SEC In The NCAA Tournament
· A record seven SEC teams advanced to the Sweet 16, breaking the previous mark of six set by the ACC (2016).
· 43.8 percent (7-of-16) of the SEC’s 16 teams are participating in the Sweet 16.
· The SEC is 15-7 (.682) in the NCAA Tournament.
· Fourteen of the SEC’s 16 teams (87.5 percent) were selected to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, breaking the Big East’s record of 11 for the 2011 tournament.
· The SEC’s previous record for NCAA Tournament selections was eight (2018, 2023, and 2024).
· Twenty-four SEC men’s and women’s teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament. Every SEC school is participating in the tournament.
· Two SEC teams were selected as No. 1 seeds (Auburn and Florida). It is the first time since 1980 (LSU and Kentucky) that the SEC had two No. 1 seeds.
· Six SEC teams received Top 4 seeds - 1Auburn, 1Florida, 2Alabama, 2Tennessee, 3Kentucky, 4Texas A&M. That breaks the previous SEC record of four (2024).
· The SEC has had 57 NCAA Tournament selections over the last seven tournaments (8.1 selections per tournament).
· All 16 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022.
· The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 34 of the last 35 tournaments.
· Ten different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last seven NCAA Tournaments. All 16 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
· The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in 11 of the last 15 tournaments.
· The SEC has advanced a team in the Final Four seven of the last 13 tournaments.
· Eleven different SEC teams (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas) have appeared in the Final Four.
NCAA Tournament Teams
· 2Alabama: 25th appearance ... Program record 5th straight ... 28-22 all-time record ... Making third straight Sweet 16 appearance, 11th overall ... Best finish came with 2024 Final Four ... Fourth time receiving No. 2 seed or better (No. 1 seed in 2023 and No. 2 in 1987 and 2021).
· 10 Arkansas: 37th appearance ... 4th in last 5 years ... 52-35 all-time record ... Making 18th Sweet 16 appearance, including the fourth in the last five years ... Six Finals Fours and one national championship (1994) ... Head coach John Calipari’s 24th NCAA Tournament appearance with a 59-22 record and a 2012 national championship.
· 1 Auburn: 14th appearance ... 6th under head coach Bruce Pearl ... 21-13 all-time record ... Making sixth Sweet 16 appearance, including fourth under Bruce Pearl ... Second No. 1 seed in school history (1999) ... First No. 1 overall seed in school history ... Appeared in 2019 Final Four.
· 1 Florida: 23rd appearance ... 47-20 all-time record ... Making 11th Sweet 16 appearance, first since 2017 ... No. 1 seed for third time in school history (2007 and 2014) ... 2006 and 2007 national champions.
· 9 Georgia: 10th appearance ... 5-11 all-time record ... First appearance since 2015 ... Advanced to 1983 Final Four.
· 3 Kentucky: 52nd appearance ... 132-55 all-time record ...5th No. 3 seed and second in a row ... Making 49th Sweet 16 appearance ... Holds NCAA records for NCAA Tournament appearances, games played and is second in wins ... Eight-time national champions and 17 Final Four appearances.
· 6 Ole Miss: 10th appearance ... 7-9 all-time record ... Making second Sweet 16 appearance, first since 2001 ... Highest seed since 2001 when received a No. 3 seed ... Fourth program head coach Chris Beard has led to the NCAA Tournament.
· 8 Mississippi State: 14th appearance ... 11-14 all-time record ... Third straight appearance ... Appeared in the 1996 Final Four.
· 6 Missouri: 30th appearance ... 23-30 all-time record ... Highest seed since 2012 (No. 2) ... Have advanced as far as the Elite Eight five times (1944, 1976, 1994, 2002 and 2009).
· 9 Oklahoma: 34th appearance ... 42-34 all-time record ... First appearance since 2021 ... 30th appearance since 1983 which is tied for 10th most during that span ... Five Final Four appearances (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016).
· 2 Tennessee: 27th appearance ... 30-27 all-time record ... Making 11th Sweet 16 appearance, fifth under head coach Rick Barnes ... Second straight year as a No. 2 seed ... Program-best 7th appearance in a row ... Barnes is leading fourth different team to the tournament and owns a 32-28 record in the tournament.
