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The SEC just had the all time greatest basketball season for a conference

Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted by bigDgator
Dallas, TX
Member since Oct 2008
45888 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:25 pm
In the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) had a record-breaking performance, sending a record 14 of its 16 teams to the tournament, with 4 teams making the Elite Eight and 2 making the Final Four.

Here's a breakdown of the SEC's performance:

Record-Breaking Representation:
The SEC shattered the previous record for most teams from a single conference in the NCAA tournament field, with 14 teams qualifying.

Elite Eight & Final Four:
Four SEC teams advanced to the Elite Eight, and two of those teams, Auburn and Florida, reached the Final Four.

Final Four Contenders:
The SEC's top two teams, Auburn and Florida, faced each other in the Final Four, with Florida ultimately winning and advancing to the national championship game.

National Championship Game:
Florida defeated Houston in the national championship game, securing the national title for the Gators.

SEC Teams in the Tournament:
The 14 SEC teams that made the tournament were No. 1 Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Missouri, Mississippi State, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

Record Payout:
The SEC will receive a record $70 million payout from the NCAA Tournament.

Record wins:
The SEC went 23-13 in the Tournament, the most ever wins by a conference.

NonConf Dominance:
In the 2024-25 season, SEC teams boasted an impressive 185-23 non-conference record, a winning percentage of 88.9%, marking a highly dominant performance.

Conference play:
The one knock on the season was the SEC going .500 in conference play. You can't win 'em all.

There is no more denying the SEC's basketball dominance
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 1:26 pm
Posted by Hback
Member since Aug 2017
11397 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:33 pm to
Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
121133 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:38 pm to
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sending a record 14 of its 16 teams to the tournament
Wow! Who were the two teams that did not make it?

Posted by TriStateAreaFootball
Member since Dec 2024
866 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:38 pm to
Danny Kanell will never recover from the 2023 college football season.
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
16256 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:47 pm to
7 teams in Sweet 16 and 8 teams in top 25 in AP final poll.

Two of the SEC losses were to other SEC teams.

Dominance.

Nod to the Big 12. Houston and Tech were for real.


Tough conference competition makes for tough teams. Florida and Houston both battle tested as was Auburn. Duke had four close games this year and lost them all.
Posted by Dick Tracy
Montgomery
Member since Nov 2016
714 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 1:50 pm to
Carolina Game chickens and Swamp kittens--Great job you turds!!!!!!
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
25562 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 2:26 pm to
Who from the SEC will win it next year?
Posted by Rambler
Coastal Landmass
Member since Jan 2011
1423 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:12 pm to
quote:

Who from the SEC will win it next year?


Would be hilarious if it's either LSU or USCe.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
25562 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:15 pm to
None of them.

Bama seems likely.
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
13132 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:16 pm to
quote:

Conference play:
The one knock on the season was the SEC going .500 in conference play. You can't win 'em all.


Who's gonna tell him?
Posted by Bigdawgb
Member since Oct 2023
2427 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:20 pm to
quote:

NonConf Dominance:
In the 2024-25 season, SEC teams boasted an impressive 185-23 non-conference record, a winning percentage of 88.9%, marking a highly dominant performance.


Hory shiieeet. I don't know how this compares all time but it sounds damn impressive
Posted by Bamadog75
Alabama
Member since Mar 2017
1498 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:35 pm to
Houston was 35-1 against non Sec teams

0-3 against sec.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
50292 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 3:51 pm to
LSU is included in the $70 million payout, thanks guys!

LSU also turned the NIT down
Posted by trackem
Auburn, AL
Member since Jun 2009
1489 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 4:41 pm to
Pretty sure he was being facetious.
Posted by thumperpait
Member since Nov 2005
3056 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 6:57 pm to
LSU and South Carolina appreciate the welfare money. Maybe in the next decade we can contribute and earn our money.
Posted by koreandawg
South Korea
Member since Sep 2015
11077 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 7:33 pm to
Big East sent three teams to the Final Four in 1985, hoss.
Posted by auburn32
Auburn
Member since Dec 2009
2418 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 7:42 pm to
quote:

Houston was 35-1 against non Sec teams

0-3 against sec.



They bashed Tenn's skull in. But yes, Auburn, Bama, and Florida beat them.
Posted by TampaTiger87
Member since Jan 2024
189 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 8:11 pm to
I agree, the SEC was amazing, the best ever. Let's just call the current era Modern Times for this analogy. When I was a kid, I think in 86...the old Big East had 3 teams in the Final Four. Nova beat MemphisSt, then took down Georgetown ( who defeated Providence in the semis) for the title. That is the only comparison I could see that approaches what the SEC did this year.
Posted by AHM21
Member since Feb 2008
27811 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 8:31 pm to


10-11 Alabama went 12-4 in conference, runner up to Florida for the regular season title, won a game in the conference tournament and still got left out of the tournament. It really is amazing to see how for the conference has come.
This post was edited on 4/8/25 at 8:35 pm
Posted by Lynxrufus2012
Central Kentucky
Member since Mar 2020
16256 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 8:55 pm to
Yes but that Final Four was in Rupp Arena, Lexington,KY. SEC arena. SEC town, SEC state.
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