FAYETTEVILLE — All 16 SEC men's basketball teams, including No. 18 Arkansas, begin league play Saturday.
The Razorbacks are scheduled to host No. 19 Tennessee at 2 p.m. at Bud Walton Arena.
The conference sent a record 14 teams to the NCAA Tournament last season. LSU, one of the two outsiders with South Carolina, is now receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll with a 12-1 record. The Tigers' only loss was 82-58 to No. 15 Texas Tech on Dec. 7 in Fort Worth.
LSU was 3-15 in SEC play last season, though it is projected to perform better this year.