· 11 Texas: 39th appearance ... 40-42 all-time record ... Made fifth straight appearance ... 23rd NCAA appearance in last 26 seasons ... Three Final Four appearances (1943, 1947, and 2003).
· 4 Texas A&M: 17th appearance ... 15-18 all-time record ... Made three-straight appearances for first time since making six in a row (2006-11) ... No. 4 seed is second-best in school history (No. 3 in 2007 and 2016).
· 10 Vanderbilt: 16th appearance ... 10-17 all-time record ... First NCAA appearance since 2017 ... Have made five Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight (1965).
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s final regular season NET rankings were from the SEC: Auburn 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC led the nation with seven teams ranked in the Top 20 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams amassed 120 Quad 1 wins and 196 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined. Equally as telling is that the SEC was 148-2 against Quads 3 & 4.
· The SEC averaged 7.50 Quad 1 wins per team and 12.25 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Auburn led the nation with 16 Quad 1 wins while Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee were tied for fifth with 11 Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +22.04 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 record in 1997.
· Five of the top eight teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency entering the NCAA Tournament are from the SEC: Florida 1st, Auburn 2nd, Alabama 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 8th.
· Four SEC teams entered the NCAA Tournament ranked in the Top Six of KenPom’s team rankings, seven are in the Top 20, 14 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams ranked in the Top 90.
In The Polls
· Four of the top seven teams and seven of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Florida is ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll while Auburn is No. 4, Tennessee is No. 6, Alabama is No. 7, Kentucky 18th, Texas A&M 19th, and Missouri 23rd.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Florida 3rd, Auburn 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 20 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 won its first SEC Tournament since 2014 and the fifth in school history.
· Thirteen SEC teams entered the NCAA Tournament with at least 20 wins. No other conference had more than eight teams with 20 or more wins.
· 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 tied or broke 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 match up in conference history.
Honors and Accomplishments
· Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. and Alabama’s Mark Sears are each Consensus First Team All-America (Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and The Sporting News).
· Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler was a third team selection by all four outlets. Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier was named to the NABC and The Sporting News third team in addition to honorable mention by the Associated Press.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/836 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/835 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/692 wins).
· 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.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their regular season 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 were 59-19 (75.6 percent) in regular season games 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 regular season 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.
It Just Means More Fans
· The SEC led the nation by averaging 11,648 fans per game during the 2025 regular season. Overall, the SEC ranked second nationally with a conference record 3,168,245 fans attending games during the 2025 regular season.
· The top three attendance leaders in 2025 are from the SEC. Kentucky led the nation with a total attendance of 366,007 (20,334 average), Arkansas ranked second with 341,935 fans (18,996 average) and Tennessee was third with 340,436 fans (20,026 average).
After School Program
· Eight of the 26 players announced as 2025 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.
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Wednesday, March 19
Midwest Region First Four – Dayton, OH
11Xavier 86, 11Texas 80
Thursday, March 20
South Region First Round – Lexington, KY
1Auburn 83, 16Alabama St. 63
Midwest Region First Round – Wichita, KS
8Gonzaga 89, 9Georgia 68
South Region First Round – Denver, CO
4Texas A&M 80, 13Yale 71
Midwest Region First Round – Lexington, KY
2Tennessee 77, 15Wofford 62
West Region First Round – Providence, RI
