re: 5-way tie atop the West, does LSU win the tie?

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So what if Bama Miss St and LSU are in a 3 way tie for 1st?

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Didn't see this answered. This scenario isn't too likely since Ole Miss would have to lose to both Auburn and Arkansas so they wouldn't be tied, but it depends on the order in which Ole Miss and Auburn finish. Here are the tiebreakers:

1) Head-to-head: LSU beat Bama, Bama beat MSU, MSU beat LSU. All 1-1.
2) Division record: All 4-2.
3) Record against next-best team in the division: Bama and MSU beat Auburn, LSU beat Ole Miss. LSU wins if Ole Miss finishes higher, Bama wins if Auburn does (LSU is knocked out, then head-to-head between Bama and MSU gives it to Bama). If Auburn and Ole Miss are tied, this tiebreaker fails since the combined record for each of the three against Auburn/Ole Miss is 1-1. No other division losses.
4) Record vs. East: All 2-0.
5) Record against common East teams: Same as above, all teams are undefeated against the East.
6) Best combined winning percentage of East opponents: As of now, LSU wins if it comes to this. UF and UK have 4 combined SEC wins (LSU), UK and Vandy have 2 (MSU), UF and UT have 2 (Bama).

tl;dr: LSU wins if Ole Miss finishes the same or better than Auburn, Bama wins if Auburn is higher.