**OFFICIAL SEC TOURNAMENT BRACKET***

[coach, my back hurts]

It appears MSU is going to win, so.....



W5 Bama
                      W1 Miss
E4 Kentucky


E6 SCAR
                      E2 Vandy
W3 ARK


E5 Georgia
                      E1 Florida           
W4 Auburn


W6 LSU
                      W2 MSST
E3 Tenn


If someone has already posted then sorry.  Just hoping this can make it a little clearer is all.

[polandhog]

4E-- Kentucky (1EST)
5W--Alabama
                                    1W--MISSISSIPPI ST
--------------------------------------------------
3W--Arkansas (315EST)
6E --S Carolina
                                    2E--VANDERBILT
==========================================================
4W--Auburn (730EST)
5E --Georgia
                                    1E--FLORIDA
--------------------------------------------------
3E --Tennessee (945EST)
6W--LSU
                                    2W--OLE MISS





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[polandhog]

I bet no one expected the e4-W5 matchup of Kentucky-Bama when this year started.... the first thursday game- tide and wildcats?

wow...

[razorbackfan4life]

I like our chances in that bracket!  Hopefully we can pull off 2 wins or more.

[HawgAdvocate]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

[razorbackfan4life]

Also playing in that tournament earlier this year will help us with all the games.

[polandhog]

yeah... everyone had us pegged W3

but NO ONE had LSU W6 and Bama W5...

[hogfursty]

It appears MSU is going to win, so.....



W5 Bama
                      W1 Miss
E4 Kentucky


E6 SCAR
                      E2 Tenn
W3 ARK


E5 Georgia
                      E1 Florida           
W4 Auburn


W6 LSU
                      W2 MSST
E3 Vandy


If someone has already posted then sorry.  Just hoping this can make it a little clearer is all.

Vandy is the 2 seed in the East.

http://www.secsports.com/doc_lib/bkc_2007_bracket.pdf

[missippihog]

MS state is one seed in west too

[dotnet]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

[coach, my back hurts]

My bad on the Vandy/Tenn.  I figured the first thing it went to was head to head.  I guess they went with the team that did best in the division.  Oops!!!!!!

[razorbackfan4life]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

How will two wins NOT get us in?  We have a good SOS and RPI.  With 20 wins I think there's a possibility.

[Bomis Hawg]

I'm just glad we're not the late game on Thursday.  That's a hard game to turn around from if you advance to Friday.

[killamon]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

How will two wins NOT get us in?  We have a good SOS and RPI.  With 20 wins I think there's a possibility.

no chance we get in with 2 wins.....only way we get in is if we get to finals and win....however, getting into the finals might be enough to get us in (regardless if we win of lose)

[HawgAdvocate]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

Matter of opinion of course..but winning 4 of the last 5, or 5 of the last 6, with 2 being against a ranked team (Vandy), and another against the top team in the west, could get us a 8 or 9 seed.

Just cause Joe Lunardi says it aint so at the moment, doesn't mean it aint gonna happen. Anything is possible at this point.

[razorbackfan4life]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

How will two wins NOT get us in?  We have a good SOS and RPI.  With 20 wins I think there's a possibility.

no chance we get in with 2 wins.....only way we get in is if we get to finals and win....however, getting into the finals might be enough to get us in (regardless if we win of lose)

HOW IS THERE NO CHANCE?

[Bomis Hawg]

2 wins would be a massive stretch.
3 wins and we might be in the discussion.
If Arkansas has 3 wins and playing well (even if they aren't winning or don't win), that helps.

The committe will be putting everything to gether by the time the game is wrapping up.  Finals will be over around 3pm.  We'll see what 3 wins will do.  But, I doubt 2 wins will do much for us.

[Hollywood_HOGan]

if we only get two wins, that would be Ws over Carolina and Vandy. Yeah the two Ws over VU looks good and all but we have a LOT of ground to make up.

We need to get those two wins and beat Kentucky in the semis. That combo of wins would look much better to the committee.

Only thing im really worried about is beating Vandy for the second time in less than a week.

[coach, my back hurts]

I believe we will have to win 3 or maybe the whole thing.  There are alot of teams in the BigEast and ACC that have 20+ wins and have a better conf record than us.  Not to mention they play in a better conf.  It will take more than 2 IMO.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

[HawgAdvocate]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

[Dugann]

thanks for the break down.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

[NuttinItUp]

I think 3 will get us in, especially after beating Vandy yesterday.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

Arkansas was an 11 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament after floundering all year and then winning the SEC Tournament. They played 6 seed Miami(Fla) and got beat 75-71 in the first round.

[Michaelt]

Might as well go ahead and win out, and remove all doubt.

[chiefsfan]

My bad on the Vandy/Tenn.  I figured the first thing it went to was head to head.  I guess they went with the team that did best in the division.  Oops!!!!!!

no you got that part right... head to head is first tiebreaker...   But I dont think Tenn swept Vandy

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

Arkansas was an 11 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament after floundering all year and then winning the SEC Tournament. They played 6 seed Miami(Fla) and got beat 75-71 in the first round.

LSU was an 11 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

Arkansas was an 11 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament after floundering all year and then winning the SEC Tournament. They played 6 seed Miami(Fla) and got beat 75-71 in the first round.

