Conference tournament season began with two SEC teams and two Big Ten teams on the No. 1 seed line. While all four had impressive resumes, Notre Dame and UConn still had a chance to break into that top group.
In the aftermath of the major conference tournaments, I present a status update: the No. 1 seeds got the job done.
Texas and USC were probably already locks to captain their own regions in the NCAA Tournament, but they still reached the SEC and Big Ten championships, respectively. Waiting were South Carolina and UCLA, which each probably needed to reach that game to feel comfortable.
But Sunday’s action wasn’t about feeling comfortable — it was about revenge. South Carolina lost its last meeting with Texas and needed a coin flip to earn the top seed in the SEC Tournament.
Ever since appearing as a No. 2 seed in the selection committee’s last top 16 reveal, the Gamecocks had been going scorched earth, and that didn’t change in a 64-45 win against the Longhorns, who previously hadn’t scored fewer than 60 points in a game this season.
SEC Tournament: Texas’ anemic display in loss to South Carolina highlights offensive issues
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