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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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Jan 21, 2017; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers cheerleaders entertain fans during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Mizzou Arena. Mississippi won 75-71. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 21, 2017; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers cheerleaders entertain fans during the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Mizzou Arena. Mississippi won 75-71. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

Nobody saw this coming two weeks ago, but the Missouri Tigers are far and away the hottest team in the SEC. And as a result, they have shot up numerous spots in our SEC Power Rankings.

This past week, Missouri scored two victories over teams we had ranked ahead of them. The week before, they had another victory over a team we had ranked ahead of them.

In fact, the Tigers are on a five-game winning streak.

They have gone from 11-7 and 1-3 in the SEC to 16-7 and 6-3 in the SEC and tied for No. 3 in the standings when it comes to record.

At this point, they are No. 33 in the RPI, so they still have some work to do before cementing themselves in the NCAA Tournament.

Improving on that No. 31 ranked strength of schedule could help that, and they have an immediate chance to beef up their resume this week.

Now we find out how hot the Tigers are as they will face the Mississippi State Bulldogs and Tennessee Lad Vols on the road this week. So they could immediately move to the top of these SEC Power Rankings this week.

They still aren’t in the top tier of the SEC yet, but they are just a couple of wins away from that. Speaking of that top tier…