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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-22-2021, 12:39 PM:

If the SEC Tournament started today, Kentucky would be the No. 7 seed, playing No. 10 Georgia in the first Thursday night game to face LSU in the quarterfinals.

While the win over Tennessee was big for the Cats, it didn’t do much to move them from the middle of the pack; however, there are still opportunities to climb the standings, and maybe, just maybe, get a coveted double bye. Unfortunately, losing the Texas A&M game, a likely win, did not help.

Let’s break it down.

Current Standings
TEAM CONFERENCE GAMES BACK OVERALL
Alabama 13-1 – 18-5
Arkansas 9-4 3.5 17-5
LSU 9-4 3.5 14-6
Florida 7-5 5 11-6
Tennessee 8-6 5 15-6
Missouri 7-6 5.5 14-6
Ole Miss 7-7 6 12-9
Kentucky 7-7 6 8-13
Mississippi State 6-8 7 12-11
Georgia 6-9 7.5 13-9
Auburn 5-9 8 11-12
South Carolina 3-9 9 5-11
Texas A&M 2-6 8 8-7
Vanderbilt 2-10 10 6-12
Current Seeds
(Auburn is not eligible for postseason play)

1. Alabama (13-1, .929)

2. LSU (9-4, .692)

3. Arkansas (9-4, .692)

4. Florida (7-5, .583)

5. Tennessee (8-6, .571)

6. Missouri (7-6, .538)

7. Kentucky (7-7, .500)

8. Ole Miss (7-7, .500)

9. Mississippi State (6-8, .429)

10. Georgia (6-9, .400)

11. South Carolina (3-9, .250)

12. Texas A&M (2-6, .250)

13. Vanderbilt (2-10, .167)

Kentucky and Ole Miss don’t play each other until March 2, but the Cats currently own the tiebreaker. If a head-to-head result isn’t available, the won-lost results of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed (through No. 13 seeds, if necessary) comes into play. Both teams lost to Alabama, but Kentucky beat LSU, the No. 2 seed, whereas the Rebels lost to the Tigers back on Jan. 9.

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Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 02-22-2021, 12:54 PM:

I think playing Georgia, then LSU, would be a fairly easy path to the semifinals. The question would be whether we will meet Bama in the semis, or the finals.

I think that we can beat any other team except maybe Bama, and with the way we have been playing lately, I welcome a rematch for all the marbles. Just hope that rematch is the fourth game, not the third one.