Auburn is projected to improve from 138th to 56th in the wake of Bruce Pearl’s arrival on campus and signing of players who can play now. Kentucky nudges out Kansas for No. 1 in the country, but will again be pushed by Florida. Here are the team rankings and top-20 players based on www.valueaddbasketball.com:
Rankings of SEC Teams
1, Kentucky, 64.89
7, Florida, 47.43
22, Arkansas, 29.38
41, Missouri, 23.00
44, Mississippi, 22.91
49, Louisiana St., 21.78
56, Auburn, 19.82
57, Tennessee, 19.28
66, Texas A&M, 17.85
71, Vanderbilt, 17.17
Average Top 10, 28.35 (3rd best average)
73, Alabama, 16.82
75, South Carolina, 16.05
87, Georgia, 14.01
118, Mississippi St., 10.69
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| Natl rnk | Player (Team) | Ht | 2015 Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Michael Frazier (Florida) | 6’4″ | 9.50 |
| 13 | Karl Towns (Kentucky) | 7’0″ | 8.81 |
| 17 | Willie Cauley-Stein (Kentucky) | 7’0 | 8.62 |
| 21 | Bobby Portis (Arkansas) | 6’10” | 8.25 |
| 26 | Aaron Harrison (Kentucky) | 6’6″ | 7.98 |
| 58 | Alex Caruso (Texas A&M) | 6’5″ | 6.70 |
| 65 | Jordan Mickey (Louisiana St.) | 6’8″ | 6.40 |
| 66 | Cinmeon Bowers (Auburn) | 6’7″ | 6.40 |
| 70 | Trey Lyles (Kentucky) | 6’10” | 6.33 |
| 84 | Andrew Harrison (Kentucky) | 6’6″ | 5.95 |
| 97 | Jarvis Summers (Mississippi) | 6’3″ | 5.82 |
| 98 | Kasey Hill (Florida) | 6’1″ | 5.72 |
| 105 | Tyler Ulis (Kentucky) | 5’8″ | 5.67 |
| 109 | Chris Walker (Florida) | 6’9″ | 5.60 |
| 133 | Alex Poythress (Kentucky) | 6’8″ | 5.32 |
| 135 | Dorian Finney-Smith (Florida) | 6’8″ | 5.30 |
| 140 | James Siakam (Vanderbilt) | 6’7″ | 5.29 |
| 145 | Michael Qualls (Arkansas) | 6’6″ | 5.26 |
| 150 | Sindarius Thornwell (South Carolina) | 6’5″ | 5.22 |
| 153 | Marcus Lee (Kentucky) | 6’10” | 5.20 |