All for Tennessee Men’s Basketball SEC Power Rankings for Feb. 7: Vols Slip a Bit

Yes, this is an overreaction probably. The Ole Miss Rebels are a solid team, but going from No. 11 to No. 4 seems like a big jump with just two decent victories.

Still, the SEC was so up and down this past week that two wins over solid teams means for right now, they are playing the best basketball among the middle of the pack SEC teams.

And that’s enough to move them up to here in our SEC Power Rankings for this week.

Ole Miss is squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble with its 14-9 record and 5-5 SEC record. Andy Kennedy’s team is No. 56 in the RPI with the No. 28 ranked strength of schedule.

And this week, they have a tough slate ahead of them against two teams desperate to make the NCAA Tournament as well.

The first is against a red-hot Tennessee Vols team on the road looking to get back on track and to get revenge for an earlier loss to the Rebels, and the next is a game at home against Bruce Pearl’s Jekyll and Hyde Auburn Tigers.

If they can win these next two, they’ll be in amazing shape. But a split keeps them on the bubble.