A diehard football fan’s guide to college basketball before March Madness Posted Feb 15, 2025 The fact of the matter is that the SEC isn’t just the best conference in college basketball right now, there are some who believe it’s the best conference in the sport’s modern history. Four of the top five teams in the current AP top 25 poll are from the SEC. The league’s 16 teams won an incredible 88.9 percent of their non-conference games. (SB Nation)