There have been a whole lot of indicators by way of the primary 4 weeks of this season that prompt the SEC is the game’s greatest convention. On Tuesday, collectively, the league’s members hammered residence that time by securing the SEC/ACC Problem title by way of 9 video games on Evening 1 although it is a two-night occasion that includes 16 matchups.
Sure, the SEC began 9-0 on this made-for-TV occasion.
If not for Clemson upsetting Kentucky inside Littlejohn Coliseum, the ACC could be down 10-0. Both manner, it is finished, as a result of even when the ACC sweeps all six video games Wednesday, it might nonetheless lose 9-7. The tough Tuesday additionally means ACC colleges now have 49 losses this season. No different energy convention has greater than 29.
The SEC solely has 17.
By extension, the SEC has a national-best seven colleges in Wednesday morning’s up to date CBS Sports activities High 25 And 1 every day school basketball rankings — with Ole Miss being the day’s largest advancer amongst league members after successful 86-53 at Louisville. Chris Beard’s Rebels jumped from No. 23 to No. 17 due to a physique of labor that now options two victories over top-55 groups at BartTorvik.com and a lone loss coming by two factors to Purdue. Within the preseason, throughout a weekday journey to Ole Miss I took, Beard, now in 12 months 2 within the SEC, instructed me this Ole Miss crew reminded him of his second crew at Texas Tech, which completed 27-10 after advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2018 NCAA Match.
Thus far, he does not look flawed.
Michigan successful at Wisconsin on Tuesday compelled me to leap the Wolverines from unranked to No. 18 within the High 25 And 1 whereas dropping the Badgers to No. 19. The actions linked to Ole MIss, Michigan and Wisconsin resulted in Pitt, Ohio State, Texas and Florida being pushed down within the rankings, no fault of their very own. Oklahoma followers, in the event you’re questioning, your Sooners are nonetheless the de facto No. 27.
High 25 And 1 rankings
In: Michigan
Out: Cincinnati
