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SEC Power Rankings after Week 10

Pabio November 3, 2024

The SEC has struggled through 10 weeks of the 2024 college football season. November is shaping up to be a frenzied race to Atlanta as eight teams find themselves with two losses or fewer in the SEC standings. Five teams, Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Texas and LSU, have just one loss this season.

Every week we’ve had a big conference upset, and this week was no different as the South Carolina Gamecocks knocked off the No. 10 Texas A&M Aggies just a week after the Aggies picked up a huge win against LSU.

How did the Gamecocks’ win over Texas A&M affect this week’s SEC power rankings? Let’s take a look.

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Last week’s ranking: 16

Week 10: Beat UMass 45-20

It was a slow start for the Bulldogs, who fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter, but a 21-point second quarter put the game away. Michael Van Buren passed for three total touchdowns to continue his strong freshman campaign.

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Last week’s ranking: 15

Week 10: Lost to Tennessee 28-18

The Kentucky Wildcats have now lost four straight since their win over Ole Miss. The Wildcats simply haven’t been able to find consistent offense throughout the 2024 season.

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Last week’s ranking: 14

Week 10: Lost to Vanderbilt 17-7

It’s easy to look at Auburn’s situation and think it’s hopeless, but it’s not because they lost to Vanderbilt. This is not the same Vandy team we have known over the years. Still, Hugh Freeze is going to have a lot to answer for because his seat is getting hot.

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Last week’s ranking: 13

Week 10: Beat Maine 59-14

No one is going to hang a banner on a win against Maine, but it was nice to break a three-game losing streak and see the offense have consistent success, scoring on all but two possessions.

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Last week’s ranking: 11

Week 10: Lost to Ole Miss 63-31

The Razorbacks had a good day offensively with nearly 500 total offensive yards, but it wasn’t enough as the defense allowed the Rebels to gain 694 offensive yards. Arkansas has alternated wins and losses since entering SEC play and now has a bye week before hosting former Southwest Conference foe Texas in Fayetteville.

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Last week’s ranking: 12

Week 10: GOODBYE WEEK

Can the Missouri Tigers get back on track when they welcome the Oklahoma Sooners to town? They have big issues at quarterback after Brady Cook left last week’s loss to Alabama with an injured hand.

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Last week’s ranking: 10

Week 10: Lost to Georgia 34-20

Things were going well for the Gators until DJ Lagway was lost to injury. Florida couldn’t sustain much offense after that.

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Last week’s ranking: 8

Week 10: GOODBYE WEEK

The Alabama Crimson Tide looks to build on their dominant performance against Missouri a week ago when they hit the road to take on the LSU Tigers in a high-profile SEC showdown.

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Last week’s ranking:9

Week 10: Beat Texas A&M 44-20

South Carolina was one game away from beating Alabama and LSU earlier this season, but picked up a huge top-10 win against a red-hot Texas A&M Aggies team. LaNorris Sellers had 350 yards and three touchdowns and Raheim Sanders had 144 yards and two touchdowns in the win.

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Last week’s ranking:7

Week 10: Beat Auburn 17-7

With their victory, Vanderbilt earned bowl eligibility for the first time since 2018. Diego Pavia earned a victory against a team coached by Hugh Freeze for the third straight season.

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Last week’s ranking: 6

Week 10: Beat Arkansas 63-31

Lane Kiffin and Jaxson Dart felt good in this one as the Rebels ran nearly 700 yards of offense on the Razorbacks. Dart threw for over 500 yards and six touchdowns, five of which went to Jordan Watkins, who tied an SEC record for touchdowns in a game.

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Last week’s ranking:5

Week 10: GOODBYE WEEK

It was a tough loss before the bye week for the Tigers and now they prepare to host Alabama in Week 11.

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Last week’s ranking:2

Week 10: Lost to South Carolina 44-20

Wow, wow.

Just when it seemed like the Aggies had a chance to become a force in the SEC, they suffered a significant disappointment in Columbia, South Carolina at the hands of the Gamecocks.

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Last week’s ranking:4

Week 10: GOODBYE WEEK

After their loss to Georgia, the Longhorns have a chance to get back on track against a team from Florida. But the Gators could be left with their third-string quarterback for their trip to Austin.

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Last week’s ranking:3

Week 10: Beat Kentucky 28-18

The Tennessee Volunteers continue to post solid wins. Sure, they lost on the road to Arkansas, but this team plays good defense and runs the ball well to help Nico Iamaleava. Dylan Sampson ran for 142 yards and two touchdowns and Iamaleava threw for 292 yards and a score to earn the victory.