SEC Power Rankings - Week 7: Where does Auburn stand following another loss?

This past Saturday of SEC football saw almost everything: close calls, a coach in Gainesville even closer to getting the axe, a Red River Rivalry blowout and some of the worst officiating anyone has ever seen.

Well, that last part could be about any week, but don't try telling that to Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze and athletic director John Cohen. There are two teams clearly at the top in Alabama and Texas A&M, but the Crimson Tide have a test with a visit from Tennessee this week, while Ole Miss, fresh off a mediocre performance against Washington State, travels to Athens to battle Georgia.

With most teams now halfway through their SEC schedule, let's take a look at the conference power rankings heading into Week 8.

1. Alabama (5-1, 3-0 SEC)

Result: W, 27-24 at No. 14 Missouri

This Week: vs. No. 11 Tennessee

Oct 11, 2025; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) throws against the Missouri Tigers during the first half of the game at Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

2. Texas A&M (6-0, 3-0)

Result: W, 34-17 vs. Florida

This Week: vs. Arkansas

3. Georgia (5-1, 3-1)

Result: W, 20-10 at Auburn

This Week: vs. No. 5 Ole Miss

4. Ole Miss (6-0, 3-0)

Result: W, 24-21 vs. Washington State

This Week: at No. 9 Georgia

Oct 11, 2025; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss (6) reacts after a touchdown during the third quarter against the Washington State Cougars at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

5. Tennessee (5-1, 2-1)

Result: W, 34-31 vs. Arkansas

This Week: at No. 6 Alabama

6. LSU (5-1, 2-1)

Result: W, 20-10 vs. South Carolina

This Week: at No. 17 Vanderbilt

Oct 11, 2025; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly talks to wide receiver Zavion Thomas (0) against the South Carolina Gamecocks during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images | Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

7. Missouri (5-1, 1-1)

Result: L, 27-24 vs. No. 8 Alabama

This Week: at Auburn

8. Vanderbilt (5-1, 1-1)

Result: BYE

This Week: vs. No. 10 LSU

9. Texas (4-2, 1-1)

Result: W, 23-6 vs. No. 6 Oklahoma

This Week: at Kentucky

Oct 11, 2025; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) celebrates with his lineman after he throws a touchdown against the Oklahoma Sooners during the second half at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

10. Oklahoma (5-1, 1-1)

Result: L, 23-6 vs. Texas

This Week: at South Carolina

11. South Carolina (3-3, 1-3)

Result: L, 20-10 at No. 11 LSU

This Week: vs. No. 14 Oklahoma

12. Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2)

Result: BYE

This Week: at Florida

13. Florida (2-4, 1-2)

Result: L, 34-17 at No. 5 Texas A&M

This Week: vs. Mississippi State

Florida head coach Billy Napier calls time out during the second half an NCAA football game in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 4, 2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun] | Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

14. Auburn (3-3, 0-3)

Result: L, 20-10 vs. No. 10 Georgia

This Week: vs. No. 16 Missouri

15. Arkansas (2-4, 0-2)

Result: L, 34-31 at No. 12 Tennessee

This Week: vs. No. 4 Texas A&M

Tennessee tight end Miles Kitselman (87) goes down on a tackled by Arkansas defensive back Caleb Wooden (22) in an NCAA college football game on Oct. 11, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

16. Kentucky (2-3, 0-3)

Result: BYE

This Week: vs. No. 21 Texas