Southeastern Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Betting Preview

The Southeastern Conference is known to college sports fans as one of the nation's best conferences for college athletics. There are fourteen member schools in the SEC. They include Tennessee University, Kentucky University, Louisiana State University, South Carolina University, Auburn University, the University of Alabama, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Arkansas U, Florida University, Missouri U, Texas A&M University, the University of Georgia and Vanderbilt.

This conference has a historic and rich tradition with men's basketball. Two notable NBA legends, Bernard King and Allan Houston, played for the Tennessee Volunteers. The Volunteers have historically had a better women's team. Legendary former coach Pat Summitt guided the Volunteers to eight national championships. The farthest the men's team has gone is a 2010 Elite 8 appearance. Kentucky is second all time in national championships for men's basketball with eight. Coach John Calipari and star player Anthony Davis led the wildcats to the 2012 title most recently. The others might not be favored however cases can be made. South Carolina had a run to the Final 4 in 2017. They are known for their gritty play under fiery coach Frank Martin.

America's 2024 college hoops season is winding down. Teams will soon be playing in their conference tournament to try to win their conference championship and a bid to the NCAA tourney. Tennessee has a team that has reached the #1 ranking in the polls. They are being led by veteran coach Rick Barnes. Star Forward Grant Williams is averaging 20 points per game. ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi currently has the Volunteers as a number one seed in his 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket prediction.

Their conference tournament will be played in Nashville from March 13th to March 17th. The host city might give Tennessee University an edge in terms of fan support. However, big blue nation as Kentucky fans are called due to the wide reach of their fan support travels extremely well.

Consider going to your online sportsbook and betting on South Eastern Conference tournament games.