The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. (1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 p.m. on CBS

It’s not just football the SEC dominates. The conference also cleaned up on the court this year after sending 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament, setting an all-ti

Texas A&M head coach Buzz Williams speaks during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament, Thursday, March 13, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) AP

The exact moment the SEC became a basketball conference is still up for debate. What Rick Barnes can tell you is when his league was barely known for basketball. It was 1987, the beginning of what will someday be a hall of fame career for Tennessee's current coach.

The 2025 NCAA Tournament Final Four features the top four seeds: Duke, Houston, Florida, and Auburn. The SEC had a strong tournament with two teams in the Final Four and a total of 21 wins. The Big 12 also performed well, led by Houston's Final Four run and a 13-6 overall record.

The Southeastern Conference will earn a whopping $70 million payout from the NCAA Tournament after sending a record 14 of its 16 schools to the Big Dance. Two of those programs, No. 1 seeds Auburn and Florida,

By having 14 schools in the Big Dance, the SEC made up 20.6% of March Madness entrants. How did the opening rounds of the 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament go for those 14 SEC teams? I

It's been 17 years since this scenario played out in March Madness, following wins by Duke, Auburn, Houston and Florida.

The SEC’s surprise Sweet 16 team is Arkansas, which only two months ago was 0-5 in league play and firmly outside the NCAA tournament picture. John Calipari’s Razorbacks have since won 12 of 17 games, culminating with Saturday’s thrilling upset of the best St. John’s team in at least two decades.

This time last year, the ACC and Big East were entering the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament with a combined record of 14-1 and comprising seven teams of the Sweet 16 field. By contrast, the Big Ten and SEC placed just two teams apiece among the final 16 in 2024 after the conferences earned eight bids each to the Big Dance.

The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 gobbled up more than 50 percent of all the multi-million dollar units available in the tournament.