Editors’ note: The Total Impact Quotient is an elaborate ratings formula for players’ performance. It includes strong consideration of a player’s performance relative to the rest of the team. For more information, check out a complete introduction to the TIQ.
Mississippi State has a way of working late-season magic, and the Bulldogs will need Dee Bost to conjure some more of it if the team wants to return to the NCAA Tournament.
The Bulldogs have shook off slow starts in the past three seasons to make the NCAA Tournament twice, and they came within a one-point overtime loss to Kentucky of repeating that feat last season. This season, the Bulldogs sit at 10-8 partially because Bost and Renardo Sidney served lengthy early season suspensions.
In his four games back, Bost has made an instant impact and is No. 2 among SEC guards in the Total Impact Quotient at 12.3 points per 40 minutes. Bost’s value is a product of his innate ability to run the offense, averaging 6.5 assists per game. As a team, Mississippi State averages only about 12 per game.
In addition, Bost is a 44 percent shooter on a team that often struggles at 42.5 percent for the season. Although Mississippi State’s offense remains mediocre overall, Bost could make the Bulldogs’ defense significantly better. He has already tallied 12 steals in four games.
As Bost shakes off the rust, the Bulldogs figure to gain momentum against some pretty weak SEC West opponents. At 2-2 in the SEC, Mississippi State likely needs to win 10 or 11 of its final 12 regular-season games to have any shot at an at-large bid. Most likely, Mississippi State will need to pull out its conference tournament spell book to divine another improbable run to the SEC championship game.
Here are the latest ratings for the SEC, through games of Saturday Jan. 22. Players average at least about 10 minutes per game.
TIQ position averages and total number of SEC players at the position:
Centers: 12.9, 5 players
Forwards: 9.9, 51 players
Guards: 6.2, 56 players
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Josh Harrelson | Kentucky | 15.9 | 23.3 | 479 |
| Festus Ezeli | Vanderbilt | 15.8 | 22.5 | 394 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| JaMychal Green | Alabama | 15.9 | 60.6 | 430 |
| Delvon Johnson | Arkansas | 14.8 | 49.5 | 546 |
| Reginald Buckner | Mississippi | 14.3 | 44.4 | 416 |
| Marvell Waithe | Arkansas | 14.2 | 43.4 | 225 |
| Terrence Jones | Kentucky | 13.8 | 39.4 | 566 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Travis Leslie | Georgia | 13.8 | 122.6 | 531 |
| Dee Bost | Mississippi State | 12.3 | 98.4 | 135 |
| Frankie Sullivan | Auburn | 11.8 | 90.3 | 148 |
| Brian Bryant | Mississippi State | 11.6 | 87.1 | 390 |
| Dustin Ware | Georgia | 9.8 | 58.1 | 562 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ALABAMA 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Tony Mitchell | 12.8 | -0.5 | 570 | 29.3 | 10 |
| G | Trevor Releford | 8.2 | -0.6 | 555 | 32.3 | 12 |
| F | Chris Hines | 11.2 | -0.1 | 531 | 13.1 | 18 |
| G | Charvez Davis | 1.9 | -0.9 | 502 | -69.4 | 52 |
| G | Senario Hillman | 5.2 | -1.1 | 448 | -16.1 | 33 |
