SEC hoops: Down the stretch it goes ...

Here's my game story from Georgia's 60-56 win at South Carolina on Saturday. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll wonder how a team only scores nine points in a half and yet still almost comes back to win.

But anyway ...

After a rather mediocre past couple weeks, Georgia still finds itself in a tie for second place in the SEC East, with a big game looming Wednesday against Vanderbilt, the other team in the tie. So with six games left, the Bulldogs have a chance to get a first-round bye in the SEC tournament - but still have work to do to make the NCAAs.

Here are the updated conference standings, along with RPI numbers and remaining schedule.

EAST ............. W-L ....... RPI
Florida ………. 9-2 ….…..11
Tennessee, at LSU, Georgia, at Kentucky, Alabama, at Vanderbilt
Georgia ……... 6-4 .…..…43
Vanderbilt, at Tennessee, at Florida, South Carolina, LSU, at Alabama
Vanderbilt …. 6-4 …......15
At Georgia, at Auburn, Tennessee, at LSU, at Kentucky, Florida
Kentucky ……. 5-5 …..... 14
Mississippi St., S. Carolina, at Arkansas, Florida, Vanderbilt, at Tennessee
Tennessee ….. 5-5 .….... 25
S. Carolina, Georgia, at Vanderbilt, Mississippi St., at S. Carolina, Kentucky
S. Carolina .... 4-6 ….....120
At Tennessee, at Kentucky, Ole Miss, at Georgia, Tennessee, at Miss. St.

WEST …………..... W-L … RPI
Alabama ……..…. 8-2 …....85
At LSU, Arkansas, Auburn, at Ole Miss, at Florida, Georgia
Mississippi St. ... 5-5 ...…146
at Kentucky, Ole Miss, LSU, at Tennessee, at Arkansas, South Carolina
Arkansas ….….…. 5-6 ….. 112
At Alabama, Kentucky, at Auburn, Mississippi State, at Ole Miss
Ole Miss …….…... 4-6 ….. 61
Auburn, at Mississippi St., at S. Carolina, Alabama, at Auburn, Arkansas
LSU ……..……..…. 2- 8 ….. 219
Alabama, Florida, at Mississippi St., Vanderbilt, at Georgia, Auburn
Auburn ……..…… 2-8 …… 271
At Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, at Alabama, Arkansas, Ole Miss, at LSU