10Arkansas 79, 7Kansas 72
West Region First Round – Wichita, KS
11Drake 67, 6Missouri 57
Friday, March 21
East Region First Round – Raleigh, NC
9Baylor 75, 8Mississippi State 72
East Region First Round – Cleveland, OH
2Alabama 90, 15Robert Morris 81
7Saint Mary’s 59, 10Vanderbilt 56
South Region First Round – Milwaukee, WI
6Ole Miss 71, 11North Carolina 64
West Region First Round – Raleigh, NC
1Florida 95, 16Norfolk St. 69
8UConn 67, 9Oklahoma 59
Midwest Region First Round – Milwaukee, WI
3Kentucky 76, 14Troy 57
Saturday, March 22
West Region Second Round – Providence, RI
10Arkansas 75, 2St. John’s 66
South Region Second Round – Denver, CO
5Michigan 91, 4Texas A&M 79
South Region Second Round – Lexington, KY
1Auburn. 82, 9Creighton 70
Midwest Region Second Round – Lexington, KY
2Tennessee 67, 7UCLA 58
Sunday, March 23
West Region Second Round – Raleigh, NC
1Florida 77, 8UConn 75
Midwest Region Second Round – Milwaukee, WI
3Kentucky 84, 6Illinois 75
East Region Second Round – Cleveland, OH
2Alabama 80, 7Saint Mary’s 66
South Region Second Round – Milwaukee, WI
6Ole Miss 91, 3Iowa St. 78
Thursday, March 27
East Region Regional Semifinals – Newark, NJ
2Alabama vs. 6BYU CBS 7:09p
West Region Regional Semifinals – San Francisco, CA
1Florida vs. 4Maryland TBS/truTV 7:39p
10Arkansas vs. 3Texas Tech TBS/truTV 10:09p
Friday, March 28
South Region Regional Semifinals – Atlanta, GA
6Ole Miss vs. 2Michigan St. CBS 7:09p
1Auburn. vs. 5Michigan CBS 9:39p
Midwest Region Regional Semifinals – Indianapolis, IN
2Tennessee vs. 3Kentucky TBS/truTV 7:39p
· A record seven SEC teams advanced to the Sweet 16, breaking the previous mark of six set by the ACC (2016).
· 43.8 percent (7-of-16) of the SEC’s 16 teams are participating in the Sweet 16.
· The SEC is 15-7 (.682) in the NCAA Tournament.
· Fourteen of the SEC’s 16 teams (87.5 percent) were selected to the 2025 NCAA Tournament, breaking the Big East’s record of 11 for the 2011 tournament.
· The SEC’s previous record for NCAA Tournament selections was eight (2018, 2023, and 2024).
· Twenty-four SEC men’s and women’s teams were selected for the NCAA Tournament. Every SEC school is participating in the tournament.
· Two SEC teams were selected as No. 1 seeds (Auburn and Florida). It is the first time since 1980 (LSU and Kentucky) that the SEC had two No. 1 seeds.
· Six SEC teams received Top 4 seeds - 1Auburn, 1Florida, 2Alabama, 2Tennessee, 3Kentucky, 4Texas A&M. That breaks the previous SEC record of four (2024).
· The SEC has had 57 NCAA Tournament selections over the last seven tournaments (8.1 selections per tournament).
· All 16 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022.
· The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 34 of the last 35 tournaments.
· Ten different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last seven NCAA Tournaments. All 16 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
· The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in 11 of the last 15 tournaments.
· The SEC has advanced a team in the Final Four seven of the last 13 tournaments.
· Eleven different SEC teams (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas) have appeared in the Final Four.
NCAA Tournament Teams
· 2Alabama: 25th appearance ... Program record 5th straight ... 28-22 all-time record ... Making third straight Sweet 16 appearance, 11th overall ... Best finish came with 2024 Final Four ... Fourth time receiving No. 2 seed or better (No. 1 seed in 2023 and No. 2 in 1987 and 2021).
· 10 Arkansas: 37th appearance ... 4th in last 5 years ... 52-35 all-time record ... Making 18th Sweet 16 appearance, including the fourth in the last five years ... Six Finals Fours and one national championship (1994) ... Head coach John Calipari’s 24th NCAA Tournament appearance with a 59-22 record and a 2012 national championship.
· 1 Auburn: 14th appearance ... 6th under head coach Bruce Pearl ... 21-13 all-time record ... Making sixth Sweet 16 appearance, including fourth under Bruce Pearl ... Second No. 1 seed in school history (1999) ... First No. 1 overall seed in school history ... Appeared in 2019 Final Four.
· 1 Florida: 23rd appearance ... 47-20 all-time record ... Making 11th Sweet 16 appearance, first since 2017 ... No. 1 seed for third time in school history (2007 and 2014) ... 2006 and 2007 national champions.
· 9 Georgia: 10th appearance ... 5-11 all-time record ... First appearance since 2015 ... Advanced to 1983 Final Four.
· 3 Kentucky: 52nd appearance ... 132-55 all-time record ...5th No. 3 seed and second in a row ... Making 49th Sweet 16 appearance ... Holds NCAA records for NCAA Tournament appearances, games played and is second in wins ... Eight-time national champions and 17 Final Four appearances.
