We are one month away from the first round of the SEC Tournament. A key part of winning this tourney is getting the double-bye and reducing the amount of games played. This also prevents your team from getting worn out before the more important tournament that follows.
Looking at conference standings now, we're almost a lock at this point to get a bye (top 8 seeds). At 8-3 in conference, we have a 3-game lead over the 9th and 10th ranked teams (Miss St. and Vandy) who are at 5-6.
It feels like a 95%+ chance that Alabama and Auburn will get two of the double byes. And it's more likely than not that Florida will get the third bye based on their schedule and how they're playing. That leaves one final double bye. Who is in the running? 5 teams: A&M, Ole Miss, Mizzou, Tenn, and UK. We have a 2-game lead over Tenn and UK (UK has tiebreaker over us) and we have a 1-game lead over Ole Miss and Mizzou (we have tiebreaker over both of them). That Tennessee game is going to be huge as it's a 2-game swing and it gives someone the tie-breaker.
If we finish 5-2 (13-5) we'll almost certainly get that 4th double bye. I'd guess that we'll likely get it with a 4-3 finish too as I don't see the 4 teams we're competing against only losing 1 game the rest of the way.
If you're looking for teams to root against, root against our 4 competitors for that double bye. It increases our chances of winning the SEC tournament and gives our boys some rest before the Big Dance.
Looking at conference standings now, we're almost a lock at this point to get a bye (top 8 seeds). At 8-3 in conference, we have a 3-game lead over the 9th and 10th ranked teams (Miss St. and Vandy) who are at 5-6.
It feels like a 95%+ chance that Alabama and Auburn will get two of the double byes. And it's more likely than not that Florida will get the third bye based on their schedule and how they're playing. That leaves one final double bye. Who is in the running? 5 teams: A&M, Ole Miss, Mizzou, Tenn, and UK. We have a 2-game lead over Tenn and UK (UK has tiebreaker over us) and we have a 1-game lead over Ole Miss and Mizzou (we have tiebreaker over both of them). That Tennessee game is going to be huge as it's a 2-game swing and it gives someone the tie-breaker.
If we finish 5-2 (13-5) we'll almost certainly get that 4th double bye. I'd guess that we'll likely get it with a 4-3 finish too as I don't see the 4 teams we're competing against only losing 1 game the rest of the way.
If you're looking for teams to root against, root against our 4 competitors for that double bye. It increases our chances of winning the SEC tournament and gives our boys some rest before the Big Dance.
