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How many second teams are in March Madness? Conference sets record

How many second teams are in March Madness? Conference sets record

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  • Auburn secured the total name of number 1, with Florida also earning a No. 1 seed.
  • The earlier record of 11 teams was held in 2011 by Big East Conference.
  • Only South Carolina and LSU, outside the 16 teams of the Sec, did not do the tournament.

The Southeasters Conference joined the chance to write history on Sunday.

The top conference in Herren -College -Basketball not only wrote history, but also destroyed it because 14 teams made the cut for the NCAA tournament 2025. Texas has campaigned as No. 11 and will play in the first four Xavier.

The earlier record for most teams who sent a conference to the NCAA tournament was eleven, LAG from Big East in 2011. Uconn won the national championship this season.

Here is what you need to know about the SEC teams in the NCAA tournament 2025:

How many teams did SEC get in March Madness?

The SEC had two No. 1 seeds in Auburn and Florida, whereby Auburn was the total name of number 1. Alabama and Tennessee earned No. 2 seeds, while Kentucky earned a seed No. 3. Texas A&M was a seed No. 4, while Ole Miss and Missouri are 6 seeds. The state of Mississippi is a seed No. 8, while Georgia and Oklahoma earned the number 9 seeds.

In his first season, John Calipari led Arkansas to a No. 10 seed, as did Vanderbilts Mark Byington.

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SEC teams in the NCAA tournament

Here is a look at all SEC teams in the NCAA tournament and their seeds:

  1. Auburn (No. 1 in total)
  2. Florida (No. 1)
  3. Alabama (No. 2)
  4. Tennessee (No. 2)
  5. Kentucky (No. 3)
  6. Texas A & M (No. 4)
  7. Ole Miss (No. 6)
  8. Missouri (No. 6)
  9. Mississippi State (No. 8)
  10. Georgia (No. 9)
  11. Oklahoma (No. 9)
  12. Vanderbilt (No. 10)
  13. Arkansas (No. 10)
  14. Texas (No. 11)

March Madness record for most teams from a conference

The SEC set up the record by sending 14 teams to the NCAA tournament. The Big East set up the previous record in 2011 with 11 teams in the tournament.

Here is a look at the conferences with most teams sent to the NCAA tournament:

  • 1. Sec, 2025: 14 teams
  • 2. Big East, 2011: 11 teams
  • T3. ACC, 2018: 9 teams
  • T3. ACC: 2017: 9 teams
  • T3. Big East, 2012: 9 teams
  • T6. Big Ten, 2019: 8 teams
  • T6. Sec, 2018: 8 teams
  • T6. Big East, 2013: 8 teams
  • T6. Big East, 2010: 8 teams

How many schools in the Sec?

By adding Texas and Oklahoma before the academic year 2024-25, the SEC has 16 teams at the conference. Only South Carolina (12-20, 2-16) and LSU (14-18, 3-15) did not qualify for the NCAA tournament this season.

Both newcomers in the Sooners and the Longhorns qualified in the conference in their first season.

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