The SEC Tournament kicked off yesterday in Nashville, Tennessee as one of the most anticipated tournaments among the power conferences. As the tournament currently projects, 13 different SEC teams are in the tournament with the conference ranking as one of the best in the KenPom era.

The University of Arkansas men’s basketball team survived and advanced Wednesday at the SEC Tournament. Eleven days after an embarrassing loss at South Carolina, the Razorbacks nearly blew a 20-point lead against the Gamecocks but held on for a 72-68 first-round victory at Bridgestone Arena.

After Arkansas' win against South Carolina, Razorbacks coach John Calipari fought back against the notion he doesn't care about the SEC Tournament

But at this time of the year, everybody’s fighting for their lives.” Arkansas (20-12) advanced to play eighth-seeded Ole Miss in the second round on Thursday. After the Razorbacks led 59-41 with 14:18 remaining,

Arkansas coach John Calipari might have tried to outthink himself in the final moments of his team’s SEC Tournament victory on Wednesday. Arkansas faced lowly South Carolina in their SEC Tournament opener on Wednesday in a game the Razorbacks really needed to win to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive.