SEC in the Rankings

by BrianSWard on Mar 5, 2010 3:51 PM EST in Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball

I'm not even sure where to begin with this bumbling group in the 4-12 spots of the SEC. The bubble tier of SEC teams just continues to screw up, and one gets the feeling that none of them is that terribly interested in going to the tournament this year. Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Florida - man, you guys have had so many opportunities, get it together!! So yes, my declaration that Florida was in the "Big Four" was premanure. They haven't arrived there, yet. Certainly a win over #3 Kentucky would go a long way towards clinching a dance ticket. Ditto with Mississippi State, and their game against Tennessee - right on the heels of a nasty loss to a surging Auburn team.

With Kentucky, Mississippi State, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee all locked into their seeds (and three of those in the NCAA Tournament), this weekend comes down to jockeying for position among the little guys. Can anybody playing on Thursday get a draw that will lead them into the "win-and-you're-in" game on Sunday? Can State and Florida get a marquee win or two to round out their dance sheet?

Here are the rankings for your consideration ...

CBS Sportsline* RPI	Rank	SOS	1wk-trend	3wk-trend
Alabama	103	45	+2	-5
Arkansas	137	38	-2	-23
Auburn	133	62	+10	+10
Florida	52	36	-7	+4
Georgia	96	8	+5	+6
Kentucky	4	39	-1	+2
LSU	222	83	-7	-2
Mississippi State	61	113	-3	+11
Ole Miss	57	69	+5	-18
South Carolina	96	16	-23	-32
Tennessee	16	23	+4	+6
Vanderbilt	12	22	+3	-1
* 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	3wk-trend
Alabama	65	54	+3	+5
Arkansas	100	84	-2	-7
Auburn	91	74	+9	+17
Florida	49	66	-3	-1
Georgia	82	12	-2	+6
Kentucky	8	60	-1	-1
LSU	184	59	+1	+24
Mississippi State	43	90	+1	-4
Ole Miss	50	67	+2	-10
South Carolina	92	34	-9	-14
Tennessee	30	46	+2	-2
Vanderbilt	25	23	+4	-5

Sagarin	Rank	SOS	Predictor	1wk-trend	3wk-trend
Alabama	76	51	66	+6	+6
Arkansas	113	68	106	+2	-7
Auburn	108	73	96	+13	+15
Florida	42	46	49	-7	+1
Georgia	83	10	88	+4	+12
Kentucky	4	63	8	0	+2
LSU	186	64	175	-5	+11
Mississippi State	52	87	42	-3	+4
Ole Miss	44	74	41	+4	-8
South Carolina	82	19	84	-8	-13
Tennessee	24	47	24	-2	-8
Vanderbilt	17	35	23	+2	-2

Basketball State	Rank	1wk-trend	3wk-trend
Alabama	105	+1	0
Arkansas	146	-17	-23
Auburn	131	+17	+28
Florida	64	-10	+1
Georgia	99	-3	-1
Kentucky	4	-1	+2
LSU	215	-5	+5
Mississippi State	48	+1	+7
Ole Miss	57	+4	-8
South Carolina	117	-22	-38
Tennessee	23	+1	-5
Vanderbilt	11	+2	+1