[EKUAlum05]

Here we go.....

First of all... barring some cataclysmic events Bama and Florida should be assured two BCS Bowl Spots. It would honestly take Florida losing to FSU and getting blown out by BAMA in the SEC title game to keep the SEC from at the very least having the SEC Champion in the Sugar Bowl and at the very least the other as an At-Large BCS team.

Standings:

SEC EAST
x1. Florida 11-0, 8-0 vs. Florida State
x2. Georgia 6-5, 4-4 @ Georgia Tech
x3. Kentucky 7-4, 3-4 vs. Tennessee
x3t.Tennessee 6-5, 3-4 @ Kentucky
x5. South Carolina 6-5, 3-5 vs. Clemson
6. Vanderbilt 2-10, 0-8 Season Complete

SEC WEST
x1. Alabama 11-0, 7-0 @ Auburn
x2. Ole Miss 8-3, 4-3 @ Miss State
x3. LSU 8-3, 4-3 vs. Arkansas
x4. Arkansas 7-4, 3-4 @ LSU
x5. Auburn 7-4, 3-4 vs. Alabama
6. Miss State 4-7, 2-5 vs. Ole Miss

SEC BOWL TIE-IN'S
BCS National Championship/At Large
BCS Sugar Bowl
Capital One
Cotton Bowl
Outback Bowl
Chick Fil-A Bowl
Liberty Bowl
Music City Bowl
Independence Bowl
Papajohns.com Bowl

10 Possible Bowls, 10 Eligible Teams

SCENARIO 1: UK WIN VS. TENNESSEE

SEC EAST IMPACTS
- UK finishes 8-4, guarantees 2nd seed in East
- Tennessee finishes 6-6, finishes 4th Regardless
- UGA finishes 3rd regardless of win/loss vs. Ga Tech
- South Carolina finishes 5th Regardless of win/loss vs. Clemson

1. Florida 2. Kentucky 3. Georgia 4. Tennessee 5. South Carolina 6. Vandy

SEC WEST IMPACTS
Alabama- Clinched #1 spot
Ole Miss- Clinches #2 spot with win, or if both LSU and Auburn lose
LSU- Clinches #2 spot with win and Ole Miss Loss, Clinches #3 with win.
Arkansas- Clinches #3 spot with win, with loss clinches #4 spot with Auburn loss
Auburn- Can Tie for #2 with win and both LSU and Ole Miss lose, Can clinch #3 with win and Ole Miss loss, Can clinch #4 with win and Arkansas loss.

Most likely finish:
1. Alabama 2. Ole Miss 3. LSU 4. Arkansas 5. Auburn 6. Miss State


Bowl Impacts:
1. LSU loses, Ole Miss loses, Auburn loses: This would create 4 teams with an 8-4, 4-4 record. UK would be entering with wins in 6 of their last 7 games and the hottest team out of the group. It would come down to prefernce of the Bowls.. UK could finish as high as the Capital One or as low as the Chick Fil-A.

2. LSU loses, Ole Miss loses, Auburn wins: Possibly the worst case scenario for UK. Now you would have 5 teams finish at 8-4, 4-4. Once again UK would be the hottest team, BUT, their tradition and fan following may cost them against the more established programs. UK could end up as high as the Capital One or as low as the Music City. The Chick Fil-A would have a hard time choosing UK over Auburn who is just down the road, despite the fact UK beat Auburn.

3. LSU wins, Ole Miss wins, Auburn wins: This assures Ole Miss to Capital One, LSU to Cotton, and the Outback would probably go with UK as the SEC East #2.

4. LSU wins, Ole Miss wins, Auburn loses: No brainer.. UK to Outback Bowl.

5. LSU loses, Ole Miss wins, Auburn wins: This one could suck for UK potentially as well. Ole Miss to Capital One, Arkansas to Cotton, the Outback could possibly choose a struggling LSU for name recognition over UK, and then the Chick Fil-A would probably choose Auburn over UK. Best case would be Outback, worst case Music City.

6. LSU loses, Ole Miss wins, Auburn loses: Outback best case, worst case Chick Fil-A

7. LSU wins, Ole Miss loses, Auburn win or loss: UK to Outback