South Carolina has built a resume that is strong enough to deserve one of the eight national seeds. The problem is, several other teams have as well. In fact more than eight, and four from the SEC. Conventional wisdom states it is very unlikely for the SEC to get 4 national seeds, so there are four teams playing for three spots.
South Carolina was swept by Kentucky and lost the series to Florida. If they lose this weekend to LSU, they might be left out. On the other hand, if they win against LSU, they will have either 19 or 20 wins and finish ahead of LSU and Florida, and possibly even Kentucky. It would be tough to deny them a Top 8 seed then.
It’s quite simple. Win this series and get a national seed. Lose and hope. That’s one more reason this weekend is really, really big.
