# 2023–24 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

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 | Rivals | On3 Recruits | 247 Sports | Signees |
| Alabama | No. 22 | No. 14 | No. 16 | 4 |
| Arkansas | No. 32 | No. 11 | No. 30 | 2 |
| Auburn | – | No. 51 | No. 67 | 2 |
| Florida | No. 58 | No. 60 | No. 93 | 2 |
| Georgia | No. 11 | No. 18 | No. 15 | 4 |
| LSU | No. 42 | No. 45 | No. 50 | 2 |
| Kentucky | – | No. 1 | No. 1 | 8 |
| Missouri | No. 23 | No. 31 | No. 27 | 3 |
| Mississippi State | No. 20 | No. 57 | No. 36 | 5 |
| Ole Miss | – | No. 48 | No. 54 | 3 |
| South Carolina | No. 44 | No. 73 | No. 52 | 3 |
| Tennessee | No. 39 | No. 21 | No. 21 | 3 |
| Texas A&M | No. 48 | No. 59 | No. 39 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt | No. 26 | No. 55 | No. 37 | 5 |

### Preseason watchlists

Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
| Aaron Bradshaw | | | | | | | Y |
| Trevon Brazile | | Y | | | | Y | |
| Johni Broome | Y | Y | | | | | Y |
| Justin Edwards | Y | Y | | | Y | | |
| Dalton Knecht | | | | | Y | | |
| Riley Kugel | | | | Y | | | |
| Tramon Mark | | | | Y | | | |
| Grant Nelson | | Y | | | | Y | |
| Antonio Reeves | | | | Y | | | |
| Jamarion Sharp | | | | | | | Y |
| Tolu Smith | Y | Y | | | | Y | |
| Wade Taylor IV | Y | Y | Y | | | | |
| Santiago Véscovi | Y | Y | | Y | | | |
| D. J. Wagner | | | Y | | | | |
| Zakai Zeigler | | | Y | | | | |

### Preseason All-American teams

| Player | AP | CBS | Fox Sports |
| Johni Broome | RV | | |
| Tolu Smith | RV | | |
| Wade Taylor IV | RV | 1st Team | 3rd Team |

### Preseason polls

| | 247 Sports | AP | Blue Ribbon | CBS Sports | Coaches | ESPN | Fox Sports | KenPom | NCAA Sports | Sports Illustrated |
| Alabama | 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

| Name | School | 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

| Name | School | 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.
| Player | Wooden | Cousy | West | Olson |
| Johni Broome | | | | Y |
| Meechie Johnson | | | | Y |
| Dalton Knecht | Y | | | Y |
| Antonio Reeves | Y | | Y | Y |
| Mark Sears | Y | | | |
| Reed Sheppard | Y | | | |
| Wade Taylor IV | Y | Y | | Y |
| Zakai Zeigler | | Y | | |

## 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 | Finish |
| Alabama | Emerald Coast Classic | 3rd |
| Arkansas | Battle 4 Atlantis | 4th |
| Auburn | Legends Classic | 1st |
| Florida | NIT Season Tip-Off | 2nd |
| Georgia | Bahamas Championship | 4th |
| Kentucky | − | − |
| LSU | Charleston Classic | 5th |
| Missouri | − | − |
| Mississippi State | Hall of Fame Tip-Off | 1st |
| Ole Miss | − | − |
| South Carolina | − | − |
| Tennessee | Maui Invitational | 4th |
| Texas A&M | ESPN Events Invitational | 3rd |
| Vanderbilt | Vegas Showdown | 4th |

