POWER RANKINGS
Breaking down the SEC
1. Alabama (5-0): Alabama gives a new meaning to “option football” — every player on offense has the option to score on any play. Except linemen. Maybe.
2. Georgia (5-0): The SEC championship could be the de facto national championship game.
3. LSU (5-0): Quarterback Joe Burrow is more popular in Louisiana right now than boudin and beer combined.
4. Auburn (4-1): Tigers are winning but offensive inconsistency has caused what one Auburn message board poster calls a case of “Gustration.”
5. Kentucky (5-0): Can the Wildcat Miracle keep going at Texas A&M? With Benny Snell Jr. rolling, why not?
6. Florida (4-1): Dan Mullen still breaking Mississippi State hearts, just in a different sweatshirt.
7. Texas A&M (3-2): This weekend, Kentucky travels to A&M for the first time ever. Rule No. 1 for the ’Kats: don’t even try to figure out the cheers.
8. Mississippi State (3-2): The Bulldogs might have dropped more if someone had stepped up from below. Auburn may be a chance at redemption.
9. Missouri (3-1): Mizzou and South Carolina swapped spots this week but they play on Saturday so we will know who deserves ninth place FOR SURE.
10. South Carolina (2-2): About as disappointing as the Ryder Cup team last weekend and did not get a free trip to Paris, either.
11. Ole Miss (3-2): Will put up big numbers against Louisiana-Monroe. But ULM might put up big numbers, too.
12. Vanderbilt (3-2): Narrowly averted a loss to Tennessee State, which would have meant they weren’t even neighborhood champions.
13. Tennessee (2-3): An off-week for the Volunteers, who would be glad to take three or four more off-weeks if they could.
14. Arkansas (1-4): The Razorbacks played Texas A&M to the wire, giving Nick Saban just enough to get his team’s attention.