2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season explained

2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:14
Tv:CBS, ESPN, SEC Network
Season:Regular season
Mvp Link:Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2022 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2020–21 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2020–21
Nextseason Link:2022–23 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2022–23

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
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style= width=90Arkansas — -
style= width=85Auburn
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style= width=75Georgia
style= width=90LSU
style= width=75Kentucky
style= width=75Missouri
style= width=75Mississippi State
style= width=75Ole Miss
style= width=75South Carolina
style= width=100Tennessee
style= width=75Texas A&M
style= width=100Vanderbilt

Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

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]
style= width=75Alabama – – – – – – –
style= width=75Arkansas – – – – – – – –
style= width=75Auburn – – – – – – –
style= width=75Florida – – – – – – –
style= width=75Georgia – – – – – – –
style= width=75Kentucky – – – – – – –
style= width=75LSU – – – – – –
style= width=75Missouri – – – – – –
style= width=75Mississippi State – – – – – – – –
style= width=75Ole Miss – – – – – – –
style= width=75South Carolina – – – – – – –
style= width=75Tennessee – – – – – – –
style= width=75Texas A&M – – – – – – –
style= width=75Vanderbilt – – – – – – –

SEC Media Day selections

Media poll
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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

TeamTournamentFinish
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style= width=75Florida-
style= width=75Georgia-
style= width=75Kentucky-
style= width=75LSU-
style= width=75Mississippi State-
style= width=75Missouri-
style= width=75Ole Miss-
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style= width=75Tennessee-
style= width=75Texas A&M-
style= width=75Vanderbilt–

Records against other conferences

2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 9, 2021):

Regular season

Power Conferences & GonzagaRecord
ACC0–1
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
Gonzagaalign=center 1–0
Power Conferences Total1–1
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
American0–0
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN2–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South1–0
Big West0–0
CAA1–0
C-USA2–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC1–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West0–0
NEC0–0
OVC2–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon1–0
Southland1–0
SWAC1–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt1–0
WAC0–0
WCC (except Gonzaga)0–0
Other Division I Total13–1
Division II Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total13–2

Postseason

Power Conferences & GonzagaRecord
ACC0–0
Big East0–0
Big Ten0–0
Big 120–0
Pac-120–0
Gonzagaalign=center 0–0
Power Conferences Total0–0
Other NCAA Division I ConferencesRecord
American0–0
America East0–0
A-100–0
ASUN0–0
Big Sky0–0
Big South0–0
Big West0–0
CAA0–0
C-USA0–0
Horizon0–0
Ivy League0–0
MAAC0–0
MAC0–0
MEAC0–0
MVC0–0
Mountain West0–0
NEC0–0
OVC0–0
Patriot League0–0
SoCon0–0
Southland0–0
SWAC0–0
The Summit0–0
Sun Belt0–0
WAC0–0
WCC (except Gonzaga)0–0
Other Division I Total0–0
NCAA Division I Total0–0

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 71–79 0–1
Nov 20 Tennessee Hall of Fame Tip Off53–71 0–2
Nov 24 Auburn 109–115 0–3
Dec 1 Georgia ― 82–79 1–3
Dec 4 Memphis Ole Miss ― 67–63 2–3
Dec 4 Tennessee ― 69–54 3–3
Dec 4 Alabama — 91-82 4–3
Dec 7 Tennessee Madison Square Garden ● New York, NY ― 52–57 4–4
Dec 11 Auburn ― 99–68 5–4
Dec 11 Missouri 65–102 5–5
Dec 11 Kentucky ― 62–66 5–6
Dec 11 Alabama ― 83–82 6–6
Dec 12 South Carolina — 66–65 7–6
Dec 12 Florida ― 68–70 7–7
Dec 14 Alabama Memphis ― 78–92 7–8
Dec 18 Tennessee Memphis ― CANCELED ―
Dec 18 Kentucky ― CANCELLED ―
Dec 22 Kentucky ― POSTPONED ―
Dec 22 Arizona Tennessee ― 77–73 8–8
Dec 22 Missouri ― 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.

