re: Updated SEC Basketball Standings; plus mid-week schedule

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is it best to get the double bye and probably play a better team or is it best to play a weaker team first and hope for the best against a top 1-4 team

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Depends which "weaker team" you play I think. If you end up in the game vs the 12/13 seed (Auburn or State) then there is no upside. That win doesn't help your RPI at all.

If you end up playing Ole Miss/Vanderbilt/Alabama/Georgia in that game? Probably would help your RPI. All 4 of those teams with have Top 100 RPIs, all but Ole Miss probably Top 75 RPIs. Win would help your RPI and give you a shot at a Top 40 RPI team (where you could afford a loss) and a loss wouldn't KILL you.