{"id":166311,"date":"2025-11-11T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=166311"},"modified":"2025-11-10T23:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:50:05","slug":"sec-power-rankings-its-nate-oats-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/11\/11\/sec-power-rankings-its-nate-oats-world\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Power Rankings: It&#8217;s Nate Oats&#8217; World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC has certainly put itself in a position to say they are the best in college basketball. They have the defending National Champions for one. But the 2025-26 season has already gotten off to an interesting start for Florida. While they dropped an early contest, Nate Oats&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/28\/byu-next-alabama-their-time-is-coming\/\" target=\"_self\">Alabama<\/a> team continues to stand out. The SEC power rankings this week have plenty of teams trending up and down.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a closer look.<\/p>\n<h2>SEC Power Rankings: It&#8217;s Nate Oats&#8217; World<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Alabama (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>The Crimson Tide left no doubt as they were able to march into Madison Square Garden and take down St John&#8217;s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/labaron-philon-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labaron Philon Jr<\/a> looks the part of a potential run at SEC Player of the Year. He had his way with the Red Storm. Now Oats&#8217; No. 8 Ranked team faces the No. 2 Purdue Boilermakers this week. That matchup is going to be must see for sure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Answered the bell.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RollTide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#RollTide<\/a> | <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlueCollarBasketball?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BlueCollarBasketball<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OyNMXuO2Od\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OyNMXuO2Od<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alabama Men\u2019s Basketball (@AlabamaMBB) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlabamaMBB\/status\/1987978992368947622?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Auburn (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>No more Bruce Pearl, no problem thus far for the Tigers. A pair of victories has Auburn in a good spot heading into their matchup with No. 1 Houston on November 16th. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/keyshawn-hall-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keyshawn Hall<\/a> has been a nice addition thus far.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Kentucky (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>A pair of one-sided wins has Mark Pope&#8217;s team ready for its clash with rival Louisville this week. The No. 9 Wildcats visit the No. 12 Cardinals on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Arkansas (1-1)<\/h3>\n<p>The Razorbacks challenged themselves by visiting the Breslin Center to play Michigan State this past weekend. A three-point loss is no killer, as Arkansas is still a strong team. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/trevon-brazile-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trevon Brazile<\/a> had a night to forget on Saturday night. They return home this week for some get-right games against Central Arkansas and Samford.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Florida (1-1)<\/h3>\n<p>The defending National Champs fell just short in their opener against Arizona. Despite the loss, the Gators rebounded nicely with a 104-64 thrashing of North Florida. A pair of rivalry games ahead for Florida, with the Seminoles and Hurricanes visiting Gainesville.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Tennessee (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>Another game start for the Volunteers. They won both of their opening week games soundly. A pretty easy week ahead for Tennessee.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Georgia (3-0)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/jeremiah-wilkinson-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremiah Wilkinson<\/a> has had a good start for the Bulldogs this season. He&#8217;s the team&#8217;s leading scorer and pitched in 22 points in Georgia&#8217;s most recent win against Morehead State. Getting off to a 3-0 start is nice. Time for this group to put the focus on rival Georgia Tech this week.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Ole Miss (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>Out goes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/sean-pedulla-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sean Pedulla<\/a>, in comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/aj-storr-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AJ Storr<\/a>. The transfer has been a good fit thus far. The well-traveled player is currently averaging 18.5 points per game, as the Rebels look to replicate a Sweet 16 berth from last season.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Missouri (3-0)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/mark-mitchell-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Mitchell<\/a> appears to finally be living up to his rating coming out of high school. He&#8217;s scored well over 20 points in the Tigers&#8217; last two games. That included a 29-point performance against SE Missouri. The Tigers are off to a strong 3-0 start, and now they host the Minnesota Golden Gophers in their next game.<\/p>\n<h3>10. LSU (1-0)<\/h3>\n<p>A strong showing from the Tigers offensively as they shot 70 percent from the field as a team in their blowout win against Tarleton State. LSU hosts upset-minded New Orleans and FIU this week.<\/p>\n<h3>11. South Carolina (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/meechie-johnsonjr-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Meechie Johnson<\/a> is back for what feels like the third time in his long, winding career. Perhaps this time, Johnson will last for the Gamecocks. His career-high 33 points was exactly what South Carolina needed to beat Southern Miss in overtime. It&#8217;s good to be 2-0, but still not sold on this Gamecocks team right now.<\/p>\n<h3>12. Vanderbilt (2-0)<\/h3>\n<p>Not a bad start for the Commodores. Back-to-back 100-point performances should keep the confidence going. Can they keep it going against Eastern Kentucky and Arkansas-Pine Bluff?<\/p>\n<h3>13. Mississippi State (1-0)<\/h3>\n<p>The recruiting at Mississippi State has momentum, as does the current team. They are this low just because they only played one game during opening week: an 86-62 win against North Alabama. Keep your eyes on the Bulldogs this week, especially with No. 16 Iowa State coming into Starkville.<\/p>\n<h3>14. Oklahoma (1-1)<\/h3>\n<p>A win against Saint Francis didn&#8217;t do much for the Sooners, as they fell flat in an 83-68 loss in Spokane against Gonzaga. Not what the Sooners needed.<\/p>\n<h3>15. Texas A&amp;M (2-1)<\/h3>\n<p>The post-Buzz Williams era isn&#8217;t off to that great a start. After winning their first two games, the Aggies came back to reality against Oklahoma State. Their old Big 12 foe had way too much firepower as Texas A&amp;M was held to 63 points, while the Cowboys almost reached 90. Can the Aggies get back on track with UCF visiting this week?<\/p>\n<h3>16. Texas (1-1)<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to be at the bottom of the barrel in the SEC, especially with how strong the league is. That&#8217;s the fate of the Longhorns right now, at least in the SEC power rankings. They gave Duke everything they had, but it wasn&#8217;t enough for Texas. Their rebound win against Lafayette was needed, but it&#8217;s tough to say if this team has it or not right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 David Leong-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The SEC has certainly put itself in a position to say they are the best in college basketball. They have the defending National Champions for one. But the 2025-26 season has already gotten off to an interesting start for Florida. While they dropped an early contest, Nate Oats&#8217; Alabama team continues to stand out. 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