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The SEC earned the most A grades of the five conferences we've covered in this series.
The conference earned a record-setting 14 NCAA tournament bids in 2024-25 .
The Crimson Tide finished third behind Auburn and Florida in the nation's strongest conference.
The Tigers won the conference championship in the No. 1 league on KenPom .
Vanderbilt reached the NCAA tournament as an 8 -seed.
The Bulldogs earned a 9 -seed as one of the league's 14 teams to have their names called on Selection Sunday .
Chris Beard's Ole Miss finished 10-8 in conference play with wins over Alabama , Kentucky and Florida .
The Tigers finished 15 , just one point above their predicted spot in the preseason poll.
The Longhorns finished 19 -16 ( 6-12 in SEC play) and barely made the NCAA tournament.
Tre Johnson averaged 19.9 PPG and had one of the best freshman debuts of the NIL and transfer portal era.
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