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The 2017 SEC men's basketball tournament doesn't provide as much intrigue as previous years (at least on paper). Barring a big upset, the teams that will emerge from this conference to participate in the NCAA tournament are all but set, at least according to ESPN's Andy Katz:
Andy KatzNo more bubble for SEC. All set. Five will get in: Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas, Vanderbilt.... https://t.co/jR2OSOxhFw
March 4, 2017 at 9:15:53 PM GMT
Still, this is March we are talking about, and the SEC once had a last-place team win the tournament (Georgia, in 2008), so anything can happen.