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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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NCAA Basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama
NCAA Basketball: Mississippi State at Alabama /

Nothing changed for the Alabama Crimson Tide this past week. They only played one game, and it was a loss to the LSU Tigers.

That is nothing to be ashamed of considering the fact that LSU is ranked No. 26 in the RPI and is a very solid team under Nikki Fargas. At the same time, the Tide can be happy about the fact that they made the game a defensive struggle and only lost by 7 points.

Still, Alabama is now on a three-game losing streak. They are fourth from worst in the SEC right now, and even with their 15-8 record, they have the No. 117 ranked RPI. Why? Kristy Curry’s team scheduled as weak of a slate as they possibly could in non-conference play, making for the No. 128 ranked strength of schedule.

As a result, this team is not even in NCAA Tournament contention despite a very good record.

With that weak slate and the skid they are on, we had no choice but to keep them here at No. 12.

They’ll have a chance to prove themselves over the next two weeks if they want to move up with a road trip to the Texas A&M Aggies and home games. One is against the Tennessee Lady Vols. Before that, though, they have a home date this week against the next team on this list.