re: Looks Like There Will Be Five 13-17 Teams in the SECt.

Right! Root for those bastards to lose and of course we gotta win. Put it this way. If any 13 & 17 club has more success in the tournament than we do, I’ll be a worried sumbich.

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And 3 of those other 4 beat us in a series and all have a better RPI. We still have a chance, just need to win some in Hoover and hope the others get bounced early

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Florida and SC both played Kentucky instead of Auburn in conference play, but SC going 0-2 against Clemson was their only non-conference weekend matchup against a team in the RPI Top 150 and Florida’s loss to St John’s was their only weekend game against a team higher than #90. LSU, on the other hand, was 4-1 against RPI Top 40 teams in weekend matchups non-conference. Florida was a strong 9-9 against the top half of the conference, but 4-8 against everyone else with no Top 50 weekend wins non-conference, 3 weekend losses outside the Top 50, and 6 midweek losses. SC was 4-13 against the top of the conference plus Clemson and 7-5 against other Top 40 teams with 2 other weekend losses, and 1 midweek loss. LSU was 3-9 against the top of the conference and 10-7 against other Top 40 teams in weekend games with 3 other weekend losses and 1 midweek loss.

So, what does all that mean? Florida did the best against top competition, but worse against everyone else, including an awful midweek record. LSU had one more weekend loss to teams outside the Top 40 than SC, but had a slightly better record against top teams and the Top 40 overall than SC. LSU is 13-16 on weekends against the Top 40 with 3 other weekend losses. Florida is 13-17 with 3 other weekend losses. SC is 11-18 with 2 other weekend losses. If anything separates the 3, it’s Florida’s midweek losses. LSU may have the worst RPI of the 3, but the best overall body of work, if ever so slightly.

Actually, I should have brought Vandy into the mix too. Their conference schedule was similar to LSU’s with similar results. Like LSU, they beat ULL and Texas, but they do not have a weekend series win over a Top 40 team like LSU. They were 3-12 against the top of the conference and 6-5 against other Top 40 teams with 2 other weekend losses and 1 midweek loss. Their 9-17 record against the Top 40 is the worst of the 4 teams.