This week’s power poll will be the last one. The college football regular season is over, and we’re all sad. I know I’ll spend multiple weeks playing NCAA football and pretending it’s the real thing. Fret not, though, for bowls are right around the corner.
1. Alabama- Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide won the SEC West on Saturday. Derrick Henry had 47 carries and broke Auburn’s will somewhere around the third quarter. The Crimson Tide have played like a team poised to win the national title after their loss to Ole Miss in September. Alabama will play Florida this weekend in the SEC championship game.
2. Ole Miss -4th and 25. That’s all I’ll say about it. Ole Miss was close, but they’re undoubtedly the second-best team in the SEC. The Rebels beat Mississippi State last weekend to garner their first road win in the Egg Bowl since 2003. The Rebels will await their bowl destination, which will be either Orlando or New Orleans.
3. Florida- Florida won the SEC East on the back of Treon Harris. No. I’m kidding. They won the SEC East in spite of Treon Harris. After Will Grier’s suspension, the Gators turned to Harris and he has all but wrecked the offense. Florida State beat the Gators 27-2 in their rivalry game. Who the hell scores two points? Be prideful. Take your shutout.
4. Arkansas- Arkansas beat Missouri 28-3 last Friday in a rain-soaked game. Arkansas physically dominated a bad Missouri team. Alex Collins rushed for over 100 yards, and allowed Arkansas’ offense to stay on the field. Which required Missouri’s offense to be on the sidelines. Actually, that was probably a good thing for Missouri.
5. LSU- LSU beat Texas A&M this weekend and likely saved their coach’s job. LSU’s season started off well, but fluttered down the stretch. The Tigers need to get better at quarterback if they’re going to be successful next season.
6. Tennessee- Tennessee beat Vanderbilt by approximately a billion points. Tennessee is on a five-game winning streak against five of the worst teams in the history of the world. They’ll be telling you that they’re back and are going to win the SEC, and also did you know that one time the Vols won a title in the 90s?
7. Georgia- Georgia just ended the worst 9-3 season ever. They beat their rival Georgia Tech 13-7 last Saturday, and fired head coach Mark Richt on Sunday. They said he resigned, but anyone that knows anything about football knows they ran him off. Georgia will likely head to a bowl game in Tennessee or Florida.
8. Mississippi State- Dak Prescott is an amazing football player. The problem with Dak Prescott is his offensive line can’t block a defensive line with a pulse. Prescott was sacked seven times this past weekend. He didn’t have time to throw the football. That’s a credit to Ole Miss, but man. Prescott’s senior night didn’t go as planned. The Bulldogs could go anywhere as far as bowl games are concerned.
9. Texas A&M- Texas A&M lost to LSU this weekend. That extends their SEC West losing streak to four. That also probably put head coach Kevin Sumlin promptly on the hot seat. The Aggies could go anywhere as far as bowl games are concerned.
10. Auburn- Auburn tried to beat Alabama. They really did. They played hard and kept it close, but Jeremy Johnson had a mediocre game. You can’t have a mediocre quarterback playing if you want to be successful against the Crimson Tide. Auburn will head to the BBVA Compass Bowl in Birmingham.
11. South Carolina- I’m Sorry
12. Missouri- You’re Bad
13. Vanderbilt- At
14. Kentucky- Football.
