The Southeastern Conference men's basketball tournament, which starts Wednesday at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, looks like a wide-open affair with a number of strong teams but no dominant squad.
As many as eight SEC teams could get NCAA tournament berths, based on the latest projections by ESPN.com, CBSSports.com and USA Today, but none is seeded higher than No. 3. Five SEC teams (Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Florida) seem to have NCAA bids locked up, while Missouri and Texas A&M are in good positions to land berths as well.