2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
Tournament
2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Auburn15–3 .83328–6  .824
No. 16 Kentucky14–4 .77826–8  .765
No. 15 Tennessee †14–4 .77827–8  .771
No. 8 Arkansas13–5 .72228–9  .757
LSU9–9 .50022–12  .647
Alabama9–9 .50019–14  .576
South Carolina9–9 .50018–13  .581
Texas A&M9–9 .50027–13  .675
Florida9–9 .50020–14  .588
Mississippi State8–10 .44418–16  .529
Vanderbilt7–11 .38919–17  .528
Missouri5–13 .27812–21  .364
Ole Miss4–14 .22213–19  .406
Georgia1–17 .0566–26  .188
† 2022 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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.

Wooden Naismith Robertson Cousy[5] West[6] Erving[7] Malone[8] Abdul-Jabbar[9] Olson

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

AP[15] Athlon Sports[16] Blue Ribbon[17] CBS Sports[18] Coaches[19] ESPN[20] KenPom[21] Lindy's
Sports[22]		 Sports
Illustrated[23]		 Sporting
News[24]
Alabama–––––––
Arkansas––––––– –
Auburn–––––––
Florida–––––––
Georgia–––––––
Kentucky–––––––
LSU––––––
Missouri––––––
Mississippi State––––––– –
Ole Miss–––––––
South Carolina–––––––
Tennessee–––––––
Texas A&M–––––––
Vanderbilt–––––––

SEC Media Day selections

Media poll
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3
4
5
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7
8
9
10
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12
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Preseason All-SEC teams

Media
Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

John R. Wooden Award Naismith Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar

Final watchlists

Below is a table of notable year end watch lists.

John R. Wooden Award Naismith Play of the Year Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Cousy West Erving Malone Abdul-Jabbar

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):

Big 12/SEC Challenge

Record against ranked non-conference opponents

This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll):

DateVisitorHomeSiteSignificanceScoreConference record
Nov 9No. 10 KentuckyNo. 9 DukeMadison Square Garden ● New York, NYChampions Classic71–790–1
Nov 20VillanovaTennesseeMohegan Sun Arena ● Uncasville, CTHall of Fame Tip Off53–710–2
Nov 24UConnAuburnImperial Arena ● Nassau, BahamasBattle 4 Atlantis109–1150–3
Dec 1MemphisGeorgiaStegeman Coliseum ● Athens, GA―82–791–3
Dec 4MemphisOle MissThe Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss ● Oxford, MS―67–632–3
Dec 4TennesseeColoradoCU Events Center ● Boulder, CO―69–543–3
Dec 4AlabamaGonzagaClimate Pledge Arena ● Seattle, WA—91-824–3
Dec 7Texas TechTennesseeMadison Square Garden ● New York, NY―52–574–4
Dec 11NebraskaAuburnState Farm Arena ● Atlanta, GA―99–685–4
Dec 11MissouriKansasAllen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KSBorder War65–1025–5
Dec 11KentuckyNotre DamePurcell Pavilion ● South Bend, IN―62–665–6
Dec 11UConnAlabamaColeman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, AL―83–826–6
Dec 12Florida StateSouth CarolinaRock Hill Sports & Event Center ● Rock Hill, SC—66–657–6
Dec 12FloridaMarylandBarclays Center ● Brooklyn, NY―68–707–7
Dec 14AlabamaMemphisFedExForum ● Memphis, TN―78–927–8
Dec 18TennesseeMemphisBridgestone Arena ● Nashville, TN―CANCELED―
Dec 18Ohio StateKentuckyT-Mobile Arena ● Las Vegas, NV―CANCELLED―
Dec 22LouisvilleKentuckyRupp Arena ● Lexington, KY―POSTPONED―
Dec 22ArizonaTennesseeThompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN―77–738–8
Dec 22IllinoisMissouriEnterprise Center ● St. Louis, MO―63-888–9

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 –0–12–00–01–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arkansas 1–0–0–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Auburn 0–21–0–0–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–0
vs. Florida 1–01–01–1–0–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Georgia 0–11–02–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kentucky 0–21–01–00–00–1–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. LSU 1–02–01–00–00–10–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Miss. State 1–11–11–00–00–10–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Missouri 1–12–01–00–00–10–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Ole Miss 1–01–02–00–00–10–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–00–0
vs. South Carolina 1–01–01–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–00–0
vs. Tennessee 1–01–00–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–00–0
vs. Texas A&M 0–10-11–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–0–0
vs. Vanderbilt 1–01–11–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total 9-813–414–39–81–1613–48–98–94–134–139–813–48–96–11

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
  PreWk
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.

Team Head coach Previous job Season at school Overall record SEC record NCAA tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Alabama Nate Oats Buffalo 2 16–15 (.516) 8–10 (.444) 0 0 0
Arkansas Eric Musselman Nevada 2 20–12 (.625) 7–11 (.389) 0 0 0
Auburn Bruce Pearl Tennessee 7 125–78 (.616) 52–56 (.481) 2 1 0
Florida Mike White Louisiana Tech 6 108–65 (.624) 54–36 (.600) 3 0 0
Georgia Tom Crean Indiana 3 27–37 (.422) 7–29 (.194) 0 0 0
Kentucky John Calipari Memphis 12 330–77 (.811) 151–41 (.786) 9 4 1
LSU Will Wade VCU 4 64–30 (.681) 35–18 (.660) 1 0 0
Mississippi State Ben Howland UCLA 6 98–67 (.594) 43–47 (.478) 1 0 0
Missouri Cuonzo Martin California 4 50–46 (.521) 22–32 (.407) 1 0 0
Ole Miss Kermit Davis Middle Tennessee 3 35–30 (.538) 16–20 (.444) 1 0 0
South Carolina Frank Martin Kansas State 9 147–119 (.553) 66–78 (.458) 1 1 0
Tennessee Rick Barnes Texas 6 105–64 (.621) 51–39 (.567) 2 0 0
Texas A&M Buzz Williams Virginia Tech 2 16–14 (.533) 10–8 (.556) 0 0 0
Vanderbilt Jerry Stackhouse Memphis Grizzlies (asst.) 2 11–21 (.344) 3–15 (.167) 0 0 0

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 round
March 11		 Second round
March 12		 Quarterfinals
March 13		 Semifinals
March 14		 Championship
March 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.

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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
― ― TBD
–
― – – – – –
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

School Total
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All-SEC Awards

Coaches

2022 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[27]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Coach of the Year Bruce Pearl, Auburn
Defensive Player of the Year Walker Kessler, Auburn
Freshman of the Year Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Jordan Wright, Vanderbilt
Sixth Man Award Tari Eason, LSU

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 Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year
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

2022 NBA draft

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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