SEC Basketball RPI & Bracketology midweek edition

We're 13-9.

Alabama is actually in a much better position today than we were before we got kicked in the dick by Arkansas. So, I'll take it.

Because playing a team with a top 30 RPI helps the SOS. Arkansas fell one spot last weekend when we lost at Oklahoma State. Sort of evens out.

Tennessee quietly trying to sneak in the picture. Huge pleasant surprise

Barnes is the COY to this point in the season IMO. Very impressive job this season so far.

Conference bias this year is real and it's ridiculous

There's no way you can tell me that Wake Forest or TCU have better resumes than Tennessee

That's what's made the run even more enjoyable to watch. We are without 2 of our best players and still playing at a fairly high level. Once Fulkerson got injured with the elbow injury and Mostella got dismissed I thought we would have trouble fighting for a NIT birth.

Barnes coaches his guys extremely hard, but it's starting to pay off. It's been really nice to see after watching some really bad basketball the last few seasons. I am ready for UT to be competitive again with the top 3rd of the league again with yearly tourney hopes.

Hate to say it, but outside of the obvious 4 teams who have been projected into the tournament for weeks, Tennessee is the only other team with a real shot at this time..

Georgia has played 5 games against RPI Top 40 teams and come up just short every time. Worst loss from that bunch was by just 11 points. We have zero wins against teams currently projected to be in the field, and we still have the ugly loss to RPI #165 Oakland to contend with.

Georgia essentially has to win 6 of our final 9 to even put us into the conversation, and with road games still left against South Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas... plus a home game against both Florida and Kentucky, that's a very tall order. I just don't see it.

Alabama seems to be in the same boat we are in. They are currently 0-5 against likely Tournament at-large teams. All of those losses had been by 13 points or fewer until the blowout loss last night.

The one thing Bama has going for them is they beat us head-to-head, and their schedule is much easier down the stretch. However, that also leaves Bama with fewer opportunities to claim some big wins. Bama could win 7 of their last 9 and get into the conversation, but if those two losses are to South Carolina and Kentucky, that still leaves them 0-7 against Tournament at-large teams. They'd have a win over Tennessee in that scenario, but Tennessee is going to be a "Bubble" team all the way to the end unless they win out. I just don't see that resume securing them a bid.

I feel best about Tennessee's chances. They are now 2-7 against teams projected to be in the field at this moment. They really need Kansas State to finish strong so that their win against those Wildcats will count as a quality win. There is no room for error though. They only have 12 D-1 wins, which means they need to win at least 6, likely 7 out of these final 9 to still have a chance.

Auburn's no longer even in the conversation, IMO.

The team no one is talking about right now is Vandy. At 11-11, they are not even on the bubble. But they've won 3 of their last 4, with the one loss coming to Arkansas by a single point. Their win at Florida is a major resume booster. If they can win 7 of their final 9, I think they could possibly sneak in.

Agree, Tennessee is only one left with a solid shot.

Georgia and Alabama are alive, but they'd have to put together impressive finishes and at least 1-2 upsets, while holding serve in toss ups and favored games. That's a tough task for a mediocre team.