SEC Tournament Bracket

[visitingcock]

 

[visitingcock]

Any Posters on here gonna visit Greenville, Part 1 ?

 

[DefenseBB]

Wow, Shea loses to TA&M.

 

[GamecockFam]

Which teams have something big at stake? This is what I got:

South Carolina - No tourney stakes. They're locked into a 1 seed no matter what happens, including a loss in their first game. There are just reputational stakes and the revenge from last season's tournament finals loss.
LSU - They could move to a 1 seed if they are tournament champs.
Tennessee - A good tournament showing could move them into a top 16 NCAA tournament team. They would probably need to make it to the finals to make that happen but a tournament win would probably guarantee them as a top 16 host team.
Ole Miss, Miss State, Alabama and Georgia - A good or bad showing could affect NCAA tournament seeding. They should make the NCAA tournament no matter what happens.
Arkansas - Must at a minimum beat Missouri and South Carolina to be back in NCAA tournament conversation. A loss to either team will probably end their season. They probably need to make the finals to unquestionably be considered NCAA tournament worthy.
Missouri, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Texas A&M - Must win the tournament to get the autobid or their season ends.

 

[GamecockFam]

Considering the above, it seems like Tennessee and Arkansas have the most to lose (besides the teams that need an autobid to stay alive).

 

[visitingcock]

Which teams have something big at stake? This is what I got:

South Carolina - No tourney stakes. They're locked into a 1 seed no matter what happens, including a loss in their first game. There are just reputational stakes and the revenge from last season's tournament finals loss.
LSU - They could move to a 1 seed if they are tournament champs.
Tennessee - A good tournament showing could move them into a top 16 NCAA tournament team. They would probably need to make it to the finals to make that happen but a tournament win would probably guarantee them as a top 16 host team.
Ole Miss, Miss State, Alabama and Georgia - A good or bad showing could affect NCAA tournament seeding. They should make the NCAA tournament no matter what happens.
Arkansas - Must at a minimum beat Missouri and South Carolina to be back in NCAA tournament conversation. A loss to either team will probably end their season. They probably need to make the finals to unquestionably be considered NCAA tournament worthy.
Missouri, Auburn, Florida, Vanderbilt, Kentucky and Texas A&M - Must win the tournament to get the autobid or their season ends.

I think a first day loss to Auburn eliminates Georgia.

 

[triaddukefan]

It just means more

 

[SECbbfan24]

It just means more

Did 8 people really deserve to be ejected for that?

 

[GamecockFam]

Did 8 people really deserve to be ejected for that?

I didn't watch the game but if I was a betting man, I would bet that a few ejections were due to players leaving the bench.

 

[Coler]

 

[maple]

It just means more

And after all that, Kentucky ended up with the upset win by 15 points! Can't let your emotions get the best of you when it comes to March. Gotta stay disciplined and use that anger in a way that matters: winning.

 

[DefenseBB]

I was watching this game so before those who didn't get carried away, the situation was "yes, Tatiana White lost her composure big time" and she was ejected (and deservedly so), 3 other players were ejected including White's sister who came from the far end of the bench all the way down to the Kentucky bench. Florida also had a sub waiting to come in who left the sideline and when onto the court and was ejected AND an injured player for Florida was also ejected. Kentucky had 4 bench players ejected for leaving the bench but not the player Ajae Petty who really started the incident by pushing White on a rebound and then escalated it with a "Incidental" ball to Tatiana's face. All she got was a technical.

What really cost Florida the game was KK Deans making far too many ill-advised drives to the basket that were either stuffed or errant shots. This game was fairly close until late in the 4th.

 

[militarydog]

It just means more

I’m not saying I approve of Florida’s T Wyche’s response…but I understand.

 

[Ct Dog]

When the officials can’t control the games the players will. It happens in all sports

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Any Posters on here gonna visit Greenville, Part 1 ?

I'll be at all of our games.

 

[visitingcock]

#9 Mizzou and #8Arky 40-41 at half for the "right" to face SCar tomorrow.

The dream is still alive.

 

[GamecockFam]

South Carolina will be facing Arkansas tomorrow. I think Arkansas is a more favorable matchup for USC than Mizzou so that is what I was hoping for. I expect a game with a wide rebound margin...

 

[nwhoopfan]

Mississippi St.? Not the time of year to be taking a loss like that.

 

[bballnut90]

South Carolina will be facing Arkansas tomorrow. I think Arkansas is a more favorable matchup for USC than Mizzou so that is what I was hoping for. I expect a game with a wide rebound margin...

Let's see if Arkansas can do better than losing 74-17 on the glass.

 

[Darwin]

All of the conference tournaments have been exciting so far, there have been 3-4 upsets already in the SECT. Though only two SEC teams are ranked, I believe 7 will make the tourney, and outside of SC and LSU, there are 3 teams in particular that I believe could make some noise if they are in a decent bracket….UT, OM and UGA.

 

[bballnut90]

Mississippi St.? Not the time of year to be taking a loss like that.

Quad 3 loss going into the tournament. Yikes. Creme has them safely in but I could see that putting MSU squarely on the bubble.

 

[bballnut90]

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Tennessee/LSU round 2 in the semis is a really intriguing matchup. Tennessee has played a brutal schedule and come up short against all of their strong opponents (sometimes just a hair short) but they've largely dominated weaker foes all year. LSU has played 1 ranked team all year and has waltzed through their schedule. I think Tennessee could pull off the win--they're battle tested and it'd be on a neutral court with nothing to lose for the Vols, where LSU needs the win to hold their spot as a top 2 seed.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Mississippi St.? Not the time of year to be taking a loss like that.

That will keep them out of the NCAAT.

 

[nwhoopfan]

That will keep them out of the NCAAT.

I haven't looked at the bracket projections or how soft the bubble is, so I don't know if that will knock them out or not. But it's hard to understand how a team can come out and lose a game like that when it seems like they might have a lot on the line.

 

[maple]

Mississippi St.? Not the time of year to be taking a loss like that.

I just saw the score What happened??