Tennessee rightly got seeded second. Is a two-win difference in the conference tournament enough to nullify a much better regular season? If it is, it shouldn't be. Who do you knock down then? Kansas Kansas finished tied for the Big 12 title and Tennessee won theirs but Kansas showed up and won the Big 12 tournament. That's your difference. And the Big 12 was a better league in the SEC this year. Kansas over Tennessee for a No. 1 is a no doubter. Like you said, Tennessee won the SEC outright. The Vols also had a better RPI than Kansas (2 v 5), Tennessee had 3 wins over teams in the top 12 in the RPI (Memphis - higher ranked than Kansas - Vandy and Xavier) while Kansas had 1 (Texas today) and Tennessee has a SOS of 1 and Kansas' is 50. Far from a no-doubter and, in my opinion, ridiculous. Kansas had a better weekend. Tennessee had a better season. Kansas looks like a better team IMO.