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All for Tennessee Official Men’s Basketball SEC Power Rankings for Jan. 23: A Clear Top 2

By Caleb Calhoun

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Jan 14, 2017; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Missouri Tigers guard Terrence Phillips (1) drives around Arkansas Razorbacks forward Moses Kingsley (33) during the second half at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won the game 92-73. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 14, 2017; Fayetteville, AR, USA; Missouri Tigers guard Terrence Phillips (1) drives around Arkansas Razorbacks forward Moses Kingsley (33) during the second half at Bud Walton Arena. Arkansas won the game 92-73. Mandatory Credit: Brett Rojo-USA TODAY Sports /

Kim Anderson is in trouble. In his third year with the Missouri Tigers, they are nowhere near moving out of the cellar of this conference.

And they remain where they have been the past three years: at the bottom of our SEC power rankings.

Missouri didn’t give Alabama a fight last week in a 68-56 loss to the Tide. However, they showed some toughness against the Ole Miss Rebels, losing only 75-71.

Kevin Puryear and Frankie Hughes are the only semi-efficient scorers for the Tigers, and even if the offense shows up, the defense is awful. This team is just bad all the way around.

At 5-13 and 0-6 in the conference, this team is now in real danger of going winless in SEC play when you look at their schedule.

It’s not likely to get better this week. The Tigers have to take on the Mississippi State Bulldogs on the road and then the South Carolina Gamecocks at home.

Then they have a road game against the Florida Gators.

So falling to 5-16 is likely before they have any legitimate chance at a win. But maybe the close game against the Rebels gave them some confidence to turn things around.

We will know soon enough if that was a fluke or not.

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