The 2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October followed by the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which started November 6, 2023. Conference began on January 6, 2024, and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2024 SEC men's basketball tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. The tournament champion will receive the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA tournament.

This will be the final season with 14 members of the conference as Texas and Oklahoma will join the conference before the start of the 2024–25

Pre-season

Recruiting classes

+ Rankings Team ESPN RivalsOn3 Recruits247 SportsSigneesAlabama No. 22 No. 14 No. 16 4Arkansas No. 32 No. 11 No. 302Auburn – No. 51 No. 67 2Florida No. 58 No. 60 No. 93 2Georgia No. 11 No. 18 No. 15 4LSU No. 42 No. 45 No. 50 2Kentucky – No. 1 No. 1 8Missouri No. 23 No. 31 No. 27 3Mississippi State No. 20 No. 57 No. 36 5Ole Miss – No. 48 No. 54 3South Carolina No. 44 No. 73 No. 52 3Tennessee No. 39 No. 21 No. 21 3Texas A&M No. 48 No. 59 No. 39 3Vanderbilt No. 26 No. 55 No. 37 5

Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.

PlayerWoodenNaismithCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-JabbarOlsonAaron BradshawTrevon BrazileJohni BroomeJustin EdwardsDalton KnechtRiley KugelTramon MarkGrant NelsonAntonio ReevesJamarion SharpTolu SmithWade Taylor IVSantiago VéscoviD. J. WagnerZakai Zeigler

Preseason All-American teams

PlayerAPCBSFox SportsJohni BroomeRVTolu SmithRVWade Taylor IVRV1st Team3rd Team

Preseason polls

247 Sports AP Blue Ribbon CBS Sports Coaches ESPNFox Sports KenPomNCAA Sports SportsIllustratedAlabama No. 16 No. 24 – – No. 24 No. 22 – No. 10 No. 28 – Arkansas No. 10 No. 14 – No. 16 No. 14 No. 16 No. 9 No. 14 No. 14 No. 20 Auburn – – – – – – – No. 15 No. 33 – Florida – – – – – – – No. 39 – – Georgia – – – – – – – No. 57 – – Kentucky – No. 16 – – No. 16 No. 15 – No. 18 No. 18 No. 23 LSU – – – – – – – No. 47 – Missouri – – – – – – – No. 55 – –Mississippi State – – – – – – – No. 27 No. 26 – Ole Miss – – – No. 22 – – – No. 82 – – South Carolina – – – – – – – No. 66 – – Tennessee No. 9 No. 9 – No. 4 No. 10 No. 8 No. 15 No. 8 No. 21 No. 6 Texas A&M No. 19 No. 15 – – No. 19 No. 20 No. 16 No. 24 No. 23 No. 11 Vanderbilt – – – – – – – No. 79 – –

SEC media days The SEC conducted its 2023 SEC media days in Birmingham, Alabama on October 18 & 19, 2023 on the SEC Network.

The teams and representatives in respective order are as follows: Alabama – Nate Oats (HC), Aaron Estrada & Mark Sears Arkansas – Eric Musselman (HC), Trevon Brazile & Davonte Davis Auburn – Bruce Pearl (HC), Johni Broome & Jaylin Williams Florida – Todd Golden (HC), Will Richard & Tyrese Samuel Georgia – Mike White (HC), Justin Hill & Noah Thomasson Kentucky – John Calipari (HC), Trey Mitchell & Antonio Reeves LSU – Matt McMahon (HC), Derek Fountain & Jordan Wright Ole Miss – Chris Beard (HC), Allen Flanigan & Matthew Murrell Mississippi State – Chris Jans (HC), Cameron Matthews & Tolu Smith Missouri – Dennis Gates (HC), Noah Carter & Nick Honor South Carolina – Lamont Paris (HC), Ta'Lon Cooper & Meechie Johnson Tennessee – Rick Barnes (HC), Santiago Vescovi & Zakai Zeigler Texas A&M – Buzz Williams (HC), Tyrece Radford & Wade Taylor Vanderbilt – Jerry Stackhouse (HC), Tyrin Lawrence & Ezra Manion

+Men's Basketball Preseason Poll Place Team 1. Tennessee 2. Texas A&M 3. Arkansas 4. Kentucky 5. Alabama 6. Auburn 7. Mississippi State 8. Florida 9. Missouri 10. Ole Miss 11. Vanderbilt 12. Georgia 13. LSU 14. South Carolina Source:

