The Southeastern Conference remains, first and foremost, a football league. But thanks to a longtime power and several up-and-coming hopefuls, this season it has a shot to be a real player in college basketball beyond just one team.
Kentucky is the gold standard in the SEC and should be again in 2015-16, but in order for the conference to gain national prominence, it will need additional contributions. Besides the Wildcats, only one other team (Arkansas) won a game in last year's NCAA tournament, compared to in 2014 when all three qualifiers made the Sweet 16 and two reached the Final Four.