Florida Gators
JTC Invitational
SEC Tournament scenarios for Gators
Friday, March 6, 2015 | Men's Basketball, Cross Country, Chris Harry
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- With Saturday's showdown at No. 1 and unbeaten Kentucky looming, Florida fans have been asking where Coach Billy Donovan and his Gators will stand after the game relative to their seeding in the Southeastern Conference Tournament at Nashville next week.
We're here to help.
If the Gators, currently 8-9 in league play and assured of playing in Thursday's quarterfinals, were to upset the mighty Wildcats at Rupp Arena, the No. 7 seed in the tournament would be theirs.
Arkansas, according to the league office, was locked into the No. 2 seed even before it won Thursday night at South Carolina, so we can lay out the eight scenarios that would impact where Florida -- vying with Vanderbilt (also 8-9 in SEC play), along with Alabama and Tennessee (both 7-10) for that No. 7 seed -- falls in the event of a loss Saturday.
In the other Saturday games that impact the Gators:
* Vanderbilt (18-12) plays host to Ole Miss (20-10, 11-6)
* Alabama (17-13) is at Texas A&M (20-9, 11-6)
* Tennessee (15-14) is home against South Carolina (14-14, 5-11)
Note: For those wondering, the No. 8 and No. 9 positions will fall opposite of top-seeded Kentucky in the tournament bracket. So, yes, it matters.
Here are the scenarios, all of them factoring in head-to-head tiebreakers, combination tiebreakers or a match of results against the teams at the top of the standings.
If Vanderbilt wins, Alabama wins, Tennessee wins ...
7. Vanderbilt
8. Florida
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
If Vanderbilt wins, Alabama wins, Tennessee loses ...
7. Vanderbilt
8. Florida
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
If Vanderbilt wins, Alabama loses, Tennessee wins ...
7. Vanderbilt
8. Florida
9. Tennessee
10. Alabama
If Vanderbilt loses, Alabama wins, Tennessee wins ...
7. Florida
8. Vanderbilt
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
If Vanderbilt wins, Alabama loses, Tennessee loses ...
7. Vanderbilt
8. Florida
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
If Vanderbilt loses, Alabama loses, Tennessee wins ...
7. Florida
8. Vanderbilt
9. Tennessee
10. Alabama
If Vanderbilt loses, Alabama wins, Tennessee loses ...
7. Vanderbilt
8. Florida
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
If Vanderbilt loses, Alabama loses, Tennessee loses ...
7. Florida
8. Vanderbilt
9. Alabama
10. Tennessee
