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SEC Basketball: The Catchup Part 2 (Season Kickoff)

By Ben Richardson

Jan 9, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Danuel House (23) dunks the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Texas won 92 to 88. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Texas A&M Aggies guard Danuel House (23) dunks the ball against the Tennessee Volunteers during the second half at Thompson-Boling Arena. Texas won 92 to 88. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 12, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Dusty Hannahs (3) shoots the ball as Missouri Tigers forward Russell Woods (25) defends during the first half at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks guard Dusty Hannahs (3) shoots the ball as Missouri Tigers forward Russell Woods (25) defends during the first half at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

As we posted yesterday, SEC Basketball that actually matters has finally started.  After catching you up on the bottom half of the SEC, it’s time to catch you up with what’s going on at the top of SEC Basketball

Welcome to the SEC college basketball season (again)!

Yes, the NCAA schedule says that “technically” the first scheduled games were on November 13, 2015, but we all know no one was watching.  At least not like they will be now, but I digress.

We went through and discussed each team from 14-7 yesterday in order of their SEC rankings.  We’ll continue that today with going through the teams in the top of the SEC.

Let me just say that SEC basketball is wild.  It doesn’t have the prestige of the ACC (of even The American if you ask some), but the games are usually competitive.  Outside of Kentucky and occasionally Florida or LSU, SEC basketball has been irrelevant nationally.

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Mississippi State has a solid run in the 90’s and early 2000’s.  Ole Miss looked like it could take the next step when Andy Kennedy first took over.  Texas A&M was supposed to be a real player in SEC Basketball.  Bruce Pearl was supposed to do at Auburn what he had already done at Tennessee — make that team a SEC basketball contender.

None of those teams have reached expectations, yet.  One sure is trying this year, however.

We’ll give you the teams in order of their SEC rankings and, starting next week, we will publish our own power rankings to gauge where each team is at in the season.  One thing is certain though, Kentucky is no longer the lone basketball team of national importance in the SEC.

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