2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Sports season
The 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 9. Conference play started in late December and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 SEC men's basketball tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida . The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA tournament .
Offseason
The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which prematurely ended the previous season and continues to affect the current one.
Preseason
Recruiting classes
Rankings
Team
ESPN[ 1]
Rivals[ 2]
On3 Recruits [ 3]
Scout/247 Sports[ 4]
Signees
Alabama
Arkansas
—
-
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
LSU
Kentucky
Missouri
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
Preseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
Preseason All-American teams
ESPN
CBS [ 10]
USA
AP [ 11]
Blue Ribbon
Athlon Sports [ 12]
NBC Sports
Street & Smith's
Sporting News [ 13]
Sports Illustrated [ 14]
Preseason polls
Media poll
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Preseason All-SEC teams
Honorable Mention
Midseason watchlists
Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.
Final watchlists
Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.
Regular season
Early season tournaments
Team
Tournament
Finish
Alabama
-
Arkansas
-
Auburn
-
Florida
-
Georgia
-
Kentucky
-
LSU
-
Mississippi State
-
Missouri
-
Ole Miss
-
South Carolina
Tennessee
-
Texas A&M
-
Vanderbilt
–
Records against other conferences
2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 9, 2021):
Regular season
Postseason
Record against ranked non-conference opponents
This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):
Date
Visitor
Home
Site
Significance
Score
Conference record
Nov 9
No. 10 Kentucky
No. 9 Duke
Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY
Champions Classic
71–79
0–1
Nov 20
Villanova
Tennessee
Mohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CT
Hall of Fame Tip Off
53–71
0–2
Nov 24
UConn
Auburn
Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas
Battle 4 Atlantis
109–115
0–3
Dec 1
Memphis
Georgia
Stegeman Coliseum ● Athens, GA
―
82–79
1–3
Dec 4
Memphis
Ole Miss
The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss ● Oxford, MS
―
67–63
2–3
Dec 4
Tennessee
Colorado
CU Events Center ● Boulder, CO
―
69–54
3–3
Dec 4
Alabama
Gonzaga
Climate Pledge Arena ● Seattle, WA
—
91-82
4–3
Dec 7
Texas Tech
Tennessee
Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY
―
52–57
4–4
Dec 11
Nebraska
Auburn
State Farm Arena ● Atlanta, GA
―
99–68
5–4
Dec 11
Missouri
Kansas
Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS
Border War
65–102
5–5
Dec 11
Kentucky
Notre Dame
Purcell Pavilion ● South Bend, IN
―
62–66
5–6
Dec 11
UConn
Alabama
Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, AL
―
83–82
6–6
Dec 12
Florida State
South Carolina
Rock Hill Sports & Event Center ● Rock Hill, SC
—
66–65
7–6
Dec 12
Florida
Maryland
Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NY
―
68–70
7–7
Dec 14
Alabama
Memphis
FedExForum ● Memphis, TN
―
78–92
7–8
Dec 18
Tennessee
Memphis
Bridgestone Arena ● Nashville, TN
―
CANCELED
―
Dec 18
Ohio State
Kentucky
T-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV
―
CANCELLED
―
Dec 22
Louisville
Kentucky
Rupp Arena ● Lexington, KY
―
POSTPONED
―
Dec 22
Arizona
Tennessee
Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN
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77–73
8–8
Dec 22
Illinois
Missouri
Enterprise Center ● St. Louis, MO
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63-88
8–9
Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking
† denotes game was played on neutral site
Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
vs. Alabama
–
0–1
2–0
0–0
1–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Arkansas
1–0
–
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Auburn
0–2
1–0
–
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Florida
1–0
1–0
1–1
–
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Georgia
0–1
1–0
2–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Kentucky
0–2
1–0
1–0
0–0
0–1
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. LSU
1–0
2–0
1–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Miss. State
1–1
1–1
1–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Missouri
1–1
2–0
1–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Ole Miss
1–0
1–0
2–0
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. South Carolina
1–0
1–0
1–0
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
0–0
vs. Tennessee
1–0
1–0
0–1
0–0
0–1
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
0–0
vs. Texas A&M
0–1
0-1
1–0
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
