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So for this week, I’m going to just rank the teams as I see them and give one sentence explanations. If you thought my power rankings could get worse, you were terribly mistaken. Have fun.
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14. Tennessee Volunteers (LW: 14)
I hate Tennessee.
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13. Vanderbilt Commodores (LW: 12)
Just an average football team.
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12. Arkansas Razorbacks (LW: 11)
Brett Bielema is still the head coach of Arkansas.
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11. Florida Gators (LW: 13)
They beat UAB and scored more than 20 points.
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10. Ole Miss Rebels (LW: 10)
Winning without Shea Patterson.
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9. Kentucky Wildcats (LW: 7)
Dawgs on top by a lot.
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8. Missouri Tigers (LW: 9)
Five wins in a row, and they’re sort of a different team than the beginning of the year.
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7. Texas A&M Aggies (LW: 8)
Won seven games and hasn't really gotten blown out, beating Ole Miss on the road is a plus.
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6. South Carolina Gamecocks (LW: 6)
Cocks by 90.
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5. Mississippi State Bulldogs (LW: 4)
Had an extremely good chance to beat Alabama, but then played down to Arkansas; I think LSU has a slight edge now.
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4. LSU Tigers (LW: 4)
LSU has secretly been playing really well since the Troy game, they still have a really talented team.
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3. Georgia Bulldogs (LW: 3)
They’re playing good football, but the Dawgs will likely get blown out in the SEC Championship.
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2. Auburn Tigers (LW: 2)
As good as a two loss team there is in the country.
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1. Alabama Crimson Tide (LW: 1)
If they go on the road and beat Auburn next week with how Auburn has been playing, they’re probably going to win the natty.
I edited this from the original post, just wanted to give a little bit of my reasoning.