2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

2025-26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
Season championsFlorida Gators
Season MVPDarius Acuff Jr. – Arkansas
Top scorerDarius Acuff Jr. – 25.6 ppg
SEC tournament
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
ChampionsArkansas
  Runners-upVanderbilt
Finals MVPDarius Acuff Jr.
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida 16 – 2   .889 26 – 7   .788
No. 18 Alabama 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
No. 14 Arkansas † 13 – 5   .722 26 – 8   .765
No. 16 Vanderbilt 11 – 7   .611 26 – 8   .765
No. 23т Tennessee 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Texas A&M 11 – 7   .611 21 – 11   .656
Georgia 10 – 8   .556 22 – 10   .688
Missouri 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Kentucky 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Texas 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Oklahoma 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Auburn 7 – 11   .389 18 – 16   .529
Mississippi State 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
South Carolina 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Ole Miss 4 – 14   .222 15 – 20   .429
LSU 3 – 15   .167 15 – 17   .469
† 2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2025. The season officially started on November 3, 2025, as part of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Conference play is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2026, and conclude on March 7, 2026. The 16 member teams will then participate in the 2026 SEC men's basketball tournament, scheduled for March 11–15, 2026, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

This is the second season with 16 members, as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference in 2025.

Previous season

The Florida Gators, the tournament champions, received the conference’s automatic bid to the 2025 NCAA tournament. They went on to win the national title with a 65–63 championship victory over the Houston Cougars. The league set a record for the most schools sent to the NCAA tournament, with 14 out of its 16 members earning bids.

Coaches

Coaching changes

Coach School Reason Replacement
Rodney Terry Texas Fired Sean Miller
Buzz Williams Texas A&M Accepted coaching position at Maryland Bucky McMillan

Head coaches

Notes: Records shown are through the end of the 2024–25 season, before the start of the 2025–26 season. NCAA tournament appearances, Final Fours, and championships include achievements earned at other schools.


Team Head coach Previous job Seasons at school Record at school SEC record SEC titles NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Alabama Nate Oats Buffalo 7th 145–63 (.697) 75–33 (.694) 2 5 1 0
Arkansas John Calipari Kentucky 2nd 22–14 (.611) 8–10 (.444) 6 24 6 1
Auburn Steven Pearl N/A 1st 9-6 (.600) 0–2 (.000) 0 0 0 0
Florida Todd Golden San Francisco 4th 76–33 (.697) 34–20 (.630) 1 3 1 1
Georgia Mike White Florida 4th 56–46 (.549) 20–34 (.370) 0 5 0 0
Kentucky Mark Pope BYU 2nd 24–12 (.667) 10–8 (.556) 0 3 0 0
LSU Matt McMahon Murray State 4th 45–48 (.484) 14–35 (.286) 0 3 0 0
Oklahoma Porter Moser Loyola Chicago 5th 74–59 (.556) 6–12 (.333) 0 3 1 0
Ole Miss Chris Beard Texas 3rd 44–24 (.647) 17–19 (.472) 0 5 1 0
Mississippi State Chris Jans New Mexico State 4th 63–40 (.612) 24–30 (.444) 0 6 0 0
Missouri Dennis Gates Cleveland State 4th 55–46 (.545) 20–32 (.385) 0 3 0 0
South Carolina Lamont Paris Chattanooga 4th 49–49 (.500) 19–35 (.352) 0 2 0 0
Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 11th 232–109 (.680) 111–66 (.627) 2 29 1 0
Texas Sean Miller Xavier 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 13 0 0
Texas A&M Bucky McMillan Samford 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0 1 0 0
Vanderbilt Mark Byington James Madison 2nd 20–13 (.606) 8–10 (.444) 0 2 0 0

Notes:

  • SEC records, conference titles, etc. are based on time at the current school, and are through the end of the 2025–26 season.
  • NCAA tournament appearances, NCAA Final Fours, and championships also include achievements earned while at other schools.