### ACC–SEC Challenge

| Date | Visitor | Home | Site | Significance | Score | Conference record |
| Nov. 28 | LSU | Syracuse | JMA Wireless Dome ● Syracuse, New York | ACC–SEC Challenge | Syracuse 80–57 | ACC 1–0 |
| Nov. 28 | Notre Dame | South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena ● Columbia, South Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | South Carolina 65–53 | Tied 1–1 |
| Nov. 28 | No. 21 Mississippi State | Georgia Tech | McCamish Pavilion ● Atlanta, Georgia | ACC–SEC Challenge | Georgia Tech 67–59 | ACC 2–1 |
| Nov. 28 | Missouri | Pittsburgh | Petersen Events Center ● Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ACC–SEC Challenge | Missouri 71–64 | Tied 2–2 |
| Nov. 28 | No. 8 Miami (FL) | No. 12 Kentucky | Rupp Arena ● Lexington, Kentucky | ACC–SEC Challenge | Kentucky 95–73 | SEC 3–2 |
| Nov. 28 | NC State | Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion ● Oxford, Mississippi | ACC–SEC Challenge | Ole Miss 72–52 | SEC 4–2 |
| Nov. 28 | Clemson | No. 23 Alabama | Coleman Coliseum ● Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ACC–SEC Challenge | Clemson 85–77 | SEC 4–3 |
| Nov. 29 | Florida | Wake Forest | LJVM Coliseum ● Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | Wake Forest 82–71 | Tied 4-4 |
| Nov. 29 | No. 14 Texas A&M | Virginia | John Paul Jones Arena ● Charlottesville, Virginia | ACC–SEC Challenge | Virginia 59–47 | ACC 5–4 |
| Nov. 29 | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 17 North Carolina | Dean Smith Center ● Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ACC–SEC Challenge | North Carolina 100–92 | ACC 6–4 |
| Nov. 29 | Boston College | Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium ● Nashville, Tennessee | ACC–SEC Challenge | Boston College 78–62 | ACC 7–4 |
| Nov. 29 | Virginia Tech | Auburn | Neville Arena ● Auburn, Alabama | ACC–SEC Challenge | Auburn 74–57 | ACC 7–5 |
| Nov. 29 | Georgia | Florida State | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center ● Tallahassee, Florida | ACC–SEC Challenge | Georgia 68–66 | ACC 7–6 |
| Nov. 29 | No. 7 Duke | Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena ● Fayetteville, Arkansas | ACC–SEC Challenge | 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.
Power 6 Conferences :
| Conference | Record |
| ACC | 17–12 |
| Big East | 2–3 |
| Big Ten | 10–4 |
| Big 12 | 2–10 |
| Pac-12 | 6–3 |
| Combined | 37–32 |
Other Conferences :
| Conference | Record |
| America East | 1–0 |
| American | 10–4 |
| ASUN | 7–0 |
| Atlantic 10 | 5–1 |
| Big Sky | 1–0 |
| Big South | 8–1 |
| Big West | 0–0 |
| Coastal | 2–1 |
| Conference USA | 3–0 |
| Horizon | 1–0 |
| Independents/Non-Division I | 0–0 |
| Ivy League | 3–0 |
| Metro Atlantic | 3–0 |
| Mid-American | 0–0 |
| Mid-Eastern Athletic | 3–0 |
| Missouri Valley | 3–0 |
| Mountain West | 0–0 |
| Northeast | 2–0 |
| Ohio Valley | 4–0 |
| Patriot | 3–0 |
| Southern | 7–2 |
| Southland | 8–1 |
| SWAC | 14–2 |
| Summit | 1–0 |
| Sun Belt | 7–1 |
| WCC | 0–1 |
| WAC | 3–0 |
| Combined | 99–14 |
* ↑ The only game between SEC and West Coast Conference teams in the 2023–24 regular season was Kentucky's loss to Gonzaga, a program generally considered by national media to be the equivalent of a power-conference team despite its "mid-major" affiliation.

### 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.
| | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Missouri | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 1–0 |
| vs. 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 | 0–2 |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 0–2 |
| vs. 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 | 0–2 |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 1–0 |
| vs. 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 | 0–1 |
| vs. 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 | 0–2 |
| vs. 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 | – | 1–0 |
| vs. 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

| Team | For | Against | Difference |
| Alabama | 2,724 | 2,404 | 320 |
| Arkansas | 2,322 | 2,376 | -54 |
| Auburn | 2,496 | 2,047 | 449 |
| Florida | 2,553 | 2,326 | 227 |
| Georgia | 2,246 | 2,225 | 21 |
| Kentucky | 2,690 | 2,372 | 318 |
| LSU | 2,299 | 2,240 | 59 |
| Ole Miss | 2,267 | 2,199 | 68 |
| Mississippi State | 2,244 | 2,066 | 178 |
| Missouri | 2,170 | 2,290 | -120 |
| South Carolina | 2,149 | 1,969 | 180 |
| Tennessee | 2,406 | 2,014 | 395 |
| Texas A&M | 2,190 | 2,095 | 95 |
| Vanderbilt | 2,009 | 2,260 | -251 |
Through Mar. 6, 2024

## Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 |
| NV | No votes received |
| Team | Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
| Alabama | AP | 24 | 22 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 3т |
| Alabama | C | 24 | 22 | 15 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Arkansas | AP | 14 | 14 | 20 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV |
| Arkansas | C | 14 | 14 | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Auburn | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 18 |
| Auburn | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | 11 | 6т | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 17 |
| Florida | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 24 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Florida | C | RV | NV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 24 | 25 | RV | 23 | RV |
| Georgia | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Georgia | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Kentucky | AP | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 20 |
| Kentucky | C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6т | 8 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| LSU | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| LSU | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Ole Miss | AP | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 22 | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Ole Miss | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Mississippi State | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 21 | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Mississippi State | C | RV | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Missouri | AP | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Missouri | C | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| South Carolina | AP | NV | NV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | RV | 15 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 24 |
| South Carolina | C | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | NV | RV | NV | NV | RV | 20 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 |
| Tennessee | AP | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Tennessee | C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | AP | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV |
| Texas A&M | C | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV |
| Vanderbilt | AP | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |
| Vanderbilt | C | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV |

## Postseason
### SEC Tournament

| First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 13 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 14 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 15 ESPN/SEC Network | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 16 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 17 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | LSU | 60 | 9 | Mississippi State | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Mississippi State | 70 | | | | | | 9 | Mississippi State | 66 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 73 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 86 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | South Carolina | 80 | 5 | South Carolina | 55 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Arkansas | 90 | 12 | Arkansas | 66 | | | | | | | | 4 | Auburn | 86 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 85$^{OT}$ | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | Florida | 67 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Kentucky | 87 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 80 | 7 | Texas A&M | 97 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Ole Miss | 71 | | | | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 90 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 6 | Florida | 95 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Alabama | 88 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Florida | 85 | 6 | Florida | 102 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Georgia | 64 | 11 | Georgia | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Missouri | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA Tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 2 | Midwest | Tennessee | Defeated (15) Saint Peter's, 83–49 | Defeated (7) Texas, 62–58 | Defeated (3) Creighton, 82–75 | Lost to (1) Purdue, 66–72 | DNP | DNP |
| 3 | South | Kentucky | Lost to (14) Oakland, 76–80 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 4 | West | Alabama | Defeated (13) Charleston, 109–96 | Defeated (12) Grand Canyon, 72–61 | Defeated (1) North Carolina, 89–87 | Defeated (6) Clemson, 89–82 | Lost to (E1) UConn, 72–86 | DNP |
| 4 | East | Auburn | Lost to (13) Yale, 76–78 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 6 | Midwest | South Carolina | Lost to (11) Oregon, 73–87 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 7 | South | Florida | Lost to (10) Colorado, 100–102 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 8 | West | Mississippi State | Lost to (9) Michigan State, 51–69 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| 9 | Midwest | Texas A&M | Defeated (8) Nebraska, 98–83 | Lost to (1) Houston, 95–100 (OT) | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| | Bids | W-L (%): | 3–5 (.375) | 2–1 (.667) | 2–0 (1.000) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | TOTAL: 8–8 (.500) |

### NIT

| Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| 4 | Georgia | Defeated Xavier, 78–76 | Defeated (1) Wake Forest, 72–66 | Defeated (2) Ohio State, 79–77 | Lost to (1) Seton Hall, 67–84 | DNP |
| 4 | LSU | Lost to North Texas, 77–84 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| | W-L (%): | 1–1 (.500) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | TOTAL: 3–2 (.600) |

## Head coaches
### Coaching changes

| Coach | School | Reason | Replacement |
| Kermit Davis | Ole Miss | Mutually agreed to part ways | Chris Beard |

### Coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. SEC records are from time at current school.
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Seasons at school | Record at school | SEC record | SEC titles | NCAA tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
| Alabama | Nate Oats | Buffalo | 5th | 92–42 (.687) | 49–23 (.681) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Arkansas | Eric Musselman | Nevada | 5th | 95–42 (.693) | 41–31 (.569) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Auburn | Bruce Pearl | Tennessee | 10th | 187–111 (.628) | 149–109 (.578) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Florida | Todd Golden | San Francisco | 2nd | 16–17 (.485) | 9–9 (.500) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | Mike White | Florida | 2nd | 16–16 (.500) | 78–64 (.549) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kentucky | John Calipari | Memphis | 15th | 387–113 (.774) | 186–60 (.756) | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| LSU | Matt McMahon | Murray State | 2nd | 14–19 (.424) | 2–16 (.111) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ole Miss | Chris Beard | Texas | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mississippi State | Chris Jans | New Mexico State | 2nd | 21–13 (.618) | 8–10 (.444) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Missouri | Dennis Gates | Cleveland State | 2nd | 25–10 (.714) | 11–7 (.611) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| South Carolina | Lamont Paris | Chattanooga | 2nd | 11–21 (.344) | 4–14 (.222) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee | Rick Barnes | Texas | 9th | 173–92 (.653) | 86–56 (.606) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Texas A&M | Buzz Williams | Virginia Tech | 5th | 76–47 (.618) | 36–28 (.563) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | Jerry Stackhouse | Memphis Grizzlies (assistant) | 5th | 61–69 (.469) | 24–46 (.343) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
* SEC records, conference titles, etc. are from time at current school and are through the end the 2022–23 season.
* NCAA tournament appearances are from time at current school only.
* NCAA Final Fours and Championship include time at other schools.

## Awards and honors
### SEC Players of the Week

Throughout the regular season, the SEC offices will honor 2 players based on performance by naming them player of the week and freshman of the week.
| Week | Player of the Week | School | Freshman of the Week | School |
| November 13, 2023 | Dalton Knecht | Tennessee | Aden Holloway | Auburn |
| November 20, 2023 | Henry Coleman III | Texas A&M | Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State |
| November 27, 2023 | Tyrese Samuel | Florida | D. J. Wagner | Kentucky |
| December 4, 2023 | Trevon Brazile | Arkansas | Reed Sheppard | Kentucky |
| December 11, 2023 | Jaylin Williams | Auburn | Aden Holloway (2) | Auburn |
| December 18, 2023 | Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | D. J. Wagner (2) | Kentucky |
| December 26, 2023 | Jimmy Bell Jr. | Mississippi State | Reed Sheppard (2) | Kentucky |
| January 2, 2024 | Keyon Menifield Jr. | Arkansas | Mike Williams III | LSU |
| January 8, 2024 | Jordan Wright | LSU | Meechie Johnson | South Carolina |
| January 15, 2024 | Mark Sears | Alabama | Josh Hubbard (2) | Mississippi State |
| January 15, 2024 | Dalton Knecht (2) | Tennessee | Josh Hubbard (2) | Mississippi State |
| January 22, 2024 | Dalton Knecht (3) | Tennessee | D. J. Wagner (3) | Kentucky |
| January 29, 2024 | Mark Sears (2) | Alabama | Josh Hubbard (3) | Mississippi State |
| February 5, 2024 | Johni Broome | Auburn | Rob Dillingham | Kentucky |
| February 12, 2024 | Tyrece Radford | Texas A&M | Collin Murray-Boyles | South Carolina |
| February 19, 2024 | Jonas Aidoo | Tennessee | Josh Hubbard (4) | Mississippi State |
| February 26, 2024 | Khalif Battle | Arkansas | Justin Edwards | Kentucky |
| March 4, 2024 | Meechie Johnson | South Carolina | Reed Sheppard (3) | Kentucky |
| March 4, 2024 | Dalton Knecht (4) | Tennessee | Reed Sheppard (3) | Kentucky |

#### Totals per school

| School | Total |
| Kentucky | 8 |
| Mississippi State | 5 |
| Tennessee | 5 |
| Auburn | 4 |
| Arkansas | 3 |
| South Carolina | 3 |
| Texas A&M | 3 |
| Alabama | 2 |
| LSU | 2 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Georgia | 0 |
| Ole Miss | 0 |
| Missouri | 0 |
| Vanderbilt | 0 |

