Two conference games in for most SEC teams, Week 4 provided little clarity. Alabama's win over South Carolina was impressive, but not enough to bump the Crimson Tide up from the No. 3 spot.
As always, remember these rankings are not algorithm-driven. They are 100% subjective and unabashedly so.
Week SEC Football Power Rankings
- No. 1 - Georgia Bulldogs (4-0) - Up one spot from No.2. Georgia was never going to have a problem beating Oklahoma, but the Sooners helped with four turnovers. The Dawgs are the SEC's best team, and not because they have played the SEC's weakest schedule.
- No. 2 - Texas Longhorns (4-0) - Down one spot from last week. The Longhorns' defense is the real deal, led by vulgar-acting dumbass Colin Simmons, who had five sacks in the win over Tennessee. The Horns allowed the Vols to sack Arch Manning six times, and Tennessee had a chance to steal an upset.
- No. 3 - Alabama Crimson Tide (4-0) - Last week, No. 3. Alabama again showed signs of becoming a great team, but the Tide is not there yet.
- No. 4 - Florida Gators (4-0) - Last week, No. 9. The Gators bludgeoned the Ole Miss defense to the tune of 52 points. Ole Miss coach Pete Golding was candid: "That was an old-fashioned butt-whupping."
- No. 5 - LSU Bengal Tigers (3-1) - Last week, No. 4. LSU soundly whipped Texas A&M, 35-6, but that doesn't make up for having lost to a team that lost by 24 points on Saturday.
- No. 6 - Tennessee Vols (3-1) - Last week, No. 5. Jim Knowles showed he is more valuable to the Vols than Josh Heupel. But the puke Orange lost, so down one spot.
- No. 7 - Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-0) - Last week, No. 10. The Bulldogs were good, but not great, holding off Missouri 31-14 in Starkville. Kamario Taylor is outstanding, and Fluff Bothwell is a load.
- No. 8 Ole Miss Rebels (3-1) - Last week, No. 7. The Rebels have the SEC's best quarterback in Trinidad Chambliss and, when healthy, one of the league's best running backs in Kewan Lacy. The Rebels also have a defense that fails to understand the basics of tackling.
- No. 9 - Oklahoma Sooners (2-2) - Last week, No. 8 - The Sooners saved the Rebels from dropping lower. How bad is the Oklahoma offense? Easy answer: the Sooners are the SEC's worst at scoring points.
- No. 10 - Texas A&M Aggies (2-2) - Last week, No. 6 - The Aggies are in disarray on both sides of the ball, looking very much like a future 5-loss team.
I wish I could leave off the names of the next six teams to shroud their guilt for being in the range from not-good to very-bad SEC teams. Instead, I'll list them without elaboration.
No. 11, Missouri Tigers (last week, No. 13); No. 12, Auburn Tigers (last week, No. 11); No, 13 Kentucky Wildcats (last week, No. 14); No. 14 South Carolina Gamecocks (last week, No. 12). Unchanged from last week, Vanderbilt and Arkansas bring up the SEC rear at No. 15 and No. 16.
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