Off-season

Recruiting classes

Rankings
Team ESPN[1] On3 Recruits[2] 247 Sports[3] Signees
Alabama No. 19 No. 6 No. 10 4
Arkansas No. 3 No. 4 No. 4 6
Auburn No. 11 No. 18 No. 14 6
Florida No. 22 No. 7 No. 47 2
Georgia No. 23 No. 28 3
LSU No. 29 No. 23 4
Kentucky No. 6 No. 16 No. 7 4
Missouri No. 37 No. 76 2
Mississippi State No. 12 No. 17 No. 19 5
Oklahoma No. 43 No. 42 4
Ole Miss No. 15 No. 12 No. 12 4
South Carolina No. 49 No. 41 5
Tennessee No. 7 No. 8 No. 8 6
Texas No. 51 No. 36 3
Texas A&M No. 81 No. 61 2
Vanderbilt No. 78 No. 57 3

Pre-season

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[4] Naismith[5] Olson[6] Robertson[7] Cousy[8] West[9] Erving[10] Malone[11] Abdul-Jabbar[12]
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas Y Y Y Y Y
Nate Ament, Tennessee Y Y Y Y
Alex Condon, Florida Y Y Y Y
Malique Ewin, Arkansas Y
Boogie Fland, Florida Y Y Y Y
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee Y Y Y Y Y
Keyshawn Hall, Auburn Y Y
Thomas Haugh, Florida Y Y Y Y
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State Y Y Y Y
Karter Knox, Arkansas Y
Xaivian Lee, Florida Y Y Y
Jaland Lowe, Kentucky Y Y Y
Duke Miles, Vanderbilt Y
Mark Mitchell, Missouri Y
Felix Okpara, Tennessee Y
Otega Oweh, Kentucky Y Y Y Y
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn Y Y Y Y
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama Y Y Y Y Y
Jayden Quaintance, Kentucky Y Y
Derrion Reid, Oklahoma Y
Dailyn Swain, Texas Y
D.J. Wagner, Arkansas Y

Preseason All-American teams

Player AP[13] ESPN 2nd Team[14] ESPN 3rd Team SI 2nd Team[15] SI 3rd Team CBS Sports 2nd team[16] Blue Ribbon 1st team[17] Blue Ribbon 2nd team Blue Ribbon 3rd team SN 1st Team[18] SN 3rd Team
Nate Ament Y Y
Alex Condon Y Y Y
Thomas Haugh Y
Otega Oweh Y Y Y Y Y
Tahaad Pettiford Y Y Y
Labaron Philon Jr. Y

Preseason polls/ratings

Main article: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season § Pre-season polls
AP[19] Blue Ribbon[20] CBS Sports[21] Coaches[22] ESPN[23] Fox Sports[24] KenPom NCAA Sports[25] Sports
Illustrated[26]
Alabama 15 11 13 16 17 22 23 20 27
Arkansas 14 15 19 15 11 10 29 17 14
Auburn 20 13 26 22 14 15 31 27 16
Florida 3 1 11 3 2 16 2 5 3
Georgia – – 54 – – – 44 – 65
Kentucky 9 8 3 9 9 8 4 8 10
LSU – – 60 – – – 56 – 71
Missouri RV – 42 RV – – 28 32 34
Mississippi State RV – 37 – – – 26 36 54
Oklahoma RV – 28 – – – 58 – 37
Ole Miss RV – 36 RV – – 24 26 48
South Carolina – – 80 – – – 86 – 101
Tennessee 18 7 17 17 23 13 9 12 17
Texas RV 24 34 RV – – 39 28 51
Texas A&M – – 56 – – – 35 37 32
Vanderbilt RV – 44 RV – – 19 – 42

SEC media days

The SEC conducted its 2025 SEC Media Days in Birmingham, Alabama, in October 2025, broadcast on the SEC Network.

Teams and representatives attending were as follows:

Team Coach Player
Alabama Nate Oats
Arkansas John Calipari
Auburn Bruce Pearl
Florida Todd Golden
Georgia Mike White
Kentucky Mark Pope
LSU Matt McMahon
Mississippi State Chris Jans
Missouri Dennis Gates
Oklahoma Porter Moser
Ole Miss Chris Beard
South Carolina Lamont Paris
Tennessee Rick Barnes
Texas Sean Miller
Texas A&M Bucky McMillan
Vanderbilt Mark Byington
Reference:

SEC preseason coaches poll

The SEC preseason coaches poll was released in October 2025. All awards were voted on by the league's 16 head coaches, however they could not vote for their own team/players.

