And then there was another. Alabama is now the last undefeated team in the Southeastern Conference. Sure, it’s not an outlier. Auburn, Tennessee and Texas a&M are lurking with just one loss each.
For Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats, the small item on the bucket list was checked off as he practiced his first Bama win in Missouri on Saturday. That leaves Texas A&M — where Alabama did not play during Oat’s tenure — the only SEC venue where he did not emerge victorious.
The more notable achievement is that Alabama improved its record to 17-2 and its SEC mark to 7-0 with its 85-64 win at Columbia on Saturday. That 21-point lead kept Bama at his pace, winning every conference game by double digits and averaging a lead of exactly 21 points per league game.
In those seven games, The Tide has played four on the road and three at the Coleman Coliseum.
Next up is Bama, Mississippi in Tuscaloosa at 8:00 p.m. CST with SEC Network telecast. Alabama opened conference play in Starkville on December 28 with a 78-67 win – no opposing league team came as close as they could.
Texas A&M, the only other team unbeaten in Saturday’s league game, suffered its first loss in Kentucky.
Saturday is the SEC vs. Big 12 competition for 10 SEC teams including Alabama in Oklahoma.
Here’s this week’s SEC update:
Results from Saturday
Alabama 85, @Missouri 64
Vanderbilt 85, @Georgia 82
Arkansas 69, Ole Miss 57
Kentucky 76, Texas A&M 67
Maroon 81, @ South Carolina 66
Tennessee 77, @LSU 56
Florida 61, @ Mississippi State 59
ranking
Alabama 17-2 7-0
Maroon 16-3 6-1
Tennessee 16-3 6-1
Texas A&M 13-6 5-1
Kentucky 13-6 4-3
Florida 11-8 4-3
Georgia 13-6 3-3
Vanderbilt 10-9 3-3
Missouri 14-5 3-4
Arkansas 13-6 2-5
So Carolina 8-11 1-5
12-7 1-6 Mississippi St
LSU 12-7 1-6
Ole Miss 9-10 1-6
This week’s games
Alabama
Wednesday — State of Mississippi, 8 p.m. CST (SEC Network)
Saturday – @ Oklahoma, 1 p.m. CST (ESPN)
Arkansas
Tuesday – LSU
Saturday – @ Baylor
maroon
Wednesday – Texas A&M
Saturday – @ West Virginia
Florida
Wednesday – South Carolina
Saturday – @Kansas State
Georgia
Wednesday – @Tennessee
Saturday—South Carolina
Kentucky
Tuesday – @Vanderbilt
Saturday – Kansas
LSU
Tuesday – @Arkansas
Saturday – Texas Tech
Ole Fraulein
Tuesday – Missouri
Saturday – @ Oklahoma State
State of Mississippi
Wednesday – @ Alabama
Saturday – TCU
Missouri
Tuesday – @ Ole Fraulein
Saturday – State of Iowa
South Carolina
Wednesday – @ Florida
Saturday – @Georgia
Tennessee
Wednesday – Georgia
Saturday – Texas
Texas A&M
Wednesday – @Auburn
Saturday—Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Tuesday—Kentucky
Saturday – @Texas A&M