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re: What LSU Has To Do To Make The Tourney - as of Feb 15th
Posted on 2/15/12 at 2:12 pm to jrodLSUke
Posted on 2/15/12 at 2:12 pm to jrodLSUke
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you can throw out all the typical "resume" talk that you hear on ESPN. LSU does not have the RPI nor quality wins; those things don't matter.
Yeah, they kinda do tend to matter. Bama went 12-4 in the SEC last year and didn't make the tournament.
If LSU wins out and finishes 10-6 in conf., they'll likely need to at least win 1 game in the SECT. IF that happens they will have a decent shot to make the NCAA's due to the fact that they were red-hot late in the season (See 2003 for reference)
If they finish 9-7, they will need to make some serious noise in the SECT (likely nothing short of the championship game). Plus it will depend on who that 7th conf loss was to, i.e. it better not be USC, UGA or Aub.
The middle of the SEC is starting to "cannibalize" itself. 5 teams from the SEC is not a given. Best thing for LSU right now (besides continuing to win) is to have the top 3 (UK, Fla. Vandy or Miss. St.) separate themselves from the pack, so that LSU would be in a "beauty contest" with the middle 3-4 teams.
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Posted on 2/15/12 at 2:18 pm to Alt26
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so that LSU would be in a "beauty contest" with the middle 3-4 teams.
Has nothing to do with it. It's not like the SEC is guaranteed a certain number of spots so LSU will need to be better than Alabama or Arkansas or Ole Miss or whoever. They compare teams on a national level, not within each conference. I'm sure you know that but if some other people are reading that, it's not like the SEC has 5 spots to fill and certain teams are battling for it. And by the way, with an RPI in the high 60s and no games left against teams with decent RPIs to boost it, LSU won't win many beauty contests.
Posted on 2/15/12 at 2:27 pm to Alt26
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Bama went 12-4 in the SEC last year and didn't make the tournament.
The 2011 Bama team is the exception that proves the rule.
First, there were 5 SEC teams in last year. Bama simply was left out because the committee did not want 6 SEC teams in.
Secondly, everyone bashed the committee for leaving out Bama. They know they made a mistake and I think that is precisely what will protect the top 5 SEC this year.
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