Men's Basketball Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1. Florida
2. Kentucky
3. Alabama
4. Tennessee
5. Arkansas
6. Auburn
7. Missouri
8. Ole Miss
9. Mississippi State
10. Texas
11. Oklahoma
12. Texas A&M
13. Vanderbilt
14. Georgia
15. LSU
16. South Carolina
Reference: (#) first-place votes

SEC Preseason All-Conference

All-SEC Preseason First team[27]

Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Labaron Philon Jr. Alabama G So. 6' 4", 185 Mobile, AL
Tahaad Pettiford Auburn G So. 6' 1", 170 Jersey City, NJ
Alex Condon Florida C Jr. 6' 11", 236 Perth, Australia
Otega Oweh Kentucky G Sr. 6' 4", 220 Newark, NJ
Josh Hubbard Mississippi State G Jr. 6' 0", 190 Madison, MS
All-SEC Preseason second team
Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Boogie Fland Florida G So. 6' 3", 185 Bronx, NY
Malik Dia Ole Miss F Sr. 6' 9", 250 Murfreesboro, TN
Mark Mitchell Missouri F Jr. 6' 9", 230 Kansas City, KS
Nate Ament Tennessee F Fr. 6' 10", 207 Manassas, VA
Ja’Kobi Gillespie Tennessee G Sr. 6' 1", 188 Greeneville, TN
All-SEC Preseason third team
Player School Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School)
Aden Holloway Alabama G Jr. 6' 1", 180 Charlotte, NC
Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas G Fr. 6' 3", 190 Detroit, MI
Karter Knox Arkansas G So. 6' 6", 220 Tampa, FL
D.J. Wagner Arkansas G Jr. 6' 4", 190 Camden, NJ
Thomas Haugh Florida F Jr. 6' 9", 215 New Oxford, PA

Regular season

The schedule was released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular-season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by the ESPN Inc. family of networks, including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and the SEC Network.

The conference matchups for each school had yet to be announced.

Key
Schedule Home & Away Conference Schedule
Home (H) & Away (A)
Home Only (H)
Away Only (A)
  Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Missouri Oklahoma Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama —
vs. Arkansas —
vs. Auburn —
vs. Florida —
vs. Georgia —
vs. Kentucky —
vs. LSU —
vs. Mississippi State —
vs. Missouri —
vs. Oklahoma —
vs. Ole Miss —
vs. South Carolina —
vs. Tennessee —
vs. Texas —
vs. Texas A&M —
vs. Vanderbilt —

Conference matrix

 
  Alabama Arkansas Auburn Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU Mississippi State Missouri Oklahoma Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas Texas A&M Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama — 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1-0 0–1 1–0
vs. Arkansas 1–0 — 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Auburn 2–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Florida 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 0–2 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1
vs. Georgia 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 — 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Kentucky 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. LSU 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
vs. Mississippi State 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 — 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Missouri 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1
vs. Oklahoma 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–1
vs. Ole Miss 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
vs. South Carolina 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Tennessee 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. Texas 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 — 1–1 0–1
vs. Texas A&M 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 — 1–0
vs. Vanderbilt 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 —
Total 13-5 13-5 7-11 16-2 10-8 10-8 3-15 5-13 10-8 7-11 4-14 4-14 11-7 9-9 11-7 11-7

Thru Mar. 2026.

Points scored

Team For Against Difference
Alabama 2,856 2,591 265
Arkansas 2,797 2,479 318
Auburn 2,589 2,487 102
Florida 2,719 2,222 497
Georgia 2,802 2,457 345
Kentucky 2,518 2,285 233
LSU 2,524 2,425 99
Mississippi State 2,423 2,539 -116
Missouri 2,477 2,333 144
Oklahoma 2,565 2,402 163
Ole Miss 2,334 2,354 -20
South Carolina 2,324 2,361 -37
Tennessee 2,482 2,152 330
Texas 2,615 2,382 233
Texas A&M 2,744 2,463 281
Vanderbilt 2,695 2,329 366

Note: Thru March, 2026[28]

Multi-team tournaments

Team Tournament Finish
Alabama Players Era Festival 7th
Arkansas − −
Auburn Players Era Festival 12th
Florida Rady Children's Invitational 3rd
Georgia Charleston Classic 2nd
Kentucky − −
LSU Emerald Coast Classic 1st
Missouri − −
Mississippi State Hall of Fame Classic 4th
Oklahoma − −
Ole Miss Acrisure Classic 4th
South Carolina Greenbrier Tip-Off 4th
Tennessee Players Era Festival 4th
Texas Maui Invitational 5th
Texas A&M − −
Vanderbilt Battle 4 Atlantis 1st

