As the back half of the SEC schedule arrives, the midway week was certainly quite a week. LSU got swept, Texas A&M had a weekend to remember, and we’ve got some major moves in our weekly power rankings.
The Alabama/Auburn flip-flop happened thanks to that Auburn sweep of LSU. Texas A&M officially jumped out of the realm of the hopeless and Kentucky fell in (despite nearly upsetting Texas).
After Week 10, there’s just a month of weekends left before postseason play arrives. Here’s where the SEC stacks up.
The no-hopers
These are the teams that should just phone it in the rest of the year:
16. Missouri (13-23, 0-15)
Nothing new to say.
15. South Carolina (21-17, 2-13)
Giving up 40 runs to Texas A&M and blowing a 10-run lead in the series finale? The Gamecocks are lucky Missouri’s in the league.
14. Florida (25-14, 4-11)
Yes, Florida climbed off the mat and did something positive after a 1-11 league start. Then again, they beat Missouri, so let’s not start handing out NCAA Tournament bids or anything. Sweep Mississippi State this weekend and we’ll have something to think about.
13. Mississippi State (23-14, 5-10)
Mississippi State delivered a surprising series win over Alabama. Holding the Tide to 9 runs in the series was a major step. More likely than Florida coming back into the race is Mississippi State winning this weekend’s series with the Gators and getting a long look at moving up into the hopefuls category.
12. Kentucky (20-14, 6-9)
Kentucky almost bested Texas, but at the same time, that’s been the problem with this Kentucky team. Nick Mingione’s small ball keeps Kentucky in games, but this year’s squad doesn’t seem to have the big-play acumen of last year’s squad. Five non-conference losses isn’t a good sign and this week’s series with Tennessee could be definitive.
The hopefuls
These teams still have hope of accomplishing something big in 2025:
11. Texas A&M (21-15, 6-9)
Well, hello, Texas A&M. Glad you decided to show up. Winning a series is one thing, sweeping a series is another thing, but winning a game with a rally from a 12-2 deficit (even against South Carolina) felt like a major shift in the season. It’s far from too late for A&M to make this season meaningful. A .500ish record in this year’s SEC is nothing to sneeze at, and if A&M rounds into offensive form, they’re capable of even more than that.
10. Vanderbilt (27-10, 8-7)
Coming off a sweep of Florida, Vandy dropped its first 2 games at Oklahoma and had to grab the finale to avoid falling below .500. It’s a competent Vandy team, but hardly a scary one. A series against Georgia might imperil even a spot among the hopefuls for the Commodores.
9. Oklahoma (26-10, 7-8)
OU won 2 of 3 but would have jumped higher with a sweep and a winning league record. This weekend’s series at Missouri certainly won’t do the Sooners any harm. A sweep would give the Sooners 10 league wins in a year where 12 or maybe 13 would wrap up an NCAA Tournament slot.
8. Alabama (30-8, 8-7)
Alabama’s upset series loss to Mississippi State was fairly shocking, particularly at home. The Tide seemed to be beyond those sorts of disappointments, but not so fast. That moves them back a category in our power rankings.
The best of the SEC
These are the teams that continue to be the cream of the crop in the SEC:
7. Auburn (27-10, 9-6)
A sweep of LSU jumps the Tigers into the top of the league. Somehow giving up just 8 runs in 3 games was amazing. But no overreaction here- – Texas on the road is a brutal next test for the Tigers.
6. Ole Miss (27-10, 9-6)
A series loss to Tennessee wasn’t shocking, and a series at South Carolina will give the Rebels a quick chance to right things. Nobody left on the SEC schedule is ranked higher than the Rebels here, so 18 or so league wins is far from out of the question. If that happens, the Rebels probably jump up a slot or two and Oxford would be in line for a super regional hosting bid.
5. LSU (32-6, 10-5)
Off a brutal offensive week that resulted in a sweep from Auburn, the Tigers now face a hungry Alabama team that could well flip spots with LSU with a series win this week. A key could be walks– the only four teams with more walks than the Tigers are the bottom four ERA-ranked pitching staffs in the SEC. Alabama would love a nice, patient weekend.
4. Georgia (33-6, 10-5)
A series win over Arkansas should probably jump Georgia up even higher… but it’s hard to argue against the top 3 teams. Georgia’s offense could have a field day at Vanderbilt and might inspire a jump next week.
3. Arkansas (33-5, 12-3)
Arkansas took the aforementioned series loss to Georgia, but it’s hard to drop a team with the second-best record in the league as far as fourth. A pair of 1-run losses is a bit of bad mojo… but it also could be essentially a fluke. Arkansas’s bats still are a good bet down the SEC stretch.
2. Tennessee (32-5, 11-4)
The Vols did get off the series-losing streak and it seems that dropping a series to A&M might not be shameful after all. The Vols host Kentucky and can keep positive momentum rolling.
1.Texas (30-5, 13-2)
This has been a slow climb and Texas barely squeaked out a series win against Kentucky. But with a talented and deep pitching staff, Texas is squeaking out a bunch of wins. Note 15 saves among the 30 victories, which is telling. Only 3 SEC pitching staffs have fewer strikeouts than Texas, but the Longhorns have given up the fewest home runs in the SEC. That’s a recipe for close games and as long as Texas keeps winning, here they are.
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