The 2025 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 field is established. No. 10 Arkansas, which defeated No. 2 St. John’s in the John Calipari-Rick Pitino matchup on Saturday, is the only team with a double-digit seed in the Sweet 16. The SEC includes Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, and Tennessee, seven of the remaining sixteen teams. Florida defeated UConn 77-75, Kentucky defeated Illinois 84-75, Ole Miss defeated Iowa State 91-78, and Alabama defeated St. Mary’s 80-66 on Sunday. Following Kentucky’s victory, a three-word message for the Wildcats, who had advanced to the next round, was shown on the SEC account on X.
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Following victories over Troy and Illinois, Kentucky, in its first season under head coach Mark Pope, is now on its way. Kentucky is progressing past the second weekend for the first time since 2019.
Koby Bream, a transfer from Dayton, led the squad with 23 points and six rebounds, followed by Otega Oweh, a transfer from Oklahoma, with 15 points and Lamont Butler, a transfer from San Diego State, with 14 points. Amari Williams, a transfer from Drexel, had eight points, ten rebounds, and three blocks, demonstrating how the transfers are helping Kentucky greatly. Kentucky now takes on Tennessee, an SEC rival. Kentucky leads Tennessee 2-0 this season; a third victory would advance the Wildcats to the Elite Eight.