Preseason KenPom college basketball ratings released including projected SEC standings

While we are in the middle of one of the wildest and most unpredictable football seasons in the history of the Southeastern Conference, don’t forget that we are just a month out from the start of the next college basketball season.

The upcoming college basketball season should be a great one for the SEC as the league continues to trend toward becoming more of a factor nationally after some down years in the not too distant past.

In anticipation of the upcoming college basketball season, the preseason 2021 Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (also known as KenPom ratings) have been released.

Below, we’ve shared the top 10 teams rated in the preseason KenPom ratings as well as listed every national ranking for all 14 SEC programs.

National KenPom preseason rankings

#1 Baylor

#2 Gonzaga

#3 Duke

#4 Villanova

#5 Kansas

#6 Texas Tech

#7 Wisconsin

#8 West Virginia

#9 Texas

#10 Ohio State

#11 Kentucky

#20 Tennessee

#24 Florida

#37 LSU

#42 Ole Miss

#46 Alabama

#54 Arkansas

#58 Missouri

#60 South Carolina

#66 Auburn

#68 Texas A&M

#78 Mississippi State

#92 Georgia

#126 Vanderbilt

In addition to ranking every team in the nation, KenPom also did a preseason projected SEC standings leading up to the start of the season.

Preseason KenPom SEC picks

#1 Kentucky

#2 Tennessee

#3 Florida

#4 LSU

#5 Ole Miss

#6 Alabama

#7 Arkansas

#8 Missouri

#9 South Carolina

#10 Auburn

#11 Texas A&M

#12 Mississippi State

#13 Georgia

#14 Vanderbilt

SDS Staff

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