Week 12 in the SEC delivered in a massive way, with one of the most exciting comebacks in conference history kicking things off at noon, all the way to Georgia waxing a fraudulent Texas team as a nightcap. That's not even to mention Oklahoma's shocking upset of Alabama down in T-Town, or Missouri flexing their offensive muscles a week after looking entirely inept.
So how does the SEC stack up after all this action? Let's rank the teams one through sixteen.
SEC power rankings after week 12: 16 - Kentucky
There was a bit of a question coming into this game about how Kentucky would play. The Wildcats don’t make a habit of losing to FCS teams, but Tennessee Tech was undefeated coming into this game, which has to count for something— it’s not as though the Wildcats are the best team in FBS.
Even so, they took care of business against a lower level opponent, winning 42-10. Cutter Boley was highly accurate on the day, going 18/21 for 236 yards while adding 24 on the ground. Dante Dowdell and Seth McGowan made plays at running back as well, racking up 159 yards in tandem.
After last week’s win over the Florida Gators, the Wildcats needed to win two of three down the stretch to make it to a bowl. Now, that number is one out of two.
The only problem is that those games come against Vanderbilt and Louisville, both of which will be tough asks for this Kentucky team. It will be quite the Houdini act if Stoops is able to get this team to bowl season— but it could be exactly what we see happen here.