2025 SEC college basketball recruiting rankings as March Madness tips off
SEC basketball has continued to have an impressive rise as a dominant hardwood conference, bringing that to the NCAA tournament in record fashion.
Led by Florida, Tennessee, and Auburn in 2025, the conference, long considered a football power, has shifted its stronghold in basketball, which tips off March Madness with 14 (of 16) teams in the bracket.
THE SEC MAKES MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY WITH 14 TEAMS IN 🚨 pic.twitter.com/YS25tWjjrL
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 16, 2025
The record-breaking Selection Sunday has many fans looking to the future of each SEC team, which begins with the senior class hooping it up at the high school level. (That, and, of course, the transfer portal.)
Which programs have the best recruiting 2025 class?
Here is the current top 25 as March Madness begins …
16. Vanderbilt
Points: 25.08
15. Texas
Points: 27.62
14. Missouri
Points: 41.50
13. Tennessee
Points: 48.02
12. Oklahoma
Points: 48.56
11. Ole Miss
Points: 49.22
10. Texas A&M
Points: 51.10
9. Florida
Points: 51.32
8. South Carolina
Points: 52.57
7. Georgia
Points: 57.75
6. North Carolina
Points: 58.18
5. Auburn
Points: 60.13
4. Alabama
Points: 61.76
3. Mississippi State
Points: 62.66
2. Kentucky
Points: 64.35
1. Arkansas
Points: 64.38
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Data: 247Sports
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Beyond March Madness: 2025 SEC college basketball recruiting rankings
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