2022-23 SEC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Week 18

It's been a long 31 games for the teams of the Southeastern Conference, but with the dawn of March comes the postseason.

The regular season has come to a close, and the SEC Tournament bracket has been drawn up. As the conference champions of the regular season, Alabama remains atop despite a loss to Texas A&M on Saturday. The Crimson Tide struggled over its final four games, but five days of rest will do it some good for its first SEC Tournament game on Friday.

Texas A&M, Kentucky and Missouri round out the top four with Tennessee coming it at No. 5. A strong finish to the season by Missouri surges it up from six. Auburn moves up to seven despite losses to Kentucky and Alabama — its win over Tennessee warrants the rise.

The rest of the conference is a mishmash heading into the tournament, with LSU closing out the season at the bottom. An 0-3 finish to the season by Georgia causes it to fall one more spot to 12th, but Ole Miss remains at 13th due to its poor 3-15 conference record.

Here is the final SEC Men's Basketball Power Rankings for the 2022-23 regular season:

2022-23 SEC Men's Basketball Power Rankings: Week 18

1. Alabama (26-5 overall, 16-2 SEC) 3-1

2. Texas A&M (23-8, 15-3) 2-1

3. Kentucky (21-10, 12-6) 3-1

4. Missouri (23-8, 11-7) 3-0

5. Tennessee (22-9, 11-7) 2-1

6. Vanderbilt (18-13, 11-7) 3-1

7. Auburn (20-11, 10-8) 2-2

8. Arkansas (19-12, 8-10) 0-3

9. Florida (16-15, 9-9) 2-2

10. Mississippi State (20-11, 8-10) 2-1

11. South Carolina (11-20, 4-14) 1-3

12. Georgia (16-15, 6-12) 0-3

13. Ole Miss (11-20, 3-15) 1-3

14. LSU (13-18, 2-16) 1-3

Keep returning to BamaCentral every week throughout the season for updated SEC Men's Basketball Power Rankings.