SEC Basketball Power Poll Ballot: February 14 - 20, 2010

by KingJamesIV on Feb 15, 2010 3:44 PM EST in Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball

Anchor of Gold Ballot /// Results at Garnet and Black Attack on Monday evening

#	Team	Record	AP	ESPN	Pom	Sag	Comments
1	Kentucky Wildcats	24-1 (9-1)	2	2	11	5	Passed all their big tests so far. Still a few left before the conference tournament.
2	Vanderbilt Commodores	19-5 (8-2)	17	19	31	21	Jermaine Beal playing like a senior. Vandy leads the country in FTRate (FTA/FGA), due to aggressive offense. Top 10 in 2FG% and eFG% doesn't hurt, either.
3	Tennessee Volunteers	18-6 (6-4)	20	18	32	20	Need to put tough week behind them and to regroup. Still in very good shape.
4	Mississippi St. Bulldogs	18-7 (6-4)	31	X	39	48	Big game vs. Kentucky Tuesday is the only remaining "L" Kenpom has penciled in for the Bulldogs currently.
5	Mississippi Rebels	17-7 (5-5)	X	X	42	38	Three home games in a row should help provide opportunity to get back in the SEC West race.
6	Florida Gators	17-8 (6-4)	X	X	54	46	Why did they schedule Xavier during the middle of conference season. That's the type of game you surround with cupcakes earlier in the year.
7	Arkansas Razorbacks	13-12 (6-4)	X	X	93	107	Courtney Fortson making Arkansas a factor in the West.
8	South Carolina Gamecocks	14-10 (5-5)	X	X	78	73	Not looking good when Alabama is the only remaining "W" Kenpom has penciled in currently. Is it possible for Devan Downey to start giving more than 100%?
9	Alabama Crimson Tide	14-11 (4-7)	X	X	73	82	Things aren't necessarily going well when two of your four conference wins are against LSU.
10	Georgia Bulldogs	11-12 (3-7)	X	X	88	93	How is it possible to beat Vandy, Tennessee, and South Carolina while going 0-fer against the SEC West? Georgia proving them wrong on so many different levels.
11	Auburn Tigers	12-13 (3-7)	X	X	105	125	Still theoretically in the SEC West race. Unfortunately that isn't really saying anything at this point.
12	LSU Tigers	9-16(0-11)	X	X	199	198	Yikes. I've said it once and I'll say it again. Poor Tasmin Mitchell.

*** Pomeroy and Sagarin numbers through games played Sunday February 14th, 2010 ***

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Georgia vs. Auburn

It’s hard for me to see Georgia ahead of Auburn, given the fact that Auburn won their head-to-head matchup by 19 … plus, they have the same conference record and comparable overall records. I understand that Georgia has more impressive wins, but does that override the lopsided head-to-head results?

That would be akin to, say, ranking Tennessee ahead of Vanderbilt, despite Vanderbilt having beaten Tennessee convincingly TWICE, having a better conference record AND better overall record, just because Tennessee beat Kansas at home over a month ago. And, nobody in their right mind would do that.

by BrianSWard on Feb 15, 2010 7:04 PM EST reply actions

The difference is that UGA and Auburn play once at Auburn. One loss can be chalked up to a bad day. After we beat Tennessee the first time, but lost to UGA, I had no problem being ranked below a Tennessee team that (while also losing to UGA) beat Kansas. Conversely, after last week’s second game, ranking them ahead of us is absurd.

UGA has beaten two of the top three teams in the League and three teams with .500 or better record in League play. Auburn has yet to beat a team w/ a winning record in the SEC. So, I give a slight nudge to UGA, despite the ugly loss at Auburn.

by Vandy Dan on Feb 16, 2010 4:40 PM EST reply actions

Florida should be #4

I would rank Florida ahead of the two Mississippi schools, though that could change this week if Ole Miss beats us and MSU beats UK. Florida has lost only once at home in SEC play – against Kentucky in a game that was closer than the final score indicates. Florida is 4-0 against the SEC West.

Ole Miss is below Florida in the SEC standings and has yet to beat an SEC opponent with a winning record – hopefully, we can say the same thing on Friday. For now, Ole Miss is quickly fading to the wrong side of the bubble.

Mississippi State is a tougher choice, but they have lost at Florida and gotten fat on SEC West opponents. While I hope they prove me wrong tonight, it is hard to see an SEC East win on their schedule (they have to travel to South Carolina). I rank Florida ahead of them based on Florida’s SEC schedule and SEC wins.

by Vandy Dan on Feb 16, 2010 4:48 PM EST reply actions