SEC power rankings entering college football Week 11

No conference does it like the SEC. There were four matchups between AP-ranked SEC teams in college football Week 10. That was half of the conference slate! Those marquee matchups will cause some re-shuffling here in the top-10! Let’s see where everyone stands following Week 10.

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Top 10

10. Oklahoma

The Sooners find their way back in the top-10 for the first time in over a month. They also had their best offensive performance in over a month, the week after they fired OC Ben Arbuckle. The Sooners need a win over Texas A&M or Missouri to reach bowl eligibility.

9. Missouri

The Tigers fought admirably but could not come out on top at home against Texas. #9 is the right spot for Missouri — they’re very clearly better than the bottom half of the conference, but struggle to beat teams above them.

8. Kentucky

Is it time to admit that maybe this team was a little fraudulent? That if two 2-point conversions went the other way, they wouldn’t be ranked? The Wildcats looked terrible against Tennessee and just couldn’t get anything going offensively. A difficult end stretch to the season will tell us if they are contenders or pretenders.

7. South Carolina

LaNorris Sellers continues to put the Gamecocks on his back, this time with a 41-yard touchdown run to put the game away in a 17-9 victory over Texas A&M. With the race wide open, Sellers should be considered a dark-horse Heisman candidate.

6. Ole Miss

The Rebels got just straight whooped by Georgia in Week 10. It was a 42-7 loss that was never close or competitive. The determining factor in the game was the line of scrimmage — Ole Miss couldn’t block Georgia, and Georgia could easily block Ole Miss. That physicality on the line of scrimmage is what separates this team from the great ones.

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Top 5

5. LSU

It was a major step backward for LSU in their home loss to Alabama in Week 10, a game that the Crimson Tide thoroughly controlled and were never in danger. Sam Leavitt and the LSU offense couldn’t get anything going. Now with 3 losses, the Tigers must run the table against Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas if they wish to make the CFP.

4. Tennessee

The Vols were dominant on both sides of the ball in their 34-6 victory over Kentucky in Week 10. Jim Knowles’ defense was stifling as always, and an efficient ground game carried the load as always. The “dark mode” game at Neyland Stadium is becoming one of the cooler new traditions in college football.

3. Alabama

The Crimson Tide looked outstanding in their 31-13 win over LSU. Keelon Russell didn’t have the biggest statistical game, but he managed the game brilliantly and remained calm under the pressure of the LSU pass rush. He’s blossoming into one of the best QBs in the country.

2. Texas

No Cam Coleman, no Hollywood Smothers, no problem. The Longhorns went into Missouri with an injury report longer than a Tolstoy novel and came away with a 34-20 victory. Arch Manning was outstanding in the second half and is beginning to show a resurgence in the latter part of the season. The Longhorns fall from #1 to #2 this week through no fault of their own…

1. Georgia

The Bulldogs’ 42-7 domination of Ole Miss was so impressive that it vaulted them over Texas in this week’s ranking. Gunner Stockton was efficient through the air, Nate Frazier ran the football like a man possessed, and the defense was flying all over the field. This is the best team in college football right now, but can they maintain that through January?

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