2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season
The 2021–22 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2021, followed by the start of the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 9. Conference play started in late December and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2022 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. The tournament champion is guaranteed a selection to the 2022 NCAA Tournament. Offseason. The season was initially slated to begin on November 10, 2020, but was postponed due to the  COVID-19 pandemic, which prematurely ended the previous season and continues to affect the current one. Preseason. Preseason watchlists. Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists. Midseason watchlists. Below is a table of notable midseason watch lists. Final watchlists. Below is a table of notable year end watch lists. Regular season. Records against other conferences. 2021–22 records against non-conference foes as of (November 9, 2021): Regular Season Postseason Record against ranked non-conference opponents. This is a list of games against ranked opponents only (rankings from the AP Poll): "Team rankings are reflective of AP Poll when the  game was played, not current or final ranking" "† denotes game was played on neutral site" Conference matrix. This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Head coaches. "Note:" Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school. Postseason. NCAA Tournament. Teams from the conference were selected to participate: National Invitation Tournament. Number from the conference were selected to participate: Honors and Awards. All-District. The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) named the following from the Pac-12 to their All-District Teams: All-District Team  Player of the Year All-District Team Home game attendance. Bold – At or exceed capacity †Season high