Mark Pope on coaching in the SEC last season: “Greatest experience of my basketball coaching career.”

The 2024-25 Southeastern Conference was arguably the deepest, most talented league in the history of men’s college basketball. 14 of the SEC’s 16 teams ended up making the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the most ever by a single conference. Seven of them reached the Sweet 16, four went to the Elite 8, two made the Final Four, and the Florida Gators were crowned national champions.

Eight SEC teams finished among the AP Poll’s Top 25, including Kentucky at No. 12.