# 2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season

The 2014–15 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2015 and concluded in March, followed by the 2015 SEC men's basketball tournament at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

## Preseason

| | Media |
| 1. | Kentucky (20) |
| 2. | Florida |
| 3. | Arkansas |
| 4. | LSU |
| 5. | Georgia |
| 6. | Ole Miss |
| 7. | Missouri |
| 8. | Auburn |
| 9. | Texas A&M |
| 10. | Alabama |
| 11. | Vanderbilt |
| 12. | South Carolina |
| 13. | Tennessee |
| 14. | Mississippi State |
 first place votes

### Preseason All-SEC teams

* Media
* Bobby Portis ARKANSAS Michael Frazier FLORIDA Aaron Harrison KENTUCKY Jordan Mickey LSU Jarvis Summers OLE MISS
* Coaches select 8 players
* Players in bold are choices for SEC Player of the Year

## Rankings

Legend :
* Increase in ranking
* Decrease in ranking
* Not ranked previous week
| | | 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 | Final |
| Alabama | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | AP | RV | RV | 25 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | |
| Arkansas | C | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 19 | RV | 25 | RV | 23 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Auburn | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | AP | 7 | 8 | 18 | RV | | | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida | C | 7 | 7 | 16 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | C | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Kentucky | AP | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kentucky | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| LSU | AP | RV | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | RV | RV | | |
| LSU | C | | RV | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | |
| Mississippi State | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | RV | RV | | | |
| South Carolina | AP | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | C | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | AP | | | | | | | | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | |
| Texas A&M | C | | | | | | | | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Vanderbilt | AP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vanderbilt | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## SEC regular season
### Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
| | Alabama | Arkansas | Auburn | Florida | Georgia | Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt |
| vs. Alabama | – | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| vs. Arkansas | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. Auburn | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Florida | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| vs. Georgia | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Kentucky | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| vs. LSU | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| vs. Mississippi State | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Missouri | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Ole Miss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| vs. South Carolina | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| vs. Tennessee | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Texas A&M | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | 0–1 |
| vs. Vanderbilt | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | – |
| Total | 8–10 | 13–5 | 4–14 | 8–10 | 11–7 | 18–0 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 3–15 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 9–9 |

## Postseason
### SEC tournament

* March 11–15, 2015 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.
| First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | First round Wednesday, March 11 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 12 SEC Network | Second round Thursday, March 12 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 SEC Network | Quarterfinals Friday, March 13 SEC Network | | | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN | Semifinals Saturday, March 14 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPN | Championship Sunday, March 15 ESPN |
| | | | | | | 1 | #1 Kentucky | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Florida | 69 | 8 | Florida | 49 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Alabama | 61 | | | | | | 1 | #1 Kentucky | 91 | |
| | | | | | | | | | 13 | Auburn | 67 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | LSU | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Texas A&M | 59 | 13 | Auburn | 73 | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 68 | 13 | Auburn | 66 | | | | | | | | 1 | #1 Kentucky | 78 |
| 13 | Auburn | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | #21 Arkansas | 63 |
| | | | | | | 2 | #21 Arkansas | 80 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Vanderbilt | 61 | 10 | Tennessee | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Tennessee | 67 | | | | | | 2 | #21 Arkansas | 60 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 49 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Georgia | 74 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Ole Miss | 58 | 11 | South Carolina | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | South Carolina | 63 | 11 | South Carolina | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Missouri | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### NCAA tournament

| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four |
| 1 | Midwest | Kentucky | | W, 79–56 vs. #16 Hampton – (Louisville) | W, 64–51 vs. #8 Cincinnati – (Louisville) | W, 78–39 vs. #5 West Virginia – (Cleveland) | W, 68–66 vs. #3 Notre Dame – (Cleveland) | L, 64–71 vs. #1 Wisconsin – (Indianapolis) |
| 5 | West | Arkansas | | W, 56–53 vs. #12 Wofford – (Jacksonville) | L, 78–87 vs. #4 North Carolina – (Jacksonville) | | | |
| 9 | East | LSU | | L, 65–66 vs. #8 NC State – (Pittsburgh) | | | | |
| 10 | East | Georgia | | L, 63–70 vs. #7 Michigan State – (Charlotte) | | | | |
| 11 | West | Ole Miss | W 94–90 vs. #11 BYU – (Dayton) | L, 57–67 vs. #6 Xavier – (Jacksonville) | | | | |

### NIT

| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Temple Bracket | Texas A&M | W, 81–64 vs. #7 Montana – (College Station) | L, 72–84 vs. #3 Louisiana Tech – (College Station) | |
| 5 | Colorado State Bracket | Vanderbilt | W, 75–64 vs. #4 Saint Mary's – (Moraga) | W, 92–77 vs. #8 South Dakota State – (Nashville) | L, 75–78 vs. #5 Stanford – (Palo Alto) |
| 6 | Richmond Bracket | Alabama | W, 79–58 vs. #3 Illinois – (Tuscaloosa) | L, 66–73 vs. #2 Miami – (Coral Gables) | |

## Honors and awards
### All-Americans

Starting on March 6, the 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans were released for 2014–15 season, based upon selections by the four major syndicates. The four syndicates include the Associated Press, USBWA, NABC, and Sporting News.

### All-SEC awards and teams
#### Coaches

2015 SEC Men's Basketball Individual Awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Player of the Year | Bobby Portis, So., F, ARKANSAS |
| Coach of the Year | John Calipari, KENTUCKY |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Willie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKY |
| Freshman of the Year | Karl-Anthony Towns, F, KENTUCKY |
| Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Levi Randolph, Sr., F, ALABAMA |
| Sixth Man Award | Devin Booker, Fr., G, KENTUCKY |
2015 SEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams :
| First Team | Second Team | All-Freshman Team | All-Defensive Team |
| Willie Cauley-Stein Jr., C, KENTUCKY Danuel House Jr., F, TEXAS A&M Damian Jones So., F, VANDERBILT Bobby Portis So., F, ARKANSAS Jarell Martin So., F, LSU Jordan Mickey So., F, LSU Stefan Moody Jr., G, OLE MISS Josh Richardson Sr., G, TENNESSEE Karl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKY | Devin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKY Dorian Finney-Smith Jr., F, FLORIDA K. T. Harrell Sr., G, AUBURN Aaron Harrison So., G, KENTUCKY Jalen Jones Jr., F, TEXAS A&M Michael Qualls Jr., G, ARKANSAS Levi Randolph Sr., F, ALABAMA Craig Sword Jr., G, MISSISSIPPI STATE Marcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIA | Wade Baldwin IV Fr., G, VANDERBILT Anton Beard Fr., G, ARKANSAS Devin Booker Fr., G, KENTUCKY Riley LaChance Fr., G, VANDERBILT Trey Lyles Fr., G, KENTUCKY Devin Robinson Fr., F, FLORIDA Karl-Anthony Towns Fr., C, KENTUCKY Tyler Ulis Fr., G, KENTUCKY | Willie Cauley-Stein, Jr., C, KENTUCKY Damian JonesSo., F, VANDERBILT Jordan Mickey, So., F, LSU Josh Richardson, Sr., G, TENNESSEE Marcus Thornton Sr., F, GEORGIA |
| † - denotes unanimous selection |||||