The 2018–19 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November.

Conference play started in early January 2019 and will end in March, after which 14 member teams will participate in the 2019 SEC tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.

[1] () first place votes Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season.

Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.