The Georgia Bulldogs basketball team needs to be ranked. Georgia is 14-2 and secured a pair of top-20 ranked wins during the week.

On Saturday, Georgia defeated the No. 17 Oklahoma Sooners 72-62 in the Bulldogs’ latest ranked win. Georgia beat No. 6 Kentucky earlier this week.

UGA basketball has not had back-to-back wins over ranked opponents since 2006-2007. Georgia is looking like an NCAA Tournament team so far.

Georgia freshman Asa Newell has had an outstanding start to the season and is a big reason why UGA is 14-2. Through games on Jan. 10, Georgia had the 28 NET ranking. That figures to go up after beating a ranked opponent in Oklahoma, who fell to 13-3. The Sooners are 0-3 in SEC play after starting the year 13-0.

“Our detail was good. Our mental toughness was very good,” said Georgia basketball coach Mike White after the win. “We were locked in the other day (against Kentucky). So again, it was the response for a young team after beating number six. It was pretty good; it needs to be great. Coming into this week, it’s got to be great.”

Georgia’s next game is on Wednesday, Jan. 15 against No. 1 Tennessee. The SEC is in the middle of a very strong year and it won’t get any easier for Georgia.

“If that were to happen (being ranked), I’d be happy for our fans. I don’t really care. I want to reach our potential and reach our ceiling and continue to get better and prepare well for this next one. If it happens or it doesn’t happen, we’re still going to talk about how we handle today’s success,” said White.

Entering the Oklahoma game, Georgia was penciled in as a No. 9 seed in ESPN’s latest Bracketology, so UGA is no lock for the NCAA Tournament. The Dawgs need to win half their games in SEC play to feel confident about making March Madness.