How the SEC Baseball Tournament is Shaping Up in Home Stretch

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey may want to start practicing his coin flip if the current baseball season continues as it has so far.

No. 1 Texas continued to extend its lead at the top of the SEC standings and now has a five game lead over No. 2 LSU and No. 10 Arkansas. The Tigers and Razorbacks are tied for second place in the SEC, but there are five teams within three games of them, including an incredible logjam of teams at 12-9 in SEC play.

No. 18 Alabama, No. 9 Georgia, No. 23 Ole Miss and No. 15 Vanderbilt are all tied at 12-9 and it’s nearly impossible to decipher who’s the best of that four.

The Bulldogs are the highest-ranked team and got swept by Vanderbilt two weeks ago. But last weekend, the Commodores lost a series to Ole Miss, 2-1. Alabama doesn’t play Ole Miss this season, but will face Vanderbilt and Georgia in back-to-back weeks. So, there may be some clarity coming soon.

As exciting as the season is unfolding, the events of the last week didn’t impact the potential SEC Tournament seeding very much. Oklahoma fell back into the first round and Alabama now has a bye (with its fellow 12-9 teams) and Texas, Arkansas, LSU and Tennessee still have the top four seeds (and two byes).

None of that may change in the next week. Or maybe there’s a big shake up? And that’s why we love the SEC.

Here's how the SEC Baseball Championship tournament bracket would look if the tournament was starting today: