The SEC is charging hard for eight bids, and could seriously garner as many as nine, depending on Vanderbilt’s week — and how rigid the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee will be in adhering to the NET as a guidepost.
If you’re a team on the bubble or a potential at-large in a low-major conference, the last thing you want to see is Jerry Stackhouse kicking in the door and stealing a bid. But just as Vandy could prove to be a bid thief, there are some other teams lurking in the conference championship week that knock out some of those more marginal teams.