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.

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.

Seven of the teams that reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament are from the same league. It’s not a coincidence.

According to a post by the SEC, Sears made the most threes by an SEC player in NCAA Tournament history. He knocked down 10 threes in the game, shooting 62.5% from beyond the arc.

Most underrated? Most challenging projection? Some of these guys may move up boards or warrant a closer look over the next year.

Turns out “It Just Means More” means more teams in the regional semifinals of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Seven of this year’s so-called Sweet 16 teams are SEC members. That’s a tournament record, topping the ACC’s six in 2016.

Nearly halfway through the regular season, the NCAA Tournament field of 64 is starting to become clearer to predict.

Seven SEC teams qualified for the Sweet 16, a new NCAA Tournament record. Here's how the conference has performed in 2025 March Madness.

The SEC still has eight teams remaining in the NCAA Tournament. They will have the potential to lose four more teams on Saturday, with Arkansas, Texas A&M, Auburn and Tennessee all in action.