National Signing Day has come and gone, and all 14 SEC schools have laid a foundation for the 2015 season and beyond with some stellar recruiting classes.

With that in mind, Uncle Mo has put together another edition of his momentum rankings after the SEC gained 12 of the top 25 classes in the 247Sports industry composite rankings. He monitored all the signing day chaos and did all his homework to come up with these rankings, and he feels pretty good about them.

Remember, these are not power rankings, they’re momentum rankings. There’s a difference. Just because Alabama gathered a better recruiting class than Tennessee doesn’t mean it has more momentum than the Vols. Please keep that in mind when reading through the list.

There’s plenty of shakeup from the last rankings after bowl season, so let’s jump right in:

1. Tennessee: The Vols finally surged back into postseason play with a bowl win to cap last season, and they followed up that achievement by hauling in a top-five class filled with four- and five-star prospects along the offensive and defensive lines. Butch Jones and his staff have grown the program steadily since arriving in Knoxville, but their 2015 class could be the class that elevates this program back to elite status in the coming years.

2. LSU: The Tigers appeared to be in disarray when former defensive coordinator John Chavis departed for Texas A&M, but LSU salvaged a top 10 class just weeks later after hiring Kevin Steele and Ed Orgeron to lead the recruiting efforts on that side of the ball. The program known for producing top defensive back talents signed a five-star at the position in Kevin Toliver, and the addition of five-star wideout Tyron Johnson could help the SEC’s worst passing offense from 2014.

3. Alabama: The Crimson Tide gathered its fourth straight No. 1 class, reminding us all in the aftermath of its loss to Ohio State that it won’t be leaving the discussion of future national title contenders anytime soon. Alabama signed 20 four- or five-star prospects and gained seven early enrollees as they reload while most other programs rebuild.

4. Texas A&M: Kevin Sumlin’s Aggies continue to recruit as well as any team in the nation, dominating the recruiting efforts within the hyper-competitive state of Texas. A&M took a step back in 2014 after losing a ton of talent to the NFL draft, but it closed the year strong with a bowl win against West Virginia and then added a number of top-notch pieces to its already explosive offense, including five-star quarterback Kyler Murray and five-star wideout Christian Kirk. Chavis was able to woo five-star defensive tackle Daylon Mack to College Station, already making an impact on his new defense before even coaching a game for the Aggies.

5. Auburn: Gus Malzahn continued to attract dynamic athletes to play in his exciting, unorthodox offense, and Will Muschamp began rebuilding the Auburn defense with a huge 2015 class. The addition of Byron Cowart to the defense should provide a presence along the defensive line the Tigers sorely lacked in 2014, and athletes like Jovon Robinson should help Malzahn’s offense maintain is explosiveness into 2015.

6. Vanderbilt: If you’re scratching your head wondering how the SEC’s lowest-rated class wound up this high on the list, let me explain. Vanderbilt fell from back to back nine-win seasons into last place in the conference with a 3-9 record, then fired both its coordinators. The Commodores should have finished last in the SEC in recruiting, but they shouldn’t have still salvaged the No. 47 class in the nation after such an abysmal 2014. The Commodores signed three four-star prospects, including a four-star quarterback, and Derek Mason appears to be laying the foundation for better things to come down the line.

7. Florida: Jim McElwain’s limited time on the recruiting trail paid off in the form of the nation’s No. 21 class, featuring top offensive line prospect Martez Ivey and more than likely five-star defensive end Cece Jefferson. The Gators class has depth and top-flight talent, and although the class ranks just 10th in the SEC it certainly proved McElwain has this program headed back in the right direction in the aftermath of the failed Muschamp era.

8. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs followed their 10-win season with a talent-heavy recruiting class featuring seven four-star prospects, and considering how well Dan Mullen has developed talent with lesser prospects in the past he could begin elevating Mississippi State’s national perception year after year with a class like this. It’s a top 20 class nationally but only the No. 8 class in the SEC, coincidentally landing it eighth on this list.

9. Georgia: The Dawgs are in danger of missing on signing top in-state linebacker prospect Roquan Smith, which hurts especially bad considering UGA is losing two starting linebackers off its 2014 squad. The Bulldogs return a lot of talent from their 2014 squad, and they did manage to haul in touted athlete Terry Godwin in their 2015 recruiting class, and in a wide-open SEC East they’ll be contenders once again.

10. Arkansas: No team in the SEC finished the 2014 season stronger than the Razorbacks, who posted back to back shutouts against SEC West foes, snapping a 17-game conference losing skid, and then went on to a bowl victory over Texas. The Hogs return their starting quarterback, two 1,000-yard rushers and a few talents on defense. Their recruiting class ranked 11th in the SEC but the addition of two four-star defensive tackles and two four-star offensive linemen should keep Bret Bielema’s bunch strong in the areas in which it is usually strong, a promising sign for the future.

11. Missouri: The Tigers have won consecutive SEC East titles, and securing five-star defensive lineman Terry Beckner at a school known for producing superstar defensive linemen is a huge get for Mizzou. However, the Tigers class lacks star power beyond the Beckner signing, and for a two-time division champion to still finish behind the conference’s 11 other bowl teams in recruiting has to be frustrating for the Tiger fan base. Gary Pinkel is still a coach capable of doing more with less, and Mizzou still added some nice pieces, but one would think by Year 4 in a conference it has handled since joining the Tigers recruiting efforts would yield better results.

12. Ole Miss: The Rebels class ranks in the top 20 in the nation and in the middle of the pack in the SEC, but late decommitments from four-star inside linebacker Leo Lewis and four-star offensive tackle Drew Richmond were crushing blows to Hugh Freeze’s fourth class in Oxford. The Rebels still added plenty of talent, including two four-star wide receivers, and their stellar 2013 class should take another huge step as juniors in 2015, but that momentum is simply limited by two decommitments from players poised to make an immediate impact with Ole Miss this fall.

13. South Carolina: No team in the nation suffered more decommitments this recruiting season than the nine suffered by South Carolina during the last handful of months. Many of those decommitments came from touted prospects like Mark Fields and Arden Key, perhaps signaling the decline of the Steve Spurrier era after a discouraging 7-6 season. The addition of five four-star defensive linemen certainly addressed an area of need for the team, but all in all its recruiting class is a mere shadow of what it could’ve been.

14. Kentucky: For a program that took a major step forward in the win column in 2014 and then retained one of the best recruiting coordinator in the nation (winning the battle for his services over Jim Harbaugh and tradition-laden Michigan), Kentucky’s No. 39 class is somewhat of a disappointment. Don’t get me wrong — for a basketball school in a football conference to haul in a top 40 class is pretty impressive, ranking ahead of such football powers as Oklahoma State, TCU, Arizona and Georgia Tech. However, UK had the fewest four-star-or-better signees of any team in the SEC, and while ratings are arbitrary it’s clear UK once again lacks the raw star power most other programs possess in the nation’s toughest conference. UK should be proud of its current class, but in a conference this deep it just wasn’t good enough.