Yet, if UT lost the same way to a 27-2 Kentucky team twice instead of the crappy KY team that they put on the court, I'd wager the seed would have been higher because the league would have been perceived as somewhat stronger. Even though we obviously wouldn't have the SEC East "title." Perception is reality. If UT had a 7 seed, who knows what would have happened.
Yet, if UT lost the same way to a 27-2 Kentucky team twice instead of the crappy KY team that they put on the court, I'd wager the seed would have been higher because the league would have been perceived as somewhat stronger. Even though we obviously wouldn't have the SEC East "title." Perception is reality. If UT had a 7 seed, who knows what would have happened.