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Posted: May 17, 2008
2008 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament
May 21-25 • Regions Park

SEC TOURNAMENT SEEDINGS AS OF 5/17/08 

 *1.  GEORGIA  
 *2.  LSU
 *3.  KENTUCKY (Defeated Florida 2 of 3)
 *4.  FLORIDA (Lost to Kentucky 2 of 3)
 *5.  VANDERBILT
 *6.  ALABAMA
  7.  SO. CAR. (Defeated Ole Miss 2 of 3) (In with win or either UM or AR loss)
  8.  OLE MISS (Lost to USC 2 of 3) (In with win or AR loss)
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  9. ARKANSAS (In with win and USC or UM loss)
#10. TENNESSEE
#11. AUBURN
#12. MISSISSIPPI STATE
* Clinched a SEC Tournament Berth
# Eliminated from SEC Tournament Contention

Latest SEC Standings
(As of May 17)

School SEC Pct. GB ALL Pct. H A N Div. T25 Last 10 Streak
EASTERN DIVISON
Georgia# 20-8-1 .707 -- 35-18-1 .657 21-9 12-7-1 2-2 11-4 18-10 6-4 W1
Kentucky 16-13 .552 4.5 41-14 .745 29-5 10-9 2-0 8-7 5-7 7-3 W7
Florida 16-13 .552 4.5 33-20 .623 26-6 7-13 0-1 7-7 10-10 6-4 W3
Vanderbilt 15-13 .536 5.0 37-17 .685 22-9 12-8 3-0 7-7 5-9 6-4 L4
S. Carolina 14-15 .483 6.5 36-19 .655 26-8 10-11 0-0 6-8 11-5 5-5 W1
Tennessee 12-17 .414 8.5 27-28 .491 19-13 6-12 2-3 4-10 5-8 2-8 L1
WESTERN DIVISON
%LSU 17-11-1 .603 -- 38-16-1 .700 27-8-1 10-8 1-0 10-4 9-6-1 10-0 W15
Alabama 15-14 .517 2.5 31-24 .564 21-9 8-12 2-3 9-6 7-4 7-3 L1
Ole Miss 14-15 .483 3.5 33-22 .600 25-9 8-11 0-2 7-8 5-6 5-5 L2
Arkansas 13-15 .464 4.0 32-22 .593 23-9 7-13 2-0 5-9 8-7 6-4 L2
Auburn 11-18 .379 6.5 28-27 .509 20-14 7-13 1-0 6-8 3-12 4-6 L2
Miss. State 9-20 .310 8.5 23-32 .418 16-14 5-17 2-1 5-9 3-17 5-5 W3
# - SEC Champion and Eastern Division Champion; % - Western Division Champion

Schedule & Results

May 12 (Monday)
MVSU (3) at Arkansas (12)
Kentucky (4) at Murray State (3)

May 13 (Tuesday)
Auburn (18) at Mercer (6)
USF (2) at Florida (12)
Georgia (3) vs. Georgia Tech (2) [SS] - (Turner Field)
LSU (7) vs. New Orleans (6) [CSS] 15 innings - (Zephyr Field)
Memphis (1) at Mississippi State (4)
The Citadel (2) at South Carolina (10)
Tennessee (4) vs. Furman (2) - (Fluor Field at the West End)

May 15 (Thursday)
*Alabama at Georgia Postponed
*Arkansas (5) at Mississippi State (6)
*LSU (6) at Auburn (4)
*Vanderbilt (6) at Florida (8)
*Ole Miss (4) at Kentucky (12) [BBSN]
*Tennessee (13) at South Carolina (2)

May 16 (Friday)
*Alabama (17) at Georgia (13)
*Alabama (4) at Georgia (5)
*Arkansas (5) at Mississippi State (6)
*LSU (15) at Auburn (6)
*Vanderbilt (4) at Florida (5)
*Ole Miss (0) at Kentucky (9)
*Tennessee (5) at South Carolina (7)

May 17 (Saturday)
*Alabama at Georgia 2 p.m. ET | LIVE STATS
*Arkansas at Mississippi State [FSN] 3 p.m. CT - XM Channel 199 | LIVE STATS
*LSU at Auburn 2 p.m. CT - Sirius Channel 143 | LIVE STATS
*Vanderbilt at Florida [SUN] 1 p.m. ET - Sirius Channel 126 | LIVE STATS
*Ole Miss at Kentucky 1 p.m. ET | LIVE STATS
*Tennessee at South Carolina 4 p.m. ET - Sirius Channel 140 | LIVE STATS

