Well, the four game losing streak (due in part to key injuries) really did a number on Ole Miss' NCAA Tournament hopes. With an RPI in the low 50s entering conference play, the Rebels had positioned themselves decently enough that a good conference record could propel them to their third berth in four years. Alas, Sebastian Saiz was stabbed in the eye with a pirate sword (or something like that), and Stefan Moody pulled his hamstring late in a matchup against No. 11 South Carolina (which saw the Rebels blow an 11 when Moody went down).
Following Ole Miss' 80-63 home win over Auburn on Wednesday night, ESPN's daily RPI predictor has them sitting at 95.