SEC week 10 power rankings: Atlanta favorites atop the rankings with chaos below
16. Mississippi State
The Bulldogs are having a rough go of things right about now. Without Kamario Taylor, they've plunged from one of the most exciting offenses in the country all the way down to a team that loses to Vanderbilt. We'll always have that early-season excitement, I guess, but things are pretty dour right now.
15. Vanderbilt
The 'Dores finally got their first SEC win of the year, snapping a five-game losing streak. It will most likely be their last, though, as they host Alabama and visit Florida before a showdown in Nashville with Tennessee to close the season— a pretty tough stretch.
14. Arkansas
The Hogs fell in a close road loss to Auburn this past week, but it looks like they're progressing little by little each week. They play host to South Carolina this upcoming Saturday in a night game, and with the status of LaNorris Sellers up in the air, they have a chance to play spoiler in a major way.
13. Referees
The refs got a big win over Missouri this past Saturday, and they were good enough to the audience to make it seem close for a while. It's hard to say that it really was, since they exercise absolute control over the outcome in a very real way, but it at least appeared like it was for a while— at least until they pulled the old "call a 13-yard incomplete pass a forward fumble to extend a drive" move!
12. Auburn
The Tigers got back on track after back-to-back losses, scraping by Arkansas at home. They'll travel to Mississippi State this week and had better win over the Taylor-less Bulldogs— do that, and you'll get to seven wins in Alex Golesh's first season.
11. Florida
No one has had more of a roller coaster this season than the Florida Gators. They've been on top of the world, but now they're down in the gutter. Given the way this season has gone, I wouldn't be surprised if they end up beating Kentucky on the road this week.
10. Oklahoma
The Sooners bounced back in a big way after firing Ben Arbuckle. That new-coach boost had better give them quite a bit of momentum, as they are hosting an Ole Miss team that is looking to sneak back into the playoff discussion after sustaining their third loss.
9. Texas A&M
The Aggies very nearly pulled off a huge upset over the no. 3 team on this list, but fell just barely short on the road. Things don't get any easier, as they will host Tennessee in Kyle Field this Saturday, but at the very least, Vegas sees this as something the Aggies could potentially win.
8. Missouri
It's hard to blame the Tigers too much for the loss this weekend, given exactly how things unfolded in the game, but they're now fighting for their playoff lives. You will get right back in the discussion if you can beat Georgia and Kentucky in back to back weeks coming up, but that's one heck of a tall order.
7. Ole Miss
The Rebs are floundering right now, and have been ever since their emphatic win over Missouri a few weeks back— they just haven't seemed like the same team since that point. They fell to 19th in the AP Poll, but could be a tad higher in the CFP rankings come tomorrow night— enough to potentially slide in if things fall their way and they win out.
6. LSU
Lane Kiffin's team looked as vulnerable as they ever have this past weekend against Alabama. They're now holding on by a thread to their playoff hopes, with only one more opportunity left for a quality win on their schedule— they've squandered chances against Ole Miss, Kentucky and Alabama.
5. Kentucky
Big Blue sustained just their second loss of the year in a trip to Rocky Top this past weekend, but the good news is that that was their toughest game left on the docket. Florida will be tough to navigate, as will Louisville, but Kentucky gets both at home— the game to watch closely will be against Missouri.
4. Tennessee
Tennessee has their sights firmly set on a Playoff berth this year, but they have to get through these next two games to be fully assured of a spot, despite a top-10 ranking in the latest AP Poll. The trip to College Station this weekend screams trap game right now for a team that struggles to produce offense at times, and LSU will be no cakewalk in Neyland.
3. South Carolina
The Gamecocks pulled off maybe their most impressive win yet of the year, getting through a lot of adversity against a surprisingly tough opponent. They can't completely overlook Arkansas, but it would be hard to deny that there is already a lot of anticipation building for the November 21 matchup against Georgia.
2. Alabama
The Tide are all the way back up to second in these rankings after a dominant win over LSU. Kalen DeBoer's squad should be able to coast to a Playoff berth, with only Vanderbilt, UT-Chattanooga, and the Iron Bowl left on the schedule.
1. Georgia
Kirby Smart's team is heading for Atlanta if they can just get through these final two conference games against Missouri and South Carolina. The Auburn mishap looks stranger and stranger in retrospect, but this Georgia team is looking as strong as ever right now.
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