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Are you really SEC champs if you....
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:49 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:49 am
win the SEC tournament but finish 3rd in the conference? Asking for a friend...
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Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:50 am to EauxZark Tiger
No SEC champ is regular season winner. SEC tourney winner is a separate thing. Both are good though
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:54 am to EauxZark Tiger
Last place teams contemplate this stuff.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:55 am to PorkSammich
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:58 am to EauxZark Tiger
Odd timing - considering their path to the sweet 16 is very manageable
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:58 am to EauxZark Tiger
Frankly neither one means a lot to me. Post season NCAAT is what matters IMO.
Good luck to your Tigers today
Good luck to your Tigers today
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:01 am to EauxZark Tiger
I bet you eat a lot of JELLY on your biscuit
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:06 am to EauxZark Tiger
What time does LSU play today?
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:07 am to EauxZark Tiger
The SEC champs are the regular season champs. It's always been that way. The tourney is just a tune up for the real tourney. Winning it is nice, but it's not the way the conference champion is determined.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:08 am to HogBalls
630pm, Alex Box Stadium 
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:21 am to EauxZark Tiger
Why not just use the same metric as baseball.
Conference champ and Tourney Champ?
I don't watch basketball so perhaps there's a reason they don't do this but should. Makes the conference wins more important.
Conference champ and Tourney Champ?
I don't watch basketball so perhaps there's a reason they don't do this but should. Makes the conference wins more important.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:30 am to EauxZark Tiger
LSU doesn't have to worry about either situation
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:18 am to HogBalls
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:20 am to kywildcatfanone
quote:I agree but will still buy and wear SECT championship shirts if my team wins it.
The SEC champs are the regular season champs. It's always been that way. The tourney is just a tune up for the real tourney. Winning it is nice, but it's not the way the conference champion is determined.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:27 am to kywildcatfanone
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The SEC champs are the regular season champs. It's always been that way. The tourney is just a tune up for the real tourney. Winning it is nice, but it's not the way the conference champion is determined.
The automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament goes to the various tournament winners, not the regular season winners. That's why there was speculation that Miami of Ohio would be left out, even though they went 30-0 in the regular season against a pathetic schedule.
The exception is if a conference doesn't have a tournament. As an LSU fan, this would suit me fine as the SEC Tournament has been a horror show for the Tigahs.
GEAUX TIGERS!
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:31 am to kywildcatfanone
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The SEC champs are the regular season champs. It's always been that way. The tourney is just a tune up for the real tourney. Winning it is nice, but it's not the way the conference champion is determined.
Then why have a conference CHAMPION tournament?
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:35 am to VFL67
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No SEC champ is regular season winner. SEC tourney winner is a separate thing. Both are good though
Agreed with this. Now both are slightly diminished due to the crazy amount of teams now and major schedule differences. But both still good accomplishments.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:50 am to hookem33
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Why not just use the same metric as baseball.
Conference champ and Tourney Champ?
I don't watch basketball so perhaps there's a reason they don't do this but should. Makes the conference wins more important.
That's what it is. UF got the SEC Championship this year. Arkansas got the SEC Tournament trophy. Two separate titles for two different accomplishments.
Posted on 3/20/26 at 11:14 am to EauxZark Tiger
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EauxZark Tiger
LSU playing basketball:
Posted on 3/20/26 at 11:19 am to ManBearSharkReb
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Then why have a conference CHAMPION tournament?
Money
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