4:50 p.m. -- First in the West

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Victories today by LSU, Georgia and Arkansas put LSU in first place in the SEC West at 12-11-1.

The Tigers have a nine-game winning streak for the second time this season. After sweeping South Carolina last weekend and Kentucky this weekend, LSU has back-to-back SEC sweeps for the first time since 1998.

For Kentucky, it's an eerie echo of the last time LSU had played a Sunday game here with a sweep situation on the line.

More on that later and Monday in The Advocate.

Special thanks to Matt Samuels for his assistance in getting this post to you as quickly as possible.

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The SEC standings:

EASTERN DIVISION
Georgia (17-6-1) .729
Vanderbilt (14-9) .609
South Carolina (13-11) .542
Florida (13-11) .542
Kentucky (11-13) .458
Tennessee (11-13) .458

WESTERN DIVISION
LSU (12-11-1) .521
Alabama (12-12) .500
Ole Miss (12-12) .500
Arkansas (10-13) .435
Auburn (10-14) .417
Mississippi State (7-17) .292

TODAY'S GAMES
Arkansas 5, Alabama 4
Auburn 12, Mississippi State 2
South Carolina 9, Florida 6
Georgia 11, Ole Miss 4
LSU 9, Kentucky 8
Vanderbilt 10, Tennessee 8

MAY 9-11 SERIES
Florida at Alabama
South Carolina at Arkansas
Auburn at Ole Miss
Georgia at Vanderbilt
Kentucky at Tennessee
Mississippi State at LSU

MAY 15-17 SERIES
Alabama at Georgia
Arkansas at Mississippi State
LSU at Auburn
Vanderbilt at Florida
Ole Miss at Kentucky
Tennessee at South Carolina

NOTE: The final regular-season series begin on a Thursday and end on a Saturday.