Credit: Jacob Taylor/AU Athletics
The days of SEC basketball being the also-ran amongst the Power 6 conferences in college basketball are long gone. In fact, this year’s SEC Tournament field might be the strongest of any in the country. The top four teams managed to separate themselves in the SEC basketball standings with Auburn claiming sole possessions of the regular-season title. Each of Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas finished out the season strong to bring momentum into the tournament. Then, there’s a log-jam of seven teams that all finished within two games of each other. It wouldn’t be surprising to have another wild tournament after Alabama ran through the draw to win its first championship in three decades a year ago. The following contains the SEC Tournament bracket and schedule, as well as a preview of what we can expect to see.
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| Team | Conf. Record | Overall Record | Seed |
| Auburn | 15-3 | 27-4 | 1 seed |
| Tennessee | 14-4 | 23-7 | 2 seed |
| Kentucky | 14-4 | 25-6 | 3 seed |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 24-7 | 4 seed |
| LSU | 9-9 | 21-10 | 5 seed |
| Alabama | 9-9 | 19-12 | 6 seed |
| South Carolina | 9-9 | 18-12 | 7 seed |
| Texas A&M | 9-9 | 20-11 | 8 seed |
| Florida | 9-9 | 19-12 | 9 seed |
| Mississippi State | 8-10 | 17-14 | 10 seed |
| Vanderbilt | 7-11 | 15-15 | 11 seed |
| Missouri | 5-13 | 11-20 | 12 seed |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 13-18 | 13 seed |
| Georgia | 1-17 | 6-25 | 14 seed |
Dates: March 9-13
TV Schedule: SEC Network (First Round, Second Round, Quarterfinals 1 and 2); ESPN (Quarterfinals 3 and 4, Semifinals, Championship Game)
Venue: Amalie Arena — Tampa, FL
Byes: Top 10 receive single bye; Top 4 receive double-bye
Defending Champion: Alabama
Tennessee advances to NCAA Tournament
For a long while, Kentucky dominated the SEC Tournament bracket year after year. In recent seasons, this trend has begun to change in favor of a more competitive conference throughout the season and in the tournament. 2022 regular-season champ Auburn won the SEC basketball tournament in 2019, snapping a string of four consecutive championships for Kentucky. Last year, we had a pair of fresh faces in the title game as Alabama knocked off LSU in a thriller. The fact that last year’s finalists are only seeded sixth and fifth a year later is a true testament to the depth and talent across the SEC.
In terms of statistics, it is Kentucky that emerges as the frontrunner in this year’s SEC Tournament bracket. Despite only finishing third in the final SEC basketball standings, the Wildcats boast the league’s top ranking in both the College Basketball NET and KenPom overall efficiency. However, when it comes to SEC schools that are highly-regarded at the national level, Kentucky is far from alone. Both top-seed Auburn and 2-seed Tennessee also finished with top-10 rankings in the NET. Arkansas, LSU and Alabama all joined the heavyweights with top-30 NET rankings. In total, 11 of the SEC’s 14 member schools finished within the top-100 of the NET.
There was a fair bit of shuffling from the projected order of finish in the preseason poll to the final SEC basketball standings. While Kentucky may have lived up to expectations as far as the numbers are concerned, Auburn deserves credit for winning the regular-season title after only being picked to finish fifth. That four-spot jump was also achieved by 7-seed South Carolina and 8-seed Texas A&M. Meanwhile, both 6-seed Alabama and 13-seed Ole Miss finished four spots below where the preseason poll projected them.
Net Ranking: 10 (No. 3 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 7 (No. 2 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 114.5 (No. 22)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 89.3 (No. 8)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.80 (No. 30)
Net Ranking: 8 (No. 2 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 12 (No. 3 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 111.3 (No. 43)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 87.3 (No. 3)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +11.35 (No. 7)
Net Ranking: 4 (No. 1 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 3 (No. 1 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 121.1 (No. 3)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 93.7 (No. 22)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.55 (No. 35)
Net Ranking: 20 (No. 5 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 19 (No. 5 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 111.4 (No. 42)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 91.9 (No. 16)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.37 (No. 48)
Net Ranking: 17 (No. 4 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 17 (No. 4 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 108.1 (No. 88)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 88.2 (No. 5)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +9.09 (No. 27)
Net Ranking: 27 (No. 6 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 22 (No. 6 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 117.0 (No. 13)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 99.1 (No. 94)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +13.01 (No. 1)
Net Ranking: 91 (No. 11 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 95 (No. 11 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 103.0 (No. 189)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 94.7 (No. 30)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +9.07 (No. 28)
Net Ranking: 57 (No. 8 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 58 (No. 9 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 109.1 (No. 77)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 96.3 (No. 47)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +6.07 (No. 68)
Net Ranking: 55 (No. 7 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 53 (No. 8 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 111.6 (No. 37)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 98.3 (No. 74)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.53 (No. 47)
Net Ranking: 58 (No. 9 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 51 (No. 7 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 110.4 (No. 63)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 96.8 (No. 52)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.70 (No. 43)
Net Ranking: 71 (No. 10 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 69 (No. 10 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 106.9 (No. 109)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 95.5 (No. 40)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.21 (No. 38)
Net Ranking: 150 (No. 13 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 136 (No. 13 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 104.3 (No. 160)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 101.4 (No. 133)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +10.51 (No. 12)
Net Ranking: 113 (No. 12 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 105 (No. 12 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 106.2 (No. 121)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 100.2 (No. 113)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +7.87 (No. 40)
Net Ranking: 225 (No. 14 in SEC)
KenPom Overall Efficiency Ranking: 221 (No. 14 in SEC)
Adjusted Offensive Efficiency: 107.1 (No. 104)
Adjusted Defensive Efficiency: 111.1 (No. 319)
Strength of Schedule Rating: +8.39 (No. 37)
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This post was last modified on March 17, 2022 2:44 PM
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