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Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:28 am
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SEC (No. 2 RPI conference)
Mississippi State won the SEC regular-season championship for the first time since 1989, when current head coach John Cohen was in the starting lineup as a player. The Bulldogs completed a sweep of Arkansas with a 9-4 win to finish 21-9 in the SEC, one game ahead of Texas A&M in the West (after the Aggies dropped their series finale against Ole Miss) and a half-game ahead of East champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks completed a sweep of their own at Alabama with a 9-7 win Saturday, while Florida split a doubleheader at LSU, allowing South Carolina to finish one game ahead of the Gators in the East.
Twelve of the SEC’s 14 teams make the conference tournament, and only two to miss out are Auburn (8-22) and Arkansas (which not only will miss regionals for the firs time in the Dave Van Horn era, but finished in last place at 7-23). Tennessee (9-21) beat Georgia for the second straight day Saturday to snag the No. 12 seed, while Missouri (9-22) earned the No. 11 seed even after dropping a series to Kentucky.
Play-in games will be critical for Kentucky and Alabama, which both finished 15-15 in the SEC with RPI rankings of No. 53 and No. 60, respectively. And just winning the play-in game might not be enough for either team — especially Alabama. After the Wildcats finished their regular season with a series win and Alabama got swept by the Gamecocks, I’d put UK back ahead of Bama as the No. 8 team in the SEC’s at-large pecking order.
Four SEC teams look locked in as national seeds now (Mississippi State, South Carolina, Florida and Texas A&M). LSU (19-11 in the league), Vanderbilt and Ole Miss (both 18-12) both look like very strong hosting candidates, giving the SEC a real shot at an unprecedented seven hosts. One of those three teams could also conceivably make a run at a fifth national seed out of the SEC with a deep run in Hoover.
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Mississippi State won the SEC regular-season championship for the first time since 1989, when current head coach John Cohen was in the starting lineup as a player. The Bulldogs completed a sweep of Arkansas with a 9-4 win to finish 21-9 in the SEC, one game ahead of Texas A&M in the West (after the Aggies dropped their series finale against Ole Miss) and a half-game ahead of East champion South Carolina. The Gamecocks completed a sweep of their own at Alabama with a 9-7 win Saturday, while Florida split a doubleheader at LSU, allowing South Carolina to finish one game ahead of the Gators in the East.
Twelve of the SEC’s 14 teams make the conference tournament, and only two to miss out are Auburn (8-22) and Arkansas (which not only will miss regionals for the firs time in the Dave Van Horn era, but finished in last place at 7-23). Tennessee (9-21) beat Georgia for the second straight day Saturday to snag the No. 12 seed, while Missouri (9-22) earned the No. 11 seed even after dropping a series to Kentucky.
Play-in games will be critical for Kentucky and Alabama, which both finished 15-15 in the SEC with RPI rankings of No. 53 and No. 60, respectively. And just winning the play-in game might not be enough for either team — especially Alabama. After the Wildcats finished their regular season with a series win and Alabama got swept by the Gamecocks, I’d put UK back ahead of Bama as the No. 8 team in the SEC’s at-large pecking order.
Four SEC teams look locked in as national seeds now (Mississippi State, South Carolina, Florida and Texas A&M). LSU (19-11 in the league), Vanderbilt and Ole Miss (both 18-12) both look like very strong hosting candidates, giving the SEC a real shot at an unprecedented seven hosts. One of those three teams could also conceivably make a run at a fifth national seed out of the SEC with a deep run in Hoover.
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:33 am to Farmer1906
If the SEC gets 5 national seeds, the ACC might implode 
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:40 am to CNB
Some of the top ACC teams not named Miami or Louisville don't deserve a national seed.
Clemson barely finished at .500 In conference
Clemson barely finished at .500 In conference
Posted on 5/22/16 at 10:59 am to CNB
There is no way they will give the SEC 5 national seeds
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:02 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
Tell D1baseball that, not me.
We've never even gotten 4, so I'm still worried South Carolina is gonna get fricked over
We've never even gotten 4, so I'm still worried South Carolina is gonna get fricked over
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:16 am to Farmer1906
How is the SEC the #2 RPI conference?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:25 am to UpstateCock2007
Its pretty crazy how close the 2 conferences are.
ACC went 255 - 84 in ooc, SEC went 255 - 85. The ACC must have done it vs slightly harder competition.
The ACC's RPI is 0.5736, SEC's is 0.5699. The next closest conference (Big 12) is 0.5364. To put that in to perspective. The gap between the SEC & Big 12 is about the same as the gap between the Big 12 and Mountain West, the 13th rated conference.
ACC went 255 - 84 in ooc, SEC went 255 - 85. The ACC must have done it vs slightly harder competition.
The ACC's RPI is 0.5736, SEC's is 0.5699. The next closest conference (Big 12) is 0.5364. To put that in to perspective. The gap between the SEC & Big 12 is about the same as the gap between the Big 12 and Mountain West, the 13th rated conference.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:26 am to CNB
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Tell D1baseball that, not me.
D1 is saying 4, not 5. Regardless 4 national seeds and 7 host sites from one conference is unprecedented. If it happens this year, it may not happen again.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 11:37 am to Farmer1906
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One of those three teams could also conceivably make a run at a fifth national seed out of the SEC with a deep run in Hoover.
This is the line I was referring to.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 12:17 pm to CNB
Not sure Carolina is a definite national seed yet. LSU could possibly take their spot if LSU wins/makes it to the championship game and Carolina goes 2 and Q. LSU would beat some top teams to get to the championship game.
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