This week’s notebook tracks the numbers, the trends and the moments already shaping the SEC race.
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2025-26 SEC preview
Texas, LSU, Oklahoma and Tennessee are among the top challengers for the nation’s No. 2, South Carolina
HBCU notebook: Coaching carousel sparks seismic shifts across the MEAC and SWAC
Woods: ‘I’m excited to be here. Man, it’s a dream come true’
2025 women’s college basketball coaching carousel
Robin Pingeton moves from SEC to Big Ten
SEC notebook: Can Texas remain atop the SEC standings as the regular season culminates?
South Carolina is right on the Longhorns’ heels
SEC notebook: Can Texas break away from South Carolina and LSU as the SEC’s best?
Plus, several teams seek to improve their conference and NCAA tournament résumés
SEC notebook: UConn-Tennessee clash in battle of bluebloods, ranked tests for Texas, things we learned in Week 5
Caldwell: ‘[Tennessee-UConn] took over your whole week when that game was on the schedule’
SEC notebook: ‘Red River Rivalry’ of Oklahoma-Texas highlights start of league play
The two teams will square off at the Lloyd Noble Center for the first time in nearly 15 years
2024-25 SEC preview
Texas, LSU, Oklahoma among top challengers for the No. 1 Gamecocks
Inside scouting reports, opponents for SEC in the NCAA Tournament
Depth of the conference on display for the nation this week
