Where Gamecock MBB Stands One Week Into SEC Play

Lamont Paris and South Carolina's men's basketball team have completed their first week of conference action. Where do they stand amongst their peers?

The South Carolina Gamecocks knew that the intensity levels would ratchet up quickly once they got into SEC play. That notion has panned out three games in, with Lamont Paris' squad defeating Mississippi State and Missouri by six and two points, respectively, and dropping a game in blowout fashion to the Alabama Crimson Tide.

This leaves the Gamecocks at 2-1 one week into conference play, but where do they stand compared to the rest of the SEC?

Current SEC Standings (National Rankings Out Of 362 D1 Teams)

T-1st) Auburn (14-2 Overall | 3-0 In SEC)

KenPom: 4th

NET Ranking: 8th

Quad 1 Wins: 0-2

T-1st) Alabama (11-5 Overall | 3-0 In SEC)

KenPom: 6th

NET Ranking: 5th

Quad 1 Wins: 2-5

T-3rd) Ole Miss (15-1 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 68th

NET Ranking: 57th

Quad 1 Wins: 1-1

T-3rd) South Carolina (14-2 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 65th

NET Ranking: 54th

Quad 1 Wins: 1-2

Meechie Johnson celebrating after making a play vs. Mississippi State (6th Jan., 2024) / Jeff Blake | USA Today Network

T-3rd) Kentucky (12-3 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 18th

NET Ranking: 18th

Quad 1 Wins: 2-2

T-3rd) Tennessee (12-4 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 7th

NET Ranking: 6th

Quad 1 Wins: 2-4

T-3rd) Georgia (12-4 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 72nd

NET Ranking: 83rd

Quad 1 Wins: 0-1

T-3rd) LSU (10-6 Overall | 2-1 In SEC)

KenPom: 80th

NET Ranking: 95th

Quad 1 Wins: 2-2

T-9th) Mississippi State (12-4 Overall | 1-2 In SEC)

KenPom: 27th

NET Ranking: 33rd

Quad 1 Wins: 1-2

T-9th) Florida (11-5 Overall | 1-2 In SEC)

KenPom: 41st

NET Ranking: 48th

Quad 1 Wins: 0-4

T-9th) Texas A&M (10-6 Overall | 1-2 In SEC)

KenPom: 35th

NET Ranking: 42nd

Quad 1 Wins: 4-4

T-12th) Arkansas (9-7 Overall | 0-3 In SEC)

KenPom: 90th

NET Ranking: 113th

Quad 1 Wins: 1-5

T-12th) Missouri (8-8 Overall | 0-3 In SEC)

KenPom: 103rd

NET Ranking: 117th

Quad 1 Wins: 1-3

T-12th) Vanderbilt (5-11 Overall | 0-3 In SEC)

KenPom: 190th

NET Ranking: 251st

Quad 1 Wins: 0-4

This coming week, South Carolina will take on Georgia at home on Tuesday and Arkansas in Fayetteville on Saturday, giving them a chance as things currently stand for a Quad 3 and Quad 2 win, respectively.

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