Here are some numbers, fellow geeks
Tonight's win moved us up 11 spots in the RPI to 60th. Damn that Vanderbilt loss.
A couple of big opportunities at home over the next week:
The South Carolina gems is worth at least 3 spots
The Tennessee game is worth at least 8 spots
We win both of those, we are 21-8 in games that matter, have a top 50 RPI, and are likely top five in the SEC standings.
I point out those three things, because in my opinion, if we get two of three of the following, we are dancing.
Top 50 RPI
23 Division I wins
Top five finish in SEC
In fact, if we have a Top 49 RPI (basically Top 50), we would be the highest RPI team from a Power Conference left out and if we have a top five finish and the SEC gets 8 teams in over us, it would be the first time EVER in ANY conference that a team was skipped over for three teams that finished behind them. And 23 Division I wins (SC had one Non-D1 win in '16) is the MOST ever left out from a major conference team.
Basically, if you hit all three of those thresholds, you are making history if you are left out.
The game at LSU at the end of the season is worth at least 5 spots as well. Going 4-0 could result in a top 4 seed in the SEC tournament, 22 wins, and an RPI that would stay in the top 50 even if we were 1 and done in St. Louis.
We're going to end the night in the No. 6 or No. 7 seed position. Florida and Alabama have games they could very well lose tomorrow night to slide us up to No. 5 or 6. But this weekend is where it gets exciting. If we can beat South Carolina at home, and Auburn beats Florida and Arkansas beats Alabama, we will go into the final week No. 4.
