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All for Tennessee Women’s Basketball SEC Power Rankings for Jan. 31: Lady Vols Rise

By Caleb Calhoun

Dec 4, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Holly Warlick speaks with her team during the second half against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena. Baylor won 88 to 66. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Holly Warlick speaks with her team during the second half against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena. Baylor won 88 to 66. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 4, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Gary Blair coach looks on during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the women's SEC basketball tournament at Jacksonville Memorial Veterans Arena. Tennessee Lady Volunteers won 70-60. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2016; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Texas A&M Aggies head coach Gary Blair coach looks on during the fourth quarter against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers during the women’s SEC basketball tournament at Jacksonville Memorial Veterans Arena. Tennessee Lady Volunteers won 70-60. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports /

Dropping the Texas A&M Aggies this week has nothing to do with what they did and everything to do with what teams ahead of them did.

This team scored a thrilling victory over the LSU Tigers to start last week, and they looked in prime position to move into the top tier of the SEC.

Losing to the Mississippi State Bulldogs after that should have done nothing to hurt them.

But two other teams have been so red hot, that just by losing, we had to drop them in our SEC Power Rankings. And to be fair, the way the Aggies played did warrant the dropping to a degree.

They only beat LSU by two points, and it was a home game. Then they lost by 10 to the Bulldogs, and the week before they lost to the Missouri Tigers. So they’ve lost two of three.

Their No. 21 RPI ranking is solid, and they should still be in good shape, but they probably want to be in better shape for a high seed in the tournament.

Well, they have a chance to take advantage of an easy slate coming up in order to beef up their wins. Their next three games are all at home, and the Auburn Tigers are the only team among the three not in the bottom tier of the conference.

The Florida Gators and Alabama Crimson Tide are the other two. So if they stay consistent, the chaos around them could move them up.