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Muddled picture in mild, mild SEC West

By Pat Forde
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Long, long ago -- OK, late December -- the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference looked like America's toughest neighborhood. LSU shocked everyone's pick to win it all, Arizona. That cleared the way for Alabama to be ranked No. 1. And Mississippi State had whipped the likes of Xavier and Oklahoma, rising strongly into the Top 10. The ensuing weeks have been a humbling time in the mild, mild West. LSU followed its shock-the-world win over Arizona with four losses to close the month ...

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