SEC Preseason All-Conference First Team

NameSchool Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School) Trevon Brazile Arkansas F So . 6′ 10″, 220 Springfield, MO Johni Broome Auburn F Jr. 6′ 10″, 240 Plant City, FL Justin Edwards Kentucky G Fr . 6′ 8″, 203 Philadelphia, PA Grant Nelson Alabama F Sr. 6′ 11″, 230 Devils Lake, ND Tolu Smith Mississippi State F Gr. 6′ 11″, 245 Bay St. Louis, MS Wade Taylor IV Texas A&M G Jr. 6′ 0″, 175 Dallas, TX Santiago Vescovi Tennessee G Sr. 6′ 3″, 192 Montevideo, Uruguay

Second Team NameSchool Pos. Yr. Ht., Wt. Hometown (Last School) Davonte Davis Arkansas G Sr. 6′ 1″, 185 Jacksonville, AR Riley Kugel Florida G Sr. 6′ 4″, 185 Orlando, FL Antonio Reeves Kentucky G So. 6′ 5″, 207 Chicago, IL Mark Sears Alabama G Sr. 6′ 5″, 205 Muscle Shoals, AL Zakai Zeigler Tennessee G Jr. 5′ 9″, 171 Long Island, NY Honorable Mention

Midseason watchlists Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists.

PlayerWoodenNaismithNaismith DPOYRobertsonCousyWestErvingMaloneAbdul-JabbarOlsonJohni BroomeMeechie JohnsonDalton KnechtAntonio ReevesMark SearsReed SheppardWade Taylor IVZakai Zeigler

Regular season The schedule was released in late October. Before the season, it was announced that for the seventh consecutive season, all regular-season conference games and conference tournament games would be broadcast nationally by ESPN Inc. family of networks including ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and the SEC Network.

Multi-team tournaments

Team Tournament FinishAlabama Emerald Coast Classic3rdArkansas Battle 4 Atlantis4thAuburn Legends Classic1stFlorida NIT Season Tip-Off2ndGeorgia Bahamas Championship4thKentucky −−LSU Charleston Classic5thMissouri −−Mississippi State Hall of Fame Tip-Off1stOle Miss −−South Carolina −−Tennessee Maui Invitational4thTexas A&M ESPN Events Invitational3rdVanderbilt Vegas Showdown4th

ACC–SEC Challenge

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record Nov. 28 LSU JMA Wireless Dome ● Syracuse, New York ACC–SEC Challenge Syracuse 80–57 ACC 1–0 Notre Dame South Carolina Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, South Carolina South Carolina 65–53 Tied 1–1 No. 21 Mississippi State McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Tech 67–59 ACC 2–1 Missouri Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center ● Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Missouri 71–64 Tied 2–2 No. 8 No. 12 Kentucky Rupp Arena ● Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky 95–73 SEC 3–2 NC State Ole Miss SJB Pavilion ● Oxford, Mississippi Ole Miss 72–52 SEC 4–2 No. 23 Alabama Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, Alabama Clemson 85–77 SEC 4–3 Nov. 29 Florida Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum ● Winston-Salem, North Carolina Wake Forest 82–71 Tied 4-4 No. 14 Texas A&M Virginia John Paul Jones Arena ● Charlottesville, Virginia Virginia 59–47 ACC 5–4 No. 10 Tennessee No. 17 North Carolina Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, North Carolina North Carolina 100–92 ACC 6–4 Boston College Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium ● Nashville, Tennessee Boston College 78–62 ACC 7–4 Virginia Tech Auburn Neville Arena ● Auburn, Alabama Auburn 74–57 ACC 7–5 Georgia Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center ● Tallahassee, Florida Georgia 68–66 ACC 7–6 No. 7 Duke Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, Arkansas Arkansas 80–75 Tied 7–7 Team rankings are reflective of AP poll when the game was played, not current or final ranking

Records vs other conferences The SEC has a record of 136–46 in non-conference play for the 2023–24 season. Records shown for regular season only.

Regular season

+Power 6 ConferencesConferenceRecordACC17–12Big East2–3Big Ten10–4Big 122–10Pac-126–3Combined37–32 Other ConferencesConferenceRecordAmerica East1–0American10–4ASUN7–0Atlantic 105–1Big Sky1–0Big South8–1Big West0–0Coastal2–1Conference USA3–0Horizon1–0Independents/Non-Division I0–0Ivy League3–0Metro Atlantic3–0Mid-American0–0Mid-Eastern Athletic3–0Missouri Valley3–0Mountain West0–0Northeast2–0Ohio Valley4–0Patriot3–0Southern7–2Southland8–1SWAC14–2Summit1–0Sun Belt7–1WCC0–1WAC3–0Combined99–14

Record against ranked non-conference opponents This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll at time of the game):

