Standings in the SEC, SECT, and remaining regular season outlook.

Here are the current standings relative to getting into the SEC Tournament.



LSU plays their last series against Ole Miss. LSU Trails Ole Miss by 1 game. Two wins By LSU puts LSU no worse than #11 in the SEC at a minimum due to winning the series. and holding the tiebreaker.

Other Relevant weekend series

Alabama(12-15) plays @Auburn(6-21), LSU Leads Auburn by 4 games. LSU Trails Alabama by 2 games. Auburn cannot catch LSU. The only way for LSU to finish ahead of Bama is for LSU to sweep Ole Miss and for Auburn to sweep Alabama.

Missouri(8-19) plays @Mississippi State(15-12)
LSU Leads Missouri by 2 games. Miss State is out of reach for LSU. If either LSU wins 1 game or Mizzou loses 1 game then LSU will be in the SECT based on the tiebreaker rules because LSU holds the tiebreaker on Mizzou.

Florida(11-16) plays @Georgia(16-11)
LSU Trails Florida by 1 game, Like Alabama, Florida holds the tiebreaker vs LSU so LSU has to win 2 more games than Florida to finish ahead of Florida. I think Georgia sweeping Florida is more likely than Auburn Sweeping Bama though I am not sure either is likely.

Vanderbilt(12-15) plays @Kentucky(20-7)
LSU Trails Vanderbilt by 2 games
Like Alabama and Florida, Vanderbilt holds the tiebreaker vs LSU so the only way for LSU to finish ahead of Vanderbilt is for LSU to sweep Ole Miss and Kentucky to sweep Vanderbilt..

South Carolina(13-14) plays @Tennessee(19-8)
LSU Trails South Carolina by 3 games
LSU can only hope to tie South Carolina and that would require a sweep by LSU and Tennessee. As I understand it, he tiebreaker would be record versus highest seeded opponent in the SEC where there is a difference and that would probably end up favoring South Carolina mostly due to Arkansas sweeping us.



In terms of beyond the SECT, A few things come into play. I think if LSU sweeps Ole Miss they probably get an invite. If they win the series, they Probably need to get a couple of wins in the SECT to get an invite.

Another wildcard is how Florida ends the season. If they get swept they will have a losing season overall and barring a run in the SECT they will not be eligible for the NCCAT with a losing record.

From an RPI perspective,

Ole Miss - 24
Vanderbilt - 28
Florida - 29
LSU - 34


LSU could end up jumping all of these if the sweep and the others do not win their series.

I hope LSU does position itself for the NCAA Tournament next weekend, I believe they can do that. But it is hard to look at where we are and not think about all the missed opportunities. Let's hope they can take advantage of the last remaining opportunity this weekend.