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LEAD STORY: Regular-Season Finales Decide SEC Tournament Fates
Sunday's final day of SEC soccer delivered drama across four venues, and nowhere did it sting more than in Columbia, Missouri. Needing a win to reach the SEC Tournament in Pensacola, Florida, Missouri threw 12 shots and nine corners at LSU and came away with a scoreless draw — a result that ended the Tigers' season and kept LSU's alive. Missouri outshot LSU 5-2 in a first half it controlled but couldn't finish, while senior goalkeeper Riley Wilkerson kept Missouri in it with sharp saves on Linka Ono in the 16th minute and Sariyah Bailey in the 41st. Wilkerson finished with four saves; LSU keeper Audur Scheving wasn't tested until Mia Devrouax's 88th-minute attempt. Missouri closes the 2026 campaign at 5-9-3 overall and 2-6-2 in SEC play, an improvement on last season, with freshmen Rylie Morse and Lana Adams headlining the young core returning next fall.
Elsewhere, sixth-ranked Alabama dropped its regular-season finale 1-0 at Mississippi State in Starkville, a surprising stumble for one of the league's top sides heading into the postseason. And in Gainesville, Georgia senior midfielder Kiera Staude struck an 86th-minute equalizer to salvage a critical 1-1 draw at Florida before 878 at Donald R. Dizney Stadium, closing out the Bulldogs' regular season on a late-match high.
The football world, meanwhile, turns its eyes to Tuesday. Per ESPN, the first College Football Playoff rankings arrive this week, and Bill Connelly's post-Week 9 breakdown stacks up 29 contenders by their chances of landing a bid — appointment reading for every SEC fan base with playoff hopes.
QUICK HITS
- Auburn golf stays golden: The No. 1 Tigers won the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational at 42-under 822 on the par-72, 7,096-yard Steelwood Country Club in Loxley, Alabama — their second team victory in five days.
- LSU volleyball sweeps in Oxford: LSU blanked Ole Miss for its first sweep in Oxford in 12 years, with Robinson recording her 40th career double-double in the win.
- History on the line in Knoxville: Kentucky visits Tennessee as a top-10 team for the first time since 1977, when the seventh-ranked Wildcats beat the Volunteers 21-10 in Lexington. The Wildcats are 2-2 all-time when ranked ahead of the Vols in the series.
- Hoops season tips off: The 2026-27 college basketball season opened Sunday, with Hannah Hidalgo posting 32 points, eight assists, seven rebounds and three steals in No. 13 Notre Dame's 99-75 win over Villanova in Rome. Per CBS Sports, Florida vs. Miami headlines the Top 25 slate on opening night.
- Ole Miss tennis rolls on: The Rebels' men's tennis team continues its fall schedule at the Harlingen 25K.
PORTAL WATCH
Quiet Sunday on the transfer front — no new SEC portal entries or commitments reported in the last 12 hours. With the football regular season winding down and basketball rosters locked in for opening week, expect activity to stay light until the postseason picture clarifies.
RECRUITING BUZZ
No new commitments to report this evening. The recruiting trail typically heats up around late-season official visits, so keep an eye on this space as November weekends bring prospects to campus.
GAMES TO WATCH
No SEC games on Sunday's slate, but the week ahead fills up fast:
- Alabama women's basketball vs. Queens — Monday, Nov. 2, as the Crimson Tide open their home schedule.
- First CFP rankings release — Tuesday night, the initial playoff rankings set the stakes for every remaining SEC football matchup.
- Florida vs. Miami — one of the marquee matchups as Top 25 men's basketball gets rolling, per CBS Sports.
- SEC Soccer Tournament — the field heads to Pensacola, Florida, with seeding settled by Sunday's finales.
