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Just had a thought which may get lost in the big bubble thread. But I think it's VERY

important to consider. Please feel free to correct me if you think I'm wrong.

Forget the Ole Miss scenario for a bit. Let's say that lose to Arkansas and to Tennessee in the tourney.

Will the SEC only get three teams? I say no way in hell. At a minimum we get 4. So we get left out right? Not necessarily. Florida will lose to Kentucky Saturday and face Bama in the SEC tourney. If they lose to Bama, they aren't getting in the tourney. That's not ideal. We would prefer to beat them outright. At that point, our RPI would be better, we split with them (away and neutral), and our top 50 wins would be similar. Not to mention the committee would have our beatdown of them fresh in their minds.

This assumes we beat Tennessee on Saturday, may be a HUGE problem. '

So...in short, if we beat Tennessee Saturday, our really like our positioning. I can't believe I'm saying this.
 
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will be identical. Who will get the 5 seed against Florida? Anyone know? Playing Auburn again would be a nightmare.
 
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Just had a thought which may get lost in the big bubble thread. But I think it's VERY

rugbdawg wrote:
Will the SEC only get three teams? I say no way in hell. At a minimum we get 4. So we get left out right? Not necessarily. Florida will lose to Kentucky Saturday and face Bama in the SEC tourney. If they lose to Bama, they aren't getting in the tourney. That's not ideal. We would prefer to beat them outright. At that point, our RPI would be better, we split with them (away and neutral), and our top 50 wins would be similar. Not to mention the committee would have our beatdown of them fresh in their minds.
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Break out the shears.

We currently have a robust one top 50 win, Richmond. If UM sneaks into the top 50, we have three. If we beat UT, we will have 4. Note the two IFs. I think it is unlikely that UM moves up with a win over #136. So we have one with a shot at one more.

Florida currently has three top 50 wins, Florida State, Michigan State, and Tennessee. If UM sneaks into the top 50, they will have four. If we pass them in the RPI as you suggest then I guess you are thinking we are top 50 too, which gives them five top 50 wins. If they beat UK, they will have six. It is also unlikely that we will move up from 62 to 50 with a win over UT. So realistically they have three with a shot at one more.

3 > 1
 
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Auburn could be the three with a win and a UPic loss, the 4 in a couple of scenarios, or the 5 with a loss if USC gets East 5.
 
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It goes all the way to the last tiebreaker. Auburn beat UGA, Bama beat USC. If Bama beats Auburn, then whichever of those teams finishes higher determines West 4 seeding. If UGA is 5, Auburn is 4. If USC is 5, Bama is 4.
 
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you have a point. Neither of us are in. But there is no way Florida gets in unless they beat us in the tourney. Here's your logic: State would have a higher RPI (in the top 50) and would have just beaten Florida. But now...by being beaten by MSU, Florida suddenly gets another top 50 win so their resume is better? That's crazy. If we beat Tennessee and Florida, WE ARE IN OVER FLORIDA.

But maybe we only get 3 teams.
 
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said earlier Bammer couldnt move ahead of Aubarn even if they beat them Saturday- was going by that
 
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Granted, that was before they expanded from 9 teams to 12, but if a 9 team ACC can get only 3 bids; a 12-team SEC that has been down for a couple of years can certainly get only 3 bids. THEY DO NOT LOOK AT CONFERENCE AFFILIATION. They really don't.
 
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We need Auburn towin atBama. However, if they lose, we need UGA to win atLSU and/or S. Carolina to lose at Vandy.
 
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nm.
 
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A Bama win likely puts them in the top 100, and off the "bad loss" column.
 
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