SEC Baseball Standings: Where LSU sits before final week of regular season
The SEC baseball regular season is winding down with just one more weekend to go before the SEC Tournament begins next week. Soon enough, the NCAA Tournament will be here.
LSU is feeling good. The Tigers took two of three from No. 7 Arkansas, adding a strong bullet point to the resume. All LSU has to do is take care of business vs. South Carolina and the Tigers will be a top-eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Every game matters at this point in the season. Texas A&M learned that the hard way over the weekend. One week after taking a series from LSU, the Aggies were swept by a Missouri team that entered the weekend winless in SEC play. Now, A&M needs to sweep Georgia or pull off a miracle in the conference tournament if postseason baseball is in the Aggies' future.
Elsewhere in the conference, Florida took two of three from No. 1 Texas. The Gators stay hot as Texas dropped its second straight series. Even with the recent struggles, the Longhorns remain well-positioned to claim the SEC's regular season championship.
Here's a complete look at the SEC baseball standings before the final series of the regular season.
SEC Baseball Standings
Team Conf Overall Home Road Neutral Streak Texas 20-7 40-9 26-4 9-4 5-1 W1 Arkansas 18-9 41-11 30-3 8-7 3-1 W1 LSU 17-10 40-12 30-5 6-7 4-0 L1 Georgia 16-11 40-12 27-3 10-9 3-0 L1 Vanderbilt 16-11 36-16 25-5 10-9 1-2 W2 Auburn 16-11 36-15 24-6 6-9 6-0 W4 Tennessee 15-12 39-13 28-9 8-4 3-0 L2 Alabama 14-13 38-13 24-7 10-6 4-0 W1 Ole Miss 14-13 34-17 22-7 9-8 3-2 L2 Kentucky 13-14 28-20 17-10 10-10 0-0 W3 Oklahoma 13-14 32-17 19-8 9-8 4-0 L4 Florida 13-14 34-18 24-9 10-8 0-1 L1 Mississippi State 12-15 31-20 22-8 6-9 3-3 W2 Texas A&M 10-17 27-23 21-13 5-8 1-2 L3 South Carolina 5-22 26-26 21-10 4-14 1-2 L6 Missouri 3-24 16-35 8-17 4-15 4-3 W3
Texas still holds a two-game lead at the top of the conference, even after a rough stretch of baseball. LSU sits 17-10 in SEC play. The Tigers hope that's enough to earn a National Seed, but LSU needs to avoid catastrophe vs. a South Carolina team just 5-22 in conference play.
Florida is feeling good after taking a series from Texas. The Gators struggled out of the gate when conference play began, but have since turned the season around. Florida has to be seen as a contender as the postseason approaches.
Can LSU baseball win the regular season title?
The most LSU can do at this point is finish tied for the SEC Regular Season Championship. LSU is three games behind Texas. LSU needs to sweep South Carolina while needing Texas to drop all three games vs. Oklahoma. The Sooners are good, but probably not good enough to sweep Texas.
LSU fans shouldn't hold their breath, but the Tigers will get a chance to make a statement in the SEC Tournament.
Who will get the double-byes in the SEC Tournament?
The top four teams in the standings earn double-byes in the SEC Tournament. Texas and Arkansas are both in great spots. LSU should be feeling good, too.
A handful of teams have a chance to earn the final two-round bye. Georgia, Vanderbilt, and Auburn all sit there at 16-11. The Dawgs get a three-game series at home vs. Texas A&M. If UGA can take advantage of a struggling Aggies squad, Georgia could end up with that final bye.
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