The SEC was at the center of the college basketball universe Saturday, which began when the NCAA revealed its top 16 seeds. Auburn, Alabama, and Florida were on the No. 1 seed line, and six of the top 10 teams on the seed list came from the SEC.
While Selection Sunday is just over four weeks away, Auburn made its case as the No. 1 overall seed with a 94-85 win over No. 2 Saturday at Coleman Coliseum. The matchup between Auburn and Alabama marked the first time the top two ranked teams from the SEC played each other.
Bracketology: Auburn is top seed with Alabama, Duke and Florida also No. 1s as NCAA reveals early bracket
Jerry Palm
While the highest-profile game was taking place in the state of Alabama, other games across the country took place that are certain to shape the other power conference title races. No. 6 Houston defeated No. 13 Arizona 62-58 to strengthen its lead at the top of the Big 12.
Meanwhile, in the Big Ten, No. 7 Purdue lost at home to No. 16 Wisconsin 94-84. The Boilermakers entered the week at the top of the conference standings, but losses to Michigan and Wisconsin could alter the Big Ten title race heading into the home stretch of the regular season.
Winner: SEC gets five of top six seeds in early reveal
Missouri and Ole Miss were left out of the top-16, despite the fact that both have strong resumes. But don’t feel sorry for the SEC. The league got five of the top six spots in the bracket preview, with Tennessee and Texas A&M landing on the No. 2 seed line behind projected No. 1 seeds Auburn, Alabama and Florida. No other conference had more than one representative among the top eight. With Kentucky’s spot as a projected No. 3 seed, the SEC ended up with six…
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