The SEC has made good on its reputation as the strongest conference in college basketball so far in the 2025 SEC tournament, with a record seven teams reaching the Sweet 16.
No. 1 seeds Auburn and Florida, No. 2 seeds Alabama and Tennessee, No. 3 seed Kentucky, No. 6 seed Ole Miss and No. 10 seed Arkansas will all play on the second weekend of March Madness. The SEC set an NCAA record with 13 teams in the tournament, but Texas lost in the First Four, Mississippi State, Georgia, Vanderbilt and Missouri all fell in the first round, Texas A&M in the second.
Here’s a breakdown of each of the SEC teams remaining in the 2025 NCAA tournament, how they got here, and who they face next:
Auburn (30-5)
No. 1 seed in South Region
First round: Beat No. 16 Alabama State, 83-63
Second round: Beat No. 9 Creighton, 82-70
Sweet 16: No. 5 Michigan, Friday, March 28 in Atlanta
Florida (32-4)
No. 1 seed in West Region
First round: Beat No. 16 Norfolk State, 95-69
Second round: Beat No. 8 UConn, 77-75
Sweet 16: No. 4 Maryland, Thursday, March 27 in San Francisco
Alabama (27-8)
No. 2 seed in East Region
First round: Beat No. 15 Robert Morris, 90-81
Second round: Beat No. 7 Saint Mary’s, 80-66
Sweet 16: No. 6 BYU, Thursday, March 27 in Newark, N.J.
Tennessee (29-7)
No. 2 seed in Midwest Region
First round: Beat No. 15 Wofford, 77-62
Second round: Beat No. 7 UCLA, 67-58
Sweet 16: No. 3 Kentucky, Friday, March 28, Indianapolis
Kentucky (24-11)
No. 3 seed in Midwest Region
First round: Beat No. 14 Troy, 76-57
Second round: Beat No. 6 Illinois, 84-75
Sweet 16: No. 2 Tennessee, Friday, March 28, Indianapolis
Ole Miss (24-11)
No. 6 seed in South Region
First round: Beat No. 11 North Carolina, 71-64
Second round: Beat No. 3 Iowa State, 91-78
Sweet 16: No. 2 Michigan State, Friday, March 28, Atlanta
Arkansas (22-13)
No. 10 seed in West Region
First round: Beat No. 7 Kansas, 79-72
Second round: Beat No. 2 St. John’s, 75-66
Sweet 16: No. 3 Texas Tech, Thursday, March 27, San Francisco