Week 12 SEC conference power rankings
11. 537. Vandy. . . . . . 6-4 (3-3 SEC). Week 11 Result: 28-7 loss vs. South Carolina
Last week: 8 (-3)
South Carolina dashed any momentum the Vanderbilt Commodores and dual-threat quarterback Diego Pavia had built in SEC play in October and early November in a 21-point thrashing last weekend in Nashville. Vandy needs the bye week it has upcoming this week to rest up and get ready for difficult matchups to conclude the regular season in late November against LSU and Tennessee.
. 7-2 (3-2 SEC). . Week 11 Result: 30-23 win vs. Oklahoma. . 531. Mizzou. . . 10
Last week: 11 (+1)
While it was ugly yet again, Mizzou found a way to get it done late in the fourth quarter for the victory over Oklahoma. Backup quarterback Drew Pyne accomplished the mission to lead Mizzou to yet another close win in SEC play, technically keeping the Tigers alive in the SEC Championship Game contention race this fall.
Week 11 Result: BYE. 9. . 524. . . Arkansas. . . 5-4 (3-3 SEC)
Last week: 10 (+1)
Coming out of the bye week, the Arkansas Razorbacks and head coach Sam Pittman host a challenging rivalry game against the Longhorns in Fayetteville. The Hogs could get starting quarterback Taylen Green and star running back Ja'Quinden Jackson back from various injury issues, which would be huge against a stifling Texas defense.
. . . LSU. 6-3 (3-2 SEC). Week 11 Result: 42-13 loss vs. Alabama. 529. 8. .
Last week: 5 (-3)
Things have gone south pretty quickly for the LSU offense in the past few weeks. Last week, Garrett Nussmeier and the Tigers got in the end zone only once against an Alabama defense that held them to 13 points and under 350 total yards of offense.
In all likelihood, LSU's SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff contention hopes are gone after back-to-back double-digit losses to Alabama and the Texas A&M Aggies.