Madness is here, and the SEC has made history with 14 teams that made it into the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. This remarkable achievement has fans buzzing with a mix of familiar powerhouses and unexpected contenders from the conference.

The SEC’s surprise Sweet 16 team is Arkansas, which only two months ago was 0-5 in league play and firmly outside the NCAA tournament picture. John Calipari’s Razorbacks have since won 12 of 17 games, culminating with Saturday’s thrilling upset of the best St. John’s team in at least two decades.

The 2025 Men’s March Madness tournament is taking place in several exciting cities, including Seattle, Lexington, Ky., Providence, R.I., and San Francisco. See below to find out the venues and host cities for each round.

The end result, however, did see history made from the center of the college basketball world. After a tremendous regular season, the SEC did make history as it did send 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament. The previous record of bids from one conference came ...

The SEC has broken the men's NCAA Tournament record for most teams from a single conference with 14. Here's more on the record:

Tennessee dominated a Kentucky team that beat it twice the regular season and stands one win away from the program's first Final Four.

In something of a surprise, both North Carolina and Texas slid in off the bubble, while Indiana, West Virginia, and Boise State did not.