SEC teams have gotten off to a rough start in the 2024 NCAA Tournament.

After Auburn's upset loss at the hands of a lower-seeded Yale squad, schools within the SEC own a combined record of 1-5 in March Madness so far.

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NO. 13 YALE UPSETS NO. 4 AUBURN IN THE 1ST ROUND 😱<br><br>THIS IS MARCH. <a href="">

This includes Florida falling to Colorado on a game-winning jumper with less than two seconds remaining in the second half on Friday as well as Kentucky's shocking defeat against No. 14 seed Oakland on Thursday night.

When discussing a potential expanded tournament, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey previously told Kyle Tucker of The Athletic that he wasn't a fan of schools from smaller leagues automatically qualifying.

"We are giving away highly competitive opportunities for automatic qualifiers (from smaller leagues), and I think that pressure is going to rise as we have more competitive basketball leagues at the top end because of (conference) expansion," Sankey said.

Yale, the team that defeated Auburn on Friday, earned a spot in the tournament due to automatically qualifying by winning the Ivy League tournament. Fans made sure to point out the conference's surprising lack of success since the start of the tournament.

CBS Sports @CBSSports

The SEC is now 1-5 in the men's NCAA Tournament <a href="">

Ivy League @IvyLeague

This one just meant more. 🌿🏀 <a href="">

Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini

The SEC is now 1-5 in the NCAA Tournament and all five losses are to lower seeds.<br><br>9. Michigan State (Miss St)<br>10. Colorado (Florida)<br>11. Oregon (S. Car)<br>13. Yale (Auburn)<br>14. Oakland (Kentucky)

dogwood maple @dogwood_maple

Greg Sankey seeing the SEC teams in the first round <a href="">

College Sports Only @CollegeSportsO

Greg Sankey really just said the NCAA Tournament should get rid of auto bids right before 2 of the SEC's 3 best teams lost to Oakland &amp; Yale: <a href="">

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It just means more <a href="">#SEC</a> <a href="">

Stewart Mandel @slmandel

SEC teams exiting the NCAA tournament two at a time. <a href="">

Nicole Auerbach @NicoleAuerbach

… did Greg Sankey jinx the SEC????

Tom Fornelli @TomFornelli

The SEC is now 1-5 in the tournament (Alabama and A&amp;M still to play) with losses to Oakland and Yale. No wonder Greg Sankey wants to get all these small schools out of the dance.

Tennessee was the only SEC school to earn a victory and advance to the second round, while Alabama and Texas A&M still have first-round matchups remaining on Friday.