0–0
vs. Vanderbilt
1–0
1–1
1–0
0–0
0–2
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
0–0
–
Total
9-8
13–4
14–3
9–8
1–16
13–4
8–9
8–9
4–13
4–13
9–8
13–4
8–9
6–11
Points scored
Team
For
Against
Difference
Alabama
―
―
―
Arkansas
―
―
―
Auburn
―
―
―
Florida
―
―
―
Georgia
―
―
―
Kentucky
―
―
―
LSU
―
―
―
Missouri
―
―
―
Mississippi State
―
―
―
Ole Miss
―
―
―
South Carolina
―
―
―
Tennessee
―
―
―
Texas A&M
―
―
―
Vanderbilt
―
―
―
Through March 18, 2021 [ 25]
Rankings
Improvement in ranking
Drop in ranking
RV
Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NV
No votes received
Pre
Wk 2
Wk 3
Wk 4
Wk 5
Wk 6
Wk 7
Wk 8
Wk 9
Wk 10
Wk 11
Wk 12
Wk 13
Wk 14
Wk 15
Wk 16
Wk 17
Wk 18
Wk 19
Final
Alabama
AP
RV
C
RV
Arkansas
AP
NV
C
NV
Auburn
AP
NV
C
NV
Florida
AP
RV
C
RV
Georgia
AP
RV
C
RV
Kentucky
AP
RV
C
RV
LSU
AP
NV
C
NV
Missouri
AP
13
C
12
Mississippi State
AP
NV
C
NV
Ole Miss
AP
NV
C
NV
South Carolina
AP
2
C
2
Tennessee
AP
RV
C
RV
Texas A&M
AP
NV
C
NV
Vanderbilt
AP
NV
C
NV
Head coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
Postseason
SEC tournament
March, 2022 at the Amalie Arena , Tampa, Florida . Teams will be seeded by conference record, with ties broken by record between the tied teams followed by record against the regular-season champion, if necessary.
2022 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed
School
Conf.
Over.
Tiebreaker
First roundMarch 11
Second roundMarch 12
QuarterfinalsMarch 13
SemifinalsMarch 14
ChampionshipMarch 15
1.
Auburn
15-3
27-4
Bye
Bye
2.
Kentucky
14-4
25-6
Bye
Bye
3.
Tennessee
14-4
23-7
Bye
Bye
4.
Arkansas
14-4
24-7
Bye
Bye
5.
LSU
9-9
21-10
Bye
6.
Alabama
9-9
19-12
Bye
7.
South Carolina
9-9
18-12
Bye
8.
Texas A&M
9-9
21-11
Bye
9.
Florida
9-9
19-12
Bye
10.
Mississippi State
8-10
17-14
Bye
11.
Vanderbilt
7-11
15-15
12.
Missouri
5-13
11-20
13.
Ole Miss
4-14
13-18
14.
Georgia
1-17
6-25
‡ – SEC regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-Bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-Bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games played in the SEC tournament .
[ 26]
NCAA tournament
Teams from the conference were selected to participate:
Seed
Region
School
First Four
First round
Second round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
Championship
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–
–
–
–
Bids
W-L (%):
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
National Invitation tournament
Number from the conference were selected to participate:
Seed
Bracket
School
First round
Second round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
−
−
−
−
−
Bid
W-L (%):
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
0–0 (–)
TOTAL: 0–0 (–)
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
Honors and awards
Players of the Week
Week
Player of the Week
School
Freshman of the Week
School
Ref.
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Totals per School
All-SEC Awards
Coaches
Players
2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team
Second Team
All-Freshman Team
All-Defensive Team
† - denotes unanimous selection
Honorable Mention
AP
2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First Team
Second Team
† - denotes unanimous selection
Honorable Mention
All-District
The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams:
District VIII
All-District Team
District IX
Player of the Year
All-District Team
All-American
National awards
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
Team
School/club team
−
−
−
Home game attendance
Team
Stadium
Capacity
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
Game 6
Game 7
Game 8
Game 9
Game 10
Game 11
Game 12
Game 13
Game 14
Game 15
Game 16
Game 17
Game 18
Total
Average
% of Capacity
Alabama
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Arkansas
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Auburn
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Florida
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Georgia
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Kentucky
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
LSU
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Missouri
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Mississippi State
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Ole Miss
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
South Carolina
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Tennessee
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Texas A&M
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Vanderbilt
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
Total
–
–
–
Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high
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