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
Auburn is the last team on the 1-seed line in Brian Bennett’s Bracket Watch projection. Kentucky is 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, March 10Game 3:
The 2022 men's NCAA tournament doesn't get underway until the 15th of this glorious month, but March Madness begins during the fortnight of conference tournaments mislabeled as Championship Week.