ACC–SEC Challenge

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
December 2nd, 2025 Texas A&M Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center ACC-SEC Challenge Texas A&M 81-73 1-0
December 2nd, 2025 Virginia Tech South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ACC-SEC Challenge Virginia Tech 86-83OT 1-1
December 2nd, 2025 No. 13 Tennessee Syracuse JMA Wireless Dome ACC-SEC Challenge Syracuse 62-60 1-2
December 2nd, 2025 Oklahoma Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum ACC-SEC Challenge Oklahoma 86-68 2-2
December 2nd, 2025 No. 15 Florida No. 4 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium ACC-SEC Challenge No. 4 Duke 67-66 2-3
December 2nd, 2025 Miami (FL) Ole Miss SJB Pavilion ACC-SEC Challenge Miami (FL) 75-66 2-4
December 2nd, 2025 Georgia Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center ACC-SEC Challenge Georgia 107-73 3-4
December 2nd, 2025 Missouri Notre Dame Joyce Center ACC-SEC Challenge Notre Dame 76-71 3-5
December 2nd, 2025 No. 16 North Carolina No. 18 Kentucky Rupp Arena ACC-SEC Challenge No. 16 North Carolina 67-64 3-6
December 3rd, 2025 LSU Boston College Conte Forum ACC-SEC Challenge LSU 78-69OT 4-6
December 3rd, 2025 No. 6 Louisville No. 25 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ACC-SEC Challenge No. 25 Arkansas 89-80 5-6
December 3rd, 2025 Clemson No. 12 Alabama Coleman Coliseum ACC-SEC Challenge No. 12 Alabama 90-84 6-6
December 3rd, 2025 SMU No. 17 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium ACC-SEC Challenge No. 17 Vanderbilt 88-69 7-6
December 3rd, 2025 NC State No. 20 Auburn Neville Arena ACC-SEC Challenge No. 20 Auburn 83-73 8-6
December 3rd, 2025 Mississippi State Georgia Tech McCamish Pavilion ACC-SEC Challenge Mississippi State 85-73 9-6
December 3rd, 2025 Virginia Texas Moody Center ACC-SEC Challenge Virginia 88-69 9-7

Coast to Coast Challenge

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
December 7th, 2025 LSU #19 Texas Tech Dickies Arena • Fort Worth, Texas USLBM Coast-to-Coast Challenge No. 19 Texas Tech 82-58 0-1

Team rankings are reflective of the AP poll at the time the game was played, not current or final rankings.

Regular season honors

SEC Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the SEC offices will honor 2 players each week based on performance, naming them 'Player of the Week' and 'Freshman of the Week'.

Week Player of the Week Team Freshman of the Week Team Ref.
November 10, 2025 Labaron Philon Jr. Alabama Nate Ament Tennessee [29]
November 17, 2025 Thomas Haugh Florida Nate Ament (2) Tennessee [30]
November 24, 2025 Labaron Philon Jr. (2) Alabama Amari Allen Alabama [31]
December 1, 2025 Duke Miles Vanderbilt Amari Allen (2)
Nate Ament (3) 		Alabama
Tennessee 		[32]
December 8, 2025 Labaron Philon Jr. (3) Alabama Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas [33]
December 15, 2025 Trevon Brazile Arkansas Darius Acuff Jr. (2) Arkansas [34]
December 22, 2025 Otega Oweh
Ja'Kobi Gillespie 		Kentucky
Tennessee 		Darius Acuff Jr. (3) Arkansas [35]
January 5, 2026 Josh Hubbard Mississippi State Darius Acuff Jr. (4) Arkansas [36]
January 12, 2026 Tyler Tanner Vanderbilt Darius Acuff Jr. (5) Arkansas [37]
January 19, 2026 Rueben Chinyelu Florida Amari Allen (3) Alabama [38]
January 26, 2026 Nate Ament
Keyshawn Hall 		Tennessee
Auburn 		Darius Acuff Jr. (6) Arkansas [39]
February 2, 2026 Alex Condon
Rashaun Agee 		Florida
Texas A&M 		Nate Ament (4) Tennessee [40]
February 9, 2026 Labaron Philon Jr. (4)
Otega Oweh (2) 		Alabama
Kentucky 		Nate Ament (5) Tennessee [41]
February 16, 2026 Xaivian Lee
Dailyn Swain 		Florida
Texas 		Darius Acuff Jr. (7) Arkansas [42]
February 23, 2026 Darius Acuff Jr. Arkansas Nate Ament (6) Tennessee [43]
March 2, 2026 Latrell Wrightsell Jr.
Mark Mitchell 		Alabama
Missouri 		Malachi Moreno Kentucky [44]
Totals per school
School Total
Arkansas 9
Alabama 8
Tennessee 8
Florida 4
Kentucky 3
Vanderbilt 2
Auburn 1
Mississippi State 1
Missouri 1
Texas 1
Texas A&M 1
Georgia 0
LSU 0
Oklahoma 0
Ole Miss 0
South Carolina 0

SEC records vs other conferences

The SEC has a record of 155–50 in non-conference play for the 2025–26 season. Only the regular season records are displayed.

