A lot about getting in or not, but

[AlCoDog]

what if we were to win the SEC Tourney? What is the highest seed we could get at this point?

 

[BingleCocktail]

what if we were to win the SEC Tourney? What is the highest seed we could get at this point?

 

[L4Dawg]

I don't think it would take us THAT much higher. It might bump us up a notch or two. The 96 team had a better year, knocked off the best UK team I've ever seen to win the SEC Tournament. They were a 5 seed. That's not that much better than we would have been anyway.

 

[Dawgbite]

 

[AlCoDog]

I don't think it would take us THAT much higher. It might bump us up a notch or two. The 96 team had a better year, knocked off the best UK team I've ever seen to win the SEC Tournament. They were a 5 seed. That's not that much better than we would have been anyway.

I’m thinking 9

 

[Perd Hapley]

I don't think it would take us THAT much higher. It might bump us up a notch or two. The 96 team had a better year, knocked off the best UK team I've ever seen to win the SEC Tournament. They were a 5 seed. That's not that much better than we would have been anyway.

Also in baseball in 2011, we won 16 SEC games, and won the SEC tourney (had 21 total SEC wins), and didn’t even host.

Another example….we win the basketball SEC tourney in 2009. Had a winning regular season record in a power conference and 23 overall wins. And we were what, a 13 or 14 seed? It was comical. We were seeded as a team that was 19-13 overall and had an RPI of 60-70 that the NCAA still had to take. Nothing that happened in Tampa mattered at all on our resume, except that we got an auto bid.

Regardless of the sport, NCAA selection committees don’t give a flying 17 about conference tournament results unless a team that otherwise wouldn’t be in the field at all wins the whole thing. Today’s win probably didn’t really do anything for us, although it certainly didn’t hurt. Seeds are pretty much set outside of the last 4 byes already. And they’ll make the final decisions on those after all the autobids are cleared up.

 

[msudawg1200]

I’m thinking 9

This^

 

[Leeshouldveflanked]

Would be nice trophy tho

 

[hatfieldms]

Also in baseball in 2011, we won 16 SEC games, and won the SEC tourney (had 21 total SEC wins), and didn’t even host.

Regardless of the sport, NCAA selection committees don’t give a flying 17 about conference tournament results unless a team that otherwise wouldn’t be in the field at all wins the whole thing. Today’s win probably didn’t really do anything for us, although it certainly didn’t hurt. Seeds are pretty much set outside of the last 4 byes already. And they’ll make the final decisions on those after all the autobids are cleared up.

Teams play their way in and out of the tournament every year in conference tournaments. Like us today. Of we would have lost today we were at best a play in game

 

[mstateglfr]

Low 8.

This made me think of UGA in 2008 where they won the SEC Tournament and were seeded 14th.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Low 8.

This made me think of UGA in 2008 where they won the SEC Tournament and were seeded 14th.

True, but prior to the tournament, they had absolutely no chance of getting into the NCAA tourney, without winning it all.
Might be a bit of difference there.
It just delayed their coach getting fired, a few days.

 

[Drebin]

I’m thinking 9

I think 9 is in play already. We will see.

 

[ZombieKissinger]

what if we were to win the SEC Tourney? What is the highest seed we could get at this point?

I really don’t want an 8 or a 9. Would suck to play a 1 in the second round. Would much rather be an 11 or a 12 and get a bye. Making it through the first two rounds would be my priority.

 

[Seinfeld]

 

[bullygrowl]

We will flirt with 7 if we win 3 quad 1s in a row to go with a quad 2 today. Thats an impressive resume.

 

[Anon1664516582]

I don't think it would take us THAT much higher. It might bump us up a notch or two. The 96 team had a better year, knocked off the best UK team I've ever seen to win the SEC Tournament. They were a 5 seed. That's not that much better than we would have been anyway.

That game was a late game and most of seeding had been some. We got screwed so badly on the seeding that the SEC moved the start of the championship game to noon. And it’s been there at noon ever since.

 

[onewoof]

I don't think it would take us THAT much higher. It might bump us up a notch or two. The 96 team had a better year, knocked off the best UK team I've ever seen to win the SEC Tournament. They were a 5 seed. That's not that much better than we would have been anyway.

Here's a conspiracy theory. A booster at Kentucky paid off the refs in our final 4 game against Syracuse. Because Kentucky knew they could beat Syracuse for the title but probably not beat Mississippi State who lit them up in the SEC tourney.

 

[greenbean.sixpack]

Here's a conspiracy theory. A booster at Kentucky paid off the refs in our final 4 game against Syracuse. Because Kentucky knew they could beat Syracuse for the title but probably not beat Mississippi State who lit them up in the SEC tourney.

I always thought one of our players who all of a sudden couldn't handle the basketball was paid off.

 

[Spidey.sixpack]

I think winning the SEC Tournament could push us as high as a 7 seed.

 

[The Peeper]

"What if we were to win the SEC Tourney?"

 

[o_Brokerdawg]

I'd rather make the Sweet 16 than win the Tourney. Flame away.

 

[dawgstudent]

I'd rather make the Sweet 16 than win the Tourney. Flame away.

I don't think a majority of people would disagree with that.

 

[bullygrowl]

I'd rather make the Sweet 16 than win the Tourney. Flame away.

Yes, I agree. However, these two things aren't mutually exclusive. We can hang 2 banners. We are going to to practice anyway, so, might as well play on Saturday and Sunday and rest up for Thurs/Fri.

 

[60sdog]

I always thought one of our players who all of a sudden couldn't handle the basketball was paid off.

I always suspected that as well.

 

[HumpDawgy]

 

[curseddawgs]

Low 8.

This made me think of UGA in 2008 where they won the SEC Tournament and were seeded 14th.

They also came into the SEC tournament 13-16 (4-12)

 

[mstateglfr]

They also came into the SEC tournament 13-16 (4-12)

Yeah, I wasnt comparing MSU now to UGA then in terms seeding. I just thought of that scenario when I read this thread because it was an improbable team that won.

 

[Ranchdawg]

Here's a conspiracy theory. A booster at Kentucky paid off the refs in our final 4 game against Syracuse. Because Kentucky knew they could beat Syracuse for the title but probably not beat Mississippi State who lit them up in the SEC tourney.

 

[kired]

on the flip side, what is the lowest seed we could get if bama....

 

[AlCoDog]

I'd rather make the Sweet 16 than win the Tourney. Flame away.

Yeah, who wouldn’t? Good news is we don’t have to worry about the death sentence of being a 9 seed. Hope for the 11.

 

[Anon1664516582]

I always thought one of our players who all of a sudden couldn't handle the basketball was paid off.

You are not alone.

 

[Anon1664516582]

They also came into the SEC tournament 13-16 (4-12)

Tornado tournament. I was there. Folks in the GA Dome got real damn lucky there wasn’t more damage.

 

[Perd Hapley]

Teams play their way in and out of the tournament every year in conference tournaments. Like us today. Of we would have lost today we were at best a play in game

Its impossible to know whether a bubble team was already in or out in the committee’s eyes before whatever they do in their conference tournaments. But there is ample evidence that they don’t take anything from the conference tourneys into consideration as it pertains to seeding. And if they don’t care about it for seeding, there is no reason to think they care about it for in vs. out decisions.

As for us, we may still be in a play-in game, and are currently projected to be by Lunardi.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

So, Texas Southern at 13-20 wins the SWAC tourney, they in.

Out of nowhere.

 

[mstateglfr]

So, Texas Southern at 13-20 wins the SWAC tourney, they in.

Out of nowhere.

Wonder if lunar I will count that one for or against his predictions.