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SEC Conference Baseball Seeding Rules
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:43 pm
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:43 pm
Here is an excerpt from the rules to determine conference seeding ie ranking for the tournament. It appears they use winning percentage. I do not see any caveat where a cancelled game changes the determination if 2 teams are tied with the same number of wins.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Administrative Teleconference. Coaches and administrators from each institution competing in the Conference tournament shall participate in a mandatory teleconference prior to the start of the tournament to review policies and procedures.
Dates & Sites. The tournament will be played in late May, one week prior to the start of the NCAA championship. The site of the tournament will be determined by a vote of the Athletics Directors. See Supplement C in General Administration for Future Championship Dates and Sites.
Format. There will be a 12-team, Conference tournament, which includes the two top teams from each division (as determined by winning percentage) and the next ten teams from either division with the best winning percentage in Conference play at the conclusion of the Southeastern Conference regular season. The top four seeds shall receive opening round byes. The tournament shall begin on Tuesday and conclude with a single championship game on Sunday. Games played Tuesday are single elimination, while games Wednesday through Friday shall be double elimination. The remaining four teams following Friday’s play (fourth round) shall play a single-elimination format.
Length of Game. All games shall be nine innings, unless a team holds at least a 10-run lead after seven innings of play, at which time the game shall be declared complete. This provision shall apply to all games of the tournament, including the championship game. [Revised: 12/13/16]
Manual. The Conference office shall distribute a tournament manual, outlining the policies and procedures for the tournament, as well as information specific to a tournament site, to each institution no later than May 1 each year.
NCAA Automatic Qualification. The Conference tournament champion will be the Conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship. In the event that inclement weather or other factors prevent the completion of the championship prior to the date and time when the NCAA requires notification for selection to the NCAA tournament, the highest remaining seed in the tournament at the time of suspension shall be designated as the automatic qualifier. [Revised: 5/5/16]
Seeding. The two division champions shall be automatically seeded number one and number two based on winning percentage in Conference competition. The remaining teams shall be seeded numbers three through twelve based on winning percentage without regard to division. Ties will be broken in the following manner:
1. Two-Team Tie. The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken:
A. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
B. If two-teams are divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost percentage within their division (over the 15-game SEC division schedule).
(2) Won-lost percentage of the two teams versus the No. 1 team in their division (and proceeding through the No. 7 team, if necessary).
C. If two teams are not divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed using common opponents only (and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary).
(2) Coin flip by the Commissioner.
2. Three-Team Tie (or more). The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: (Note: If the three tied teams have three different records against each other, they shall be seeded in best-percentage order.) Otherwise, once the tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker procedure will be used.
A. If all three teams are common opponents: Total won-lost percentage of games played among the tied teams.
B. Won-lost percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary, using common opponents only.
C. If three or more teams still are tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw.
Squad Size. Only 30 student-athletes will be allowed to participate but 35 eligible student-athletes will be permitted to receive expenses to attend the SEC Championship. Non-participating student-athletes will not be permitted to access the competition area immediately prior to and during any of their team’s Championship contests. [Revised: 12/12/17]
2019-2020 SEC COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS (UPDATED: 8/15/19)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Administrative Teleconference. Coaches and administrators from each institution competing in the Conference tournament shall participate in a mandatory teleconference prior to the start of the tournament to review policies and procedures.
Dates & Sites. The tournament will be played in late May, one week prior to the start of the NCAA championship. The site of the tournament will be determined by a vote of the Athletics Directors. See Supplement C in General Administration for Future Championship Dates and Sites.
Format. There will be a 12-team, Conference tournament, which includes the two top teams from each division (as determined by winning percentage) and the next ten teams from either division with the best winning percentage in Conference play at the conclusion of the Southeastern Conference regular season. The top four seeds shall receive opening round byes. The tournament shall begin on Tuesday and conclude with a single championship game on Sunday. Games played Tuesday are single elimination, while games Wednesday through Friday shall be double elimination. The remaining four teams following Friday’s play (fourth round) shall play a single-elimination format.
