re: Bama Baseball 33-23 (13-17) (2023-24)

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I think we’d have to sweep Auburn and then probably get to at least the semis in Hoover to have any chance at hosting.

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We definitely would have to sweep Auburn. Our other big issue is that while we are #11 in RPI we are #6 in the SEC in RPI and are #16/#7 SEC in KPI (the other metric the committee uses).

It's going to be hard for them to give 7 hosts to the SEC. They're definitely going to give 1-2 to the west (Oregon State, UCSB, UCI). They're probably going to give one to a mid-major (likely Indiana State). The ACC has 4-5 teams that will likely host (UNC, Clemson, Wake, FSU/UVA). The BXII will get at least 1-2 hosts. ECU is probably goin to host.

So that leaves the SEC with probably 6, MAYBE 7 host spots. Kentucky, A&M, UGA, Arkansas, Tennessee are all locks. That leaves 1-2 spots left. Mississippi State is next in line given their KPI, conference record and solid RPI.

So our only shot is they go to 7 SEC hosts, and it will be either us or South Carolina. I'd be shocked if they give us a host spot if we have a losing SEC record (even though our conference schedule was the toughest conference schedule maybe in college baseball history), so we have to sweep Auburn and get to 15-15.