Updated SEC NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch
by Staff Reporter
March 5, 20260 Comments

© Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN's Neil Paine released an updated NCAA Tournament Bubble Watch for each conference.
Paine expects nine, and possibly up to 11 teams from the SEC to make the tournament. The two teams that have the most work to do are Texas A&M and Auburn.
Here's what it looks like:
SEC
9.8 expected bids (8.8 at-large)
Locks (7):
Florida Gators
Alabama Crimson Tide
Vanderbilt Commodores
Arkansas Razorbacks
Tennessee Volunteers
Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky Wildcats
Should be in (2):
Missouri Tigers
Next game: vs. Arkansas (Saturday)
Texas Longhorns
Next game: vs. Oklahoma (Saturday)
Work to do (2):
Texas A&M Aggies
Next game: at LSU (Saturday)
Auburn Tigers
Next game: at Alabama (Saturday)
Paine expects nine, and possibly up to 11 teams from the SEC to make the tournament. The two teams that have the most work to do are Texas A&M and Auburn.
Here's what it looks like:
SEC
9.8 expected bids (8.8 at-large)
Locks (7):
Florida Gators
Alabama Crimson Tide
Vanderbilt Commodores
Arkansas Razorbacks
Tennessee Volunteers
Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky Wildcats
Should be in (2):
Missouri Tigers
Next game: vs. Arkansas (Saturday)
Texas Longhorns
Next game: vs. Oklahoma (Saturday)
Work to do (2):
Texas A&M Aggies
Next game: at LSU (Saturday)
Auburn Tigers
Next game: at Alabama (Saturday)
Filed Under: SEC Basketball
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