What the SEC is trying to decide
The conference first seeds teams by SEC winning percentage. Once teams tie on percentage, the rules move through head-to-head, common-opponent comparisons, highest-seed comparisons, and finally conference-opponent strength.
What this means for the double-bye line
The No. 4 seed matters more than almost any other position. A team just above the line can save a full game, while a team just below it still has work to do before the quarterfinals even start.
Syncrize keeps the live SEC cutline visible and calls out unresolved ties when the official source does not expose enough game-level context to finish a step safely.