Good morning.
Vanderbilt basketball faces its SEC opener on Saturday as the Ole Miss Rebels come to town. The Commodores have a 9-3 record after beating Tennessee State and UNC Asheville over the weekend.
Last year, the conference got a record eight NCAA Tournament bids, and there was some talk going into this season that the SEC might even pass that mark in 2018-19. But early returns don’t indicate that’s particularly likely, in spite of five teams — Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky, Florida, and Mississippi State — ranked in the Top 25 of KenPom.