re: SEC Baseball Talk: Top 16 National Seeds & SEC Teams in NCAAt

A&M has lost to three of the worst teams in the SEC this year. If they squeak by Arkansas, they won't pass them. If they lose to Arkansas, the argument can be made for UGA to pass them. Sorry, but A&M played their way into this spot, and now they have to play their way out of it.

A&M has to beat Arkansas this weekend for a T8 seed. Hopefully they can do so at home, but they haven't even played like a T16 seed or even a T32 this last few weeks. If I'm the committee and Arkansas wins next weekend, I place A&M at the nine seed as a message.

Firstly, Auburn and Mizzou are the 2 worst teams in the SEC.

Secondly, all 3 series are Q1 games. There is a good chance 1 to 2 of them make regionals and an outside shot all 3 do.

Thirdly, you didn't address a single metric given.

You clearly run way too hot and cold and can't be unbiased when you're on an upper or downer. There is a chance A&M gets let out of the top 8 with a series loss and a chance A&M doesn't jump Arkansas with a series win. But both of those things are less likely scenario than A&M still making top 8 with a series loss (nonsweep) and jumping Arkansas with a series win (either kind). You seem to make these definitive statements that just aren't true and its not just baseball.

The fact is that A&M has honestly played less than inspiring baseball since the last game of UGA. LSU has a lot of talent, but A&M is the best win on their resume. Ole Miss is a hot mess and A&M lost to them as well. Don't forget this team lost to Florida as well. Yes, Mizzou and Auburn are the worst, but the other three are terrible. There is a small chance none of those teams make a regional.

A&M played great baseball up to the BR series. However, they lose to Arkansas and finish somewhere around fourth at the absolute best. Probably worse.

I've seen it too often when the committee says this team sucks down the stretch ... will A&M host? Yes, even if swept at home by Arkansas though it would be close. Tennessee, Arkansas and Kentucky will all finish in the T3 or T4 of the SEC. A&M was impressive in midweek games. However, I would have serious doubts about seeding them as a T8 at this point if they lose their last three series. UGA or A&M is the question for the last T8 (may actually only be three so that the committee can limit SEC possibilities for the CWS, and UGA is playing WAY better down the stretch.)

That is undisputable. A&M needs to do SOMETHING to show they didn't peak too early.

I think the horn has it right. Lose to Arkansas at home, and you can swap UGA and A&M on his matchup list. Might be better for A&M to be honest.

They won't because they want to match up as many SEC teams as possible in the supers ... that is the way it has always been.

Lololool you have Ole Miss hitting the road over LSU is comical

It is possible, but I have to ask has it ever happened before?

Think who wins that series gets that bid. Unless the other goes deep in the sec tournament and the other loses quickly

I think ELO is a solid metric, but I don't believe it's one the committee uses.

KPI is the new flavor of the week.
1. Kentucky 0.489
2. Texas A&M 0.478
3. Tennessee 0.474
4. Arkansas 0.450
5. Georgia 0.442

One of Arkansas, A&M, or UGA is likely to miss out on T8 status. UGA has the easiest weekend. They are currently one game back of A&M in the SEC standings.