Thursday morning when Alabama and Missouri clash the stakes just may be more that elimination from the SEC tournament. Both Alabama and Missouri are close to the bubble for the SEC tournament, with Alabama having the edge of the second toughest schedule in DI baseball.
While the winner may not make the NCAA field, it is safe to assume that the loser is more likely not to make the NCAA field. Tomorrow could definitely be the final break it day for whomever loses. In the all important RPI Alabama sits at 46 tonight and Missouri sits at 53. The lowest RPI for an SEC team to ever make the NCAA field according to SECTV was 48. For Alabama there is one other kicker in that Southern Miss sits at 47 and Louisiana Lafayette is sitting at 51. Neither of those numbers and teams helps Alabama.
I know that someone will probably post something smart like why did you say Bama was 45 earlier today. The RPI is constantly updated after each game and after the aTm game Bama was 45 and tonight the Tide is back to 46. http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2015/rpi
While the winner may not make the NCAA field, it is safe to assume that the loser is more likely not to make the NCAA field. Tomorrow could definitely be the final break it day for whomever loses. In the all important RPI Alabama sits at 46 tonight and Missouri sits at 53. The lowest RPI for an SEC team to ever make the NCAA field according to SECTV was 48. For Alabama there is one other kicker in that Southern Miss sits at 47 and Louisiana Lafayette is sitting at 51. Neither of those numbers and teams helps Alabama.
I know that someone will probably post something smart like why did you say Bama was 45 earlier today. The RPI is constantly updated after each game and after the aTm game Bama was 45 and tonight the Tide is back to 46. http://warrennolan.com/baseball/2015/rpi
