Conference breakdowns are a big part of the NCAA Tournament. Seeding, strength of schedule and the number of bids each conference receives is a talking point during the tournament. The SEC getting 14 out of its 16 teams into the field shattered the Big East’s previous record of 11 bids.

Auburn won the SEC regular-season crown by a game with a 15-3 league record and lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament. The Tigers beat 16 seed play-in winner Alabama State 83-63 on Thursday before taking down 9 seed Creighton.

Texas A&M men's basketball lost to Michigan in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in a nationally televised game on Saturday in Ball Arena.

The No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats face the No. 19 Kansas State Wildcats in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The teams play Sunday for the first time this season.

Fighting Illini -1.5; over/under is 170.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 Kentucky squares off against Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats have gone 11-9 against SEC opponents, with a 12-2 record in non-conference play.

NCAA Tournament is wide open, and possibilities abound in March Madness. See the full NCAA schedule, with time, date, channel for each game.

The Big Ten made history on Friday by finishing a perfect 8-0 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. No conference in NCAA Tournament history has ever produced more victories without a loss in any round of the event.

After setting the men's record for most teams in the NCAA tournament field, here's how the Southeastern Conference is faring.