Auburn started the week as the last team on the 1-seed line in Brian Bennett’s Bracket Watch projection. Kentucky was the first team on the 2-seed line.Think something is at stake in Tampa’s Amalie Arena this week? No less than an SEC title and a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament. And Kentucky now has the inside lane to that by virtue of getting past Vanderbilt in Friday's SEC tournament quarterfinals, on a day that began with Texas A&M upsetting Auburn.The No. 8 Aggies, very much on the bubble, move on to play No. 4 Arkansas in Saturday's first semifinal. No. 2 Kentucky plays No. 3 Tennessee in the other semifinal, with the title game set up for Sunday afternoon.Where every SEC team stands for making the NCAA Tournament: Eamonn Brennan's Bubble WatchWhere the SEC is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's Bracket WatchWednesday, March 9Game 1: No. 12 Missouri 72, No. 13 Ole Miss 60Game 2: No. 11 Vanderbilt 86, No. 14 Georgia 51Thursday
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Arizona has locked up its No. 1 seed. UCLA will likely be a No. 4 as it starts its path back to the Final Four. All that's left is to win the Pac-12 championship.The top two seeds in this week's Pac-12 tournament will meet Saturday night (9 p.m. ET, FOX) in Las Vegas for the tournament championship. Arizona, the regular-season champion, last won in 2018, while UCLA has not cut down the nets since 2014.It's also a really compelling matchup, on the court (Bennedict Mathurin and Dalen Terry vs. Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Tyger Campbell, for starters) but on the sideline. Mick Cronin is the grizzled vet who has returned UCLA to its blue-blood heights, while Tommy Lloyd has Arizona flying in his first season as head coach.Where every Pac-12 team stands for making the NCAA Tournament: Eamonn Brennan's Bubble WatchWhere the ACC is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's Bracket WatchWednesday, March 9Game 1: No. 9 Stanford 71, No. 8 Arizona State 70Game
Rick Barnes and No. 2 Tennessee defeat No. 8 Texas A&M 65-50, notching their first SEC title in 43 years. The Volunteers held the Aggies to a season-low in scoring and punched their NCAA Tournament ticket in the processThis live blog experience from The Athletic's college basketball staff will keep you updated with everything you need to know.Where every SEC team stands for making the NCAA Tournament: Eamonn Brennan's Bubble WatchWhere the SEC is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's Bracket WatchWednesday, March 9Game 1: No. 12 Missouri 72, No. 13 Ole Miss 60Game 2: No. 11 Vanderbilt 86, No. 14 Georgia 51Thursday, March 10Game 3: No. 8 Texas A&M 83, No. 9 Florida 80 (OT)Game 4: No. 5 LSU 76, No. 12 Missouri 68Game 5: No. 10 Mississippi State 73, No. 7 South Carolina 51Game 6: No. 11 Vanderbilt 82, No. 6 Alabama 76Friday, March 11Game 7: No. 8 Texas A&M 67, No. 1 Auburn 62Game 8: No. 4 Arkansas 79, No. 5 LSU 67Game 9: No. 2 T
The Hawkeyes defeat the Boilermakers 75-66, to win their first Big Ten tournament championship since 2006. Keegan Murray notched his tenth double-double of the season as he led No. 5 Iowa to victory. Attention now shifts to the NCAA selection committee to see where each team lands on the NCAA Tournament bracket.Where every Big Ten team stands for making the NCAA Tournament: Eamonn Brennan's Bubble WatchWhere the Big Ten is seeded in this year's NCAA Tournament: Brian Bennett's Bracket WatchWednesday, March 9First RoundGame 1: No. 13 Northwestern 71, No. 12 Nebraska 69Game 2: No. 11 Penn State 60, No. 14 Minnesota 51Thursday, March 10Second RoundGame 3: No. 9 Indiana 74, No. 8 Michigan 69Game 4: No. 5 Iowa 112, No. 13 Northwestern 76Game 5: No. 7 Michigan State 76, No. 10 Maryland 72Game 6: No. 11 Penn State 71, No. 6 Ohio State 68Friday, March 11QuarterfinalsGame 7: No. 9 Indiana 65, No. 1 Illinois 63Game 8: No. 5 Iowa 84, No. 4 Rutgers 74Game 9: No. 7 Michigan State 69,