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.
Pre-season
first place votesPre-season 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
SEC Regular Season
Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.Postseason
SEC Tournament
- March 11–15, 2015 Southeastern Conference Basketball Tournament, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.
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 – | W, 64–51 vs. #8 Cincinnati – | W, 78–39 vs. #5 West Virginia – | W, 68–66 vs. #3 Notre Dame – | L, 64–71 vs. #1 Wisconsin – | |
5 | West | Arkansas | W, 56–53 vs. #12 Wofford – | L, 78–87 vs. #4 North Carolina – | ||||
9 | East | LSU | L, 65–66 vs. #8 NC State – | |||||
10 | East | Georgia | L, 63–70 vs. #7 Michigan State – | |||||
11 | West | Ole Miss | W 94–90 vs. #11 BYU – | L, 57–67 vs. #6 Xavier – |
NIT
Seed | Region | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals |
2 | Temple Bracket | Texas A&M | W, 81–64 vs. #7 Montana – | L, 72–84 vs. #3 Louisiana Tech – | |
5 | Colorado State Bracket | Vanderbilt | W, 75–64 vs. #4 Saint Mary's – | W, 92–77 vs. #8 South Dakota State – | L, 75–78 vs. #5 Stanford – |
6 | Richmond Bracket | Alabama | W, 79–58 vs. #3 Illinois – | L, 66–73 vs. #2 Miami – |
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.AP
First Team
- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
- Bobby Portis, Arkansas
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
First Team
- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
- Bobby Portis, Arkansas
First Team
- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
First Team
- Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky
- Bobby Portis, Arkansas
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Kentucky
All-SEC awards and teams