  1. ^ a b Gonzaga, playing its final season in the WCC before joining the Pac-12 Conference in July 2026, is widely considered a major program despite its mid-major affiliation. SEC teams went 0–3 against Gonzaga in the regular season.

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record
Nov. 3 No. 3 Florida† No. 13 Arizona T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Hall of Fame Series Arizona 93−87 0−1
Nov. 4 Texas† No. 6 Duke Spectrum Center ● Charlotte, NC Dick Vitale Invitational Duke 75−60 0−2
Nov. 8 No. 15 Alabama No. 5 St. John's Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY — Alabama 103−96 1−2
Nov. 8 No. 14 Arkansas No. 22 Michigan State Breslin Center ● East Lansing, MI — Michigan State 69−66 1−3
Nov. 8 Oklahoma No. 21 Gonzaga Numerica Veterans Arena ● Spokane, WA The Bad Boy Mowers Series Gonzaga 83−68 1−4
Nov. 10 Mississippi State† No. 16 Iowa State Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD — Iowa State 96−80 1−5
Nov. 11 No. 9 Kentucky No. 12 Louisville KFC Yum! Center ● Louisville, KY Rivalry Louisville 96−88 1−6
Nov. 13 No. 2 Purdue No. 8 Alabama Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, AL — Purdue 87−80 1−7
Nov. 16 No. 1 Houston No. 22 Auburn† Legacy Arena ● Birmingham, AL RxBenefits Battleground 2k25 Houston 73−72 1−8
Nov. 18 No. 17 Michigan State No. 12 Kentucky† Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY Champions Classic Michigan State 83−66 1−9
Nov. 19 No. 11 Alabama† No. 8 Illinois United Center ● Chicago, IL — Alabama 90−86 2−9
Nov. 24 No. 12 Gonzaga No. 8 Alabama† MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Players Era Festival Gonzaga 95−85 2−10
Nov. 25 No. 17 Tennessee† No. 3 Houston MGM Grand Garden Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Players Era Festival Tennessee 76−73 3−10
Nov. 25 No. 21 Auburn† No. 7 Michigan Michelob Ultra Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Players Era Festival Michigan 102−72 3−11
Nov. 26 No. 14 St. John's No. 21 Auburn† Michelob Ultra Arena ● Las Vegas, NV Players Era Festival Auburn 85−74 4−11
Nov. 26 No. 23 NC State Texas† Lahaina Civic Center ● Lahaina, HI Maui Invitational Texas 102−97 5−11
Nov. 27 No. 4 Duke No. 22 Arkansas† United Center ● Chicago, IL CBS Sports Thanksgiving Classic Duke 80−71 5−12
Dec. 2 No. 15 Florida No. 4 Duke Cameron Indoor Stadium ● Durham, NC ACC–SEC Challenge Duke 67−66 5−13
Dec. 2 No. 16 North Carolina No. 18 Kentucky Rupp Arena ● Lexington, KY ACC–SEC Challenge North Carolina 67−64 5−14
Dec. 3 No. 6 Louisville No. 25 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, AR ACC–SEC Challenge Arkansas 89−80 6−14
Dec. 5 No. 11 Gonzaga No. 18 Kentucky† Bridgestone Arena ● Nashville, TN Music City Madness Gonzaga 94−59 6−15
Dec. 6 No. 20 Auburn No. 2 Arizona McKale Memorial Center ● Tucson, AZ — Arizona 97−68 6−16
Dec. 6 No. 14 Illinois No. 13 Tennessee† Bridgestone Arena ● Nashville, TN Music City Madness Illinois 75−62 6−17
Dec. 6 Ole Miss No. 23 St. John's Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY — St. John's 63−58 6−18
Dec. 7 LSU† No. 19 Texas Tech Dickies Arena ● Fort Worth, TX Coast-to-Coast Challenge Texas Tech 82−58 6−19
Dec. 7 Missouri† No. 21 Kansas T-Mobile Center ● Kansas City, MO — Kansas 80−60 6−20
Dec. 9 No. 18 Florida† No. 5 UConn Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY Jimmy V Classic UConn 77−73 6−21
Dec. 12 Texas No. 5 UConn PeoplesBank Arena ● Hartford, CT — UConn 71−63 6−22
Dec. 13 No. 1 Arizona No. 12 Alabama† Legacy Arena ● Birmingham, AL C.M. Newton Classic Arizona 96−75 6−23
Dec. 13 No. 16 Texas Tech No. 17 Arkansas† American Airlines Center ● Dallas, TX — Arkansas 93−86 7−23
Dec. 16 No. 11 Louisville No. 20 Tennessee Food City Center ● Knoxville, TN — Tennessee 83−62 8−23
Dec. 20 No. 21 Auburn† No. 6 Purdue Gainbridge Fieldhouse ● Indianapolis, IN Indy Classic Purdue 88−60 8−24
Dec. 20 No. 8 Houston No. 14 Arkansas† Prudential Center ● Newark, NJ Never Forget Tribute Classic Houston 94−85 8−25
Dec. 20 No. 22 St. John's Kentucky† State Farm Arena ● Atlanta, GA CBS Sports Classic Kentucky 78−66 9−25
Dec. 22 Missouri† No. 20 Illinois Enterprise Center ● St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights Illinois 91−48 9−26

