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All for Tennessee Women’s Basketball SEC Power Rankings for Feb. 8: Huge Drop for Lady Vols

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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Dec 11, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Tennessee Lady Volunteers guard Jordan Reynolds (0) and Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Holly Warlick speak during a time out in the second half against Texas Longhorns at Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Sean Pokorny-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Tennessee Lady Volunteers guard Jordan Reynolds (0) and Tennessee Lady Volunteers head coach Holly Warlick speak during a time out in the second half against Texas Longhorns at Frank Erwin Center. Mandatory Credit: Sean Pokorny-USA TODAY Sports /

Just like the Georgia Bulldogs, we can’t figure these Tennessee Lady Vols out. To be fair, that has been a staple of Holly Warlick’s team over the last two years.

Still, how do you beat the most invincible team in the conference on the road, go on a red-hot four-game winning streak, and then have it come crashing down on the road against a team we considered to be the worst in the conference a week ago?

A double-overtime loss like that means it could have gone either way, so that’s why we’re still keeping Tennessee in the top half of our SEC Power Rankings since they lost that game on the road.

But they did have to take a major four-spot drop as a result. That was a game they needed to win.

Still, with a 15-8 record and tied-for-fifth-place standing in the SEC right now, they do belong at this spot.

And their No. 4 ranked strength of schedule has earned them a No. 14 ranked RPI spot in the process, while even with the loss, the role they were on put them in the Top 25.

But this week is a chance for them to separate themselves in the conference. They host the Missouri Tigers and Texas A&M Aggies, whom they are tied with and behind in the standings respectively.

Two wins move them right back up the SEC ladder, and they have the talent to do it. So Warlick’s team is still in great shape.