With the dominance of the Southeastern Conference during the 2024-25 men's basketball season, it would be hard to believe it would be part of a potential trivia question.
When No. 1 Florida takes on No. 1 Houston at 8:50 p.m. ET Monday at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the deciding game of the 2025 men's NCAA Tournament, the Gators will seek to become the first SEC team to win a national championship since 2012.
The conference has been well-equipped to break the long drought this season, sending a record-breaking 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament. Half of those teams broke the record to send seven teams to the Sweet 16, with four in the Elite Eight. With Florida and Auburn squaring off in the Final Four, the SEC was assured of one team in the championship game for the first time since 2014.
Now, Florida will have the rest of the conference behind it, rooting for the 13-year streak to finally come to an end. The Gators would clinch their third national championship and the first since repeating in 2006-07 under Billy Donovan if they were to pull it off.
Here's what you need to know about the last SEC team to win a national championship:
Who won the last national championship from the SEC?
The 2012 Kentucky team stands as the last national champion crowned from the SEC. The Wildcats, coached by John Calipari, defeated Kansas 67-59 in the national championship game in New Orleans on April 2, 2012.
Doron Lamb had 22 points in the win, as the Wildcats built up a 14-point first-half lead and never looked back. Future NBA star and the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Anthony Davis, had just six points on 1 of 10 shooting, but contributed 16 rebounds, six blocks, five assists and three steals.
Kentucky finished the season with a 38-2 record, including a 16-0 mark in the SEC. The 38 wins are tied with 2014-2015 Kentucky and 2007-08 Memphis for the most wins in a single season. All three were Calapari-coached teams. The Wildcats won the SEC regular season title but fell to Vanderbilt in the SEC tournament championship game.
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