· 6 Ole Miss: 10th appearance ... 7-9 all-time record ... Making second Sweet 16 appearance, first since 2001 ... Highest seed since 2001 when received a No. 3 seed ... Fourth program head coach Chris Beard has led to the NCAA Tournament.
· 8 Mississippi State: 14th appearance ... 11-14 all-time record ... Third straight appearance ... Appeared in the 1996 Final Four.
· 6 Missouri: 30th appearance ... 23-30 all-time record ... Highest seed since 2012 (No. 2) ... Have advanced as far as the Elite Eight five times (1944, 1976, 1994, 2002 and 2009).
· 9 Oklahoma: 34th appearance ... 42-34 all-time record ... First appearance since 2021 ... 30th appearance since 1983 which is tied for 10th most during that span ... Five Final Four appearances (1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016).
· 2 Tennessee: 27th appearance ... 30-27 all-time record ... Making 11th Sweet 16 appearance, fifth under head coach Rick Barnes ... Second straight year as a No. 2 seed ... Program-best 7th appearance in a row ... Barnes is leading fourth different team to the tournament and owns a 32-28 record in the tournament.
· 11 Texas: 39th appearance ... 40-42 all-time record ... Made fifth straight appearance ... 23rd NCAA appearance in last 26 seasons ... Three Final Four appearances (1943, 1947, and 2003).
· 4 Texas A&M: 17th appearance ... 15-18 all-time record ... Made three-straight appearances for first time since making six in a row (2006-11) ... No. 4 seed is second-best in school history (No. 3 in 2007 and 2016).
· 10 Vanderbilt: 16th appearance ... 10-17 all-time record ... First NCAA appearance since 2017 ... Have made five Sweet 16s and one Elite Eight (1965).
SEC In The NET
· Four of the top six teams in the NCAA’s final regular season NET rankings were from the SEC: Auburn 2nd, Florida 4th, Tennessee 5th, and Alabama 6th.
· The SEC led the nation with seven teams ranked in the Top 20 and 14 in the Top 50 of the NET.
· SEC teams amassed 120 Quad 1 wins and 196 wins against Quad 1 & 2 teams combined. Equally as telling is that the SEC was 148-2 against Quads 3 & 4.
· The SEC averaged 7.50 Quad 1 wins per team and 12.25 Quad 1+2 wins per team, both lead the nation.
· Auburn led the nation with 16 Quad 1 wins while Alabama, Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee were tied for fifth with 11 Quad 1 wins.
More Metrics
· The SEC’s +22.04 KenPom rating is the highest rating in history, breaking the ACC’s +21.37 record in 1997.
· Five of the top eight teams in KenPom’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency entering the NCAA Tournament are from the SEC: Florida 1st, Auburn 2nd, Alabama 4th, Missouri 5th, and Kentucky 8th.
· Four SEC teams entered the NCAA Tournament ranked in the Top Six of KenPom’s team rankings, seven are in the Top 20, 14 are in the Top 50 and all 16 teams ranked in the Top 90.
In The Polls
· Four of the top seven teams and seven of the top 25 teams in the Associated Press Poll are from the SEC.
· Florida is ranked No. 3 in the AP Poll while Auburn is No. 4, Tennessee is No. 6, Alabama is No. 7, Kentucky 18th, Texas A&M 19th, and Missouri 23rd.
· The SEC occupies four of the top eight spots in the Coaches’ Poll: Florida 3rd, Auburn 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 20 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 won its first SEC Tournament since 2014 and the fifth in school history.
· Thirteen SEC teams entered the NCAA Tournament with at least 20 wins. No other conference had more than eight teams with 20 or more wins.
· 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 tied or broke 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 match up in conference history.
Honors and Accomplishments
· Auburn’s Johni Broome, Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. and Alabama’s Mark Sears are each Consensus First Team All-America (Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and The Sporting News).
· Tennessee’s Zakai Zeigler was a third team selection by all four outlets. Tennessee’s Chaz Lanier was named to the NABC and The Sporting News third team in addition to honorable mention by the Associated Press.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active coaches in the nation: John Calipari (1st/836 wins), Rick Barnes (2nd/835 wins) and Bruce Pearl (11th/692 wins).
