Obviously Missouri needs to beat Vandy. That goes without saying. If they don't win, a lot of this doesn't matter. If they do, here's what else you want.
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 6 pm Tuesday, SECN: Root for the Vols. Missouri can't catch them. They can catch Mississippi State. You want a Bulldog loss here.
Florida at Alabama, 6 pm Tuesday, ESPN: Root for the Tide. If they win and Missouri wins, all three of these teams are tied at 9-8 with one game left to play. Missouri's best chance at a bye is good standing in a multiple team tiebreaker.
Auburn at Arkansas, 8 pm Tuesday, SECN: Root for Auburn. A loss by the Razorbacks will mean a four way tie (or even five or six) at 9-8 with one game to go.
LSU at South Carolina, 5:30 Wednesday, SECN: From an SEC seeding standpoint, it doesn't really matter. But South Carolina's RPI is 74. If they can hang in the top 75, Mizzou's win there is a Quad 1 win. LSU is 82 and it's already a Quad 2 loss and unlikely to change. Pull for the Cocks.
Ole Miss at Kentucky, 6 pm Wednesday, ESPN2: Not sure it matters. The Tigers played Ole Miss twice, but the RPI isn't any good so it's a terrible loss at home regardless. A loss by Kentucky would put the Cats into that logjam at 9-8 and make the final day fun. Root for Ole Miss because I want as much chaos as possible.
Texas A&M at Georgia, 7:30 Wednesday, SECN: I'd say go for the Aggies. The winner of this game is 8-9, the loser 7-10. For Mizzou to get a top four seed, they're gonna have to be 10-8, so these teams won't be able to tie them. UGA is 70 in the RPI, and this game won't hurt that, so it doesn't change much as far as quality wins.
The teams you most want to root against are Arkansas and Mississippi State. Those are the ones that hurt Mizzou the most in a multi team tiebreaker.
Tennessee at Mississippi State, 6 pm Tuesday, SECN: Root for the Vols. Missouri can't catch them. They can catch Mississippi State. You want a Bulldog loss here.
Florida at Alabama, 6 pm Tuesday, ESPN: Root for the Tide. If they win and Missouri wins, all three of these teams are tied at 9-8 with one game left to play. Missouri's best chance at a bye is good standing in a multiple team tiebreaker.
Auburn at Arkansas, 8 pm Tuesday, SECN: Root for Auburn. A loss by the Razorbacks will mean a four way tie (or even five or six) at 9-8 with one game to go.
LSU at South Carolina, 5:30 Wednesday, SECN: From an SEC seeding standpoint, it doesn't really matter. But South Carolina's RPI is 74. If they can hang in the top 75, Mizzou's win there is a Quad 1 win. LSU is 82 and it's already a Quad 2 loss and unlikely to change. Pull for the Cocks.
Ole Miss at Kentucky, 6 pm Wednesday, ESPN2: Not sure it matters. The Tigers played Ole Miss twice, but the RPI isn't any good so it's a terrible loss at home regardless. A loss by Kentucky would put the Cats into that logjam at 9-8 and make the final day fun. Root for Ole Miss because I want as much chaos as possible.
Texas A&M at Georgia, 7:30 Wednesday, SECN: I'd say go for the Aggies. The winner of this game is 8-9, the loser 7-10. For Mizzou to get a top four seed, they're gonna have to be 10-8, so these teams won't be able to tie them. UGA is 70 in the RPI, and this game won't hurt that, so it doesn't change much as far as quality wins.
The teams you most want to root against are Arkansas and Mississippi State. Those are the ones that hurt Mizzou the most in a multi team tiebreaker.
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