Record amount of SEC basketball teams projected to make NCAA Tournament

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Fourteen SEC basketball teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament according to ESPN’s latest bracketology. The SEC isn’t just great in football. It is also a powerhouse in basketball. The conference put together one of the best nonconference seasons in the history of any major conference this year.

The SEC is projected to have three No. 1 seeds in March Madness including the No. 1 overall seed in the Auburn Tigers. The SEC would set an NCAA Tournament record with 14 teams in the NCAA Tournament. The previous record is 11 teams in one tournament, which the Big East set in 2011.

However, the SEC has several teams on the bubble including the Georgia Bulldogs (last team in), Arkansas Razorbacks (last four in), Texas Longhorns (last four byes) and Vanderbilt Commodores (last four byes). One or more of these teams could easily miss March Madness as surprise teams steal bids in the NCAA Tournament by winning their respective conference tournaments.

What 14 SEC teams are projected to make the NCAA Tournament?

Mar 12, 2020; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; View of SEC logo on the court after the announcement the SEC Conference Tournament was cancelled at Bridgestone Arena. Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports

No. 1 ( projected seeding) Auburn Tigers

No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide

No. 1 Florida Gators

No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers

No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies

No. 3 Kentucky Wildcats

No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels

No. 6 Missouri Tigers

No. 8 Mississippi State

No. 10 Vanderbilt Commodores

No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners

No. 11 Texas Longhorns

No. 11 Georgia Bulldogs

No. 11 Arkansas Razorbacks

This article originally appeared on UGA Wire: SEC basketball teams predicted to set NCAA Tournament record

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Publish date : 2025-02-15 11:45:00

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