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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 21, 2015; Hartford, CT, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Nikki Fargas watches from the sideline as they take on the Connecticut Huskies in the first half at XL Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2015; Hartford, CT, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Nikki Fargas watches from the sideline as they take on the Connecticut Huskies in the first half at XL Center. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports /

Nikki Fargas’s LSU Tigers remain right in the middle of the pack of our SEC Power Rankings this week, but they did have to drop a spot.

That’s because beating the Alabama Crimson Tide at home is nothing really to brag about, and while losing on the road to the Tennessee Lady Vols is nothing to really be ashamed of, it is bad when you lose the game 77-58.

Currently, this tam is No. 26 in the RPI with its 16-7 record and No. 13 ranked strength of schedule, so it’s right there with the Auburn Tigers as teams that may be in the bottom half of our SEC Power Rankings but are firmly in the NCAA Tournament at this point.

However, they have some improving to do if they want to stay there.

LSU is now 2-4 in its last six games and still struggling, so if they don’t want to drop in these rankings, they need to turn things around.

Road trips to the Ole Miss Rebels and Vanderbilt Commodores should be easy wins this week for them, but since they’re on the road, they are sort of toss-ups. So we’ll now what type of team they are by both games.