In retrospect, a little too much may have been made of Ole Miss’ mid-to-late January slump, as it included losses to the No. 13 LSU Tigers and an Iowa State team that seems destined for a top-six tournament seed. It doesn’t hurt that the Rebels have clawed out of that rough patch, having won five of their last six.
There’s a good bit to glean from their recent run, the main thing being that they can take care of business over a relatively easy slate of SEC foes. Four of their last five wins have come against teams outside the top 80 in KenPom, which may not seem impressive, but after a while, consistently stringing together wins like these should start to mean something.