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vs. Alabama– 0–12–00–01–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Arkansas1–0– 0–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Auburn0–21–0– 0–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–0
vs. Florida1–01–01–1– 0–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Georgia0–11–02–00–0– 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Kentucky0–21–01–00–00–1– 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. LSU1–02–01–00–00–10–0– 0–00–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Miss. State1–11–11–00–00–10–00–0– 0–00–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Missouri1–12–01–00–00–10–00–00–0– 0–00–00–00–00–0
vs. Ole Miss1–01–02–00–00–10–00–00–00–0– 0–00–00–00–0
vs. South Carolina1–01–01–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–0– 0–00–00–0
vs. Tennessee1–01–00–10–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–0– 0–00–0
vs. Texas A&M0–10-11–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–0– 0–0
vs. Vanderbilt1–01–11–00–00–20–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–0–
Total9-813–414–39–81–1613–48–98–94–134–139–813–48–96–11

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifference
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Through March 18, 2021[25]

Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

  Improvement in ranking
 Drop in ranking
RVReceived votes but were not ranked in Top 25
NVNo 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
AlabamaAPRV
CRV
ArkansasAPNV
CNV
AuburnAPNV
CNV
FloridaAPRV
CRV
GeorgiaAPRV
CRV
KentuckyAPRV
CRV
LSUAPNV
CNV
MissouriAP13
C12
Mississippi StateAPNV
CNV
Ole MissAPNV
CNV
South CarolinaAP2
C2
TennesseeAPRV
CRV
Texas A&MAPNV
CNV
VanderbiltAPNV
CNV

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeason at schoolOverall recordSEC recordNCAA tournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
AlabamaNate OatsBuffalo216–15 8–10 000
ArkansasEric MusselmanNevada220–12 7–11 000
AuburnBruce PearlTennessee7125–78 52–56 210
FloridaMike WhiteLouisiana Tech6108–65 54–36 300
GeorgiaTom CreanIndiana327–37 7–29 000
KentuckyJohn CalipariMemphis12330–77 151–41 941
LSUWill WadeVCU464–30 35–18 100
Mississippi StateBen HowlandUCLA698–67 43–47 100
MissouriCuonzo MartinCalifornia450–46 22–32 100
Ole MissKermit DavisMiddle Tennessee335–30 16–20 100
South CarolinaFrank MartinKansas State9147–119 66–78 110
TennesseeRick BarnesTexas6105–64 51–39 200
Texas A&MBuzz WilliamsVirginia Tech216–14 10–8 000
VanderbiltJerry StackhouseMemphis Grizzlies (asst.)211–21 3–15 000

Postseason

SEC tournament

See main article: 2022 SEC men's basketball tournament.

2022 SEC men's basketball tournament seeds and results
SeedSchoolConf.Over.TiebreakerFirst round
March 11		Second round
March 12		Quarterfinals
March 13		Semifinals
March 14		Championship
March 15
1.Auburn15-327-4ByeBye
2.Kentucky14-425-6ByeBye
3.Tennessee14-423-7ByeBye
4.Arkansas14-424-7ByeBye
5.LSU9-921-10Bye
6.Alabama9-919-12Bye
7.South Carolina9-918-12Bye
8.Texas A&M9-921-11Bye
9.Florida9-919-12Bye
10.Mississippi State8-1017-14Bye
11.Vanderbilt7-1115-15
12.Missouri5-1311-20
13.Ole Miss4-1413-18
14.Georgia1-176-25
‡ – 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

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Teams from the conference were selected to participate:

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourFirst roundSecond roundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
――TBD―–––––
BidsW-L (%):TOTAL:

National Invitation tournament

Number from the conference were selected to participate:

See main article: 2022 National Invitation Tournament.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
−−−−−
BidW-L (%):TOTAL:
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost

Honors and awards

Players of the Week

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Totals per School

All-SEC Awards

Coaches

2022 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards[27]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearOscar Tshiebwe, Kentucky
Coach of the YearBruce Pearl, Auburn
Defensive Player of the YearWalker Kessler, Auburn
Freshman of the Year<--This is the title for the coaches' award.-->Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn
Scholar-Athlete of the YearJordan Wright, Vanderbilt
Sixth Man AwardTari Eason, LSU

Players

2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond TeamAll-Freshman TeamAll-Defensive Team
† - denotes unanimous selection
Honorable Mention

AP

2022 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the Year
Coach of the Year
Newcomer of the Year<--This is the title for the AP award.-->
2022 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams
First TeamSecond 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 IXPlayer of the Year

All-District Team

All-American

See main article: 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.

National awards

Home game attendance

TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Game 8Game 9Game 10Game 11Game 12Game 13Game 14Game 15Game 16Game 17Game 18Total Average% of Capacity
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Total–––

Bold – At or exceed capacity
†Season high

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021 Basketball Class Rankings. espn.com. October 12, 2020.
  2. Web site: New Rivals 2021 basketball team rankings released. Rivals.com. October 12, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2021 Basketball Team Rankings. October 29, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2021 Basketball Team Rankings. June 26, 2019.
  5. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Point Guards to Watch List for 2022 Bob Cousy Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018171047/https://www.hoophall.com/news/basketball-hall-of-fame-names-twenty-point-guards-to-watch-list-for-2022-bob-cousy-award/ . 2021-10-18 .
  6. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Shooting Guards to Watch List for 2022 Jerry West Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150221101107/http://www.hoophallawards.com:80/west.php . 2015-02-21 .
  7. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Small Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Julius Erving Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219014518/http://www.hoophallawards.com:80/erving.php . 2015-02-19 .
  8. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Power Forwards to Watch List for 2022 Karl Malone Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150219014601/http://www.hoophallawards.com:80/malone.php . 2015-02-19 .
  9. Web site: Basketball Hall of Fame Names Twenty Centers to Watch List for 2022 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218175020/http://www.hoophallawards.com:80/kareem.php . 2015-02-18 .
  10. Web site: 2021-22 CBS Sports Preseason All-America teams: College basketball's best and most talented players.
  11. Web site: Timme, Juzan, Cockburn headline AP preseason All-Americans. Associated Press. 25 October 2021 .
  12. Web site: Athlon Sports' 2021-22 College Basketball Preseason All-America Team.
  13. Web site: Sporting News' 2021-22 college basketball preseason All-Americans.
  14. Web site: Trevion Williams, Jaden Ivey Named Preseason All-Americans by Athlon Sports.
  15. Web site: AP Top 25 Poll. AP.
  16. Web site: Athlon Sports' College Basketball Top 25 for 2021-22. Athlon Sports.
  17. Web site: Blue Ribbon Top 25 Poll. BlueRibbon. 16 September 2021 .
  18. News: College basketball No. 1-358 rankings: Preseason countdown concludes with top 68 teams for 2021-22 season. CBS Sports. en-US.
  19. Web site: Men's Basketball Coaches Poll. USA Today.
  20. News: How high does Memphis climb in Way-Too-Early Top 25 college basketball rankings for 2021-22?. CollegeBasketballTalk. en-US.
  21. News: 2022 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings. Ken Pom. en-US.
  22. News: 2021-22 College Basketball. en-US.
  23. News: Ranking Every Team in Men's College Basketball. en-US.
  24. News: College basketball rankings: Gonzaga, UCLA, Illinois lead Sporting News' preseason top 25. en-US.
  25. Web site: Sortable Team Stats. https://web.archive.org/web/20210124210056/https://stats.pac-12.com/sports/mbkb/2020-21/leaders . dead . January 24, 2021 . October 10, 2020.
  26. Web site: Auburn locks down the No. 1 seed, final SEC standings . 6 March 2022 .
  27. Web site: SEC names men's basketball All-SEC teams & awards. secsports.com. March 8, 2022.

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