### 2023–24 Season statistic leaders

Source:
Scoring leaders :
| Rk | Player | PTS | PPG |
| 1 | Mark Sears | 303 | 20.2 |
| 2 | Antonio Reeves | 261 | 18.6 |
| 3 | Meechie Johnson | 252 | 18.0 |
| 4 | Wade Taylor IV | 260 | 17.3 |
| 5 | Sean East II | 259 | 17.3 |
Rebound leaders :
| Rk | Player | REB | RPG |
| 1 | Tyrese Samuel | 122 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Andersson Garcia | 130 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Jimmy Bell Jr. | 120 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Johni Broome | 128 | 8.5 |
| 5 | Henry Coleman III | 118 | 8.4 |
Field goal leaders (avg 5 fga/gm) :
| Rk | Player | FG | FGA | PCT |
| 1 | Tyrese Samuel | 74 | 119 | 62.2% |
| 2 | Sean East II | 100 | 180 | 55.6% |
| 3 | Johni Broome | 87 | 157 | 55.4% |
| 4 | Mark Sears | 97 | 177 | 54.8% |
| 5 | Tramon Mark | 75 | 138 | 54.3% |
Assist leaders :
| Rk | Player | AST | APG |
| 1 | Zakai Zeigler | 69 | 4.9 |
| 2 | Zyon Pullin | 53 | 4.8 |
| 3 | Ta'Lon Cooper | 66 | 4.4 |
| 4 | Reed Sheppard | 58 | 4.1 |
| 5 | Rob Dillingham | 57 | 4.1 |
Block leaders :
| Rk | Player | BLK | BPG |
| 1 | Jamarion Sharp | 36 | 2.6 |
| 2 | Johni Broome | 32 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Aidan Shaw | 26 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Trevon Brazile | 22 | 1.6 |
| 5 | Jonas Aidoo | 20 | 1.4 |
Free throw leaders :
| Rk | Player | FT | FTA | PCT |
| 1 | Ezra Manjon | 62 | 70 | 88.6% |
| 2 | Jabri Abdur-Rahim | 60 | 68 | 88.2% |
| 3 | Grant Nelson | 50 | 57 | 87.7% |
| 4 | Chad Baker-Mazara | 41 | 47 | 87.2% |
| 5 | Josh Hubbard | 38 | 44 | 86.4% |
Steal leaders :
| Rk | Player | STL | SPG |
| 1 | Cameron Matthews | 37 | 2.6 |
| 2 | Reed Sheppard | 35 | 2.5 |
| 3 | Wade Taylor IV | 36 | 2.4 |
| 4 | Jordan Wright | 33 | 2.2 |
| 5 | Matthew Murrell | 30 | 2.1 |
Three point leaders :
| Rk | Player | 3P | 3PA | % |
| 1 | Sean East II | 22 | 41 | 53.7% |
| 2 | Reed Sheppard | 30 | 56 | 53.6% |
| 3 | Sam Walters | 20 | 39 | 51.3% |
| 4 | Tamar Bates | 19 | 38 | 50.0% |
| 5 | Mark Sears | 40 | 81 | 49.4% |

## 2024 NBA draft

| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position | School | Nationality |
| Reed Sheppard | Houston Rockets | 1 | 2 | SG | Kentucky | United States |
| Rob Dillingham | San Antonio Spurs | 1 | 8 | PG/SG | Kentucky | United States |
| Dalton Knecht | Los Angeles Lakers | 1 | 17 | SF | Tennessee | United States |
| Antonio Reeves | Orlando Magic | 2 | 47 | SG/SF | Kentucky | United States |

