Dancin' SEC Teams

you have to look at RPI to make sense of why two teams we beat twice are in and we may be out

Mizzou 40
Texas A&M 26
LSU 74

what hurts us compared to them is SOS we are 46 A&M 6 Mizzou 24

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MSU 63
Florida 64
Georgia 70
LSU 74

This will change come selection time

Pull against MSU Florida and UGA and of course

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Florida is playing their way out, but I do think one of the other teams you mention can fill that void.

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The thing is there is no "quota" for teams from a conference. Just because Florida plays themselves out does't mean another SEC team will replace them. All teams are considered "independents" when selecting the field.

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I'd love for it to be us but to be honest I think State has the better shot. I watched them really destroy Texas A&M on the road the other night. They lost a buzzer-beating heartbreaker in Nashville recently or they'd be in even better shape. I always thought Howland was an excellent coach and his third year has been excellent wherever he's been. I would love to see our game with them mean something at the end of the year...we need to take care of our own business to do that and the road has not been kind to us since early in the SEC schedule.

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State is playing well right now and that win @ A&M was enormous for their tournament chances. Hopefully LSU can at least split the next two road games to make the season finale a very big game.

It's hard to say if State has the better shot. They certainly have more opportunity ahead of them with games vs. Tenn. and @ LSU. But side by side there are arguments that LSU has the better resume (right now, of course)

MSU

3 Q1 wins; SOS: 101; RPI 63. 4-5 vs. RPI top 50 They beat no one of note in non-conf. play. Hell, other than Cincinnati, they played no one of real note in OOC play. The win @ A&M was the first real huge win they've had on the season.


LSU

5 Q1 wins; SOS: 48; RPI: 74. 7-5 vs. RPI top 50 LSU played a much tougher non-conf. schedule. Of LSU's 5 biggest wins 3 have been away from home (A&M, Ark., Michigan). That's a HUGE deal.

The ONLY metric that favors MSU is RPI. That's it! LSU has more "good" wins against a MUCH tougher schedule. AND, LSU has not only won more games away from home, they've beaten good teams away from home.

If the final spot in the NCAAT comes down to LSU vs. MSU, I like LSU's chances...A lot!

RPI aside, aTm doesnt deserve jack shite. they are not a good basketball team

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The thing is there is no "quota" for teams from a conference. Just because Florida plays themselves out does't mean another SEC team will replace them. All teams are considered "independents" when selecting the field.

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There is a quota of 64 though, so every bubble team playing poorly helps LSU.

I really hope this team makes it to the dance. Will be a testament to the impact Will Wade has had thus far. This team has already overachieved even if we would lose the rest of the remaining games on the schedule. Making the dance will really be great for the teams psyche, especially the returning seniors.

The record for SEC teams is 6. Ain’t gonna happen

EIGHT in today’s bracketology. How the hell is Georgia still in the discussion???

UF a 7 seed??
Mizzou a 7 seed?
UK a 5???

A&M still a 9???

Gayyyyyyyy