re: Best team in SEC

Which level you want this? I'll go with 3rd grade.

UT and UK started prior to this season as favorites to win the SEC. This is called bias.

UT won SEC last season and UK is a blue blood - a term generally used for a long standing successful program. This is also attracts bias.

LSU is known for individual basketball players, but not necessarily ultimate team success. LSU has made 3 Final Fours since 1981 without a championship game appearance. LSU won 10 games total 2 years ago. Bias.

LSU's coach is 36 years old, into his second year. The team is young and relatively unknown. Bias.

In a vacuum, LSU is a 2 seed right now and highest SEC seed. Unfortunately, it's not a vacuum and bias exists.