The final week of the regular season is here for Tennessee baseball, and the Vols are fighting for a coveted SEC Tournament bye. After taking two of three from No. 4 Texas in their second-to-last series, Tennessee has built some much-needed momentum. But with the conference standings tighter than a seventh-inning stretch, the Vols don't control their own destiny when it comes to earning a top-eight seed.

First up, a midweek tune-up against Belmont on May 12 at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+. Then it's off to Oklahoma City for a crucial three-game series against the Sooners at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark—home of the Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets. The games are set for May 14, 15, and 16, all on SEC Network+, with the first two starting at 7:30 p.m. ET and the finale at 3 p.m. ET.

So, where do the Vols stand in the SEC Tournament picture? The standings are a logjam outside of Georgia, which has already clinched the regular-season title, and the bottom dwellers—LSU, South Carolina, and Missouri—who are still stuck in single-digit conference wins. Tennessee is tied with Oklahoma for 10th place at 13-14 in SEC play. If the tournament started today, the Vols would be the No. 11 seed.

Here's the breakdown: Texas A&M, Texas, Alabama, and Auburn hold spots two through five with 16 conference wins each. Florida, Mississippi State, and Arkansas are close behind at 15, while Ole Miss sits at 14. The SEC switched to a 16-team, single-elimination format last season, and it's unchanged this year. That means seeds nine through 16 play in the first round on May 19 and need five straight wins to claim the title. Seeds five through eight get a bye to the second round, and the top four seeds advance straight to the quarterfinals.

If Tennessee stays as the No. 11 seed, they'd face No. 14 LSU in the first round on May 19. The winner would then take on No. 6 Florida the next day, with the victor of that game squaring off against Texas in the quarterfinals. To break into the top eight and earn that bye, the Vols need to sweep Oklahoma and hope for some help from the teams above them. It's a tall order, but with the bats heating up and the pitching finding its groove, Tennessee is ready to make some noise in the final stretch.