Most Sweet 16 Teams From the Same Conference

Mississippi forward Jaemyn Brakefield (4) directs his teammates during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Mississippi State, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Starkville, Miss. Mississippi State won 85-81.
(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

The SEC set a new record in 2025 with an incredible seven teams in the Sweet 16. 

That means half of the conference’s tournament teams advanced to the second week. They were:

  • No. 1 Auburn
  • No. 1 Florida
  • No. 2 Alabama
  • No. 2 Tennessee
  • No. 3 Kentucky
  • No. 6 Ole Miss
  • No. 10 Arkansas

At the start of the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the SEC set a new record for most teams in the NCAA Tournament from one conference. With 14 teams in the field of 68 to start with, it became much easier to squeeze seven teams into the Sweet 16.

Previously, the record for most Sweet 16 teams from one conference was set by the ACC, which had six of its seven NCAA Tournament teams advance to the Sweet 16 in 2016.

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Chase Kiddy is a writer for BetMGM and co-host of The Lion's Edge, an NFL and college football podcast available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else. He has also written for a number of print and online outlets, including the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Washington Post, Daily News-Record, and HERO Sports. His first novel, Cave Paintings, is in development.