Heading into the final 9-game stretch of the regular season, a few SEC teams find themselves on the proverbial NCAA bubble watch.
Bama and Tenn are in the tournament.
Beyond that, Auburn, Missouri, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, and Miss State are the teams that may have some hope of making the Dance depending upon how they finish the year. That’s 7 teams competing for 3, maybe 4 spots in the tournament. Think it’s fair to say that the SEC tournament is going to “mean more” this year.
* Auburn plays Bama and Tenn twice each, on the road against UK, TXA&M, and Vandy, at home against Missouri, and Ole Miss … that’s a difficult stretch to finish the season.
* Missouri plays MissSt twice, on the road against Tenn, LSU, Auburn, and Georgia, and at home against S.Carolina, OleMiss, and TXA&M … I think Missouri wins its’ way in
* Texas A&M plays on the road against LSU, Missouri, MissSt, Ole Miss, and at home against Georgia, Auburn, Arkansas, Tenn, and Bama …. lot of opportunity to beat good teams at home.
* Kentucky plays Florida and Arkansas twice, on the road against Georgia and MissSt, and at home against Tenn, Auburn, and Vandy …it’s a manageable schedule for the Cats but they have to win
* Florida plays Kentucky and Vandy twice, on the road against Bama, Arkansas and Georgia, and at home against Ole Miss and LSU
* Arkansas plays Kentucky twice, on the road against Bama, Tenn, South Carolina, and Texas A&M, at home against MissSt, Florida, and Georgia
* Miss State plays Missouri twice, on the road against Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Vandy, and at home against LSU, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and South Carolina …a favorable schedule to finish the year.
I don’t know how it will ultimately shake out … but opportunity - or not - is there for any of those teams. You best bring your best every night or you will be staying home and not playing in the Dance.
Bama and Tenn are in the tournament.
Beyond that, Auburn, Missouri, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, and Miss State are the teams that may have some hope of making the Dance depending upon how they finish the year. That’s 7 teams competing for 3, maybe 4 spots in the tournament. Think it’s fair to say that the SEC tournament is going to “mean more” this year.
* Auburn plays Bama and Tenn twice each, on the road against UK, TXA&M, and Vandy, at home against Missouri, and Ole Miss … that’s a difficult stretch to finish the season.
* Missouri plays MissSt twice, on the road against Tenn, LSU, Auburn, and Georgia, and at home against S.Carolina, OleMiss, and TXA&M … I think Missouri wins its’ way in
* Texas A&M plays on the road against LSU, Missouri, MissSt, Ole Miss, and at home against Georgia, Auburn, Arkansas, Tenn, and Bama …. lot of opportunity to beat good teams at home.
* Kentucky plays Florida and Arkansas twice, on the road against Georgia and MissSt, and at home against Tenn, Auburn, and Vandy …it’s a manageable schedule for the Cats but they have to win
* Florida plays Kentucky and Vandy twice, on the road against Bama, Arkansas and Georgia, and at home against Ole Miss and LSU
* Arkansas plays Kentucky twice, on the road against Bama, Tenn, South Carolina, and Texas A&M, at home against MissSt, Florida, and Georgia
* Miss State plays Missouri twice, on the road against Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Vandy, and at home against LSU, Texas A&M, Kentucky, and South Carolina …a favorable schedule to finish the year.
I don’t know how it will ultimately shake out … but opportunity - or not - is there for any of those teams. You best bring your best every night or you will be staying home and not playing in the Dance.
| CONF | OVERALL | HOME | ROAD | NEUTRAL | PF | PA | STRK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9-0 | 19-3 | 11-0 | 6-1 | 2-2 | 1833 | 1511 | W1 |
| Tennessee | 7-2 | 18-4 | 10-1 | 4-2 | 4-1 | 1617 | 1212 | L-1 |
| Auburn | 7-2 | 17-5 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1614 | 1421 | W1 |
| Texas A&M | 7-2 | 15-7 | 10-1 | 4-3 | 1-3 | 1637 | 1466 | L-1 |
| Kentucky | 6-3 | 15-7 | 11-2 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 1657 | 1470 | W1 |
| Florida | 6-3 | 13-9 | 8-3 | 3-3 | 2-3 | 1572 | 1419 | W1 |
| Missouri | 5-4 | 17-5 | 13-2 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1832 | 1658 | W3 |
| Arkansas | 4-5 | 15-7 | 11-1 | 0-5 | 4-1 | 1646 | 1437 | W1 |
| Georgia | 4-5 | 14-8 | 11-1 | 1-6 | 2-1 | 1546 | 1498 | L-1 |
| Vanderbilt | 3-6 | 10-12 | 7-5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1553 | 1584 | L-3 |
| Mississippi State | 2-7 | 14-8 | 8-3 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 1444 | 1299 | W2 |
| LSU | 1-8 | 12-10 | 9-4 | 0-5 | 3-1 | 1475 | 1507 | L-9 |
| Ole Miss | 1-8 | 9-13 | 6-7 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 1476 | 1490 | L-4 |
| South Carolina | 1-8 | 8-14 | 6-5 | 2-5 | 0-4 | 1401 | 1608 | L-6 |
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