## Home game attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | Game 9 | Game 10 | Game 11 | Game 12 | Game 13 | Game 14 | Game 15 | Game 16 | Game 17 | Game 18 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Alabama | Coleman Coliseum | 15,383 | 9,078 | 10,900 | 9,828 | 10,300 | 10,725 | 9,703 | 9,950 | 10,208 | 11,569 | 13,474† | 13,474† | 13,474† | 13,474† | 11,077 | 13,474† | – | | | 170,708 | 11,381 | 73.98% |
| Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena | 19,368 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 20,344† | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | 19,200 | | 327,544 | 19,267 | 99.47% |
| Auburn | Neville Arena | 9,121 | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | 9,121† | – | | | 136,815 | 9,121 | 100.0% |
| Florida | O'Connell Center | 11,255 | 7,023 | 6,675 | 10,013 | 6,813 | 8,023 | 9,869 | 10,106 | 10,445 | 8,484 | 10,045 | 10,808† | 9,007 | 10,358 | 9,072 | 11,009 | | | | 137,750 | 9,183 | 81.59% |
| Georgia | Stegeman Coliseum | 10,523 | 8,176 | 5,699 | 6,046 | 5,694 | 9,017 | 6,523 | 6,045 | 6,603 | 7,793 | 7,820 | 10,523† | 9,243 | 10,523† | 10,523† | 10,523† | 10,523† | 8,165 | 6,219 | 145,658 | 8,092 | 76.89% |
| Kentucky | Rupp Arena | 20,545 | 18,438 | 19,646 | 18,960 | 18,680 | 20,246 | 20,119 | 19,990 | 20,659† | 20,086 | 20,016 | 20,283 | 20,068 | 20,265 | 20,186 | 20,064 | 20,342 | 20,322 | 20,332 | 358,702 | 19,928 | 96.99% |
| LSU | Pete Maravich Assembly Center | 13,215 | 7,922 | 7,265 | 7,940 | 7,365 | 7,413 | 7,104 | 7,388 | 8,256 | 7,218 | 8,777 | 9,085 | 7,880 | 7,755 | 9,493† | 9,463 | 7,621 | | | 127,945 | 7,997 | 60.51% |
| Missouri | Mizzou Arena | 15,061 | 11,486 | 15,061† | 9,656 | 9,690 | 9,745 | 9,762 | 10,885 | 10,623 | 12,407 | 11,135 | 11,489 | 11,020 | 9,814 | 10,620 | 10,089 | 11,021 | 10,041 | | 184,544 | 10,856 | 72.08% |
| Mississippi State | Humphrey Coliseum | 9,100 | 7,525 | 7,337 | 7,561 | 7,186 | 6,804 | 7,035 | 8,160 | 9,142 | 9,172 | 9,175 | 8,755 | 9,219 | 9,381† | 9,256 | – | | | | 115,708 | 8,265 | 90.82% |
| Ole Miss | SJB Pavilion | 9,500 | 6,141 | 6,665 | 6,331 | 7,465 | 9,416 | 6,950 | 7,981 | 7,934 | 7,570 | 8,404 | 8,207 | 10,630† | 9,631 | 8,598 | 8,486 | 7,722 | - | | 105,592 | 8,122 | 85.49% |
| South Carolina | Colonial Life Arena | 18,000 | 11,216 | 10,449 | 15,215 | 10,936 | 10,006 | 9,455 | 10,203 | 11,070 | 11,382 | 12,404 | 18,000† | 13,553 | 18,000† | 14,310 | 16,570 | 16,978 | 18,000† | | 227,747 | 13,397 | 74.42% |
| Tennessee | Thompson–Boling Arena | 21,678 | 17,046 | 16,859 | 16,513 | 21,678 | 16,013 | 17,609 | 16,858 | 21,932 | 17,332 | 21,678 | 20,667 | 21,678 | 21,678 | 22,322 | 22,547† | – | | | 292,410 | 19,494 | 89.92% |
| Texas A&M | Reed Arena | 12,989 | 8,802 | 10,689 | 8,310 | 9,565 | 5,475 | 8,610 | 10,525 | 9,540 | 9,623 | 12,610† | 11,793 | 12,995 | 8,789 | 9,255 | 8,163 | | | | 144,744 | 9,650 | 74.29% |
| Vanderbilt | Memorial Gymnasium | 14,316 | 5,506 | 5,346 | 5,175 | 5,247 | 5,516 | 5,468 | 5,210 | 5,146 | 5,773 | 8,703 | 7,099 | 13,852† | 6,905 | 11,678 | 6,564 | 5,821 | 6,696 | | 115,705 | 6,806 | 47.54% |
| Total | | 14,290 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,591,572 | 11,539 | 80.74% |
Bold – At or exceed capacity †Season high