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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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Just like that, Holly Warlick’s team has come out to remind the world that it is still Tennessee. And after their three-game winning streak, we had to move the Lady Vols to No. 2 in our SEC Power Rankings.

Sure, Tennessee is tied for fifth place in the SEC standings. And sure, three of their SEC wins are against the Vanderbilt Commodores twice and the Florida Gators.

But that win over the Kentucky Wildcats counts, and with their most recent win coming on the road against the South Carolina Gamecocks to get a three-game winning streak going, they have earned the right to shoot up five spots.

We saw with that win that the Lady Vols still have the talent to compete with anybody in the nation at any time, and the only thing they are missing is the depth.

They are No. 3 among SEC teams in the RPI with their 14-7 record and No. 2 strength of schedule nationally. And their 5-3 SEC record is still solid, even if it signifies that they are the most inconsistent team in the SEC.

But for right now, even with those bad losses to the Auburn Tigers and Ole Miss Rebels on the road, the Lady Vols are clearly playing as well as anybody in the conference.

And having just beaten South Carolina, they have earned the right to at least be ahead of them in our SEC Power Rankings. So that’s where we put them.