College basketball insider Jon Rothstein backed Kentucky guard Otega Oweh as his pick for SEC Preseason Player of the Year.

On Memorial Day, the SEC set a record by sending 13 teams into the NCAA Tournament field. Over the next seven days, the league set another record with nine teams eliminated in the regionals.

The SEC had an eventual postseason that saw 13 teams play in the NCAA Tournament. Here is where every team now sits in the final 2025 power rankings.

Most notably, they regained control of the in-state rivalry against Tennessee, punctuating it with a blowout win over the Vols in the SEC Tournament. The No. 1 seed was a nice, surprise bonus, too.

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That includes No. 1 Vanderbilt -- the SEC Tournament champion -- who was the first top overall national seed to not make a regional final since the NCAA Tournament adopted its current format in ...

It’s hard to understate just how impressive the SEC was last season in the national college basketball landscape. Fourteen of the league’s 16 schools qualified for the NCAA Tournament.

The Tigers will play 16 total SEC games, with conference play starting on New Year’s Day and running until March 1. The 2026 women’s SEC tournament will run from March 4-8.