It’s March, and we all know what that means. It’s time for the Big Dance. Five teams from the SEC made this year’s field including an undefeated Kentucky squad looking to make history. For those filling out brackets at home, my early Final Four picks are those Wildcats along with Wisconsin, Virginia and Iowa State. But that’s likely to change over the next three days. Since we focus mostly on football here, I thought it would be interesting to see what seed each SEC football team would have gotten had there been a 68-team tournament. This is according to the Massey composite rankings and comes as of Dec. 6, 2014, before the bowl games.
1: Alabama
2: Ole Miss, Mississippi State
3: Georgia, Auburn
5: Missouri, LSU
7: Arkansas
8: Texas A&M
9: Florida
10: Tennessee
12: South Carolina
16: Kentucky (play-in game)
Assuming the SEC wouldn’t play each other in the first round, some of the better early-round matchups would have included Arkansas (7) versus Duke (10) or Texas A&M (8) versus Notre Dame (9). And how about Alabama and Penn State meeting up in a potential 1-16 matchup?
Around the SEC
Denzel Devall’s injury is being used as a motivational tool for other Alabama outside linebackers.
After missing all of last season, Carl Lawson is ready to get back to work for Auburn.
Georgia’s most competitive position battle might end up being at inside linebacker.
LSU coach Les Miles hints slight edge to Brandon Harris after team’s first scrimmage.
Mississippi State wide receiver De’Runnya Wilson is arrested in Alabama on drug charges.
Kentrell Brothers and Michael Scherer give Missouri consistency at linebacker.
Rebuilding the roster: The South Carolina football team will look different in 2015.
Tweet of the day
Just hanging out at the QB camp today with Jon Gruden! #VFL pic.twitter.com/jrxQtj4M5D
— Butch Jones (@UTCoachJones) March 15, 2015