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Tennessee basketball: Vols are No.1 in the nation and the SEC thanks to LSU’s loss

It’s about time.

Finally, the No.1 Tennessee basketball team is sitting at the top of the SEC standings. Let me be clear. They have been at the top of the standings all season.

However, thanks to LSU’s 90-89 loss to Arkansas on Saturday night, the Vols sit alone at the top of the standings.

It honestly felt like the Tigers weren’t going to lose a conference game. Game after game, week after week, LSU matched Tennessee win for win, and they were winning with ease.

They beat Ole Miss in Oxford by 14 points, pounded South Carolina by 22, and hammered Texas A&M by 15.