One more conference week to go. Here is where everyone stands as of May 11th.

Reminder that this year the committee will do things a bit different:
- In addition to RPI, they will also start looking at KPI and DSR when reviewing resumes
- They will seed teams 1-32, not just 1-16. So, we should know who got the toughest of the 2 seeds but I am curious how they'll square it away if, say, the 16th seed is in the same conference as the 17th seed (assuming they attempt to do a snake-style seeding)

*Composite Poll Ranking = Avg. of D1Baaeball + Baseball America + Perfect Game

Teams and resumes by current SEC standing:

1. Georgia (41-11, 21-6) - Clinched SEC Championship
Composite Poll Ranking: 4th
RPI: 14th
DSR: 6th
KPI: 7th
Q1 & Q2: 13-7 (.650)
Series remaining: @ #5 Auburn

T2. Texas A&M (37-12, 16-10)
Composite Poll Ranking: 13th
RPI: 9th
DSR: 5th
KPI: 9th
Q1 & Q2: 14-11 (.560)
Series remaining: #13 Miss St

T2. Texas (37-12, 16-10)
Composite Poll Ranking: 6th
RPI: 4th
DSR: 7th
KPI: 4th
Q1 & Q2: 21-11 (.656)
Series remaining: Mizzou

T4. Auburn (35-15, 16-11)
Composite Poll Ranking: 5th
RPI: 3rd
DSR: 4th
KPI: 2nd
Q1 & Q2: 20-15 (.571)
Series remaining: #4 UGA

T4. Alabama (35-17, 16-11)
Composite Poll Ranking: 17th
RPI: 6th
DSR: 13th
KPI: 8th
Q1 & Q2: 19-14 (.576)
Series remaining: #24 Ole Miss

T6. Miss State (38-14, 15-12)
Composite Poll Ranking: 13th
RPI: 12th
DSR: 9th
KPI: 12th
Q1 & Q2: 14-14 (.500)
Series remaining: @ #13 Texas A&M

T6. Arkansas (34-18, 15-12)
Composite Poll Ranking: 14th
RPI: 26th
DSR: 18th
KPI: 15th
Q1 & Q2: 16-13 (.552)
Series remaining: @Kentucky

T6. Florida (34-18, 15-12)
Composite Poll Ranking: 15th
RPI: 11th
DSR: 17th
KPI: 6th
Q1 & Q2: 18-14 (.563)
Series remaining: @LSU

9. Ole Miss (34-18, 14-13)
Composite Poll Ranking: 20th
RPI: 13th
DSR: 16th
KPI: 13th
Q1 & Q2: 15-18 (.455)
Series remaining: @ #17 Alabama

T10. Tennessee (34-18, 13-14)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 31st
DSR: 15th
KPI: 23rd
Q1 & Q2: 12-12 (.500)
Series remaining: @Oklahoma

T10. Oklahoma (31-18, 13-14)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 20th
DSR: 31st
KPI: 18th
Q1 & Q2: 16-18 (.471)
Series remaining: Tennessee

12. Kentucky (30-18, 12-15)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 30th
DSR: 26th
KPI: 29th
Q1 & Q2: 11-12 (.478)
Series remaining: #14 Arkansas

13. Vanderbilt (29-24, 11-16)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 73rd
DSR: 42nd
KPI: 55th
Q1 & Q2: 8-16 (.333)
Series remaining: South Carolina

14. LSU (29-24, 9-18)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 57th
DSR: 39th
KPI: 46th
Q1 & Q2: 7-19 (.269)
Series remaining: #15 Florida

15. South Carolina (22-30, 7-20)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 111th
DSR: 74th
KPI: 77th
Q1 & Q2: 6-24 (.200)
Series remaining: @Vandy

16. Mizzou (23-27, 6-21)
Composite Poll Ranking: NR
RPI: 122nd
DSR: 123rd
KPI: 96th
Q1 & Q2: 5-18 (.217)
Series remaining: @ #6 Texas

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Posted by tylerdurden24

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:17 am to tylerdurden24

Where I see things as of now:

National Seeds
Georgia
Texas
Auburn

Hosts
Texas A&M
Alabama
Florida

In the tournament
Miss State
Arkansas
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Oklahoma

Bubble
Kentucky

Eliminated
Vandy
LSU
South Carolina
Mizzou

If they will take 7 teams to host, I think Miss State can be a host. I'm just not sure they will take 7 and Florida may end up with 18 SEC wins after this weekend which puts them over the top.

