1. Auburn — The clear cream of the crop in college basketball.
2. Florida — The return of Micah Handlogten has lessened the impact of potentially losing Alex Condon
3. Alabama — I continue to be puzzled as to why Big Cliff doesn’t play more.
4. Tennessee — Vintage Zakai Zeigler performance against Vanderbilt.
5. Missouri — Dennis Gates’ best coaching job
6. Kentucky — Admirable performance against Texas without their point guards.
7. Texas A&M — Being the nation’s best offensive-rebounding team is a good thing, but it also means you have to miss a lot of shots in the first place.
8. Mississippi State — A season sweep of Ole Miss will skyrocket your approval rating
9. Ole Miss — Brutal schedule the rest of the way
10. Texas — Tre Johnson gives you a chance to win against anybody.
11. Vanderbilt — May not win another game this season.
12. Arkansas — Why does Cal insist on playing Big Z less than 30 minutes?
13. Georgia — Still can backdoor an NCAA Tournament bid
14. Oklahoma — Limping to the finish
15. LSU — would be average in most other conferences.
16. South Carolina — Missed their best chance to notch an SEC win
