*****TRACKING SEC TOURNAMENT SEEDING*****
UPDATED 5/22 AT 5:44 P.M. Seeds: 1. Arkansas 22-8 (.733%) 2. Tennessee 20-10 (.667%) [Earns tie-breaker based on better record versus common opponent] 3. Mississippi State 20-10 (.667%) 4. Vanderbilt 19-10 (.655%) ====================================== (Eliminated from Top 4 seed...
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@OleMissBanker1 has done a nice job with the SEC standings here.
As he pointed out, really the only way for Ole Miss to get a top four seed and automatically go to the Wednesday double elimination format is for the Rebels to pick up two games this weekend on both MSU and Florida.
The only team in contention for a top-four seed Ole Miss could win a tiebreaker on is Tennessee -- courtesy of the series win over Vanderbilt. Ole Miss loses head-to-head tiebreakers to Florida and MSU.
The Florida series win over Vanderbilt is what limited the Rebels' chances. Had Vandy taken two of three in that series, Ole Miss could have win a three-team tiebreaker over MSU and Florida, but as it is, three-team tiebreakers do the Rebels no favors.
As long as Ole Miss doesn't lay a complete egg in Athens, Hoover won't matter unless somehow Ole Miss sweeps and then a long run could help with being a top-8 seed.
Here are the SEC tiebreaker rules
The two division champions shall be automatically seeded number one and number two based on winning percentage in conference competition. The rest shall be seeded numbers three through 12 based on winning percentage without regard to division.
Ties will be broken in the following manner:
1. Two-Team Tie. The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken:
A. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
B. If two-teams are divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost percentage within their division (over the 18-game SEC division schedule).
(2) Won-lost percentage of the two teams versus the No. 1 team in their division (and proceeding through the No. 7 team, if necessary).
C. If two teams are not divisional opponents:
(1) Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed using common opponents only (and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary).
(2) Coin flip by the Commissioner
2. Three-Team Tie (or more). The following procedure will be used in the following order until the tie is broken: (Note: If the three tied teams have three different records against each other, they shall be seeded in best-percentage order.) Otherwise, once the tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker procedure will be used.
A. If all three teams are common opponents: Total won-lost percentage of games played among the tied teams.
B. Won-lost percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed and proceeding through the No. 12 seed, if necessary, using common opponents only.
C. If three or more teams still are tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw.
