2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

2025-26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Teams16
TV partner(s)ESPN, SEC Network
Regular season
Season championsFlorida Gators
SEC tournament
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida 16 2   .889 26 7   .788
No. 15 Alabama 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
No. 17 Arkansas 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 22 Vanderbilt 11 7   .611 26 8   .765
No. 25 Tennessee 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Texas A&M 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Georgia 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Missouri 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Kentucky 10 8   .556 21 13   .618
Texas 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Oklahoma 7 11   .389 19 15   .559
Auburn 7 11   .389 17 16   .515
Mississippi State 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
South Carolina 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Ole Miss 4 14   .222 15 20   .429
LSU 3 15   .167 15 17   .469
2026 SEC tournament winner
As of March 15, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2025. The season officially started on November 3, 2025, as part of the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Conference play is scheduled to begin on January 3, 2026, and conclude on March 7, 2026. The 16 member teams will then participate in the 2026 SEC men's basketball tournament, scheduled for March 11–15, 2026, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

This is the second season with 16 members, as Texas and Oklahoma joined the conference in 2025.