Before the focus fully shifts to the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season, we’re evaluating how this past season went.
With grades for the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 already in, we’re moving on to the SEC — our final report card of this series. With a record-setting 14 NCAA tournament bids in 2024-25, it’s no surprise the SEC earned the most A grades of the five conferences we’ve covered, and only the second without a single F.
Part of this process is straightforward: A good team that played like a good team will earn a strong grade, and a good team that played like a bad team will not. But it will be complicated for certain teams. Some had championship dreams. Others hoped to win just one game. Either way, we are judging each squad’s season based on preseason expectations while offering grace on a case-by-case basis for any unfortunate midseason events.
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