Chris Beard and the Ole Miss Rebels will square off against the Arkansas Razorbacks on Thursday afternoon with an opportunity to punch their ticket to the SEC Tournament quarterfinals. Beard and Co. received a first-round bye after entering the tourney as the No.

The Razorbacks survived a scare from South Carolina in the tournament’s first game Wednesday and won 72-68. ESPN analyst Joe Lunardi took Arkansas off his projected NCAA Tournament bubble and wrote that they are safely in the field following the victory.

Here's a look at how Ole Miss basketball's win against Arkansas in the SEC tournament could affect its March Madness bracket predictions.