· 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.
Non-Conference Recap
· SEC teams won 88.9 percent (185-23) of their regular season 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 were 59-19 (75.6 percent) in regular season games 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 regular season 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.
It Just Means More Fans
· The SEC led the nation by averaging 11,648 fans per game during the 2025 regular season. Overall, the SEC ranked second nationally with a conference record 3,168,245 fans attending games during the 2025 regular season.
· The top three attendance leaders in 2025 are from the SEC. Kentucky led the nation with a total attendance of 366,007 (20,334 average), Arkansas ranked second with 341,935 fans (18,996 average) and Tennessee was third with 340,436 fans (20,026 average).
After School Program
· Eight of the 26 players announced as 2025 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.
· 65 SEC players have been selected in the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads all conferences: 57 ACC, 46 Pac-12, 45 Big Ten, 34 Big 12 and 27 Big East.
· 38 SEC players have been selected in the first round of the last seven NBA Drafts. That leads the nation: 35 ACC, 23 Pac-12, 19 Big Ten, 18 Big 12 and 13 Big East.
· 20 NBA Draft Lottery picks in the last seven years are the most in the nation. That leads the nation: 15 ACC, 10 Big 12, 10 Big Ten, 7 Pac-12, and Big East 6.
· Eight former SEC players were named to the 2024 NBA All-Star roster.
· Four players from SEC schools were members of the USA Basketball’s gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Schedule/Results (All Times Eastern):
Wednesday, March 19
Midwest Region First Four – Dayton, OH
11Xavier 86, 11Texas 80
Thursday, March 20
South Region First Round – Lexington, KY
1Auburn 83, 16Alabama St. 63
Midwest Region First Round – Wichita, KS
8Gonzaga 89, 9Georgia 68
South Region First Round – Denver, CO
4Texas A&M 80, 13Yale 71
Midwest Region First Round – Lexington, KY
2Tennessee 77, 15Wofford 62
West Region First Round – Providence, RI
10Arkansas 79, 7Kansas 72
West Region First Round – Wichita, KS
11Drake 67, 6Missouri 57
Friday, March 21
East Region First Round – Raleigh, NC
9Baylor 75, 8Mississippi State 72
East Region First Round – Cleveland, OH
2Alabama 90, 15Robert Morris 81
7Saint Mary’s 59, 10Vanderbilt 56
South Region First Round – Milwaukee, WI
6Ole Miss 71, 11North Carolina 64
West Region First Round – Raleigh, NC
1Florida 95, 16Norfolk St. 69
8UConn 67, 9Oklahoma 59
Midwest Region First Round – Milwaukee, WI
3Kentucky 76, 14Troy 57
Saturday, March 22
West Region Second Round – Providence, RI
10Arkansas 75, 2St. John’s 66
South Region Second Round – Denver, CO
5Michigan 91, 4Texas A&M 79
South Region Second Round – Lexington, KY
1Auburn. 82, 9Creighton 70
Midwest Region Second Round – Lexington, KY
2Tennessee 67, 7UCLA 58
Sunday, March 23
West Region Second Round – Raleigh, NC
1Florida 77, 8UConn 75
Midwest Region Second Round – Milwaukee, WI
3Kentucky 84, 6Illinois 75
East Region Second Round – Cleveland, OH
2Alabama 80, 7Saint Mary’s 66
South Region Second Round – Milwaukee, WI
6Ole Miss 91, 3Iowa St. 78
Thursday, March 27
East Region Regional Semifinals – Newark, NJ
2Alabama vs. 6BYU CBS 7:09p
West Region Regional Semifinals – San Francisco, CA
1Florida vs. 4Maryland TBS/truTV 7:39p
10Arkansas vs. 3Texas Tech TBS/truTV 10:09p
Friday, March 28
South Region Regional Semifinals – Atlanta, GA
6Ole Miss vs. 2Michigan St. CBS 7:09p
1Auburn. vs. 5Michigan CBS 9:39p
Midwest Region Regional Semifinals – Indianapolis, IN
2Tennessee vs. 3Kentucky TBS/truTV 7:39p
