SEC Power Rankings: Week 8

A quick note about these rankings:

This represents a relative measure of what teams have done on the field this season, and doesn’t necessarily reflect any preseason expectations or results from last season. Records shown are overall record and then SEC record in parenthesis. The “Last” and “Next” games shown are the most recent and next SEC opponent on the schedule, respectively.

LSU pulled off a gutsy victory over Ole Miss and propelled itself as a potential SEC contender. Photo: USA Today

1. Texas, 6-0 (2-0)

   Last: W, 34-3 @ Oklahoma (Dallas)

   Next: vs. Georgia (10/19)

2. Georgia, 5-1 (3-1)

   Last: W, 41-31 vs. Mississippi State

   Next: @ Texas (10/19)

3. Alabama, 5-1 (2-1)

   Last: W, 27-25 vs. South Carolina

   Next: @ Tennessee (10/19)

4. LSU, 5-1 (2-0)

   Last: W, 29-26 (OT) vs. Ole Miss

   Next: @ Arkansas (10/19)

5. Texas A&M, 5-1 (3-0)

   Last: W, 41-10 vs. Missouri

   Next: @ Mississippi State (10/19)

6. Tennessee, 5-1 (2-1)

   Last: W, 27-23 (OT) vs. Florida

   Next: @ Alabama (10/19)

7. Arkansas, 4-2 (2-1)

   Last: W, 19-14 vs. Tennessee

   Next: vs. LSU (10/19)

8. Missouri, 5-1 (1-1)

   Last: L, 10-41 @ Texas A&M

   Next: vs. Auburn (10/19)

9. Vanderbilt, 4-2 (2-1)

   Last: W, 20-13 @ Kentucky

   Next: vs. Texas (10/26)

10. Ole Miss, 4-1 (1-1)

    Last: W, 27-21 @ Auburn

    Next: vs. Texas (Dallas, 10/12)

11. South Carolina, 3-3 (1-3)

    Last: L, 25-27 @ Alabama

    Next: @ Oklahoma (10/19)

12. Florida, 3-3 (1-2)

    Last: L, 23-27 @ Tennessee

    Next: vs. Kentucky (10/19)

13. Kentucky, 3-3 (1-3)

    Last: L, 13-20 vs. Vanderbilt

    Next: @ Florida (10/19)

14. Oklahoma, 4-2 (1-2)

    Last: L, 3-34 vs. Texas (Dallas)

    Next: vs. South Carolina (10/19)

15. Auburn, 2-4 (0-3)

    Last: L, 13-31 @ Georgia

    Next: @ Missouri (10/19)

16. Mississippi State, 1-5 (0-3)

    Last: L, 31-41 @ Georgia

    Next: vs. Texas A&M (10/19)