A few years ago, the SEC on the whole (even Arkansas) made a conscious effort to begin scheduling tougher opponents that come March would look good on their resumes, whether you value those opponents by RPI, KenPom or the mythic "eye test" to the selection committee. Well step 1, mission accomplished, I can't recall a year where the SEC faced a tougher slate of games from October through December (South Carolina, not included), and it has led to some great basketball. However, the past two weeks have shown that step 2, winning those games, remains problematic. This past week, no SEC team took a major step in terms of on the court production, and in games that meant something, did not fare so well.
SEC Power Rankings Week 5
