Overview
- No. 2 seed Alabama opens its SEC quarterfinal Friday at 6 p.m. CT in Nashville against the Game 7 winner after a double-bye.
- No. 3 seed Arkansas earned a double-bye and will face Oklahoma or Texas A&M on Friday night, with point guard Darius Acuff expected to be available.
- Oklahoma beat South Carolina 86-74 to reach Thursday’s matchup with Texas A&M, keeping the Sooners’ at-large hopes alive as the Aggies enter as a projected 9–10 NCAA seed.
- Auburn defeated Mississippi State 79-61 and meets No. 5 seed Tennessee on Thursday, a game the Tigers view as a chance to strengthen an NCAA Tournament case.
- Alabama climbed to No. 15 in KenPom with the nation’s No. 3 offense and is projected by major bracketologists as a No. 3 NCAA Tournament seed.