If the Rebs have any shot at making the Big Dance, they'll have to fight first through Alabama, then through Kentucky in Nashville.
Ole Miss' NCAA Tournament hopes were officially put on life support two weeks ago in the closing moments of a 14-point loss to Georgia. As the SEC Tournament begins, the patient's only chance at resuscitation is to win it all in Nashville.
That already daunting task was made even more difficult over the weekend when a last-minute standings shakeup left the Rebs stuck on Kentucky's side of the bracket. As the seven-seed, Ole Miss will face 10-seed Alabama on Thursday, then, if it wins, turn around and play the two-seed Wildcats on Friday.