Saturday, March 4 is the final day of the regular season, and SEC Tournament seeds are still on the line.
The SEC Tournament picture is starting to come into focus and after Saturday, we can end the speculation and finally start discussing tournament matchups.
Below we list all the possible scenarios for each SEC team going into the final day of the regular season.
2016-17 SEC Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 15-2 | – | 25-5 |
| Florida | 14-3 | 1 | 24-6 |
| South Carolina | 12-5 | 3 | 22-8 |
| Arkansas | 11-6 | 4 | 22-8 |
| Alabama | 10-7 | 5 | 17-12 |
| Georgia | 9-8 | 6 | 18-12 |
| Ole Miss | 9-8 | 6 | 18-12 |
| Vanderbilt | 9-8 | 6 | 16-14 |
| Texas A&M | 8-9 | 7 | 16-13 |
| Tennessee | 7-10 | 8 | 15-15 |
| Auburn | 6-11 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Mississippi State | 5-12 | 10 | 14-15 |
| LSU | 2-15 | 13 | 10-19 |
| Missouri | 2-15 | 13 | 7-22 |
12:00 – Kentucky @ Texas A&M – CBS
Win or lose, Kentucky is the top seed in the SEC tournament.
Texas A&M, however, has a wide variety of a possible outcomes. If the Aggies lose, and Tennessee wins, A&M would get the 10 seed in the SEC tournament. If the Aggies win, things get hairy. They won head-to-head against Ole Miss and Georgia, but lost twice to Vanderbilt.
Prediction: Kentucky
1:00 – Alabama @ Tennessee – SEC Network
Win or lose, Alabama will be the 5-seed. They own tiebreakers over Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, but split the season series with Georgia. But because of the outcomes against other SEC teams, the Crimson Tide would get the nod over the Bulldogs.
Like we said before, if Tennessee wins and Texas A&M loses, the Vols would get the 9 seed, if they lose, they’ll remain the 10-seed.
Prediction: Tennessee
2:00 – Georgia @ Arkansas – ESPN2
If Georgia wins, they get the 6-seed. If the Bulldogs lose, things get complicated. The Dawgs own the tiebreaker over Ole Miss and Vanderbilt, but not Texas A&M. So they could get at best the 6-seed, and at worst the 9-seed.
Arkansas will get at least the 4-seed if they lose. But if they win and South Carolina loses, the Razorbacks own the tiebreaker over the Gamecocks and would get the 3-seed.
Prediction: Georgia
2:00 – Florida @ Vanderbilt – ESPN
Win or lose, the Gators will be the 2-seed.
If Vanderbilt wins and Georgia and Ole Miss both lose, the Commodores can get as high as the 6-seed. But if Vanderbilt loses, they could finish as low as the 9-seed. They swept the season series against Texas A&M, but lost to Georgia and Ole Miss.
Prediction: Vanderbilt
3:30 – Missouri @ Auburn – SEC Network
If Missouri wins and LSU loses, they’ll get the 13-seed, but if they lose they’ll get the 14-seed.
Win or lose, Auburn is locked in as the 11-seed. They own the tiebreaker over Mississippi State, but lost to Tennessee.
Prediction: Auburn
6:00 – LSU @ Mississippi State – SEC Network
If LSU wins, they’ll remain the 13-seed. If they lose and Missouri wins, they’ll drop to the 14-seed. Most likely they’ll both lose and stay right where they are.
Mississippi State is locked in as the 12-seed since Auburn owns the tiebreaker.
Prediction: Mississippi State
8:30 – South Carolina @ Ole Miss – SEC Network
If  South Carolina wins, they’ll remain the 3-seed. But if they lose and Arkansas wins, they would drop to the 4-seed.
Ole Miss needs a win and a Georgia loss to be the 6-seed. While they do own tiebreakers over Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, if four teams end up 9-9, they could finish as low as the 10-seed.
Prediction: South Carolina
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