SEC Tournament Picture: No one has more possible seeding outcomes than Kentucky

by:Adam Luckett•about 9 hours•

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SEC Tournament in Nashville - Dr. Michael Huang, Kentucky Sports Radio

Wednesday night delivered some fireworks across the Southeastern Conference. Some might even call it Upset City. Each underdog in the three games won outright with Florida pulling off a big road win against Alabama. That victory clinches the No. 2 seed in the SEC Tournament for the Gators and might be enough to lock them into a No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament.

How did these results affect Kentucky’s seed? We’re diving into the final scenarios right now. Spots 5-8 are still alive for the Cats. UK will not begin the tournament until Thursday in Nashville.

No. 5 seed

Kentucky beats Missouri
Texas A&M loses to LSU
Ole Miss loses to Florida
There would be a four-way tie at 10-8 for the No. 5 spot
Kentucky would win this tiebreaker thanks to pool winning percentage (.667) and a head-to-head win over Texas A&M

No. 6 seed

Texas A&M beats LSU
Kentucky beats Missouri
Ole Miss loses to Florida
Three-way tie for the No. 6 spot between Kentucky, Missouri, and Ole Miss at 10-8
Kentucky and Missouri both own wins over Florida (No. 2 in standings) allowing them to separate from Ole Miss in a tiebreaker
Kentucky would win the tiebreaker over Missouri due to the head-to-head win

LSU beats Texas A&M
Kentucky beats Missouri
Ole Miss beats Florida
Three-way tie for the No. 6 spot at 10-8
Kentucky wins the tiebreaker due to a 2-0 overall record against Texas A&M and Missouri

No. 7 seed

Texas A&M beats LSU
Ole Miss beats Florida
Kentucky beats Missouri

No. 8 seed

A loss to Missouri clinches the No. 8 seed for Kentucky
Kentucky owns the head-to-head tiebreaker and the three-team tiebreaker against Mississippi State and Vanderbilt at 9-9

Auburn, Florida, LSU, and South Carolina have all clinched spots

Auburn locked up a regular-season SEC title in the win over Kentucky last weekend. Despite a loss to Texas A&M on Tuesday, the Tigers will open up the tournament as the No. 1 seed. Florida clinched the No. 2 seed with a victory over Alabama on Wednesday. The Gators are a game up on the Crimson Tide and two games up on Tennessee with one game to play. Texas would own all tiebreakers due to better wins (Texas A&M, Kentucky) than Oklahoma but cannot climb above Arkansas or Georgia. The Horns (No. 13) and Sooners (No. 14) are locked in. Oklahoma’s win over Missouri locked up the No. 15 seed for LSU. South Carolina locked in the No. 16 seed with their loss to Georgia on Tuesday.

Current Standings

Auburn (15-2)
Florida (13-4)
Alabama (12-5)
Tennessee (11-6)
Texas A&M (10-7)
Missouri (10-7)
Ole Miss (10-7)
Kentucky (9-8)
Mississippi State (8-9)
Vanderbilt (8-9)
Arkansas (7-10)
Georgia (7-10)
Texas (6-11)
Oklahoma (5-12)
LSU (3-14)
South Carolina (2-15)

***BOLD equals seed clinched.***

SEC Tournament (if chalk holds)

Auburn (16-2)
Florida (14-4)
Tennessee (12-6)
Alabama (12-6)
Texas A&M (11-7)
Missouri (11-7)
Ole Miss (10-8)
Kentucky (9-9)
Arkansas (8-10)
Mississippi State (8-10)
Georgia (8-10)
Vanderbilt (8-10)
Texas (7-11)
Oklahoma (5-13)
LSU (3-15)
South Carolina (2-16)

SEC Schedule

Saturday (March 8)

No. 24 Mississippi State at Arkansas (Noon | SEC Network)
Vanderbilt at Georgia (Noon | ESPNU)
No. 19 Kentucky at No. 15 Missouri (1:00 | ESPN)
South Carolina at No. 4 Tennessee (2:00 | SEC Network)
No. 7 Alabama at No. 1 Auburn (2:00 | ESPN)
No. 22 Texas A&M at LSU (4:00 | SEC Network)
Ole Miss at No. 5 Florida (6:00 | SEC Network)
Oklahoma at Texas (8:00 | SEC Network)

Seed Rundown

1.) Auburn — CLINCHED

2.) Florida — CLINCHED

3.) Alabama — Must beat Auburn to clinch the No. 3 seed. Will be the No. 4 seed with a loss and a Tennessee win over South Carolina. Can clinch the No. 3 seed if Tennessee loses to South Carolina.

4.) Tennessee — Will clinch No. 3 seed with a win over South Carolina and a Alabama loss to Tennessee. Will be the No. 4 seed with a loss or Alabama win.

5.) Texas A&M — Will clinch the No. 5 seed with a win over LSU. Could fall all the way to the No. 8 seed with a loss to LSU.

6.) Missouri — Clinches the No. 6 seed with a win over Kentucky. Can get to the No. 5 seed with a win and a Texas A&M loss to LSU.

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7.) Ole Miss — Can get to the No. 5 seed with a win over Florida plus Texas A&M and Missouri losses. A loss to Florida makes the No. 7 seed the ceiling. Could fall to the No. 8 seed in a four-team tiebreaker with Kentucky involved.

8.) Kentucky — SEE ABOVE

9.) Mississippi State — Clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Arkansas. Could fall as low as the No. 11 seed with a loss to Arkansas. The Bulldogs own the tiebreakers over Vanderbilt and Georgia.

10.) Vanderbilt — Sets a No. 10 seed floor with a win over Georgia. Can get to the No. 9 seed with a win and Mississippi State loss to Arkansas. Could fall as low as a No. 12 seed with a loss. Vandy could not own a tiebreaker with any of the teams tied at 8-10.

11.) Arkansas — Clinches the No. 9 seed with a win over Mississippi State plus a Georgia win over Vanderbilt. Hogs would be the No. 10 seed if Vanderbilt beat Georgia. Will be be the No. 12 seed with a loss to Mississippi State plus a Georgia win over Vanderbilt. No. 12 is the floor.

12.) Georgia — Can get as high as the No. 11 seed with a win over Vanderbilt. Cannot fall lower than the No. 12 seed with a loss.

13.) Texas — CLINCHED

14.) Oklahoma — CLINCHED

15.) LSU — CLINCHED

16.) South Carolina — CLINCHED