| F | JaMychal Green | 15.9 | -2.9 | 430 | 60.6 | 1 |
| G | Ben Eblen | 4.9 | 0.8 | 214 | -21.0 | 34 |
| G | Charles Hankerson Jr. | 3.6 | -0.2 | 177 | -41.9 | 47 |
| ARKANSAS 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Delvon Johnson | 14.8 | -2.2 | 546 | 49.5 | 2 |
| G | Rotnei Clarke | 6.4 | -0.3 | 541 | 3.2 | 27 |
| G | Julysses Nobles | 7.9 | -1.3 | 458 | 27.4 | 15 |
| G | Jeff Peterson | 3.4 | -3.1 | 414 | -45.2 | 48 |
| G | Mardacus Wade | 5.5 | 0.1 | 311 | -11.3 | 31 |
| F | Marshawn Powell | 6.2 | -0.5 | 301 | -37.4 | 46 |
| G | Marcus Britt | 6.1 | -1.2 | 274 | -1.6 | 28 |
| F | Glenn Bryant | 11.1 | -3.2 | 254 | 12.1 | 21 |
| F | Marvell Waithe | 14.2 | 0.7 | 225 | 43.4 | 4 |
| G | Rickey Scott | 4.4 | 2.1 | 144 | -29.0 | 41 |
| F | Jemal Farmer | -0.4 | -0.6 | 128 | -104.0 | 51 |
| AUBURN 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Earnest Ross | 13.0 | 0.8 | 588 | 31.3 | 8 |
| F | Kenny Gabriel | 11.2 | 1.8 | 513 | 13.1 | 19 |
| G | Josh Wallace | 9.6 | -0.1 | 499 | 54.8 | 6 |
| F | Rob Chubb | 6.3 | -1.0 | 421 | -36.4 | 45 |
| F | Allen Payne | 6.7 | -1.1 | 377 | -32.3 | 43 |
| G | Tony Neysmith | 5.6 | 0.1 | 332 | -9.7 | 29 |
| F | Josh Langford | 5.0 | -0.2 | 300 | -49.5 | 48 |
| G | Andre Malone | 4.9 | -1.6 | 285 | -21.0 | 35 |
| F | Adrian Forbes | 8.3 | -0.3 | 208 | -16.2 | 37 |
| G | Frankie Sullivan | 11.8 | -2.9 | 148 | 90.3 | 3 |
| FLORIDA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Chandler Parsons | 11.2 | 2.1 | 614 | 13.1 | 20 |
| G | Kenny Boynton | 1.9 | 0.6 | 603 | -69.4 | 53 |
| G | Erving Walker | 8.9 | -0.8 | 593 | 43.5 | 8 |
| F | Alex Tyus | 8.6 | -0.5 | 438 | -13.1 | 36 |
| C | Vernon Macklin | 9.3 | -0.7 | 433 | -27.9 | 4 |
| G | Scottie Wilbekin | 7.7 | 0.0 | 338 | 24.2 | 17 |
| F | Patric Young | 10.5 | 2.3 | 308 | 6.1 | 24 |
| F | Erik Murphy | 9.7 | -0.3 | 217 | -2.0 | 29 |
| F | Will Yeguete | 13.4 | -3.2 | 151 | 35.4 | 7 |
| G | Casey Prather | 4.9 | 4.4 | 137 | -21.0 | 36 |
| GEORGIA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Gerald Robinson | 7.1 | 1.6 | 562 | 14.5 | 22 |
| G | Dustin Ware | 9.8 | 1.2 | 562 | 58.1 | 5 |
| G | Travis Leslie | 13.8 | -0.3 | 531 | 122.6 | 1 |
| F | Trey Thompkins | 9.4 | -0.7 | 454 | -5.1 | 31 |
| F | Jeremy Price | 9.2 | -1.9 | 370 | -7.1 | 34 |
| F | Chris Barnes | 9.7 | -0.8 | 303 | -2.0 | 30 |
| G | Sherrard Brantley | 1.3 | 1.8 | 239 | -79.0 | 55 |
| F | Marcus Thornton | 5.6 | 1.4 | 209 | -43.4 | 47 |
| F | Connor Nolte | 8.2 | -0.3 | 207 | -17.2 | 39 |
| KENTUCKY 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Brandon Knight | 5.6 | 1.5 | 661 | -9.7 | 30 |
| G | DeAndre Liggins | 6.7 | -0.5 | 621 | 8.1 | 25 |
| F | Terrence Jones | 13.8 | 1.7 | 566 | 39.4 | 5 |
| G | Darius Miller | 8.9 | -0.8 | 552 | 43.5 | 9 |
| G | Doron Lamb | 7.3 | -0.2 | 539 | 17.7 | 20 |
| C | Josh Harrelson | 15.9 | -0.1 | 479 | 23.3 | 1 |
| F | Eloy Vargas | 10.8 | -3.4 | 193 | 9.1 | 23 |
| LSU 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Andre Stinger | 7.0 | -1.3 | 564 | 12.9 | 24 |
| G | Aaron Dotson | 7.7 | -0.2 | 523 | 24.2 | 18 |
| G | Ralston Turner | 4.2 | 1.0 | 462 | -32.3 | 45 |
