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SEC Basketball Weekly Recap
A look at what took place in the conference last week.
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Well, we are through one-third of the conference schedule, and two teams sit atop the standings with perfect 6-0 records in SEC play thus far.
Surprising? Maybe. Maybe not.
The surprising part is who is at the top, and no, I don’t mean Florida. The Gators were picked among the SEC’s elite before the season began, and so far, they’ve lived up to that billing.
But Ole Miss is sitting at 6-0 in conference play and 17-2 overall, which are both the best starts in the program’s long history.
LSU finally got their first win in SEC as well this week, while Texas A&M and Auburn continue to falter after starting 2-0.
Midweek Results
ALABAMA 59, Kentucky 55
MISSOURI 71, South Carolina 65
VANDERBILT 73, Auburn 61
Florida 64, GEORGIA 47
LSU 58, Texas A&M 54
ARKANSAS 96, Mississippi State 70
OLE MISS 62, Tennessee 56
Weekend Results
SOUTH CAROLINA 75, Arkansas 54
TENNESSEE 54, Alabama 53
KENTUCKY 75, LSU 70
MISSOURI 81, Vanderbilt 59
Georgia 59, TEXAS A&M 52
Florida 82, MISSISSIPPI STATE 47
Ole Miss 63, AUBURN 61
***HOME TEAM IN ALL CAPS***
The Week Ahead
This week presents some intriguing matchups.
Ole Miss hosts Kentucky Tuesday night before traveling to Gainesville, Fla. to take on the Gators Saturday in what could be a battle between two undefeated SEC foes if the Rebels and Gators take care of business in the midweek.
On Saturday, Kentucky will get a shot at redemption from their home loss to Texas A&M when they face the Aggies in College Station, Texas.
Here is this week’s schedule:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29
Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Kentucky at Ole Miss, 8 p.m., ESPN
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
Auburn at Georgia, 6 p.m., CSS
South Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Missouri at LSU, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Texas A&M at Mississippi State, 8 p.m., CSS
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31
Arkansas at Alabama, 8 p.m., ESPN2
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Auburn at Missouri, 12:30 p.m., SEC Network
Georgia at South Carolina, 12:30 p.m., SEC Network
Alabama at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. SEC Network
Tennessee at Arkansas, 3 p.m., ESPN2
LSU at Mississippi State, 4:30 p.m., FSN
Kentucky at Texas A&M, 5 p.m., ESPN
Ole Miss at Florida, 6 p.m., ESPNU
***All Times Central***
SEC Standings
| Team | SEC | Pct. | Overall | Pct. | Home | Away | Neutral | Streak |
| Ole Miss | 6 – 0 | 1.000 | 17 – 2 | .895 | 11-0 | 5-1 | 1-1 | W9 |
| Florida | 6 – 0 | 1.000 | 16 – 2 | .889 | 8-0 | 6-2 | 1-0 | W8 |
| Kentucky | 4 – 2 | .667 | 13 – 6 | .684 | 10-2 | 2-3 | 1-1 | W1 |
| Alabama | 4 – 2 | .667 | 12 – 7 | .632 | 8-3 | 2-4 | 2-0 | L1 |
| Arkansas | 3 – 3 | .500 | 12 – 7 | .632 | 12-1 | 0-4 | 0-2 | L1 |
| Missouri | 4 – 2 | .333 | 15 – 4 | .790 | 12-0 | 0-4 | 3-1 | W2 |
| South Carolina | 2 – 4 | .333 | 12 – 7 | .632 | 8-4 | 1-3 | 3-0 | W1 |
| Texas A&M | 2 – 4 | .333 | 12 – 7 | .632 | 9-3 | 2-2 | 1-2 | L4 |
| Tennessee | 2 – 4 | .333 | 10 – 8 | .556 | 8-2 | 0-5 | 2-1 | W1 |
| Vanderbilt | 2 – 4 | .333 | 8 – 10 | .444 | 5-4 | 2-4 | 1-3 | L1 |
| Auburn | 2 – 4 | .333 | 8 – 11 | .421 | 6-5 | 2-3 | 0-3 | L4 |
| Georgia | 2 – 4 | .333 | 8 – 11 | .421 | 7-5 | 1-4 | 0-2 | W1 |
| Mississippi St. | 2 – 4 | .333 | 7 – 11 | .389 | 5-2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | L4 |
| LSU | 1 – 5 | .167 | 10 – 7 | .588 | 9-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | L1 |
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | 11:00 AM ABC or ESPN |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ESPN or ABC |