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re: Updated SEC Basketball Standings; plus mid-week schedule
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:44 pm to CockyTime
Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:44 pm to CockyTime
Get the double-bye.
Getting the 5 or 6 seed and beating Auburn, Tennessee, or Mississippi State does nothing for you. For a team like LSU or Alabama, losing that game could hurt you enough to knock you out of the NCAA Tournament altogether. The conference isn't deep enough for just any win to matter. The risk isn't worth the reward.
Take LSU, for example:
We're likely going to get a top 4 seed. Let's say we get the 3 or 4 seed (likely, considering aTm's schedule). Our first game in the conference tournament will likely be against the 5 or 6 seed, which could very well be Alabama or Florida. Right off the bat, we have a shot at a top-50 RPI win AWAY FROM HOME. If you win that game, then you get Texas A&M or Kentucky. That's a shot at two good wins for the résumé.
Getting the 5 or 6 seed and beating Auburn, Tennessee, or Mississippi State does nothing for you. For a team like LSU or Alabama, losing that game could hurt you enough to knock you out of the NCAA Tournament altogether. The conference isn't deep enough for just any win to matter. The risk isn't worth the reward.
Take LSU, for example:
We're likely going to get a top 4 seed. Let's say we get the 3 or 4 seed (likely, considering aTm's schedule). Our first game in the conference tournament will likely be against the 5 or 6 seed, which could very well be Alabama or Florida. Right off the bat, we have a shot at a top-50 RPI win AWAY FROM HOME. If you win that game, then you get Texas A&M or Kentucky. That's a shot at two good wins for the résumé.
This post was edited on 2/19/16 at 12:47 pm
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Posted on 2/19/16 at 12:53 pm to BayouBengals03
I think we're going to need a win in the tourney to feel completely safe. If we beat Florida tomorrow, I'll feel a lot better but I am not confident at all we can beat anyone on the road. We still go to Arkansas and Miss St. Hell if we couldn't beat Mizzou, we can't beat anyone.
Posted on 2/19/16 at 1:30 pm to BayouBengals03
I just don't think they weigh conference tourney games a whole lot, unless it's a deep run by a bubble team and of course the winner. I mean, every team save one ends the tourney with a loss.
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