. Additionally, 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 eight of the 12 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
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 60-60 since Jan. 4.
· 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/826 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/823 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/681 wins).
· Three of the 10 players announced as NBA All-Star starters attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK) and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK).
· 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.
· 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.
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).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, January 21
at #4 Alabama 103, Vanderbilt 87
at #6 Tennessee 68, #14 Mississippi State 56
at Texas 61, #22 Missouri 53
Wednesday, January 22
#5 Florida 70, at South Carolina 69
at Arkansas 68, Georgia 65
#13 Texas A&M 63, at #16 Ole Miss 62
Saturday, January 25
#14 Mississippi State 65, at South Carolina 60
at Texas 70, #13 Texas A&M 69
at Vanderbilt 74, #9 Kentucky 69
at #5 Florida 89, Georgia 59
at #22 Missouri 83, #16 Ole Miss 75
at #4 Alabama 80, LSU 73
Oklahoma 65, at Arkansas 62
at #1 Auburn 53, #6 Tennessee 51
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
#5 Florida at #8 Tennessee ESPN 12:00p
#20 Missouri at #14 Mississippi State SEC Network 1:00p
#1 Auburn at #23 Ole Miss ESPN 2:00p
#24 Vanderbilt at Oklahoma SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at #4 Alabama ESPN2 4:00p
Texas at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
#13 Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
Arkansas at #12 Kentucky ESPN 9:00p
Tuesday, February 4
Vanderbilt at Florida SEC Network 7:00p
Kentucky at Ole Miss ESPN 7:00p
Oklahoma at Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 5
Missouri at Tennessee SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Georgia SEC Network 9:00p
Arkansas at Texas ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, February 8
South Carolina at Kentucky ESPN/2 12:00p
Tennessee at Oklahoma ESPN/2 12:00p
Texas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 1:00p
Texas A&M at Missouri SEC Network 3:30p
Florida at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
Mississippi State at Georgia SEC Network 6:00p
Alabama at Arkansas ESPN 8:00p
Ole Miss at LSU SEC Network 8:30p
· The SEC leads the nation with six teams (Auburn 1st, Tennessee 4th, Florida 5th, Alabama 6th, Kentucky 11th, and Texas A&M 15th) ranked in the Top 16 of the NCAA’s NET rankings.
· 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 64 Quad 1 wins and 107 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined.
· The SEC averages 4.00 Quad 1 wins per team and 6.69 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Eight SEC teams have at least four Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +21.25 KenPom rating is the highest rating by a conference since the ACC posted +21.37 in 1997.
· Four of the top five teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency are from the SEC: Auburn 1st, Florida 2nd, Alabama 3rd, and Kentucky 5th.
· 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 80.
In The Polls
· Four of the top eight teams, seven of the top 15 and 10 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 is No. 4 in the poll, Florida is No. 5, Tennessee is No. 8, Kentucky 12th, Texas A&M 13th, Mississippi State 14th, Missouri 20th, Ole Miss 23rd, and Vanderbilt 24th. Additionally, 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 eight of the 12 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
· After starting the season 185-23, SEC teams are just 60-60 since Jan. 4.
· 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/826 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/823 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/681 wins).
· Three of the 10 players announced as NBA All-Star starters attended SEC schools: Kevin Durant (PHX/TX), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC/UK) and Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK/UK).
· 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.
· 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.
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).
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Tuesday, January 21
at #4 Alabama 103, Vanderbilt 87
at #6 Tennessee 68, #14 Mississippi State 56
at Texas 61, #22 Missouri 53
Wednesday, January 22
#5 Florida 70, at South Carolina 69
at Arkansas 68, Georgia 65
#13 Texas A&M 63, at #16 Ole Miss 62
Saturday, January 25
#14 Mississippi State 65, at South Carolina 60
at Texas 70, #13 Texas A&M 69
at Vanderbilt 74, #9 Kentucky 69
at #5 Florida 89, Georgia 59
at #22 Missouri 83, #16 Ole Miss 75
at #4 Alabama 80, LSU 73
Oklahoma 65, at Arkansas 62
at #1 Auburn 53, #6 Tennessee 51
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
#5 Florida at #8 Tennessee ESPN 12:00p
#20 Missouri at #14 Mississippi State SEC Network 1:00p
#1 Auburn at #23 Ole Miss ESPN 2:00p
#24 Vanderbilt at Oklahoma SEC Network 3:30p
Georgia at #4 Alabama ESPN2 4:00p
Texas at LSU SEC Network 6:00p
#13 Texas A&M at South Carolina SEC Network 8:30p
Arkansas at #12 Kentucky ESPN 9:00p
Tuesday, February 4
Vanderbilt at Florida SEC Network 7:00p
Kentucky at Ole Miss ESPN 7:00p
Oklahoma at Auburn SEC Network 9:00p
Wednesday, February 5
Missouri at Tennessee SEC Network 7:00p
LSU at Georgia SEC Network 9:00p
Arkansas at Texas ESPN2 9:00p
Saturday, February 8
South Carolina at Kentucky ESPN/2 12:00p
Tennessee at Oklahoma ESPN/2 12:00p
Texas at Vanderbilt SEC Network 1:00p
Texas A&M at Missouri SEC Network 3:30p
Florida at Auburn ESPN/2 4:00p
Mississippi State at Georgia SEC Network 6:00p
Alabama at Arkansas ESPN 8:00p
Ole Miss at LSU SEC Network 8:30p
