Though I don't think you can say that it's any better than the East. The East has more teams with a shot at an at large bid, though the West has the best team along with maybe the hottest team in Auburn.
That said, I could see all 4 of the games today going either way. Wouldn't shock me to see an all-East final with UT, Florida, UK, and SC, and it wouldn't shock me to see an all-West final with LSU, State, Auburn, and Bama.
So far though, through one day the tourney stayed true to form as far as seeding goes.