SEC baseball standings: Where LSU ranks after dropping series at Texas A&M

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LSU baseball squandered an opportunity to close the gap with Texas atop the SEC standings. The Longhorns entered the weekend 19-2 in SEC play, but dropped all three games vs. Arkansas. If LSU could manage a series win at Texas A&M, the Tigers would be in striking distance.

That's not what happened.

LSU left College Station with a loss on Sunday, losing the series to an unranked Texas A&M squad. Now, LSU is at 15-9 and four games off the lead. That distance will be tough to make up with just two weeks of conference play.

Meanwhile, Arkansas is within striking distance of No. 1 after being on the right side of the Texas sweep.

Also climbing, the Georgia Bulldogs, who are tied with LSU at No. 3 after winning six straight games.

The Florida Gators are feeling good, too. The poor start to SEC play is a distant memory in Gainesville. At 11-13, Florida has a chance to finish .500 in conference play. Barring a late-season collapse, Florida will be in the NCAA Tournament. The same could be said for Texas A&M after the Aggies' win over LSU.

Updated SEC Baseball Standings​

Team	Conf	CPct	Overall	OPct	Home	Road	Strk
Texas	19-5	0.792	38-8	0.826	24-3	9-4	L3
Arkansas	17-7	0.708	40-9	0.816	30-3	7-5	W3
LSU	15-9	0.625	38-11	0.776	28-4	6-7	L1
Georgia	15-9	0.625	39-11	0.780	27-3	9-8	W6
Tennessee	14-10	0.583	37-11	0.771	26-7	8-4	L1
Vanderbilt	14-10	0.583	34-14	0.708	25-5	8-7	W1
Auburn	13-11	0.542	33-15	0.688	21-6	6-9	W1
Oklahoma	13-11	0.542	32-14	0.696	19-8	9-6	L1
Alabama	13-11	0.542	36-12	0.750	23-6	9-6	L1
Ole Miss	13-11	0.542	33-15	0.688	22-7	8-6	W1
Florida	11-13	0.458	33-16	0.673	24-8	9-7	W4
Kentucky	10-14	0.417	25-20	0.556	15-10	10-10	L4
Mississippi State	10-14	0.417	29-19	0.604	20-7	6-9	W4
Texas A&M	10-14	0.417	27-20	0.574	21-10	5-8	W1
South Carolina	5-19	0.208	26-23	0.531	21-10	4-11	L3
Missouri	0-24	0.000	13-34	0.277	8-16	1-15	L11

This weekend, LSU will host Arkansas. A lot will be at stake when the No. 2 and No. 3 teams in the SEC meet. After a series loss, LSU needs a win to reinforce its case to earn a National Seed in the NCAA Tournament. Hosting a Super Regional at home is key to LSU's College World Series chances.

As for Arkansas, the Razorbacks still have a shot at the SEC's regular season title, but that's out the door if they drop two of three to the Tigers.

This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: SEC Baseball Standings: Did LSU fall after series loss at A&M?

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