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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: Texas A&M at West Virginia
NCAA Basketball: Texas A&M at West Virginia /

Billy Kennedy’s Texas A&M Aggies finally woke up and played to the level we thought they could play at.

After a terrible start in SEC play, the Aggies went to Oxford and took out the Ole Miss Rebels. That following Saturday, they did everything right against the West Virginia Mountaineers except win the game.

In the process, they were able to move up three spots in our SEC Power Rankings.

That may seem like a lot, but when you compare the difficulty of their schedule with the way they played, it is clearly well-deserved.

Texas A&M is No. 81 in the RPI with its 11-9 record, but its No. 29 strength of schedule will likely improve as time goes on.

And that should help them improve in these ratings to get onto the NCAA Tournament bubble. First, however, they have to continue playing like they’ve been playing.

On Tuesday, they have a game against the Vanderbilt Commodores for each team to separate themselves in these SEC standings. Then they get a breather against the Missouri Tigers and LSU Tigers.

If they can take care of business against Vanderbilt, they should easily improve to 14-9 before a huge showdown against the Florida Gators next Saturday.

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