Date Visitor Home Site Significance Score Conference record Nov. 7 No. 20 Baylor Auburn† Sanford Pentagon ● Sioux Falls, SD − Baylor 88−82 0−1 Nov. 14 No. 1 Kansas No. 17 Kentucky† United Center ● Chicago, IL Champions Classic Kansas 89−84 0−2 Nov. 17 No. 12 Miami (FL) Georgia† Baha Mar Convention Center ● Nassau, Bahamas Bahamas Championship Miami 79−68 0−3 Nov. 21 No. 2 Purdue No. 7 Tennessee† Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HI Maui Invitational Purdue 71−67 0−4 Nov. 21 No. 1 Kansas No. 7 Tennessee† Stan Sheriff Center ● Honolulu, HI Maui Invitational Kansas 69−60 0−5 Nov. 24 No. 19 Florida Atlantic No. 12 Texas A&M† State Farm Field House ● Kissimmee, FL ESPN Events Invitational Florida Atlantic 96−89 0−6 Nov. 24 No. 13 Baylor Florida† Barclays Center ● Brooklyn, NY NIT Season Tip-Off Baylor 95−91 0−7 Nov. 24 No. 14 North Carolina No. 20 Arkansas† Imperial Arena ● Nassau, Bahamas Battle 4 Atlantis North Carolina 87−72 0−8 Nov. 28 No. 8 Miami No. 12 Kentucky Rupp Arena ● Lexington, KY ACC–SEC Challenge Kentucky 95−73 1−8 Nov. 29 No. 7 Duke Arkansas Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, AR ACC–SEC Challenge Arkansas 80−75 2−8 Nov. 29 No. 10 Tennessee No. 17 North Carolina Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, NC ACC–SEC Challenge North Carolina 100−92 2−9 Dec. 6 South Carolina No. 24 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum ● Clemson, SC Rivalry Clemson 72−67 2−10 Dec. 9 Missouri No. 2 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse ● Lawrence, KS Border War Kansas 73−64 2−11 Dec. 9 Alabama No. 4 Purdue Coca-Cola Coliseum ● Toronto, ON Basketball Hall of Fame Series Toronto Purdue 92−86 2−12 Dec. 9 No. 20 Illinois No. 17 Tennessee Thompson-Boling Arena ● Knoxville, TN − Tennessee 86−79 3−12 Dec. 9 No. 19 Oklahoma Arkansas† BOK Center ● Tulsa, OK Crimson & Cardinal Classic Oklahoma 79−70 3−13 Dec. 16 No. 4 Houston Texas A&M Toyota Center ● Houston, TX The Halal Guys Showcase Houston 70−66 3−14 Dec. 16 No. 19 Texas LSU† Toyota Center ● Houston, TX The Halal Guys Showcase Texas 96−85 3−15 Dec. 16 Alabama No. 8 Creighton CHI Health Center Omaha ● Omaha, NE − Creighton 85−82 3−16 Dec. 16 No. 9 North Carolina No. 14 Kentucky State Farm Arena ● Atlanta, GA CBS Sports Classic/Rivalry Kentucky 87−83 4−16 Dec. 20 No. 4 Arizona Alabama Footprint Center ● Phoenix, AZ Jerry Colangelo Hall of Fame Series Arizona 87−74 4−17 Dec. 22 No. 13 Illinois Missouri† Enterprise Center ● St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights Illinois 97−73 4−18 Dec. 23 Vanderbilt No. 23 Memphis FedExForum ● Memphis, TN − Memphis 77−75 4−19 † denotes neutral site game

Conference schedule This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

 AlabamaArkansasAuburnFloridaGeorgiaKentuckyLSUOle MissMississippi StateMissouriSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexas A&MVanderbiltvs. Alabama – 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1vs. Arkansas 1-0 – 1–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0vs. Auburn 1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2vs. Florida 1–1 0–1 0–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1vs. Georgia 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 – 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1vs. Kentucky 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 – 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2vs. LSU 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2vs. Ole Miss 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 – 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1vs. Mississippi State 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 – 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1vs. Missouri 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 – 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–0vs. South Carolina 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–1 0–1vs. Tennessee 0–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 – 1–1 0–2vs. Texas A&M 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–1 – 1–0vs. Vanderbilt 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 –Total 13–5 6–12 12–4 11–6 6–11 12–5 8–9 7–10 8–9 0–18 12–5 14–3 8–9 3–14 Thru Mar. 6, 2024

Points scored

TeamForAgainstDifferenceAlabama 2,724 2,404 320Arkansas 2,322 2,376 -54Auburn 2,496 2,047 449Florida 2,553 2,326 227Georgia 2,246 2,225 21Kentucky 2,690 2,372 318LSU 2,299 2,240 59Ole Miss 2,267 2,199 68Mississippi State 2,244 2,066 178Missouri 2,170 2,290 -120South Carolina 2,149 1,969 180Tennessee 2,406 2,014 395Texas A&M 2,190 2,095 95Vanderbilt 2,009 2,260 -251

Through Mar. 6, 2024

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings