Give me your SEC power rankings for 2024-2025 season...

[ABVolsFan92]

I'm trying to give a fair assessment I got

1.Bama
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn but very close to 2
4. Arkansas but could finish higher
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida

the rest I don't care

 

[della]

I'm trying to give a fair assessment I got

1.Bama
2. Tennessee
3. Auburn but very close to 2
4. Arkansas but could finish higher
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida

the rest I don't care

Is Sears returning to bama? If not, I wouldn't put them at #1. I think UT will be a contender, but don't know what everyone else has coming back and can't place any order. Maybe, we need to get Devil to tells us where things are? He seems to know alot about this stuff.

 

[della]

@dukedevilz I realise you are an ACC fan and all, but you seem to know a lot about CBB in general. Would you weigh in on AB's question?

 

[ABVolsFan92]

@dukedevilz I realise you are an ACC fan and all, but you seem to know a lot about CBB in general. Would you weigh in on AB's question?

he is pretty high on UK this year IIRC

 

[lurkeraspect84]

he is pretty high on UK this year IIRC

UK hasn't even finished their roster. I get these threads though, there's nothing else to talk about.

 

[della]

he is pretty high on UK this year IIRC

They probably threatening to beat him up if he isn't.

 

[rdgtr]

SEC-Power Rankings:

1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Auburn
4. Tennessee
5. Arkansas
6. Texas AM
7. Kentucky

8. South Carolina
9. Texas
10. Georgia
11. Ole Miss
12. Miss St
13. LSU
14. Oklahoma
15. Vanderbilt
16. Missouri

Men's WTE Top 25: Kansas, Houston, Gonzaga are the new top 3

Kansas remains the preseason No. 1 but the rest of the top 10 is just as loaded, and coming for that spot.

www.espn.com

I have both Florida (SEC-T RU) and Auburn (SEC Tournament Champs) ranked high because of their 2024 SEC Tournament runs while both Alabama (Final4) & Tennessee (Elite8) had impressive NCAA runs.

In the SEC Tourney, Florida had defeated Texas AM & Alabama only to lose to Auburn in the finals. Both Florida and Auburn return pre-season All-American candidates: PG Walter Clayton (UF) & C John Broome (AU), respectively.

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Here are some more transfer portal movements if you want to see more details on some teams:

2024 College Basketball Team Transfer Portal Rankings

The 2024 college basketball transfer portal team rankings.

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2024 Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball Transfers

2024 Alabama Crimson Tide Basketball team transfers list.

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2024 Auburn Tigers Basketball Transfers

2024 Auburn Tigers Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 Florida Gators Basketball Transfers

2024 Florida Gators Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball Industry Comparison Commits

2024 Tennessee Volunteers Basketball team commit list with the industry comparison.

www.on3.com

https://www.on3.com/college/arkansas-razorbacks/basketball/2024/industry-comparison-commits/

https://www.on3.com/college/kentucky-wildcats/basketball/2024/industry-comparison-commits/

2024 Texas Longhorns Basketball Transfers

2024 Texas Longhorns Basketball team transfers list.

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2024 Texas A&M Aggies Basketball Transfers

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

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Some other SEC teams are ranked very highly in the tranfer portal rankings:
i.e Georgia (#6), LSU (#10), Ole Miss (#13), Alabama (#15),
Missouri (#17), Texas AM(#18), Tennessee (#25), Texas (#26), ...

2024 Georgia Bulldogs Basketball Transfers

2024 Georgia Bulldogs Basketball team transfers list.

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2024 LSU Tigers Basketball Transfers

2024 LSU Tigers Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 Ole Miss Rebels Basketball Transfers

2024 Ole Miss Rebels Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 Missouri Tigers Basketball Transfers

2024 Missouri Tigers Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Basketball Transfers

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball Transfers

2024 South Carolina Gamecocks Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

Wow! Vandy with 10-transfers!

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball Transfers

2024 Vanderbilt Commodores Basketball team transfers list.

www.on3.com

Some projected Lineups:
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#6 Alabama
CG: 6'0 Aden Holloway (7.3 PPG at Auburn)
G: 6'3 Latrell Wrightsell Jr. (8.9 PPG)
SF: 6'4 Chris Youngblood (15.3 PPG at South Florida)
F: 6'11 Grant Nelson (11.9 PPG)
C: 6'11 Cliff Omoruyi (10.4 PPG at Rutgers)
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SG: 6'5 Houston Mallette

#12 Auburn
PG: 6'1 JP Pegues (18.4 PPG at Furman)
G: 6'4 Denver Jones (9.1 PPG)
G: 6'7 Chad Baker-Mazara (10.0 PPG)
G: 6'7 Chaney Johnson (4.7 PPG)
C: 6'10 Johni Broome (16.5 PPG)
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CG: 6'6 Miles Kelley
SF: 6'6 Jakhi Howard
PG: 5'11 T. Pettiford

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#15 Florida
PG: 6'2 Walter Clayton Jr. (17.6 PPG)
CG: 6'2 Alijah Martin (13.1 PPG at Florida Atlantic)
SG: 6'4 Will Richard (11.4 PPG)
PF: 6'9 Sam Alexis (10.8 PPG, 9.1 reb/g)
C: 6'11 Alex Condon (7.7 PPG, 6.4 reb/g playing 20 min/g)
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C: 6'11 Reuben Chinyelu (4.7 PPG at Washington State)
PF: 6'9 Thomas Haugh
CG: 6'5 Denzel Aberdeen
SG: 6'4 Isaiah Brown (#104 recruit)
C: 7'6 Olivier Rioux (recruit) - redshirted
C: 7'1 Micah Handlogten (5.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg) - redshirted (?injury)
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#19 Arkansas
PG: 6'3 DJ Wagner (9.9 ppg, 3.3 apg at Kentucky)
SG: 6'4 Johnell Davis (18.2 PPG at Florida Atlantic)
SF: 6'6 Karter Knox (No. 26 in ESPN 100)
SG: 6'8 Adou Thiero (7.2 PPG, 5.0 rpg at Kentucky)
PF: 6'11 Jonas Aidoo (11.4 PPG, 7.3 rpg at Tennessee)
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PG: 6'2 Boogie Fland (No. 14 in ESPN 100)
SF: 6'6 Billy Richmond
PF: 7'2 Zvonimir Ivisic (5.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg at Kentucky, 11 min/g)


#20 Tennessee
PG 5'9 Zakai Zeigler (11.8 PPG)
SG: 6'4 Jahmai Mashack (4.5 PPG)
SF: 6'8 Darlinstone Dubar (17.8 PPG at Hofstra)
PF: 6'10 Igor Milicic Jr. (12.8 PPG at Charlotte)
C: 6'11 Felix Okpara (6.6 PPG at Ohio State)
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PG: 6'4 Bishop Boswell
SG: 6'4 Chaz Lanier
SG: 6'3 Jordan Gainey (6.8 ppg)


Kentucky (8 transfers & two commits)
PG: Lamont Butler (at San Diego St)
SG: 6'4 Otega Oweh (at Oklahoma)
SF: 6'4 Koby Brea (at Dayton)
SF: 6'10 Andrew Carr (13.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg at Wake Forrest)
C: 6'10 Amari Williams (12.2 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 2.0 blks/g at Drexel)
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6th Man, PG: 6'3 Kerr Kriisa (at West Virginia)
PG: 6'2 Travis Perry (#78 recruit)
PF/C: 6'10 Brandon Garrison ( 7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 blks/g at Oklahoma St)

Bradon Garrison​

PF: 6'7 Ansley Amonor (at Fairley Dickenson)

Kentucky basketball 2024-25 starting lineup prediction after latest additions

Here’s how Kentucky basketball could set the starting lineup based on the current roster.

ukwildcatswire.usatoday.com

#21 Texas
Jordan Pope (17.6 PPG at Oregon State)
Tramon Mark (16.2 PPG at Arkansas)
Tre Johnson (No. 5 in ESPN 100)
Jayson Kent (13.5 PPG at Indiana State)
Kadin Shedrick (7.7 PPG)

Texas AM
Wade Taylor IV (19.1 PPG)
Manny Obaseki (7.0 PPG)
Zhuric Phelps (14.8 PPG at SMU)
Henry Coleman III (8.8 PPG)
Pharrel Payne (10.0 PPG at Minnesota)
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[ExitFlagger]

If Ivisic and Wagner make the typical sophomore jump and they add one more decent piece. Ark’s loaded.

 

[RR30]

If Ivisic and Wagner make the typical sophomore jump and they add one more decent piece. Ark’s loaded.

Agreed. Still don't trust Cal and the lack of shooting overall, but I think it's a good roster.

 

[dukedevilz]

@dukedevilz I realise you are an ACC fan and all, but you seem to know a lot about CBB in general. Would you weigh in on AB's question?

I've heard Nate Oats say he believes Mark Sears will stay in the draft if gets the promise of a guaranteed promise. He doesn't want a 2-way contract. For that reason, I think Sears will return. He can get 7-figures through NIL and compete for a national championship.

SEC is going to be stacked next year. Bama definitely looks like the favorite. But, there are plenty of teams within striking distance. If I were doing a way-too-early top 50 I'd have 11 SEC teams in the top 50. It'd look something like this:

2. Alabama
10. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
15. Arkansas
17. Auburn
20. Kentucky
23. Florida
28. Ole Miss
31. Texas
35. Mississippi State
46. Georgia

A few teams will severely underperform, but I think it's reasonable for the SEC to get 9-10 teams in the tournament this year.

 

[della]

I've heard Nate Oats say he believes Mark Sears will stay in the draft if gets the promise of a guaranteed promise. He doesn't want a 2-way contract. For that reason, I think Sears will return. He can get 7-figures through NIL and compete for a national championship.

SEC is going to be stacked next year. Bama definitely looks like the favorite. But, there are plenty of teams within striking distance. If I were doing a way-too-early top 50 I'd have 11 SEC teams in the top 50. It'd look something like this:

2. Alabama
10. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
15. Arkansas
17. Auburn
20. Kentucky
23. Florida
28. Ole Miss
31. Texas
35. Mississippi State
46. Georgia

A few teams will severely underperform, but I think it's reasonable for the SEC to get 9-10 teams in the tournament this year.

Thanks, I knew you would have an educated opinion on this.

 

[Crums Bald Spot]

I've heard Nate Oats say he believes Mark Sears will stay in the draft if gets the promise of a guaranteed promise. He doesn't want a 2-way contract. For that reason, I think Sears will return. He can get 7-figures through NIL and compete for a national championship.

SEC is going to be stacked next year. Bama definitely looks like the favorite. But, there are plenty of teams within striking distance. If I were doing a way-too-early top 50 I'd have 11 SEC teams in the top 50. It'd look something like this:

2. Alabama
10. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
15. Arkansas
17. Auburn
20. Kentucky
23. Florida
28. Ole Miss
31. Texas
35. Mississippi State
46. Georgia

A few teams will severely underperform, but I think it's reasonable for the SEC to get 9-10 teams in the tournament this year.

To me, right now it's Bama and then everyone else. UT and ATM should be good. Pearl always has a tough squad, I really like UF's coach and Beard is an excellent coach so I am curious to see Ole Miss in year 2.

Going to be really interesting to see Kentucky and Arkansas with rebuilt rosters and new staffs. I don't think either of them will have a relevant player on the roster who played there the previous year.

Arkansas has some good pieces but this years FR class isn't a great one so I doubt he is going to get his typical FR production. However, Johnelle Davis is a college stud and Aidoo should be solid plus he has 3 good players from last years UK roster who should be improved (Thiero, Big Z, and Wagner). At least one of his FR will step up and he will sign a few more guys but success will depend on defense and toughness as I don't see that being a great offensive roster (and I think you'll see Cal revert back to his grind it out offense now that he doesn't have Reeves, Shep, and Dillingham?).

Kentucky - Pope has his best roster on paper in his short coaching tenure by a mile and BYU was projected top 20 prior to him leaving. So there's potential to be a top 10 team if things click. A ton of great shooters, some bigtime defenders, and physicality and athleticism down low. He needs one more piece, an alpha who can get a big bucket in crunch time, which is probably going to be Jaxon Robinson, Will these pieces mesh and play as well as his BYU team did? Can everyone find their role? He runs an offense that creates great shots(he runs a similar system to Oats) but will he land/does he have that alpha that can get a tough basket one on one?

 

[winin11]

I just hope Bama players have good chemistry to live up to expectations. IN Oats we trust.
SEC will be mighty good next year. I actually think the aubrin tiggers are going to be really good.
Can't wait

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I've heard Nate Oats say he believes Mark Sears will stay in the draft if gets the promise of a guaranteed promise. He doesn't want a 2-way contract. For that reason, I think Sears will return. He can get 7-figures through NIL and compete for a national championship.

