Ranking every SEC basketball stadium by seating capacity
Ranking every SEC basketball stadium by seating capacity
The Georgia Bulldogs are not known for having the best basketball program in the SEC, but the Dawgs were part of the best conference in men's basketball during the 2024-2025 season when a record-breaking 14 (of 16) SEC teams made March Madness. The Florida Gators ended up as the national champions to cap the SEC's elite season. That means 87.5% of SEC basketball fan bases had a team that made the 2024-2025 NCAA Tournament.
The Georgia Bulldogs were one of those teams to make March Madness. They went 20-13 in the 2024-25 season, good enough to earn a No. 9 seed in March Madness. The Bulldogs can welcome up to 10,253 fans in Stegeman Coliseum and in 2024-2025 those fans were treated to a Georgia team that reached new heights not seen in years.
Stegeman Coliseum ranks just 13th in maximum seat capacity among all SEC basketball stadiums. Despite that, Georgia was still able to beat Kentucky and Florida in Stegeman Coliseum in 2024-2025, showing that UGA still has a strong home-court advantage.
Ranking all 16 SEC men's basketball stadiums by capacity
Tennessee Volunteers (Stadium: Thompson-Boling Arena, Max Capacity: 21,678) Kentucky Wildcats (Rupp Arena, 20,500) Arkansas Razorbacks (Bud Walton Arena, 19,368) South Carolina Gamecocks (Colonial Life Arena, 18,000) Alabama Crimson Tide (Coleman Coliseum, 15,383) Missouri Tigers (Mizzou Arena, 15,061) Vanderbilt Commodores (Memorial Gymnasium, 14,316) LSU Tigers (Pete Maravich Assembly Center, 13,215) Texas A&M Aggies (Reed Arena, 12,989) Oklahoma Sooners (Lloyd Noble Center, 11,528) Texas Longhorns (Moody Center, 10,763) Mississippi State Bulldogs (Humphrey Coliseum, 10,575) Georgia Bulldogs (Stegeman Coliseum, 10,523) Florida Gators (Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center, 10,151) Ole Miss Rebels (The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss, 9,500) Auburn Tigers (Neville Arena, 9,121)
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