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

By Caleb Calhoun

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Feb 4, 2017; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maik Kotsar (21) and Georgia Bulldogs forward Yante Maten (1) and South Carolina Gamecocks guard Duane Notice (10) battle for a rebound in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2017; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maik Kotsar (21) and Georgia Bulldogs forward Yante Maten (1) and South Carolina Gamecocks guard Duane Notice (10) battle for a rebound in the first half at Colonial Life Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports /

The South Carolina Gamecocks have now won nine of their past 10 games with their only SEC loss a road blunder at the Kentucky Wildcats.

But outside of that, Frank Martin’s team continues to look much better while the Wildcats continue to look much worse, and South Carolina is now in first place overall in the SEC with that 9-1 record.

So they did more than enough to earn a spot ahead of the Gamecocks in our SEC Power Rankings this week.

At 19-4 overall, the Gamecocks learned their lesson from last year and at least scheduled decently this time with the No. 44 ranked strength of schedule, and it’s been enough to put them at No. 18 in the RPI for this year.

However, the schedule does get tougher.

South Carolina has road games left against the Mississippi State Bulldogs this week and then the Vanderbilt Commodores, Florida Gators, and Ole Miss Rebels down the line.

They also have home match-ups with the Alabama Crimson Tide this week and then the Bulldogs again, the Arkansas Razorbacks, and the Tennessee Vols down the line.

So this stretch coming up could move them into contention for a No. 1 seed if they play it right.

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