March Madness: SEC boasts 5 of top 6 seeds in selection committee’s early men’s NCAA tournament bracket reveal

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Auburn leads the SEC’s dominance at the top of the NCAA’s early men’s tournament bracket reveal. (Photo by Carly Mackler/Getty Images)

The SEC’s men’s basketball prowess was on full display during the NCAA’s early bracket reveal on Saturday.

If the season ended today, the SEC would have three of the top four seeds in the NCAA tournament and five of the top six teams. The selection committee revealed what its top 16 seeds would be with roughly a month to go in the season with Auburn, Alabama and Florida all getting No. 1 seeds.

Duke, the No. 3 overall seed, was the only non-SEC team to get a top seed. Auburn plays at Alabama at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers were the “unanimous” No. 1 overall seed according to selection committee chair and North Carolina athletic director Bubba Cunningham. He also noted that No. 2 Alabama has two games remaining against the Tigers and a tough schedule remaining. Alabama is far from out of the mix for the top overall seed.

Tennessee is the top No. 2 seed as Cunningham said that the Vols were very close to being a No. 1 seed. The Vols were just ahead of fellow SEC member Texas A&M at No. 6.

The SEC is likely to set the record for the most teams in the men’s tournament. The conference could get 13 teams in the tournament; the Big East currently holds the record with 11 teams in one NCAA tournament.

The Big 12 had five teams in the top 16 with Houston, Iowa State, Arizona, Texas Tech and Kansas. The Big 12 and SEC combine to have 11 of the top 16 seeds at the moment with the Big Ten having three teams and the ACC and Big East each having one.

Provisional top 16 NCAA tournament seeds

1. Auburn

2. Alabama

3. Duke

4. Florida

5. Tennessee

6. Texas A&M

7. Purdue

8. Houston

9. Iowa State

10. Kentucky

11. Wisconsin

12. Arizona

13. Texas Tech

14. Michigan

15. Kansas

16. St. John’s

South Region

1. Auburn

2. Texas A&M

3. Wisconsin

4. Texas Tech

Midwest Region

1. Alabama

2. Purdue

3. Iowa State

4. Kansas

East Region

1. Duke

2. Tennessee

3. Arizona

4. St. John’s

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Publish date : 2025-02-15 17:58:00

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