Of course, it's no real surprise to see UK on top of the first SEC Power Poll. After all, they are second in all the land in both polls, so who can gainsay this position?
For the rest of the league, as usual, we have some good teams, some bad teams, and some teams that have not been tested. Florida definitely has been tested, and they are more than worthy of #2. Alabama has also faced several quality opponents and have shown that they are worthy of a top tier spot in the SEC.
But so far, for my money, Mississippi St. has been a bit more convincing, so i'm sticking them at three and putting the Tide at #4. After that, it is pretty much a scrum for leavings and scrapings. I still can't buy into Auburn, because they haven't beaten a soul.
For the rest of the ballot, follow me past the jump.
This is what my ballot looks like for this week:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Conf | Proj | Pomeroy | AdjO | AdjD | AdjT | Comments |
| 1 | Kentucky | 13-1 | 0-0 | 14-2 | 0.9642 | 116.4 | 84.4 | 69.5 | Not much to say. Much the best right now, but could be challenged in the league. |
| 2 | Florida | 11-3 | 0-0 | 12-4 | 0.9247 | 121.9 | 95.5 | 67.9 | Fantastic offense, but they have to defend somebody. |
| 3 | Mississippi St. | 13-2 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 0.7959 | 107.9 | 94.5 | 68.3 | A very dangerous, but at the same time vulnerable, team. |
| 4 | Alabama | 10-3 | 0-0 | 11-5 | 0.8870 | 106.5 | 87.1 | 63.6 | The mirror image of Florida |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 9-4 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 0.8281 | 108.7 | 93.3 | 68.8 | Big win @ Marquette. Can they keep the momentum going? |
| 6 | Louisiana St. | 10-3 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0.7049 | 98 | 90 | 67.3 | Have the look of an NIT or CBI team right now, but if they can beat Virginia, I'll be buying LSU stock. |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10-3 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0.7167 | 101.9 | 93.1 | 71.6 | Remind me of Alabama with a different style. The Hawgs need to learn to offend. |
| 8 | Mississippi | 9-4 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 0.6714 | 97.4 | 90.8 | 69.9 | Latest 3-game losing skid has exposed them. |
| 9 | Georgia | 9-5 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 0.6420 | 102.7 | 97 | 64.1 | Only two victories over opponents ranked better than 100. Sell. |
| 10 | Tennessee | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 0.6369 | 106.4 | 100.7 | 65.5 | Has played a couple of opponents tough. Jarnell Stokes will help, but how much? |
| 11 | South Carolina | 7-6 | 0-0 | 5-11 | 0.6204 | 103.7 | 98.8 | 63.8 | Giving fans very little reason to believe. |
| 12 | Auburn | 9-3 | 0-0 | 4-12 | 0.4609 | 97.7 | 99.2 | 67.8 | Not buying any improvement over last year yet, at least not in the league. |
0 recs | 8 comments
South Carolina is horrid
I bet they fall below Auburn in your ballot pretty soon.
JLeverenz - January 2, 2012
OK. Which two games do you project UK to lose?
At Florida and either at Miss. St. or at Alabama?
I might have to put Miss. St. ahead of Florida right now. They played tough at Baylor and Fla should have won the game at Rutgers.
jdogblue - January 2, 2012
The one with the best defense will be hard to beat.
Alabama will make it tough for us in the paint. We sometimes have a hard time scoring underneath against size. Especially if Terrence isn’t dunking or making FTs. And if our outside shots don’t fall – sometimes they don’t – then that’s how we lose a low-scoring affair.
Wheatgerm - January 3, 2012
I don't.
Pomeroy does. I think your names are good ones.
Glenn Logan - January 3, 2012
At Miss St will be a gut check
sweasyf - January 2, 2012
At-
Florida, Miss.St., and Vandy are all tough road games. I think we win 2 out of 3. Maybe all 3, but I would not be surprised if we drop one…
iam4ukintn - January 2, 2012
List looks good to me
The league is so horrible at the bottom it’s hard to even put them in order. You can’t forget Georgia being handed a win via that insane no-call on a walk to get an extra W on their record (Sure, they did pull it out in OT, but never should have had the chance.)
Clint Phelps - January 2, 2012
Sadly true about the bottom of the league.
But it’s that way in most leagues, most years, or so I suppose.
Glenn Logan - January 3, 2012
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