Tennessee basketball is a day away from opening up SEC play against unbeaten Ole Miss at Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center.
It’s a loaded Southeastern Conference this season with nine-teams projected to make the NCAA Tournament in ESPN Joe Lunardi’s most recent bracketology update.
Here’s a quick overview on the SEC with conference play looming.
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SEC Rankings By Record
1. Ole Miss (13-0)
2. South Carolina (12-1)
T3. Auburn (11-2)
T3. Mississippi State (11-2)
5. Kentucky (10-2)
T6. Florida (10-3)
T6. Georgia (10-3)
T6. Tennessee (10-3)
T9. Arkansas (9-4)
T9. Texas A&M (9-4)
T11. Alabama (8-5)
T11. LSU (8-5)
T11. Missouri (8-5)
14. Vanderbilt (5-8)
SEC Rankings In The AP Poll
Teams in the poll
1. Tennessee (No. 5)
2. Kentucky (No. 6)
3. Ole Miss (No. 22)
4. Auburn (No. 25)
Teams receiving votes
5. Texas A&M (No. 34)
T6. South Carolina (T-No. 40)
T6. Mississippi State (T-No. 40)
8. Alabama (T-No. 42)
Didn’t receive votes
T9. Arkansas
T9. Florida
T9. Georgia
T9. LSU
T9. Missouri
T9. Vanderbilt
SEC Rankings In KenPom
1. Alabama (No. 6)
2. Tennessee (No. 7)
3. Auburn (No. 10)
4. Kentucky (No. 19)
5. Texas A&M (No. 22)
6. Mississippi State (No. 28)
7. Florida (No. 35)
8. Arkansas (No. 59)
9. South Carolina (No. 61)
10. Ole Miss (No. 82)
11. Georgia (No. 85)
12. Missouri (No. 89)
13. LSU (No. 106)
14. Vanderbilt (No. 203)
Ryan Schumpert SEC Predictions
Why not throw my hat in the ring and have a little fun? Here’s my prediction for how the SEC race will shake out by the end of the season.
1. Kentucky
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn
4. Texas A&M
5. Alabama
6. Mississippi State
7. Arkansas
8. Florida
9. Ole Miss
10. South Carolina
11. Georgia
12. Missouri
13. LSU
14. Vanderbilt
