NET rankings update for the SEC: Jan. 3

Men’s hoops have reached conference play across the country including our beloved Southeastern Conference where basketball sometimes plays third fiddle to football and baseball, especially at Ole Miss.

However, there’s a lot of season left to be played, and despite the Rebels 8-5 start, there is a ton of opportunities in conference this season to vault back into postseason play.

A lot of the decision making from the NCAA Selection Committee banks on the NET rankings of each team, which replaced the outdated Ratings Percentage Index. If the tournament was to start today, it is very likely there would be seven SEC teams in given the NET rankings with all those squads in the top 41 teams in the…