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Posted by Poker_hog

Member since Mar 2019

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:28 am to tylerdurden24

quote:
Miss State Arkansas Ole Miss

That would be some strong arse 2 seeds.

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Posted by 03 West CoChamps

Member since Sep 2024

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:30 am to tylerdurden24

quote:
In the tournament

Ole Miss

We miss out on 13, 15, 16 in conference. 15-15 might be a host.

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Posted by lefty08

Not in Auburn or Louisiana

Member since Aug 2014

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:34 am to tylerdurden24

Those Texas teams should be playing that make up game tomorrow

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Posted by tylerdurden24

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:40 am to Poker_hog

I said it last week but I think Ole Miss and Arkansas will tear through someone's regional as 2 seeds. Just seem like the kind of teams that will perform better with a chip on their shoulders on the road against non-SEC competition. As per usual, I think you could make a case for up to 9 SEC teams to be hosts but seems like the committee tends to cap us at 6.

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Posted by ukraine_rebel

North Mississippi

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:41 am to tylerdurden24

Like last year, we can improve our stock greatly by making it to Saturday in Hoover.

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Posted by tylerdurden24

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:43 am to ukraine_rebel

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Like last year, we can improve our stock greatly by making it to Saturday in Hoover.

That's also going to be a factor. Some pretty pivotal series this weekend, too. Auburn vs UGA is a great matchup but probably doesnt affect either team too much. But Oklahoma vs Tennessee, A&M vs MSU, Ole Miss vs Bama, and Arkansas vs Kentucky are massive series for seeding and postseason opportunities.

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Posted by Bigbens42

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Member since Nov 2013

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:43 am to tylerdurden24

quote:
As per usual, I think you could make a case for up to 9 SEC teams to be hosts but seems like the committee tends to cap us at 6.

Something something “growing the game”

Which I get. Would be pretty tough to call it a national game when it’s all concentrated in the southern US.

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Posted by No Colors

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Member since Sep 2010

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:45 am to tylerdurden24

quote:
but seems like the committee tends to cap us at 6.

Where do you see this?

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Posted by Bigbens42

Trussvegas

Member since Nov 2013

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 8:56 am to No Colors

quote:
Where do you see this?

It tends to happen to those SEC teams right on the periphery that for all intents and purposes should host but they’ll hand it to someone else to not have 8-10 SEC hosts.

Alabama fell victim to this last year. 14th in RPI but they hand a regional host spot to Southern Miss instead and Alabama had to travel to Hattiesburg.

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Posted by tylerdurden24

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 9:01 am to No Colors

It's not a hard and fast rule, just has tended to be the norm:

2025 - 8 hosts (6 national seeds)
2024 - 6 hosts (5 national seeds)
2023 - 8 hosts (4 national seeds)
2022 - 4 hosts (2 national seeds)
2021 - 6 hosts (5 national seeds)
2019 - 6 hosts (4 national seeds)
2018 - 4 hosts (4 national seeds)

Last year we got 8 hosts but 6 of those were national seeds

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Posted by bigDgator

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Member since Oct 2008

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 9:05 am to tylerdurden24

It is very cramped in the last few spots to host. Looks like they need to expand the tournament to 128 teams.

Totally kidding, but you know they would if they could.

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Posted by anc

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 5/11/26 at 9:13 am to tylerdurden24

Looking at the full landscape with Coastal and Kansas crapping the bed this weekend, the SEC will get at least seven hosts.

ACC

Locks: Georgia Tech (2), North Carolina (5), Florida State (7)

Maybe: Wake Forest (17)

Big Ten

Locks: UCLA (1), USC (8)

Probable: Nebraska (15)

Maybe: Oregon (19)

SEC

Locks: Auburn (3), Texas (4), Georgia (14)

Probable: Texas A&M (10), Florida (11), Alabama (6)

In the Hunt: State (12), Ole Miss (13), Oklahoma (20)

Probable: Nebraska (15)

Big 12

Maybe: West Virginia (18), Kansas (22)

Sun Belt

Probable: Southern Miss (9)

Other

Probable: Oregon State (16)

That's 14 Locks and Probables - of the Maybes, here are the RPI rankings

12. Mississippi State
13. Ole Miss
17. Wake Forest
18. West Virginia
19. Oregon
20. Oklahoma
22. Kansas

I think right now, the last two spots are State and West Virginia. State locks it down if they take 2 from A&M. Ole Miss would probably need State to get swept because they are 0-4 against State.

The Big 12 will probably get the last spot - right now you have to give it to West Virginia.

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