The SEC, home of last year's national champion and one other Final Four participant, finds itself as a very unbalanced league this year. The conference's power lies in the East division, where Florida, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and Tennessee reside. Georgia, with an 8-7 conference record after tonight, would be in first place in the West division. No wonder some bracket analysts have Georgia as a bubble team, in spite of their 17-11 record. And, two-time defending NIT champion South Carolina most likely will not be back to defend that crown.
The West division is in serious danger of not qualifying any teams for the NCAA tournament. Alabama has the best post-season chances on this side of the league, as they moved back into a tie for first place tonight with a win over Ole Miss. The Tide won their 20th game of the season, but are only 7-8 in conference play. Ole Miss and Mississippi State are also tied with Bama at 7-8.
The SEC, as usual, is underrated and underexposed in hoops.
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