Way-too-early SEC basketball power rankings for 2026-27 season
Alabama is set to be among the SEC's top teams once again in 2026-27. Here is where the Crimson Tide stand in the early SEC basketball power rankings.
The anticipation is already starting to build surrounding the 2026-27 college basketball season. Once again, the SEC appears on their way to be one of college basketball's premier conferences in 2026-27, with a few teams in particular looking like potential national championships contenders. Many of these made deep runs in the NCAA Tournament this past season, with some of those same teams reaching at-least the Sweet 16.
Looking ahead to next season, each of the SEC's 16 teams are likely set to undergo a significant amount of roster change in the coming days and weeks, whether that be from the NCAA transfer portal or the upcoming 2026 NBA draft. As a result, it might be difficult to judge just what each team's roster might end up looking like, but based on what each team has at the moment, why not take a look ahead and offer some early power rankings for the SEC overall? Following are the way-too-early 2026-27 SEC basketball power rankings.
16. South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina (13-19 overall, 4-14 SEC) recorded their second consecutive losing season this past year, missing the NCAA Tournament. As a result, the Gamecocks need a bounce back 2026-27 season with head coach Lamont Paris likely entering the year on the hot seat.
15. Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State (13-19, 5-13) missed the NCAA Tournament last season for the first time under head coach Chris Jans, while the Bulldogs' losing record was also their first since the 2015-16 campaign. The Bulldogs now enter an important offseason for the program, one which certainly needs a bounce back 2026-27 campaign.
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