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SEC teams make up a historic portion of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket. A whopping 14 SEC basketball teams made the field of 68, shattering the previous record of 11 from the Big East in 2011.
Two SEC teams — Auburn and Florida — earned No. 1 seeds. Two more — Tennessee and Alabama — are on the 2-seed line. Yes, this year’s tournament field is absolutely loaded with SEC flavor.
And in their Round 1 games, 7 SEC teams are favored to win, with 2 others (Auburn and Ole Miss) still awaiting their first-round foes.
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Here are the opening lines for every game involving an SEC team in this year’s March Madness (via BetMGM Sportsbook):
Wednesday, March 19
- No. 11 Texas (+2.5) vs. No. 11 Xavier
Thursday, March 20
- No. 8 Gonzaga vs. No. 9 Georgia (+6.5)
- No. 2 Tennessee (-18.5) vs. No. 15 Wofford
- No. 7 Kansas vs. No. 10 Arkansas (+4.5)
- No. 4 Texas A&M (-7.5) vs. No. 13 Yale
- No. 6 Mizzou (-6.5) vs. No. 11 Drake
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Friday, March 21
- No. 8 Mississippi State (-1.5) vs. No. 9 Baylor
- No. 2 Alabama (-22.5) vs. No. 15 Robert Morris
- No. 7 Saint Mary’s vs. No. 10 Vanderbilt (+3.5)
- No. 1 Florida (-28.5) vs. No. 16 Norfolk State
- No. 3 Kentucky (-10.5) vs. No. 14 Troy
- No. 8 UConn vs. No. 9 Oklahoma (+4.5)
NOTE: Auburn is still waiting to find out its Round 1 opponent. Alabama State and St. Francis (PA) will play in Dayton on Tuesday night for the right to be a 16-seed in Auburn’s bracket.
Ole Miss is waiting for the winner of the North Carolina/San Diego State game that will determine the 11-seed to face the 6-seed Rebels.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