* - SEC Game

All Times Local to Game Site Unless Noted

FSN - FOX Sports Net South, Sun Sports, FOX Sports Net Southwest
CSS - Comcast/Charter Sports SE
SUN - Sun Sports
JSN - Jumbo Sports Network
CST - Cox Cable Network
BBSN - Big Blue Sports Network (via FSN South)

2008 Tournament Bracket

Game Time (CT) Matchup [TV] (XM Radio)
Wednesday, May 21
Game 1 10:00 a.m. #7 Seed vs. #2 Seed [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 2 1:00 p.m. #6 Seed vs. #3 Seed [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 3 5:00 p.m. #8 Seed vs. #1 Seed [CSS HD]
Game 4 8:00 p.m. #5 Seed vs. #4 Seed [CSS HD]
Thursday, May 22
Game 5 10:00 a.m. Loser G1 vs. Loser G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 6 1:00 p.m. Loser G3 vs. Loser G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 7 5:00 p.m. Winner G1 vs. Winner G2 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 8 8:00 p.m. Winner G3 vs. Winner G4 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Friday, May 23
Game 9 3:00 p.m. Winner G5 vs. Loser G7 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 10 6:30 p.m. Winner G6 vs. Loser G8 [FSN]
Saturday, May 24
Game 11 10:00 a.m. Winner G8 vs. Winner G9 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 12 1:30 p.m. Winner G7 vs. Winner G10 [FSN HD] (XM 199)
Game 13* 5:00 p.m. Winner G11 vs. Loser G11 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Game 14* 8:00 p.m. Winner G12 vs. Loser G12 [CSS HD] (XM 199)
Sunday, May 25
Game 15* 3:00 p.m. Winner G13 vs. Winner G14 [FSN HD] (XM 199)

  • Game 13 will be necessary if the winner of Game 9 also wins game 11.
  • Game 14 will be necessary if the winner of Game 10 also wins Game 12. If Game 13 is not necessary, Game 14 would start at 5 p.m.
  • If both bracket winners are undefeated, there will be no 5 or 8:30 p.m. games on Saturday and the championship game will be the 13th game, which will be played on Sunday.

    [FSN] - FSN South, FSN Southwest, Sun Sports
    [CSS] - Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast

    The second and fourth games each day will begin 45 minutes following the previous game, but no earlier than the designated start time.

    Tournament Seeding Information

    The eight teams that make up the 2007 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament are determined by the best winning percentage in conference competition.

    The divisional champion with the highest conference winning percentage is the first seed and the remaining divisional champion is the second seed. All other teams are seeded 3-8 by conference winning percentage.

    Ties will be broken in the following manner:

    1. Two-Team Tie: When two teams are tied for a finish, the following procedure will be used (in the following order until the tie is broken):
      1. Won-lost results of head-to-head competition between the two tied teams.
      2. If they are divisional opponents:
        1. Won-lost percentage within their division (over the 15-game SEC division schedule).
        2. Won-lost percentage of the two teams versus the No. 1 team in their division (and proceeding through the No. 6 team, if necessary).
      3. If two teams are not divisional opponents:
        1. Won-lost record of the two teams versus the No. 1 seed using common opponents only (and proceeding through the No. 8 seed, if necessary).
        2. Coin flip by the Commissioner.
    2. Three-Team Tie (or more): When three or more teams are tied for a finish, the following procedure will be used (in descending order until the tie is broken): Once the tie has been reduced to two teams, the two-team tiebreaker procedure as stated in No. 1 above will be used.
      1. If all three teams are common opponents: Total won-lost percentage of games played among the tied teams.
      2. Won-lost percentage of the tied teams versus the No. 1 seed and proceeding through the No. 8 seed, if necessary, using common opponents only.
      3. If three or more teams still are tied, the Commissioner will conduct a draw.

    Where To Get Tickets

    Tickets for the 2008 SEC Tournament are $100 for reserved box seats, $75 for a general admission book and $60 for a Dr Pepper general admission 6-pack. A limited number of single game tickets will be available during the week of the tournament. Call 1-800-732-4849 to purchase tickets or go online at www.secsports.com.

    Important Dates

    May 25: NCAA announces host sites for Regionals - ESPNews/NCAASports.com (TBA)
    May 26: NCAA Selection Show - ESPN (TBA)
    May 30-June 2: NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites)
    June 6-9: NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites)
    June 13-23: College World Series (Omaha, Neb.)



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