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USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSNHow far did LSU baseball's RPI fall after loss to Ole MissLSU baseball was sent home from the SEC Tournament with a loss to Ole Miss. Here's how it impacted the Tigers' RPI ranking.
No. 1 LSU (43-14) will sit back and await their NCAA Tournament fate across the next 24 hours with the program preparing for postseason baseball in Baton Rouge.
Vanderbilt was riding high from a blowout 10-0 victory over rival No. 8 Tennessee in the semifinals after the Volunteers eliminated top-seeded Texas in the quarterfinals. Ole Miss had plenty of momentum as well, though, as it defeated second-seeded Arkansas in the quarterfinals and third-seeded LSU in the semifinals.
HOOVER, AL — Ole Miss baseball will play in the SEC tournament championship game. The No. 7 seed Rebels (40-18) won their third game of the SEC tournament, blanking No. 3 LSU 2-0 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on May 24.
Vanderbilt baseball will face Ole Miss with an SEC tournament title on the line. The Commodores (41-16) will play for their second SEC tournament title in three seasons. They also won the title in 2023.
Ole Miss defeated LSU 2-0 on Saturday to reach the SEC baseball tournament championship game for the first time since 2019.
In its SEC tournament victory, Vanderbilt freshmen Brodie Johnston, Rustan Rigdon and Austin Nye played key roles.