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· The SEC leads the nation with three teams advancing to the Sweet 16.
· This is the fourth time in the last nine tournaments that the SEC has had three or more teams in the Sweet 16.
· The SEC is 9-5 in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. That is the most wins of any conference.
· The SEC’s five wins on Thursday of the NCAA Tournament’s first round tied for most wins by a conference on a single day of the tournament.
· The SEC is 87-54 (61.7 percent) in the NCAA Tournament since 2012.
· A record-tying 10 SEC teams received postseason bids. The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied its previous best set in 2018. Additionally, two SEC teams competed in the National Invitation Tournament.
· It is the second straight season and fifth overall that the SEC has received 10 postseason bids.
· The SEC’s eight NCAA Tournament selections tied for the most in the nation (Big Ten).
· The SEC has had 35 NCAA Tournament selections over the last five tournaments.
· All 14 SEC teams have made at least one NCAA Tournament appearance in the last eight tournaments.
· The SEC has had at least one team advance to the Sweet 16 in 32 of the last 33 tournaments.
· Nine different SEC teams have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the last five NCAA Tournaments. All 14 SEC members have advanced to the Sweet 16 since 1996.
· The SEC has advanced at least one team to the Elite Eight in nine of the last 12 tournaments.
· The SEC has advanced a team to the Final Four six of the last 11 tournaments.
· Eight different SEC teams (Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State and South Carolina) have appeared in the Final Four.
· The No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama has advanced to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three years and the ninth time in school history.
· Arkansas earned its 36th NCAA bid and is making its third straight Sweet 16 appearance. The Razorbacks advanced to the Elite Eight in each of the last two years.
· Tennessee earned a fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth and advanced to the Sweet 16 for the ninth time in program history.
· Vanderbilt is making its second straight NIT appearance and 14th overall. The Commodores won the event in 1990.
· Auburn made its 12th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and fourth in the last five events.
· Florida made its 12th all-time NIT appearance, holding a 14-14 record in the event.
· Kentucky extended its national record for most NCAA Tournament appearances to 60. UK holds the NCAA record for most games played (184) and ranks second with 130 wins.
· Mississippi State made its 12th NCAA appearance, including its eighth since 2002.
· Missouri competed in its 29th NCAA Tournament and first in two years.
· Texas A&M made its 15th overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
· Five teams are listed in the final Associated Press Top 25 highlighted by Alabama (1st), Texas A&M (17th), Tennessee (20th), and Missouri (23rd). Vanderbilt and Arkansas are among the teams receiving votes.
· Alabama is the first SEC school to be ranked No. 1 in the final Associated Press poll since Kentucky in 2015. It marks the 12th time overall that an SEC school has been ranked No. 1 in the final poll.
· Alabama is the fourth different SEC school to be ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press Poll since the 2018-19 season (Auburn 2022, Kentucky 2020, and Tennessee 2019).
· Two teams rank in the Top Five of the NCAA’s selection Sunday NET rankings (1st nationally), five in the Top 30 (2nd nationally), and eight are in the Top 50 (2nd nationally).
· Five SEC teams are rated among the top 25 defensive teams in the nation according to KenPom: Tennessee 2nd, Alabama 3rd, Mississippi State 6th, Arkansas 16th, Auburn 29th, and Florida 30th.
· Three SEC coaches rank among the winningest active Division I coaches in the nation: John Calipari (4th with 788 wins), Rick Barnes (6th with 778 wins), and Bruce Pearl (15th with 634 wins).
· The SEC, ACC, and ESPN announced on Nov. 28the formation of the SEC/ACC Challenge for men’s and women’s basketball, which will begin as part of the 2023-24 season.
NCAA Tournament (All times Eastern)
Tuesday, March 14
Midwest Region First Four – Dayton, Ohio
11 Pittsburgh 60, 11 Mississippi St. 59
Thursday, March 16
South Region First Round – Birmingham, Ala.
1 Alabama 96, 16 A&M-Corpus Christi 75
South Region First Round – Denver, Colo.
7 Missouri 76, 10 Utah St. 65
East Region First Round – Orlando, Fla.
4 Tennessee 58, 13 Louisiana 55
Midwest Region First Round – Birmingham, Ala.
9 Auburn 83, 8 Iowa 75
Midwest Region First Round – Des Moines, Iowa
10 Penn St. 76, 7 Texas A&M 59
West Region First Round – Des Moines, Iowa
8 Arkansas 73, 9 Illinois 63
Friday, March 17
East Region First Round – Greensboro, N.C.
6 Kentucky 61, 11 Providence 53
Saturday, March 18
East Region Second Round – Orlando, Fla.
4 Tennessee 65, 5 Duke 52
West Region Second Round – Des Moines, Iowa
8 Arkansas 72, 1 Kansas 71
South Region Second Round – Denver, Colo.
15 Princeton 78, 7 Missouri 63
Midwest Region Second Round – Birmingham, Ala.
1 Houston 81, 9 Auburn 64
South Region Second Round – Birmingham, Ala.
1 Alabama 73, 8 Maryland 51
Sunday, March 19
East Region Second Round – Greensboro, N.C.
3 Kansas St. 75, 6 Kentucky 69
Thursday, March 23
East Region Semifinal – New York, NY
4 Tennessee vs. 9 FAU TBS 9:00 pm
West Region Semifinal – Las Vegas, NV
8 Arkansas vs. 4 UConn CBS 7:15 pm
Friday, March 24
South Region Semifinal – Louisville, KY
1 Alabama vs. 5 San Diego St. TBS 6:30 pm
NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, March 14
at 2 Vanderbilt 71, Yale 62
Wednesday, March 15
UCF 67, at 4 Florida 49
Saturday, March 18
2 Vanderbilt 66, 3 Michigan 65
Wednesday, March 22
4 UAB at 2 Vanderbilt ESPN2 7:00 pm