How many SEC teams are left in the NCAA Tournament?

There were eight SEC teams that made it into March Madness. But with the Sweet 16 now set, how many teams are still alive in the 2023 NCAA Tournament?

SEC teams were definitely in the forefront of college basketball consciousness coming into March Madness. The conference tied with the Big Ten by getting eight teams into the 2023 NCAA Tournament with many of those teams having high seeds and high expectations.

Now we’re out of the first weekend and the first two rounds and onto the Sweet 16. There were upsets galore throughout the opening weekend, but how did the SEC teams that were dancing survive all of the madness in these first couple of rounds?

This is how many SEC teams remain in the 2023 NCAA Tournament entering the Sweet 16.

How many SEC teams are left in the NCAA Tournament?

Of the eight teams from the conference that made it into March Madness, three of them are still dancing, which really is quite impressive considering that 11 different conferences are represented in the Sweet 16.

Here is how every SEC team has fared to this point in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, starting with the three teams that are still alive.

• 1-seed Alabama (W vs. Texas A&M-CC, W vs. Maryland – vs. 5 San Diego State, March 24)
• 4-seed Tennessee (W vs. Louisiana, W vs. Duke – vs. 9 FAU, March 23)
• 8-seed Arkansas (W vs. Illinois, W vs. Kansas – vs. 4 UConn, March 23)
• 7-seed Texas A&M (Lost in First Round vs. Penn State)
• 7-seed Missouri (Lost in Second Round vs. Princeton)
• 9-seed Auburn (Lost in Second Round vs. Houston)
• 6-seed Kentucky (Lost in Second Round vs. Kansas State)

The results for Kentucky and Missouri were definitely tough to swallow given that both teams were favored in their Second Round matchups. However, it does speak highly of the league that all but Texas A&M that made the tournament made it to the Round of 32.

More importantly, all three of the teams remaining have legitimate Final Four aspirations with the way that they performed in the opening weekend.

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