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In other words: The best teams in the SEC are rolling, the middle of the SEC is largely doing quite well and the bottom of the SEC fell out.
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Favorites are also 50-13 straight-up in the 2025 tournament.
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Cinderella teams are often the most entertaining participants each year, with the likes of George Mason, Saint Peter's, Oakland, Mercer, Norfolk State and other underdogs creating lasting, grand memo...
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The Sweet 16 is finally here. The SEC is expected to dominate with seven teams left in the field. Here is everything to know about the Sweet 16.
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.
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Sporting News on MSNSEC teams in the Sweet 16: Conference breaks NCAA record for most bids in March Madness second weekendThe SEC was historically good in 2024-25, and that only stood up during the NCAA tournament. After a record 14 SEC teams made the tournament - a record for most teams from a conference in a single NCAA tournament - the league performed well during the first weekend.
March Madness 2025 continues on Thursday, March 27, with the first four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Sweet 16 games. Among those teams in action are No. 1 seeds Florida and Duke, along with Alabama and Arkansas from the SEC. BYU, Maryland, Arizona and Texas Tech also take the court.
With seven of the 14 SEC teams that made the NCAA tournament still alive, the league has set a March Madness record.
The SEC has made good on its reputation as the strongest conference in college basketball so far in the 2025 SEC tournament, with a record seven teams reaching the Sweet 16.
REQUIRED READING: Sweet 16 reseed: March Madness power rankings of the teams in the men's NCAA Tournament The four non-SEC and Big Ten teams in the Sweet 16 were taken by four Big 12 teams ...
After the Sweet 16 games on Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, there will only be eight teams remaining for the Elite Eight round games on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30.Start the day smarter.