Almost

The SEC looked like it was on the verge of another signature out-of-conference win last night, but Alabama couldn't quite hold on:

No. 11 Wichita State scored 13 of the game's final 14 points to hold off Alabama for a 53-52 victory. The Shockers (8-1) took the final lead on Darius Carter's slam with 11.9 seconds remaining, part of his game-high 16 points.

That would have been huge for the conference and for Anthony Grant, who may be coaching for his job this year.  He has the Tide playing pretty well, but blowing an 11-point lead that late in the game isn't a good look.

Any way you slice it, though, the SEC seems to be passing the eye test around the country this year.  Whether that's because the conference is better or because the rest of the country has regressed, well...I can't say for sure.

h/t ESPN