Length of Game. All games shall be nine innings, unless a team holds at least a 10-run lead after seven innings of play, at which time the game shall be declared complete. This provision shall apply to all games of the tournament, including the championship game. [Revised: 12/13/16]
Manual. The Conference office shall distribute a tournament manual, outlining the policies and procedures for the tournament, as well as information specific to a tournament site, to each institution no later than May 1 each year.
NCAA Automatic Qualification. The Conference tournament champion will be the Conference’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship. In the event that inclement weather or other factors prevent the completion of the championship prior to the date and time when the NCAA requires notification for selection to the NCAA tournament, the highest remaining seed in the tournament at the time of suspension shall be designated as the automatic qualifier. [Revised: 5/5/16]
Seeding. The two division champions shall be automatically seeded number one and number two based on winning percentage in Conference competition. The remaining teams shall be seeded numbers three through twelve based on winning percentage without regard to division. Ties will be broken in the following manner:
1. Two-Team Tie. The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken:
A. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
B. If two-teams are divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost percentage within their division (over the 15-game SEC division schedule).
(2) Won-lost percentage of the two teams versus the No. 1 team in their division (and proceeding through the No. 7 team, if necessary).
C. If two teams are not divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed using common opponents only (and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary).
(2) Coin flip by the Commissioner.
2. Three-Team Tie (or more). The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: (Note: If the three tied teams have three different records against each other, they shall be seeded in best-percentage order.) Otherwise, once the tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker procedure will be used.
A. If all three teams are common opponents: Total won-lost percentage of games played among the tied teams.
B. Won-lost percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary, using common opponents only.
C. If three or more teams still are tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw.
Squad Size. Only 30 student-athletes will be allowed to participate but 35 eligible student-athletes will be permitted to receive expenses to attend the SEC Championship. Non-participating student-athletes will not be permitted to access the competition area immediately prior to and during any of their team’s Championship contests. [Revised: 12/12/17]
2019-2020 SEC COMMISSIONER’S REGULATIONS (UPDATED: 8/15/19)
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:45 pm to Tiger1988
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Here is an excerpt from the rules to determine conference seeding ie ranking for the tournament. It appears they use winning percentage. I do not see any caveat where a cancelled game changes the determination if 2 teams are tied with the same number of wins.
Was that suggested?
Cancelled games have been around forever. I thought it was always winning percentage.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 5:54 pm to moneyg
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Cancelled games have been around forever. I thought it was always winning percentage.
always has been winning percentage.
sometimes it’s to our benefit. sometimes not so much.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 6:12 pm to Nutriaitch
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always has been winning percentage.
sometimes it’s to our benefit. sometimes not so much.
There are those arguing that if both Bama and LSU are tied at 13 wins LSU deserves to be in over Bama. I’m just pointing out that Cohen will use this as the first thing he pushes to the committee when seeding the SEC teams. He will push to cut it off at 8 teams.
He is the minister of Bush League.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 6:35 pm to Tiger1988
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There are those arguing that if both Bama and LSU are tied at 13 wins LSU deserves to be in over Bama.
I'm in that boat for sure.
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I’m just pointing out that Cohen will use this as the first thing he pushes to the committee when seeding the SEC teams. He will push to cut it off at 8 teams.
meh.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 6:38 pm to moneyg
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There are those arguing that if both Bama and LSU are tied at 13 wins LSU deserves to be in over Bama.
I'm in that boat for sure.
Doesn’t mean they will.
Posted on 5/17/21 at 9:20 pm to Tiger1988
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Doesn’t mean they will.
I get it. You are terrified of Cohen. I don't think we have to pretend your logic is sound to justify Cohen deciding he wants to frick LSU.
I acknowledge that if Cohen wants to frick LSU, there is little we can do.
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