AP Top 25
1. Arizona (13-0), 2. Syracuse (12-0), 3. Ohio State (13-0), 4. Wisconsin (13-0), 5. Michigan State (11-1), 6. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7. Duke (10-2), 8. Wichita State (13-0), 9. Baylor (10-1), 10. Oregon (12-0)
USA Today Coaches Poll
1. Arizona (13-0), 2. Syracuse (12-0), 3. Ohio State (13-0), 4. Michigan State (11-1), 5. Wisconsin (13-0), 6. Oklahoma State (11-1), 7. Wichita State (13-0), 8. Duke (10-2), 9. Oregon (12-0), 10. Louisville (11-2)
SEC Rankings, Who’s Up and Who’s Down
–Florida (10-2): The Gators stand at the no. 12/13 spot this week in the polls. Its two losses hang off of top-ranked Wisconsin (13-0) and Connecticut (11-1). This week the Gators will be tipping-off to Richmond (10-4) and remain third overall in the SEC.
–Kentucky (10-3): While moving farther down in the polls since the beginning of the season, the Wildcats still stand within the top 20 with their no. 15/16th placement this week. Kentucky really saw improvement last week, after taking a big win against top-ranked Louisville at home.
–Missouri (11-1): The Tigers are taking over. The SEC-based team is storming the polls with only one loss to Illinois, by one-point. Mizzou has only played one ranked team this year to take a win and will be seeing more of them in the future.
SEC Standings
1. Missouri (11-1), 2. Arkansas (10-2), 3. Florida (10-2), 4. LSU (9-2), 5. Kentucky (10-3), 6. Mississippi State (9-3), 7. Ole Miss (9-3), 8. Auburn (7-3), 9. Tennessee (8-4), 10. Texas A&M (8-4), 11. Vanderbilt (7-4), 12. Georgia (6-5), 13. South Carolina (6-6), 14. Alabama (5-7)
SEC Match-Ups in the Coming Week
-Alabama (5-7) vs. Vanderbilt (7-4)
-LSU (9-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4)
-Arkansas (10-2) @ Texas A&M (8-4)
-Florida (10-2) vs. South Carolina (6-6)
-Georgia (6-5) @ Missouri (11-1)
-Kentucky (10-3) vs Mississippi State (9-3)
Men’s Basketball in the Area- Plan Your Family Outing
Belmont (8-6)
-vs. Jacksonville State @ HOME- Thursday, January 2nd 7 p.m.
-vs. Tennessee Tech @ HOME- Saturday January 4th 4 p.m.
MTSU (9-5)
-@ TSU- Tuesday January 7th 7 p.m.
Vanderbilt (7-4)
-vs. Northeastern @ HOME- Saturday January 4th 8 p.m.
You may visit any of these school websites to order tickets online.
Here’s a Look at the Rest of Your SEC Basketball Schedule
Thursday, January 2nd
-Mississippi State vs. Maryland Eastern Shore: 7 p.m.
Friday, January 3rd
-Georgia @ George Washington: 6 p.m. on CSS
-South Carolina vs. South Carolina State: 6 p.m.
Saturday, January 4th
-Alabama vs. Robert Morris: 4:30 p.m.
-Arkansas vs. UTSA: 7 p.m.
-Auburn vs. Florida A&M: 7 p.m. on CSS
-Florida vs. Richmond: 2 p.m.
-LSU vs. Rhode Island: 4:30 p.m.
-Ole Miss vs. Dayton: 7 p.m.
-Missouri vs. Long Beach State: 4 p.m.
-Tennessee vs. Tusculum: 1 p.m. on UTSports.com
-Texas A&M vs. UTPA: 3 p.m. on FSN
-Vanderbilt vs. Northeastern: 8 p.m.
Tuesday, January 7th
-Alabama vs. Vanderbilt: 8 p.m. on ESPNU
-LSU vs. Tennessee: 6 p.m. on ESPN
Wednesday, January 8th
-Arkansas @ Texas A&M: 8 p.m. on FSN
-Florida vs. South Carolina: 6 p.m. on CSS
-Georgia @ Missouri: 7 p.m. televised on SEC TV
-Kentucky vs Mississippi State: 7 p.m. on the SEC Network
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