LSU is at No.34 in RPI, there are 33 at-large spots in NCAA Tourney...

...you do the math.

If No.34 LSU wins 2 out of 3 against No.24 Ole Miss, LSU will have an RPI higher than No.33 next Monday.

31 conference champions automatically qualify for the NCAA Tourney.

If 5 conference champions have an RPI inside the top 33, the RPI "Mendoza line" for an invite jumps to No.38.

If LSU wins 2 out of 3 against Ole Miss and the season ended next Sunday, LSU would be in based on RPI projections.

The only thing that could drop LSU out of the NCAA Tourney would be how conference tournaments shake out and the movement of teams around LSU in RPI.

Based on RPI, LSU does not need to sweep Ole Miss to get in, they just need to win 2 out of 3.

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13 conferences currently have at least 1 team with an RPI of 33 of higher.

SEC (11) - 1 Kentucky, 2 Texas A&M, 3 Georgia, 4 Arkansas, 6 Tennessee, 11 Alabama, 16 Miss State, 19 S. Carolina, 24 Ole Miss, 28 Vandy, 29 Florida
ACC (7) - 5 UNC, 7 Clemson, 8 Florida State, 9 Wake Forest, 13 Virginia, 20 NC State, 22 Duke
Big 12 (2) - 15 Oklahoma, 17 Oklahoma State
Big West (2) - 18 UC Santa Barbara, 23 UC Irvine
Pac 12 (2) - 14 Oregon State, 26 Arizona
Conference USA (2) - 21 DBU, 32 LaTech
Missouri Valley (1) - 10 Indiana State
American Athletic (1) - 12 East Carolina
West Coast (1) - 25 San Diego
Big East (1) - 27 Xavier
Big Ten (1) - 30 Nebraska
Coastal Athletic (1) - 31 Northwestern
Sunbelt (1) - 33 Southern Miss

There will be upsets, many upsets in conference tournaments. However, it would not be a stretch to say that anywhere from 5-7 of the 31 conference champions will have an RPI of 33 or higher.

If it is 5, then that would mean that teams with an RPI of 38 or higher have a better shot of being selected as an at-large team than teams with an RPI of 39 or lower.

If it is 7, then teams with an RPI of 40 or higher have a better chance than teams with an RPI of 41 or lower.

LSU is currently sitting at No.34, while Ole Miss is at No.24. Hypothetically, if LSU wins 2 out of 3, their RPI could climb up to around No.28 or 29.

This is the strongest year in history for the SEC. It is possible to see 12 teams getting in. I don't buy into the theory that a team from the SEC with an RPI around 28 would be excluded with a conference record of 12-18.

Based on history, at a minimum, you would need to have a record of 13-17, but this year is unprecedented. In 2024, 12-18 with an RPI of 28 may be enough to get in.

If just 5 conference champions have an RPI of 33 or higher than that means that teams with an RPI of 38 or higher have a shot to be selected as an at-large team.

If we can crack the Top 30 with a series win over Ole Miss, then the door is open. Win a couple in Hoover and our RPI could rise to around No.25. If this happens, it will be very hard for the Committee to keep last year's National Champs out.

Geaux Tigers!