† denotes neutral site game

In-season awards and watchlists

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

Player Wooden[45] Naismith[46] Naismith DPOY[47] Robertson[48] Olson Cousy[49] West[50] Erving[51] Malone[52] Abdul-Jabbar[53]
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas Y Y Y Y
Nate Ament, Tennessee Y Y Y
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida Y
Alex Condon, Florida Y
Somto Cyril, Georgia Y
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee Y
Keyshawn Hall, Auburn Y Y
Thomas Haugh, Florida Y Y Y Y
Duke Miles, Vanderbilt Y Y
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama Y Y Y Y
Dailyn Swain, Texas Y
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt Y Y Y Y

Coaching Midseason watch lists

Coaches Naismith[54]
Mark Byington, Vanderbilt Y

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

Player Wooden[55] Naismith Naismith DPOY[56] Robertson Cousy[57] West[58] Erving[59] Malone[60] Abdul-Jabbar[61] Olson[62]
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas Y Y Y
Nate Ament, Tennessee Y
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida Y
Alex Condon, Florida Y
Somto Cyril, Georgia Y
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee Y
Thomas Haugh, Florida Y Y Y
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama Y Y
Dailyn Swain, Texas Y
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt Y Y Y

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

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NV No votes received
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Alabama AP 15 8 11 8 12 12 16 14 14* 13 18 17 23 RV RV 25 17 16 15 18
C 16 9 11 9 12 12 16 15 15 12 18 17 23 RV RV RV 18 16 15 18
Arkansas AP 14 21 21 22 25 17 14 18 18* 15 17 20 15 21 21 20 20 20 17 14
C 15 21 22 21 23 17 14 18 18 15 17 20 16 21 21 17 17 19 17 15
Auburn AP 20 22 22 21 20 21 21 RV RV* RV RV NV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV
C 22 25 RV 25 24 24 24 RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Florida AP 3 10 10 10 15 18 23 22 22* RV 19 16 19 17 14 12 7 5 4 4
C 3 10 9 8 14 18 21 22 22 RV 20 16 21 16 14 11 7 5 4 4
Georgia AP NV NV RV NV NV RV 25 23 23* 18 21 21 RV RV RV NV NV NV RV NV
C NV RV NV NV NV RV RV 24 24 20 22 22 RV RV RV NV RV RV RV NV
Kentucky AP 9 9 12 19 18 RV RV RV RV* RV NV RV RV RV 25 RV NV RV NV RV
C 9 8 13 18 18 RV RV RV RV RV NV RV RV RV RV RV NV RV NV NV
LSU AP NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV* RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Mississippi State AP RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV* NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Missouri AP RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV* NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV NV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV
Oklahoma AP RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV* NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Ole Miss AP RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV* NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
South Carolina AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV* NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Tennessee AP 18 20 20 17 13 20 20 19 19* 21 24 RV RV 25 RV RV 22 23 25 24
C 17 18 17 16 13 20 23 20 20 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 25 RV 25
Texas AP RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV* RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
C RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV
Texas A&M AP NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV* NV RV RV RV RV NV NV RV NV NV NV
C NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV RV RV 25 RV NV NV NV NV NV
Vanderbilt AP RV RV RV 24 17 15 13 11 11* 11 10 15 18 15 19 19 25 24 22 16
C RV RV 24 23 16 14 12 11 11 10 8 14 15 15 20 18 21 22 22 16

*AP did not release a week 9 poll.

