The Southeastern Conference sent us a pretty detailed breakdown of how the men’s SEC Tournament could shake out over the next few days. I thought I’d post it on here to give you a complete preview at how the tournament could look next week and what the final weekend of the regular season still holds. Best of luck wrapping your head around every scenario.From a Kentucky perspective, what you need to know is UK can still be seeded second, third or fourth. If UK loses, the second seed is out of the picture.
Eastern DivisionFlorida (12-3) has secured the No. 1 seed and South Carolina (5-10) will be the No. 6 seed
– Florida is currently 12-3 with one game remaining- Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt are currently 9-6 in league play with one game remaining- Tennessee is 8-7 in league play with one game remaining- South Carolina is currently 5-10 with one game remaining
If Tennessee wins, Kentucky loses, Vanderbilt loses, Georgia loses, Tennessee would be the No. 2 seed, Kentucky No. 3, Vanderbilt No. 4, Georgia No. 5
– League records would be: Tennessee 9-7, Kentucky 9-7, Vanderbilt 9-7, Georgia 9-7
o The total won-lost record of games played among the tied teams results: Tennessee (4-2), Kentucky (3-3), Vanderbilt (3-3) , Georgia (2-4)o Tennessee would get the No. 2 seed and Georgia would get the No. 5 seed. Since Kentucky and Vanderbilt are still tied, we would go to the two-team tiebreaker.
* Kentucky and Vanderbilt split their head-to-head meetings* Kentucky is 6-4 against the East while Vanderbilt is 4-6
If Tennessee wins, Kentucky loses, Vanderbilt loses, Georgia wins, Georgia would be No. 2, Tennessee No. 3, Kentucky No. 4, Vanderbilt No. 5
– League records would be: Tennessee 9-7, Kentucky 9-7, Vanderbilt 9-7, Georgia 10-6
o The total won-lost record of games played among the tied teams results: Tennessee (3-1), Kentucky (2-2), Vanderbilt (1-3)
If Tennessee wins, Kentucky loses, Vanderbilt wins, Georgia loses, Vanderbilt would be No. 2, Kentucky No. 3, Tennessee No. 4, Georgia No. 5
– League records would be: Tennessee 9-7, Kentucky 9-7, Vanderbilt 10-6, Georgia 9-7
o The total won-lost record of games played among the tied teams results: Tennessee (2-2), Kentucky (2-2), Georgia (2-2)o The Division won-lost record of the tied teams: Tennessee (6-4), Kentucky (6-4), Georgia (4-6)o Georgia would get the No. 5 seed. Since Tennessee and Kentucky are still tied, we would go to the two-team tiebreaker.
* Tennessee and Kentucky split their head-to-head meetings* Both teams are 6-4 against the Eastern Division* Won-lost records against the No. 1 seed in the division (Florida)
> Kentucky is 1-1 against No. 1 seeded Florida while Tennessee is 0-2
If Tennessee wins, Kentucky loses, Vanderbilt wins, Georgia wins, Vanderbilt would be No. 2, Georgia No. 3, Kentucky No. 4, Tennessee No. 5
– League records would be: Tennessee 9-7, Kentucky 9-7, Vanderbilt 10-6, Georgia 10-6
o Vanderbilt swept Georgia in their head-to-head meetingo Kentucky and Tennessee split their head to head meetings
* The Division won-lost record of the tied teams: Kentucky (6-4), Tennessee (6-4)* Won-lost records against the No. 1 seed in the division (Florida)
> Kentucky is 1-1 against No. 1 seeded Florida while Tennessee is 0-2
If Kentucky wins, Vanderbilt wins, Georgia wins, Vanderbilt would be No. 2, Kentucky No. 3, Georgia No. 4, Tennessee No. 5
– League records would be: Kentucky 10-6, Vanderbilt 10-6, Georgia 10-6, Tennessee 8-8
o The total won-lost record of games played among the tied teams results: Vanderbilt (3-1), Kentucky (2-2), Georgia (1-3)
If Kentucky wins, Vanderbilt wins, Georgia loses, Kentucky would be No. 2, Vanderbilt No. 3, Georgia No. 4, Tennessee No. 5
– League records would be: Kentucky 10-6, Vanderbilt 10-6, Georgia 9-7, Tennessee 8-8
o Kentucky and Vanderbilt split their head-to-head meetingso The Division won-lost record of the tied teams: Kentucky (7-3), Vanderbilt (5-5)
If Kentucky wins, Vanderbilt loses, Georgia wins, Kentucky would be No. 2, Georgia No. 3, Vanderbilt No. 4, Tennessee No. 5
– League records would be: Kentucky 10-6, Georgia 10-6, Vanderbilt 9-7, Tennessee 8-8
o Kentucky and Georgia split their head-to-head meetingso The Division won-lost record of the tied teams: Kentucky (7-3), Georgia (4-6)
If Kentucky wins, Vanderbilt loses, Georgia loses, Kentucky would be No. 2, Vanderbilt No. 3, Georgia No. 4, Tennessee No. 5
– League records would be: Kentucky 10-6, Vanderbilt 9-7, Georgia 9-7, Tennessee 8-8
o Vanderbilt swept Georgia in their head-to-head meetings
Western DivisionAlabama (11-4) has secured the No. 1 seed Mississippi State (8-7) has secured the No. 2 seed
– If Mississippi State and Arkansas both finish with 8-8 league records, MSU holds the tiebreaker
o Mississippi State swept their head-to-head meetings
Arkansas is 7-8 in league play with one game remainingOle Miss is 6-9 in league play with one game remainingAuburn is 3-12 in league play with one game remainingLSU is 3-12 in league play with one game remaining
West 3-4 seeding
– If Ole Miss wins Saturday’s matchup with Arkansas, Ole Miss would be the No. 3 seed and Arkansas No. 4
o Both teams will be 7-9 in league playo Ole Miss would have swept the season series
– If Arkansas wins Saturday’s matchup with Ole Miss, Arkansas would be the No. 2 seed and Ole Miss No. 4
o Arkansas would be 8-8 in league play while Ole Miss is 6-10
* Mississippi State owns the tiebreaker over Arkansas if both end up with 8-8 league records
> Mississippi State swept their head-to-head meetings
West 5-6 seeding
– If Auburn wins Saturday’s matchup with LSU, Auburn would be the No. 5 seed and LSU No. 6
o Auburn would be 4-12 in league play while LSU is 3-13
– If LSU wins Saturday’s matchup with Auburn, LSU would be the No. 5 seed and Auburn No. 6
o LSU would be 4-12 in league play while Auburn is 3-13
