This is my first attempt to post, so bear with me. Gemini, green eyes, free safety, enjoys long walks on the beach, virgin daiquiris, and Commodore basketball. I'm trying out this whole beard thing, so you'll have to let me know what you think; have to admit, I'm a little surprised at how much gray I have in the chin area. I'm not old enough for that yet.
Introductions out of the way, let's talk SEC basketball. The conference is having a nice bounce-back from last year's disaster, and it bears out when the computers do their computations. Perhaps not to the '06/'07 heights yet, but we'll get there soon enough. Here are the numbers for your consideration & discussion:
CBS Sportsline* RPI | Rank | SOS | 1wk-trend | 4wk-trend |
Kentucky | 6 | 57 | -3 | +5 |
Vanderbilt | 11 | 19 | -1 | +10 |
Tennessee | 22 | 29 | 0 | +3 |
Ole Miss | 39 | 58 | 0 | +6 |
Florida | 56 | 68 | -2 | +27 |
South Carolina | 64 | 25 | -3 | +5 |
Mississippi State | 72 | 132 | -9 | -22 |
Alabama | 98 | 44 | -3 | -18 |
Georgia | 102 | 9 | +3 | -2 |
Arkansas | 114 | 47 | ? | ? |
Auburn | 143 | 75 | ? | ? |
LSU | 220 | 91 | ? | ? |
* CBS Sportsline used because it is a consistently good approximation of the actual NCAA published weekly RPI. |
More rankings after the jump...
Pomeroy | Rank | SOS | 1wk-trend | 4wk-tren |
Kentucky | 7 | 87 | +3 | +4 |
Vanderbilt | 20 | 13 | +2 | +4 |
Tennessee | 28 | 46 | -3 | -16 |
Mississippi State | 39 | 113 | -7 | -2 |
Ole Miss | 40 | 63 | 0 | -23 |
Florida | 48 | 91 | -1 | -1 |
Alabama | 70 | 54 | +4 | +8 |
South Carolina | 78 | 36 | -3 | -9 |
Georgia | 88 | 11 | +2 | 0 |
Arkansas | 93 | 114 | ? | ? |
Auburn | 108 | 98 | ? | ? |
LSU | 208 | 73 | ? | ? |
Sagarin | Rank | SOS | Predictor | 1wk-trend | 4wk-trend |
Kentucky | 6 | 97 | 9 | +1 | -1 |
Vanderbilt | 15 | 27 | 22 | 0 | +6 |
Tennessee | 16 | 53 | 20 | 0 | -3 |
Ole Miss | 36 | 82 | 32 | 0 | -14 |
Florida | 43 | 55 | 49 | -1 | +10 |
Mississippi State | 56 | 113 | 41 | -5 | -30 |
South Carolina | 69 | 24 | 72 | 0 | +4 |
Alabama | 82 | 52 | 70 | -3 | -10 |
Georgia | 95 | 7 | 94 | +4 | +8 |
Arkansas | 106 | 101 | 101 | ? | ? |
Auburn | 123 | 96 | 108 | ? | ? |
LSU | 197 | 81 | 195 | ? | ? |
Basketball State | Rank | 1wk-trend |
Kentucky | 6 | +1 |
Vanderbilt | 12 | -2 |
Tennessee | 18 | -1 |
Ole Miss | 49 | +1 |
Mississippi State | 55 | -7 |
Florida | 65 | +9 |
South Carolina | 79 | -1 |
Georgia | 98 | +7 |
Alabama | 105 | -15 |
Arkansas | 123 | ? |
Auburn | 157 | ? |
LSU | 220 | ? |