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Aside from the No. 10 seed Arkansas Razorbacks, who are far from a mid-major program coming out of the SEC, there were only four double-digit seeds that won a game at this year's NCAA tournament.
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The recent championship ranks the lowest of the three in ESPN's rankings, but that certainly does not diminish the accomplishment nor does it suck any of the excitement out of the epic run.
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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. Two of those programs, No. 1 seeds Auburn and Florida,
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.
Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 — its modern format — only five of 40 national champions were unranked to start the season.
The 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be available across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV. (1) Florida vs. (1) Auburn, 6:09 p.m. on CBS
The SEC regular-season champion Tigers face the conference tournament-winning Gators on Saturday in the first all-SEC matchup in the history of the Final Four.
Notable: Rupp retired at the end of the 1971-72 season, and Hall led the Wildcats back to the Final Four three years later. The first 32-team NCAA tournament was also the last for legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, who retired after winning his 10th national championship. Top players: Jack Givens, Rick Robey, Kyle Macy
Two incredible rallies by Houston and Florida gave us an epic NCAA Tournament Final Four set of games. The Cougars, representing the Big 12, and the Gators of t
The SEC, Big Ten and Big 12 gobbled up more than 50 percent of all the multi-million dollar units available in the tournament.
Bruce Pearl led Auburn to a 32-6 final record, an SEC regular season title, the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and just the second Final Four appearance in program history. The Gators advance to face the winner of No. 1 Duke and No. 1 Houston in the national championship game on Monday.