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

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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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It just depends on who you play.

The conference tournament can help your RPI (though obviously not substantially), because you'd be grabbing wins away from home. Neutral site wins count for more in the formula. More so, it can help you gain quality wins.

Again, a team like LSU might only have 4 top-50 RPI wins going into the SEC Tournament. If they were to make the final, that number will likely go up to 6.

The fact that the 5 and 6 seeds in the SEC Tournament will likely be Florida and Alabama makes the tournament interesting. Those are two teams around the top 30 of the RPI.

This is all assuming that RPI is a big factor for the selection process. Obviously, a team like LSU is hoping it's not a huge factor, but they still need to get an RPI bump (above 81 where they are now) to get into the tournament.