SEC football power rankings, Week 11: Tennessee makes a climb

The Vols rise several spots in our rankings this week. 

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Here are our SEC football power rankings heading into Week 11. Overall and conference records are in parenthesis.

1. Georgia (9-0, 7-0 SEC): For the fifth time this season, the Bulldogs didn't allow an offensive TD in a win over Missouri. 

2. Alabama (8-1, 5-1): LSU having a chance to win on the game's last play was not what anyone expected. 

3. Texas A&M (7-2, 4-2): Quarterback Zach Calzada played through pain, while the defense dominated Auburn. 

4. Auburn (6-3, 3-2): Bo Nix will shoulder a lot of blame for what happened Saturday, but his line couldn't protect him, either.

5. Ole Miss (7-2, 3-2): The Rebels' defense had nine sacks in a win over Liberty. 

6. Arkansas (6-3, 2-3): The Razorbacks ran for 202 yards against an MSU defense that was allowing 90 per game. 

7. Tennessee (5-4, 3-3): The Vols had the ball for 13:52 and gave up 612 yards on the road to Kentucky... and still won!

8. Mississippi St. (5-4, 3-3): Three missed field goals may have been the difference in the loss to Arkansas. 

9. Kentucky (6-3, 4-3): The 'Cats allowed way too many big plays on Saturday. 

10. LSU (4-5, 2-4): Bet you didn't know the Tigers are the league's least-penalized team (31) in terms of yards per game. 

11. South Carolina (5-4, 2-4): The Gamecocks' obliteration of Florida with third-team QB Jason Brown may have been the most stunning thing in the league this season. 

12. Florida (4-5, 2-5): The Gatorsfired defensive coordinator Todd Grantham and offensive line coach Jon Hevesy after Saturday's debacle. 

13. Missouri (4-5, 1-4): QB Connor Bazelak sat out the Georgia loss with a soft tissue injury. 

14. Vanderbilt (2-7, 0-5): Vandy had a much-needed off-week; can starting QB Ken Seals get well enough to play?