SEC is going to be stacked next year. Bama definitely looks like the favorite. But, there are plenty of teams within striking distance. If I were doing a way-too-early top 50 I'd have 11 SEC teams in the top 50. It'd look something like this:

2. Alabama
10. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
15. Arkansas
17. Auburn
20. Kentucky
23. Florida
28. Ole Miss
31. Texas
35. Mississippi State
46. Georgia

A few teams will severely underperform, but I think it's reasonable for the SEC to get 9-10 teams in the tournament this year.

I think this is more than fair for UK. Like I said, we don't even know our final roster yet, but I wouldn't have any problem with UK being out of the top 25.

It's going to be an interesting next few years to see how this shapes up.

 

[dukedevilz]

To me, right now it's Bama and then everyone else.

I don't disagree. Alabama is among the first-tier of legitimate national title contenders. They're right up there with Kansas for being preseason #1. I don't think any other SEC school is among the first-tier of title contenders.

UT and ATM should be good. Pearl always has a tough squad, I really like UF's coach and Beard is an excellent coach so I am curious to see Ole Miss in year 2.

Going to be really interesting to see Kentucky and Arkansas with rebuilt rosters and new staffs. I don't think either of them will have a relevant player on the roster who played there the previous year.

Arkansas has some good pieces but this years FR class isn't a great one so I doubt he is going to get his typical FR production. However, Johnelle Davis is a college stud and Aidoo should be solid plus he has 3 good players from last years UK roster who should be improved (Thiero, Big Z, and Wagner). At least one of his FR will step up and he will sign a few more guys but success will depend on defense and toughness as I don't see that being a great offensive roster (and I think you'll see Cal revert back to his grind it out offense now that he doesn't have Reeves, Shep, and Dillingham?).

Kentucky - Pope has his best roster on paper in his short coaching tenure by a mile and BYU was projected top 20 prior to him leaving. So there's potential to be a top 10 team if things click. A ton of great shooters, some bigtime defenders, and physicality and athleticism down low. He needs one more piece, an alpha who can get a big bucket in crunch time, which is probably going to be Jaxon Robinson, Will these pieces mesh and play as well as his BYU team did? Can everyone find their role? He runs an offense that creates great shots(he runs a similar system to Oats) but will he land/does he have that alpha that can get a tough basket one on one?

Lots of good teams there. All the teams you listed are capable of making the second weekend. Should be a fun season in the SEC. Excited to see which players and which teams break out and exceed expectations.

 

[winin11]

Is Sears returning to bama? If not, I wouldn't put them at #1. I think UT will be a contender, but don't know what everyone else has coming back and can't place any order. Maybe, we need to get Devil to tells us where things are? He seems to know alot about this stuff.

Sears and Jarin Stevenson are both back with Bama. I knew you were worried about it so just wanted to let you know. 13 scholarships and a full roster. I don't particularly care where Bama is rated, just where we end up.

 

[della]

Sears and Jarin Stevenson are both back with Bama. I knew you were worried about it so just wanted to let you know. 13 scholarships and a full roster. I don't particularly care where Bama is rated, just where we end up.

Yeah, it's where you end up that counts. I was concerned that UT would have a big drop off, but we have picked up some nice pieces. I'm looking forward to next year.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

I hope the COCKS are predicted last.

 

[della]

I hope the COCKS are predicted last.

Nothing like a self fulfilling prophecy is there?

 

[rockycard]

Would Kentucky fans be happy if they go 13-5 in conference, and 23-10 overall?

 

[ABVolsFan92]

Would Kentucky fans be happy if they go 13-5 in conference, and 23-10 overall?

with how tough the conference is next year there is no way they go 13-5 in conference, Bama or UT will probably win it at 14-4 or 13-5

 

[Demarcus Kidd-Miller]

Would Kentucky fans be happy if they go 13-5 in conference, and 23-10 overall?

I wouldn't be happy, as I want to win every game. But, i suppose that wouldn't be a terrible first year for a new head coach and completely new team.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Our Cocks will definitely be hard
































































to beat.

 

[della]

Our Cocks will definitely be hard

to beat.

Well, your asses just got sent home by JMU in the baseball regionals.

 

[Rod Dangerfield]

Well, your asses just got sent home by JMU in the baseball regionals.

Means to an end.

 

[della]

Means to an end.

Yeah, a dead end.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Lots of good teams there. All the teams you listed are capable of making the second weekend. Should be a fun season in the SEC. Excited to see which players and which teams break out and exceed expectations.

If Cal is the coach they are not capable of making the second weekend. Sorry. Add 5 more lottery picks and they may make the second weekend.

Second verse same as the first!