They are both conference championships. Obviously the regular season one is more impressive, but the regular season champ & the tourney champ are both conference champs.

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Posted by bama will rise again

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Posted on 5/30/16 at 12:15 am to Farmer1906

I get it cuz lot more games played but its like declaring warriors the champs, or a pennant race, in my eyes.. Wish they would change it to just tourney, dislike both but it is what it is

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Posted by UNO

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Posted on 5/30/16 at 12:29 am to Farmer1906

the regular season champion is the SEC champion.

the tournament champion is the SEC tournament champion. that's the way it's always been.

when counting sec championships for each school, regular season championships are what is counted.

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Posted by Old Sarge

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Posted on 5/30/16 at 6:07 am to kbrake37

Well the tournament champs swept the conference champs...

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Posted by UKWildcats

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Posted on 5/30/16 at 9:12 am to Masterag

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shouldn't the auto-bid go to the conference champ, tho? your logic seems to contradict your conclusion.

It should, but they use it as a means to justify these conference tournaments and give teams an incentive. I'm with you...the regular season should have sorted all of it out already.

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