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

Last week, the Ole Miss Rebels looked like they were moving up the ladder in our SEC Power Rankings. After all, they had blown out the Tennessee Vols at home despite losing one of their starters due to a seizure, and then they beat Missouri.

But that win over the Tigers should have signaled something, as it was only a four-point win.

And now, this past week, Andy Kennedy’s inconsistent team fell apart. Then they came back together at the end.

But it wasn’t enough for us to hold off from knocking them down in our SEC Power Rankings.

The Rebels suffered an unacceptable loss at home to the Texas A&M Aggies. Then, on Saturday, they lost to the Baylor Bears.

Now they turned things around by only losing to Baylor by three.

But we put as much stock into that as we do their margin of victory over Missouri the week before. Either way, they did enough to fall.

The Rebels fell out of the Top 50 of the RPI as well, to No. 69. But the good news is their No. 25 strength of schedule still keeps them in contention for the NCAA Tournament.

This week, they have to beef up their resume with two opponents on the same level as them. They first have the Mississippi State Bulldogs at home, and then they play the Vanderbilt Commodores on the road. Vanderbilt is next up in our SEC Power Rankings.