In a season filled with incredible highs, the SEC ended the regular season as the preeminent college basketball conference. As many believed, they also dominated the entire 68-team field for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

How Many SEC Teams Made the 2025 NCAA Tournament?
Once the final 68-team field was announced, 14 SEC teams were anointed spots in the tournament.
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Led by two No. 1 seeds, let’s break down the SEC teams by their seeding.
- Auburn – No. 1 seed
South Region - Florida – No. 1 seed
West Region - Alabama – No. 2 seed
East Region - Tennessee – No. 2 seed
Midwest Region - Kentucky – No. 3 seed
Midwest Region - Texas A&M – No. 4 seed
South Region - Ole Miss – No. 6 seed
South Region - Missouri – No. 6 seed
West Region - Mississippi State – No. 8 seed
East Region - Oklahoma – No. 9 seed
West Region - Georgia – No. 9 seed
Midwest Region - Arkansas – No. 10 seed
West Region - Vanderbilt – No. 10 seed
East Region - Texas – No. 11 seed
First Four (vs. Xavier)
Which Conference Has the Most Teams in the NCAA Tournament?
As you would expect, the SEC has by far the most teams in the Tournament. Here’s how that all breaks down:
- SEC: 14 teams
- Big Ten: 8 teams
- Big 12: 7 teams
- Big East: 5 teams
- ACC: 4 teams
- Mountain West: 4 teams
- West Coast: 2 teams
- Atlantic 10: 1 teams
- American Athletic: 1 team
- America East: 1 team
- ASUN: 1 team
- Big South: 1 team
- Big West: 1 team
- Coastal: 1 team
- CUSA: 1 team
- Horizon: 1 team
- Ivy: 1 team
- MAC: 1 team
- MEAC: 1 team
- Metro: 1 team
- Missouri Valley: 1 team
- Northeast: 1 team
- Ohio Valley: 1 team
- Patriot: 1 team
- Sky: 1 team
- Southern: 1 team
- Southland: 1 team
- Southwestern: 1 team
- Summit: 1 team
- Sun Belt: 1 team
- WAC: 1 team
No conference came close as the Big Ten and Big 12 are the only other conferences with more than five representatives.
Which Conference Had the Most No. 1 Seeds in the NCAA Tournament?
Not only did the SEC have the most teams, they have the most teams at the top of the bracket as well.
As it all fell out, the SEC was the only conference with multiple No. 1 seeds (Auburn, Florida), the only conference with multiple No. 2 seeds (Alabama, Tennessee), and the only conference with at least one No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 seed.
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