The NCAA Tournament is almost upon and fans are gearing up for another great March Madness. But before we get the official bracket, we have the conference tournaments to deal with. The SEC has emerged as one of the best conferences around the country this season and the tournament should be very exciting.

The Tennessee Volunteers are looking to defeat the Texas Longhorns in their first game of the SEC tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers were able to earn a bye from the first two rounds of the SEC tournament this year and now they have their first game against the Texas Longhorns.

As the SEC Tournament gets underway, the Florida Gators remain in the No. 4 spot of the KenPom College Basketball Ratings. The position is nothing new for the Orange and Blue, who have established themselves as a top-four program in the country across several different ranking systems.

Vanderbilt men's basketball coach Mark Byington discussed his team's NCAA Tournament candidacy after a first-round loss to Texas in the SEC Tournament

Tramon Mark and Tre Johnson scored 19 points each and 13th-seeded Texas defeated No. 12 seed Vanderbilt in the first round of the SEC tournament.