The SEC is on pace to match or exceed the Big East's record of placing 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament, which was set in 2011 when the conference had 16 members. Entering conference tournament week, there are 14 SEC teams with legitimate at-large hopes.

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The SEC tournament should be the best among the major conference tournaments this week, and not just because Auburn has dominated the sport in the second half of the season. Here’s everything you need to know about the SEC tournament.

Both South Carolina and Texas had been likely one-seeds ahead of this game. But Texas, which had held the No. 1 overall seed coming into tournament play, will likely lose that spot. It would be surprising to see the Longhorns fall off the one-line, though. Despite the 19-point, their resume remains strong.

Dawn Staley backed up the luck of the coin flip this week in South Carolina.