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All for Tennessee Official Men’s Basketball SEC Power Rankings for Jan. 30: Vols Shoot Up

By Caleb Calhoun

Jan 28, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; The Tennessee Volunteers bench reacts after a three pointer against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee won 70 to 58. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2017; Knoxville, TN, USA; The Tennessee Volunteers bench reacts after a three pointer against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Tennessee won 70 to 58. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Avery Johnson’s team is slowly taking steps to get better and more consistent, and they took huge steps in that regard this week.

The Alabama Crimson Tide are now tied for fourth in the SEC standings, and they have moved up to No. 5 in our SEC Power Rankings.

Last week, the Tide looked awesome in dominating the Georgia Bulldogs on the road before taking care of business against the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Both are quality wins, and they have clearly overcome that 20-point loss to Auburn two Saturdays ago.

However, that 20-point loss combined with the fact that the wins are just quality wins, not great wins, are why we have them below their actual standing in the SEC Power Rankings right now.

Alabama barely has a Top 60 strength of schedule, so they have a ton of work to do if they are going to be able to move up into the NCAA Tournament bubble.

A road trip against the Arkansas Razorbacks and a home date against the Auburn Tigers this week would be a good start. We have controversially moved the Tide ahead of both teams. It’s up to them to prove us right.

And they have to do that because afterward, things get brutal with the South Carolina Gamecocks and Kentucky Wildcats in back-to-back games.

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