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LSU earns the No. 9 seed with …

• Scenario No. 1

LSU win over State + Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M losses.

Result: Two-way tie with Texas A&M for ninth; LSU wins by virtue of a 2-0 record vs. Texas A&M.

Seedings: LSU 9th, Texas A&M 10th, South Carolina 11th, Georgia 12th

• Scenario No. 2

Win over State + win by South Carolina + Georgia and Texas A&M losses.

Result: Three-way tie with South Carolina and Texas A&M; LSU is ninth with a 2-1 record vs. Texas A&M and South Carolina, South Carolina is 1-1 vs. the other two, Texas A&M is 1-2 vs. the other two.

Seedings: LSU 9th, South Carolina 10th, Texas A&M 11th, Georgia 12th

• Scenario No. 3

Win over State + Georgia win + South Carolina and Texas A&M losses.

Result: Three-way tie with Georgia and Texas A&M; LSU is ninth with a 2-1 record vs. Texas A&M and Georgia, Georgia is 1-1 vs. the other two, Texas A&M is 1-2 vs. the other two.

Seedings: LSU 9th, Georgia 10th, Texas A&M 11th, South Carolina 12th

LSU earns the No. 10 seed with …

• Scenario No. 1

Win over State + losses by Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama.

Result: Two-way tie with Alabama for ninth; Alabama wins by virtue of a 2-0 record vs. LSU.

Seedings: Alabama 9th, LSU 10th, South Carolina 11th, Georgia 12th

LSU earns the No. 11 seed with …

• Scenario No. 1

Win over State + South Carolina win + Georgia and Alabama losses.

Result: Three-way tie with Alabama and South Carolina for ninth; Alabama wins by virtue of 3-0 record vs. LSU and South Carolina, South Carolina is 1-1 vs. the other two, LSU is 0-3 vs. the other two.

Seedings: Alabama 9th, South Carolina 10th, LSU 11th, Georgia 12th

• Scenario No. 2

Win over State + Georgia win + Alabama and South Carolina losses.

Result: Three-way tie with Georgia and Alabama for ninth; Georgia wins by virtue of 3-0 record vs. LSU and Alabama, Alabama is 2-1 vs. the other two, LSU is 0-4 vs. the other two.

Seedings: Georgia 9th, Alabama 10th, LSU 11th, South Carolina 12th

LSU earns the No. 12 seed with …

• Scenario No. 1

Win over State + Georgia and South Carolina wins + Alabama loss.

Result: Four-way tie with Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina for ninth; South Carolina and Alabama would be 3-1 against the other three and the next tiebreaker is record vs. the No. 1 seed is (if Auburn gets it, South Carolina prevails; if Tennessee gets it, Alabama prevails). Georgia is 3-2 vs. the other three, LSU is 0-5 vs. the other three.

Seedings: Alabama/South Carolina 9th/10th, Georgia 11th, LSU 12th

• Scenario No. 2

Win over State + Georgia and South Carolina wins + Texas A&M loss.

Result: Four-way tie with Texas A&M, Georgia and South Carolina for ninth; South Carolina wins by virtue of 3-1 record vs. LSU, Georgia and Texas A&M, Texas A&M is 2-2 vs. the other three, Georgia and LSU are both 2-3 vs. the other three (Georgia wins second tiebreaker with better record vs. top seed, regardless if it’s Auburn or Tennessee).

Seedings: South Carolina 9th, Texas A&M 10th, Georgia 11th, LSU 12th

• Scenario No. 3

Loss to State + Georgia and South Carolina losses.

Result: Three-way with Georgia and South Carolina for 10th; South Carolina wins by virtue of 3-0 record vs. the other two, Georgia is 2-2 vs. the other two, LSU is 0-3 vs. the other two.

Seedings: South Carolina 10th, Georgia 11th, LSU 12th

• Scenario No. 4

Loss to State + Georgia win + South Carolina loss.

Result: Two-way tie with South Carolina for 11th; South Carolina wins by virtue of 1-0 record vs. LSU.

Seedings: Georgia 10th, South Carolina 11th, LSU 12th

• Scenario No. 5

Loss to State + South Carolina win + Georgia loss.

Result: Two-way tie with Georgia for 11th; Georgia wins by virtue of 2-0 record vs. LSU.

Seedings: South Carolina 10th, Georgia 11th, LSU 12th