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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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NCAA Basketball: Florida at Oklahoma
NCAA Basketball: Florida at Oklahoma /

After a crazy week, the Florida Gators got back on track this past week. Fortunately for them, they got a break in playing two ridiculously easy teams: the LSU Tigers and Oklahoma Sooners.

But Mike White’s team took full advantage of that weak schedule and beat both the Tigers and the Sooners by more than 30 points. They didn’t drop below third in our SEC Power Rankings last week despite those two crazy losses, and we are keeping them at third this week.

Two 30-point wins is enough to at least stay where you are.

However, they can’t move up yet since they have two conference losses and still didn’t beat anybody impressive.

Currently, though, despite their easy schedule this past week, they have the No. 6 ranked strength of schedule overall and still have a great chance at a Top Two seed in the NCAA Tournament.

To get there, though, they need to stay consistent. They get one more breather game to start this week against the Missouri Tigers at home.

Then they face the Kentucky Wildcats again. This time it’s at home.

After three straight easy games and the Wildcats struggling to get back on track, can the Gators change the balance of power in the SEC? They have a chance to get back on the map doing just that this week.

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