The key for the Ole Miss Rebels’ basketball team getting into the NCAA tournament is winning the games their supposed to win. They must win the winnable games.
The Ole Miss Rebels began their SEC season with games against the two best teams in the conference. They lost a game against the Kentucky Wildcats at The Pavilion. Then they proceeded to travel to Gainesville, FL. and lost to the Florida Gators. Both games were not considered by most as legitimately winnable games.
However, if Coach Andy Kennedy and the Rebels hope to return to the NCAA tournament they will have to not only pull out an upset or two, but they have to win the games they are supposed to win. Losing game against teams with lower RPI rankings will stymie Ole Miss’ chance for the post season.
On January 28th, the Rebels will face the current number two RPI ranked team, the Baylor Bears. This will be a major test for the team. Therefore before they face that challenge, they need to make sure they win all the winnable games before that matchup.
Fortunately for Ole Miss, every game between now and Baylor are winnable games. The teams they face are teams the should beat. Currently, Ole Miss is ranked 47. They will face two teams that are near them in the RPI. However, they will face four teams that are further down the poll. They can not afford to have any bad losses on their resume.