| F | Malcolm White | 8.3 | -0.8 | 454 | -16.2 | 38 |
| F | Storm Warren | 10.5 | 0.8 | 377 | 6.1 | 25 |
| F | Matt Derenbecker | 5.0 | 1.7 | 375 | -49.5 | 49 |
| F | Garrett Green | 9.2 | -2.2 | 338 | -7.1 | 35 |
| G | Chris Bass | 7.4 | -2.3 | 338 | 19.4 | 19 |
| F | Eddie Ludwig | 11.0 | -0.5 | 278 | 11.1 | 22 |
| MISSISSIPPI 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Chris Warren | 8.2 | 0.0 | 681 | 32.3 | 13 |
| G | Zach Graham | 7.8 | -0.7 | 578 | 25.8 | 16 |
| G | Nick Williams | 7.1 | 0.0 | 556 | 14.5 | 23 |
| F | Terrance Henry | 9.9 | -0.2 | 538 | 0.0 | 27 |
| F | Reginald Buckner | 14.3 | 1.7 | 416 | 44.4 | 3 |
| G | Trevor Gaskins | 6.6 | -2.7 | 383 | 6.5 | 26 |
| F | Steadman Short | 9.4 | 0.4 | 333 | -5.1 | 32 |
| G | Dundrecous Nelson | 4.3 | 1.3 | 265 | -30.6 | 43 |
| C | Demarco Cox | 8.6 | 0.2 | 203 | -33.3 | 5 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Ravern Johnson | 3.2 | -2.7 | 611 | -48.4 | 49 |
| G | Riley Benock | 8.7 | -0.1 | 591 | 40.3 | 10 |
| F | Kodi Augustus | 12.8 | 0.7 | 549 | 29.3 | 11 |
| G | Brian Bryant | 11.6 | -0.7 | 390 | 87.1 | 4 |
| G | Jalen Steele | 1.8 | 0.1 | 290 | -71.0 | 54 |
| F | Wendell Lewis | 11.5 | -0.2 | 271 | 16.2 | 14 |
| F | Elgin Bailey | 7.6 | -0.1 | 225 | -23.2 | 41 |
| G | Twany Beckham | 5.3 | 0.0 | 220 | -14.5 | 32 |
| F | Renardo Sidney | 9.3 | N/A | 161 | -6.1 | 33 |
| G | Dee Bost | 12.3 | N/A | 135 | 98.4 | 2 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Bruce Ellington | 4.7 | 0.5 | 548 | -24.2 | 39 |
| F | Lakeem Jackson | 9.9 | -2.2 | 528 | 0.0 | 28 |
| F | Sam Muldrow | 11.5 | 2.6 | 501 | 16.2 | 15 |
| F | Malik Cooke | 13.0 | 1.3 | 451 | 31.3 | 9 |
| G | Ramon Galloway | 2.3 | -1.2 | 424 | -62.9 | 51 |
| G | Brian Richardson | 4.4 | -0.9 | 403 | -29.0 | 42 |
| F | Damontre Harris | 11.3 | 0.4 | 247 | 14.1 | 17 |
| G | Eric Smith | 4.9 | -0.8 | 172 | -21.0 | 37 |
| F | Johndre Jefferson | 12.2 | -0.2 | 154 | 23.2 | 13 |
| G | Stephen Spinella | 4.3 | -0.1 | 152 | -30.6 | 44 |
| TENNESSEE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Scotty Hopson | 3.8 | 0.6 | 550 | -38.7 | 46 |
| F | Tobias Harris | 11.5 | 0.8 | 543 | 16.2 | 16 |
| G | Cameron Tatum | 7.2 | -0.5 | 487 | 16.1 | 21 |
| G | Melvin Goins | 9.2 | -0.7 | 472 | 48.4 | 7 |
| C | Brian Williams | 14.7 | 0.9 | 420 | 14.0 | 3 |
| F | John Fields | 12.7 | -0.9 | 264 | 28.3 | 12 |
| G | Trae Golden | 8.2 | 0.5 | 255 | 32.3 | 14 |
| G | Skylar McBee | 4.8 | 1.3 | 219 | -22.6 | 38 |
| F | Steven Pearl | 6.5 | 0.5 | 202 | -34.3 | 44 |
| G | Josh Bone | 2.6 | N/A | 113 | -58.1 | 50 |
| VANDERBILT 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | John Jenkins | 4.7 | 2.8 | 573 | -24.2 | 40 |
| G | Brad Tinsley | 8.4 | 0.3 | 569 | 35.5 | 11 |
| F | Jeffery Taylor | 7.0 | 0.8 | 535 | -29.3 | 42 |
| F | Lance Goulbourne | 13.6 | -0.2 | 410 | 37.4 | 6 |
| C | Festus Ezeli | 15.8 | -3.1 | 394 | 22.5 | 2 |
| F | Steve Tchiengang | 7.8 | -3.9 | 304 | -21.2 | 40 |
| F | Rod Odom | 3.6 | -2.4 | 299 | -63.6 | 50 |
| G | Kyle Fuller | -0.3 | 1.1 | 262 | -104.8 | 56 |
| F | Andre Walker | 10.1 | 0.1 | 192 | 2.0 | 26 |