Postseason

SEC Tournament

Main article: 2026 SEC men's basketball tournament
  • The 2026 SEC Men's Basketball tournament will be played on March 11–15, 2026, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[63]

* – denotes overtime

2026 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First round
March 11 		Second round
March 12 		Quarterfinals
March 13 		Semifinals
March 14 		Championship
March 15
1. Florida#‡ 16-2 25-6 Bye Bye vs. TBD
2. Alabama‡ 13-5 23-8 1-0 vs Arkansas Bye Bye vs. TBD
3. Arkansas‡ 13-5 23-8 0-1 vs Alabama Bye Bye vs. TBD
4. Vanderbilt‡ 11-7 24-7 2-1 vs Tennessee & Texas A&M. 1-0 vs Alabama Bye Bye vs. TBD
5. Tennessee† 11-7 21-10 2-1 vs Texas A&M & Vanderbilt. 1-1 vs Alabama Bye vs. TBD
6. Texas A&M† 11-7 21-10 0-2 vs Tennessee & Vanderbilt Bye vs. TBD
7. Georgia† 10-8 22-9 2-0 vs Kentucky & Missouri Bye vs. TBD
8. Missouri† 10-8 20-11 1-1 vs Georgia & Kentucky Bye vs. TBD
9. Kentucky 10-8 19-12 0-2 vs Georgia & Missouri vs. LSU
10. Texas 9-9 18-13 vs. Ole Miss
11. Oklahoma 7-11 17-14 1-0 vs Auburn vs. South Carolina
12. Auburn 7-11 16-15 0-1 vs Oklahoma vs. Mississippi State
13. Mississippi State 5-13 13-18 vs. Auburn
14. South Carolina 4-14 13-18 1-0 vs Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma
15. Ole Miss 4-14 12-19 0-1 vs South Carolina vs. Texas
16. LSU 3-15 15-16 vs. Kentucky
# – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed
‡ – Received a double-bye into the conference tournament quarterfinal round
† – Received a single-bye into the conference tournament second round
Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 11
SECN		Second round
Thursday, March 12
SECN		Quarterfinals
Friday, March 13
ESPN/SECN		Semifinals
Saturday, March 14
ESPN		Championship
Sunday, March 15
ESPN
1Florida71
8Missouri729Kentucky63
9Kentucky879Kentucky781Florida74
16LSU824Vanderbilt91
4Vanderbilt75
5Tennessee725Tennessee68
12Auburn7912Auburn624Vanderbilt75
13Mississippi State613Arkansas86
2Alabama79
7Georgia7215Ole Miss80
10Texas6615Ole Miss7615Ole Miss90
15Ole Miss763Arkansas93*
3Arkansas82
6Texas A&M6311Oklahoma79
11Oklahoma8611Oklahoma83
14South Carolina74

* Indicates overtime game

NCAA Tournament

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
Seed Region School First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 South Florida Bye vs. (16) Praire View A&M
4 West Arkansas W 97–78 vs. (13) Hawaii vs. (12) High Point
4 Midwest Alabama vs. (13) Hofstra
5 South Vanderbilt W 78–68 vs. (12) McNeese vs. (4) Nebraska
6 Midwest Tennessee vs. (11) Miami (OH)
7 Midwest Kentucky vs. (10) Santa Clara
8 Midwest Georgia L 77–102 vs. (9) Saint Louis DNP
10 West Missouri vs. (7) Miami (FL)
10 South Texas A&M W 63–50 vs. (7) Saint Mary's vs. (2) Houston
11 West Texas W 68–66 vs. (11) NC State W 79–71 vs. (6) BYU vs. (3) Gonzaga
10 Bids W–L (%): 1–0 (1.000) 4–1 (.800) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) TOTAL: 5–1 (.833)

NIT

Main article: 2026 National Invitation Tournament
Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Auburn W 78–67 vs. South Alabama vs. (4) Seattle
W−L (%): 1–0 (1.000) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)

CBC

Main article: 2026 College Basketball Crown
School Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Oklahoma vs. Colorado − −
W-L (%): 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Total: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost

Postseason awards and honors

SEC season awards

Source:[64]

SEC individual awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Coach of the Year Todd Golden, Florida
Defensive Player of the Year Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Newcomer of the Year Dailyn Swain, Texas
Freshman of the Year Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Sixth Man Award Urban Klavzar, Florida
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
2025-26 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team Second Team Third Team Defensive Team Freshman Team
Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Tennessee
Thomas Haugh, Florida
Labaron Philon Jr., Alabama
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt 		Nate Ament, Tennessee
Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Mark Mitchell, Missouri
Otega Oweh, Kentucky
Dailyn Swain, Texas 		Rashaun Agee, Texas A&M
Alex Condon, Florida
Keyshawn Hall, Auburn
Aden Holloway, Alabama
Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State 		Rueben Chinyelu, Florida
Somto Cyril, Georgia
Felix Okpara, Tennessee
Billy Richmond III, Arkansas
Tyler Tanner, Vanderbilt 		Darius Acuff Jr., Arkansas
Amari Allen, Alabama
Nate Ament, Tennessee
Malachi Moreno, Kentucky
Meleek Thomas, Arkansas