LSU was an 11 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Florida was a 10 seed in the 1995 NCAA Tournament.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

Arkansas was an 11 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament after floundering all year and then winning the SEC Tournament. They played 6 seed Miami(Fla) and got beat 75-71 in the first round.

LSU was an 11 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Florida was a 10 seed in the 1995 NCAA Tournament.

Vanderbilt was a 10 seed in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

[Bomis Hawg]

Villanova won it all as an 8 seed.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

Alabama wasn't an 11 or 12 seed in 2003 but they were a 10 seed.

Arkansas was an 11 seed in the 2000 NCAA Tournament after floundering all year and then winning the SEC Tournament. They played 6 seed Miami(Fla) and got beat 75-71 in the first round.

LSU was an 11 seed in the 1993 NCAA Tournament.

Florida was a 10 seed in the 1995 NCAA Tournament.

Vanderbilt was a 10 seed in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

South Carolina was a 10 seed in the 2004 NCAA Tournament.

[dhornjr1]

Villanova won it all as an 8 seed.

The lowest seed to ever win it all, correct?

[Bomis Hawg]

Correct.  Nova was the lowest.  Rollie Massamino and Ed Pinkney?

LSU in 86 and George Mason last year were the lowest seeds to make the final four.  I believe the year was right on LSU.  Both were 11 seeds.

[dhornjr1]

We got about as good a draw as you could hope for under the circumstances. If they keep playing with a chip on their shoulder they could knock off South Carolina, Vanderbilt and Kentucky/Mississippi State.

If they did that and made the championship game and gave a strong showing against Florida or Tennessee then the selection committee might consider them for a lower seed. Maybe a 10-12 seed.

That's a lot of "what ifs" but that's all we have right now.

The one thing I know is that they won't make us a 10-12 seed. We're not losing to mid-majors or weaker conference champs. IF we get in, we'll be in the 7-9 range. That's a given.

I don't think I've ever seen a SEC team be a 11 or 12 seed in the past 15 years. Our level of competition is just to high to think we're the 10th-12th best team in a region.

Arkansas was a 12 seed in 1996. They beat Penn State, a 5 seed in the first round on their way back to the Sweet 16.

But Nolan was the coach!

Good point.

[weevilhogg]

I'm thinking 12 is the lowest at-large seeding. . . . could be wrong.

[masonselby]

i hope they can just relax and take one game at a time and i think we will be ok, i like our bracket, IMO i think we have the 2nd most talented team next to florida

[Junkyard Hog]

That's the best possible bracket we could hope for.

[HeathWimp]

We still must win the SEC tourney to make the NCAA's - no two ways about it.

[jbcarol]

I bet no one expected the e4-W5 matchup of Kentucky-Bama when this year started.... the first thursday game- tide and wildcats?

wow...

And the winner gets rewarded with a little more rest time.  Imagine that.

[mayjumpoffwagon]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

for us to make it to the NCAA tourney--we need 4 wins.

[slopinhogs]

go hogs be stingy, root under the fence,and take it all.

[darazorback]

4E-- Kentucky (1EST)
5W--Alabama
                                    1W--MISSISSIPPI ST
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3W--Arkansas (315EST)
6E --S Carolina
                                    2E--VANDERBILT
==========================================================
4W--Auburn (730EST)
5E --Georgia
                                    1E--FLORIDA
--------------------------------------------------
3E --Tennessee (945EST)
6W--LSU
                                    2W--OLE MISS





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Everything up to the final seems like if we play the type of game we can, should be easily winnable games.

[jbcarol]

I'm thinking 12 is the lowest at-large seeding. . . . could be wrong.

12 is generally the lowest at-large seeding.  It depends on how many teams (esp. mid-major) that would get a bid win or lose go ahead and also win their conference.  That opens up more at-large bids. 

[polandhog]

I'm thinking 12 is the lowest at-large seeding. . . . could be wrong.

12 is generally the lowest at-large seeding.  It depends on how many teams (esp. mid-major) that would get a bid win or lose go ahead and also win their conference.  That opens up more at-large bids. 

i would hate if we got in and knocked out missouri state... im a big bears fan, but right now they are about an 11 or 12 and can't afford too many conference upsets, like memphis in the Cusa or butler from the horizon.

[devildog]

Fust things Fust

Beat the Cocks :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

[polandhog]

Fust things Fust

Beat the Cocks :razorback: :razorback: :razorback:

amen to that.. i am hoping the players don't get all cocky thinking 'wow we just beat vandy we can win against them again'.. because a hungry CAROLINA team is in our way FIRST!

[hoginsanfran]

i doubt they overlook carolina... seriously, though, this is about the best bracket we could have hoped for!

[camelt]

Well, we DID finish 3rd in the West, just as so many predicted. 

Time will tell if we win 2 or 3 games in the SEC Tourney and make it to the Big Dance.

Two more wins will NOT get us into the Big Dance.  I'm not even sure that three will.  There is no way that two will though.

I disagree.  Winning 2 gets us to 20 wins and our SOS is top 15 with a RPI in the lower 40's.  Were are definatly in the conversation with bubble teams.  2 wins in the tourney would also make us 5-2 Vs ranked teams.  I bet no other teams on the bubble could make that argument.