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Random Question: LSU- Why do you not claim the 1946 SEC Basketball Title?
Posted on 2/3/25 at 4:57 pm
Posted on 2/3/25 at 4:57 pm
Your athletic website does not show the 1945-46 team as a Championship team despite them going 8-0 in conference play.
Meanwhile Kentucky went 6-0 and claims the regular season title outright.
Shouldn’t it be reversed?
Meanwhile Kentucky went 6-0 and claims the regular season title outright.
Shouldn’t it be reversed?
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Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:00 pm to AUTiger789
Just wanted to point out, the players on this team were in elementary school when A&M won their only national title.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:01 pm to AUTiger789
Another interesting tidbit…
In 1934-35, Kentucky went 11-0 in SEC play. LSU went 12-0. Both do claim this title, but shouldn’t the rule be that LSU would have it outright due to one extra win?
In 1934-35, Kentucky went 11-0 in SEC play. LSU went 12-0. Both do claim this title, but shouldn’t the rule be that LSU would have it outright due to one extra win?
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:05 pm to AUTiger789
LSU has a 1908 recognized NCAA football title that it does not recognize at all.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:09 pm to AUTiger789
Cause they ain't Bama
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:14 pm to Lt. Columbo
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Cause they ain't Bama
Or OSU and TENN
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:18 pm to AUTiger789
Claiming titles retrocatively is lame. Claim it when it happens or let it go
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:22 pm to Lt. Columbo
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Cause they ain't Bama
Yeah but they actually won this one. That’s a big difference.
Any as far as claiming it retroactively, I guess the better question is why was it not claimed at the time? They clearly went unbeaten in SEC play.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:22 pm to Lt. Columbo
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Cause they ain't Bama
LSU claims the 1935 national title
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LSU has claimed a national championship for the 1935 season (pre-NCAA tournament), but not on the basis of any determination by an external selector. (LSU is the only school that officially claims a national championship on the basis of a win in the American Legion Bowl, an event that made no claim to determine a national champion.
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:31 pm to AUTiger789
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Any as far as claiming it retroactively, I guess the better question is why was it not claimed at the time? They clearly went unbeaten in SEC play.
My guess is it depends on whether they were utilizing tiebreakers at the time. If so, there was no head to head (outside of the SEC Tournament) but I believe Kentucky had the better overall record (with OOC).
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:44 pm to BluegrassBelle
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but I believe Kentucky had the better overall record (with OOC).
LSU had the better conference record. Has the SEC ever factored OOC record into any sport’s standings?
Posted on 2/3/25 at 5:52 pm to AUTiger789
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LSU had the better conference record. Has the SEC ever factored OOC record into any sport’s standings?
I don't know about standings, but they use tiebreakers for SEC Tournament seeding that have varied over time.
ETA: They were both undefeated which would result in a tie either way. You couldn't necessarily say "better" unless they were playing a round robin schedule, in which would have a head to head to determine the standing.
This post was edited on 2/3/25 at 5:54 pm
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:05 am to AUTiger789
The titles are ours. Give it up.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 2:18 am to AUTiger789
Idk thats a good question. We have another footbsll natty from the 1908 season as well that we haven't claimed to this day. So, we truly have 5 nattys in football... not 4. Our fans don't get it either bc it's completely legit. We were named co champs with Penn state by the National Championship Foundation and just as much a right to the claim as penn state does. It makes zero sense and it still pisses our fanbass off. Im sure that eventually our AD will finally claim it but still.
This post was edited on 2/4/25 at 2:42 am
Posted on 2/4/25 at 9:06 am to Lt. Columbo
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Cause they ain't Bama
LSU literally made up a self claimed "title" in basketball.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 11:34 am to GoGators1995
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LSU literally made up a self claimed "title" in basketball.
Yeah. Many titles are subjective. This one is not. It’s literally just the standings.
1945-1946 SEC Basketball Standings: LINK
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:50 pm to ImayGoLesMiles
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We were named co champs with Penn state by the National Championship Foundation and just as much a right to the claim as penn state does.
The fact that LSU fans like yourself don't even know which school you "shared" the title with might be a good reason as to why you should not claim it.
Posted on 2/4/25 at 12:52 pm to Gunga Din
Any football “national title” prior to the 1936 season is not real. They are all retroactively claimed and highly subjective.
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