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ESPN updates bracketology projections heading into 2019 SEC Tournament
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The 2019 SEC Tournament begins in Nashville on Wednesday with two league teams sitting firmly on the bubble.
While Kentucky, Tennessee, and LSU are all battling for potential No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama and Florida appear to be playing for their postseason lives in Nashville when the SEC Tournament tips off this weekend according to ESPN’s latest bracketology projections from Joe Lunardi.
According to the latest bracketology projections from ESPN, the SEC has seven teams firmly in the field with Alabama on the outside looking in at the moment. Of course, a Cinderella team shock the world and earn its way into the NCAA Tournament by leaving Nashville as league champions.
Of the teams currently in the conversation to play in the NCAA Tournament, here is how ESPN’s bracketology projects the field:
South Region
#1 Kentucky vs. #16 Garner-Webb
#6 Mississippi State vs. #11 Temple
Midwest Region
#5 Auburn vs. #12 Clemson/#12 TCU
East Region
#2 Tennessee vs. #15 Colgate
#9 Ole Miss vs. #8 Washington
West Region
#2 LSU vs. #15 Bradley
#11 Florida vs. #6 Villanova
Bubble Watch
Last Four Byes: St. Johns, Texas, Florida, Temple
First Four Out: Indiana, Belmont, Creighton, Alabama
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
