Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark didn’t slam the brakes on College Football Playoff expansion during his state-of-the-conference remarks Friday in Frisco, Texas — that authority belongs exclusively to the Big Ten and SEC.

A year ago, the SEC ran away with the prize of top conference in college basketball by producing a whopping 14 NCAA Tournament teams. That remarkable Selection Sunday was made possible by a 59-19 record against teams from the other four high-major leagues.

The chase for the NCAA tournament's automatic bids begins Monday. As power conference teams are still playing their final regular season games, 15 conference tournaments tip off during the first week of March. Here's what you need to know ahead of the ...