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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 21, 2017; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies players celebrate after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 63-62 at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; College Station, TX, USA; Texas A&M Aggies players celebrate after defeating the Georgia Bulldogs 63-62 at Reed Arena. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

The Texas A&M Aggies clearly miss Daniel House Jr. and Jalen Jones. The lack of their top two players seemed manageable at the beginning of the season, but they hit a rude awakening at the start of conference play.

However, they had significant improvement last week. This team lost by two to the Arkansas Razorbacks and then got a crucial win over the Georgia Bulldogs this past Saturday.

Maybe, after that, they could be turning a corner.

However, it’s not enough to move them out of the No. 12 spot in our SEC power rankings. Billy Kennedy’s team has a lot of work to do before that happens.

The good news is the Aggies are in that next tier above the bottom two, with a ton of other SEC teams, and an NCAA Tournament appearance is not out of the question if they can turn things around.

After all, their 10-8 record comes with the No. 37 ranked strength of schedule, a number that will go up with more SEC games. And they are in the Top 100 of the RPI, so a run could get them to the Big Dance.

The biggest thing has to be cutting down on their turnovers in conference play, which has been an issue. With trips to Ole Miss and then No. 7 ranked West Virginia this week, we’ll find out real fast if they can turn the corner.

But both games are huge opportunities.

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