The 2016 SEC men's basketball tournament continued Friday with four quarterfinal games featuring the conference's top four seeds in action for the first time.
The No. 1-seeded Texas A&M Aggies were the surprising regular-season conference co-champions, posting the school's best record (24-7) since reaching the Sweet 16 in 2007. The Kentucky Wildcats, who tied for first place, are the defending tournament champions, but a 3-2 record in their final five games is cause for concern.
It wasn't a great year overall for the conference, with only four potential NCAA tournament teams, but upsets this weekend can change the perception of the SEC in a hurry.