Four reached the Elite Eight, and in the end, an SEC team (Florida) cut down the nets for the first time since Kentucky in 2012. But after 13 SEC players were taken in the 2025 NBA Draft and three coaching jobs changed hands,

The Marshall Thundering Herd face the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers for Sun Belt Conference positioning Thursday at Brooks Stadium in Conway, SC.

The Tulane Green Wave travel to San Antonio for a Thursday night American Athletic Conference clash with the UTSA Roadrunners.

Because of the talent influx into the conference this past offseason -- whether it be new coaches, transfers, or blue-chip recruits -- there is potential for the top of the ACC to be good enough to send up to a half dozen teams to the Big Dance this spring.