The Southeastern Conference tournament, which starts Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, may have more impact on NCAA tournament selections than any other conference tournament.
Six of the 13 teams competing in the SEC tournament are on the bubble for an at-large NCAA tournament bid. Each of those six needs to win a game or two in the conference tournament to improve its at-large chances and would love to win the tournament to remove any doubt. It will create a wild scramble in an event that features no team currently ranked among the Top 15 in the Associated Press poll and no overwhelming favorite.