2025–26 SEC season statistic leaders

Source: [65]

Through February 17, 2026

Television Selections

The Southeastern Conference has television contracts with ESPN and FOX, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, FOX, FS1 and FS2 and TNT Sports. Streaming broadcasts for games under SEC control are streamed on ESPN+. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference.

Team ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU FOX FS1 CBS CBSSN TBS TNT TruTV Streaming (ESPN+/Peacock/ACCNX/FloSports)
Alabama – – – – – – – – – – –
Arkansas – – – – – – – – – – –
Auburn – – – – – – – – – – –
Florida – – – – – – – – – – –
Georgia – – – – – – – – – – –
Kentucky – – – – – – – – – – –
LSU – – – – – – – – – – –
Mississippi State – – – – – – – – – – –
Missouri – – – – – – – – – – –
Oklahoma – – – – – – – – – – –
Ole Miss – – – – – – – – – – –
South Carolina – – – – – – – – – – –
Tennessee – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas – – – – – – – – – – –
Texas A&M – – – – – – – – – – –
Vanderbilt – – – – – – – – – – –
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Platform Games
Broadcast 0
Cable 0
Streaming 0


Home game attendance

Home attendance
Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Game 19 Total Average % of Capacity
Alabama Coleman Coliseum 15,383 13,474† 13,474† 13,474† 13,474† 11,256 12,626 13,474† 13,474† 104,726 13,091 85.10%
Arkansas Bud Walton Arena 19,368 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 19,200† 92,000 19,200 99.13%
Auburn Neville Arena 9,121 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 9,121† 82,089 9,121 100.00%
Florida O'Connell Center 11,255 10,065 10,785 10,935† 9,023 10,189 10,917 9,563 10,182 10,593 92,252 10,250 91.07%
Georgia Stegeman Coliseum 10,523 6,187 5,595 5,706 10,523† 5,971 7,125 6,652 10,523† 7,541 10,261 10,523† 10,523† 97,130 8,094 76.92%
Kentucky Rupp Arena 20,545 19,289 20,016 20,000 19,764 19,602 20,029 19,247 20,061† 19,706 19,085 19,725 216,524 19,684 95.81%
LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center 13,215 6,252 6,505 6,306 6,291 6,829 7,479 8,174 7,995 6,303 8,671 7,816 11,065† 89,686 7,474 56.56%
Missouri Mizzou Arena 15,061 11,314 7,986 8,969 7,595 8,027 7,887 9,463 7,976 8,049 12,746† 10,196 100,208 9,110 60.49%
Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum 9,100 9,060 7,401 6,943 7,810 6,186 6,971 6,497 6,883 9,212† 9,212† 76,175 7,618 83.71%
Oklahoma Sooners Lloyd Noble Center 10,967 6,476 3,269 5,765 4,746 4,410 4,646 4,866 7,040 5,866 7,922† 55,006 5,501 50.16%
Ole Miss SJB Pavilion 9,500 8,883 8,212 8,731 4,362 7,473 9,373 8,362 8,012 7,859 9,530† 80,797 8,080 85.05%
South Carolina Colonial Life Arena 18,000 12,344† 11,420 11,874 11,623 9,789 11,420 9,055 10,199 10,171 9,501 9,760 11,091 10,861 139,108 10,701 59.45%
Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena 21,678 18,559 18,661 17,614 17,283 17,313 21,678† 19,059 18,279 17,402 17,808 21,678† 205,334 18,667 86.11%
Texas Moody Center 10,763 10,712 9,820 10,593 10,641 10,802 10,410 10,532 10,888 10,823 11,422† 11,422† 10,523 118,065 10,733 99.72%
Texas A&M Reed Arena 12,989 7,517 6,821 9,099† 6,304 7,545 6,426 6,250 4,495 7,797 7,570 9,096 78,920 7,175 55.24%
Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium 14,316 6,577 5,677 6,435 5,673 7,437 7,227 8,314 11,429 9,399 14,316† 82,484 8,248 57.61%
Total 13,823 1,710,504 10,797 78.11%

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

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