SEC Power Rankings After Week 4: Auburn Climbing Up

12 – Kentucky – 2-2 (1-1) – Up One

After a slow start to the season, Mark Stoops was able to cool off the hot seat with back-to-back wins, including an SEC win over South Carolina last Saturday.

Don’t overlook this game against South Carolina as it’s hard to win games in the SEC as Auburn fans can attest to as of late.

I applaud Mark Stoops for rallying the troops together and getting the season back on track.

Unfortunately for them they face Alabama in Tuscaloosa this weekend in what is bound to be a wake-up call.

After that though, they have winnable games against Vanderbilt, Mississippi State and Missouri on the schedule.

Those games will be very important in determining whether or not this team becomes bowl eligible and Mark Stoops gets to keep his job.

This team is going to be kicking itself all year thinking about that Southern Miss loss in week one.

11 – Missouri – 2-2 (0-1) – Even

Missouri continues to prove they can light up a scoreboard after dropping 79 points on Delaware State. I don’t care who it’s against these days, anytime you beat someone 79-0 that’s impressive.

Drew Lock had another impressive game throwing for 402 yards and 5 touchdowns. They also two running backs rush for at least 83 yards while averaging at least 9.6 yards per carry.

They are now 13th in the country in points per game averaging 44.5 in four games. They’re fourth in the country with an average of 391.3 passing yards per game.

A lot of that came against Eastern Michigan and Delaware State, but it’s still impressive.

On the pessimistic side they’re averaging just 19 points a game in their two games against power five teams.

Their game against LSU this weekend will be very interesting as LSU is coming off a coaching change and a disappointing loss. If they can come away with an upset in Baton Rouge this team has a good chance of making a bowl game.

Next: Mississippi State and Georgia