LEXINGTON – Gone are the days where Southeastern Conference basketball was easily described as Kentucky and everyone else.
A four-team tier has emerged at the top of the league this season: Auburn, Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee. Picking the best team from the group is no easy task due to a combination of imbalanced scheduling and strong performance all around.
Auburn won the regular season title by one game. Kentucky and Tennessee tied for second place. Arkansas finished one game behind them in fourth.
Both the USA TODAY Coaches Poll and Associated Press top 25 rank Auburn highest, at No.