With bowl season behind us, the 2014 SEC season has officially come to an end.

As a result, Uncle Mo has put together one final edition of his momentum rankings following a record seven bowl wins by the conference this season. He watched all the games and did all his homework to come up with this week’s rankings, and he feels pretty good about them.

Remember, these are not power rankings, they’re momentum rankings. There’s a difference. Just because Ole Miss has less momentum than Kentucky following a 39-point bowl loss doesn’t mean the Rebels are worse than the Wildcats. Please keep that in mind when reading through the list.

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

1.  Texas A&M: The Aggies may seem like a strange choice at No. 1, but hear me out. A&M has won at least eight games for three straight years since joining the SEC, and next year it returns two touted quarterbacks with starting experience three of its top four wideouts. It will also bring in a handful of five-star recruits and John Chavis as defensive coordinator. Texas A&M has a lot going its way and a lot of explosive depth at key positions. It could be a sleeping giant in the SEC West entering 2015.

2. Georgia: The Bulldogs 2014 season wasn’t what they expected, but their 23-point win over a ranked Louisville team in the Belk Bowl showed how much promise this team has entering next season. Aside from Todd Gurley, the Dawgs will bring back all their NFL-caliber underclassmen, in addition to Mark Richt and his new contract extension. Georgia is once again collecting a top 5 recruiting class, and if it can find a game manager to play quarterback it still maintains definite championship potential.

3. Arkansas: Few teams ended the season as well as the Razorbacks after a frustrating start to SEC play. The Hogs shut out ranked opponents in back to back weeks and won their bowl game by 24 points in the Texas bowl against, who else, Texas. Bret Bielema seems to finally have his stamp on this program, and with Brandon Allen, two 1,000-yard rushers and some key cogs on defense all returning next season. Arkansas certainly has momentum to build from in 2015.

4. Tennessee: Few teams needed a bowl win as badly as Tennessee, which got one in resounding fashion against iowa in the TaxSlayer Bowl. The Vols rolled the Hawkeyes and many of their young talents shined in their first career bowl appearances. Joshua Dobbs may be the most talented quarterback returning in the East, the skill players on offense will have another year to develop, and Butch Jones is poised to bring in a top 10 recruiting class including a fierce defensive line class. Tennessee has a lot to look forward to in 2015.

5. Alabama: Alabama’s season ended with a loss in the Sugar Bowl for the second year in a row, but the Tide won’t fall far between now and the start of next season. The Tide stands to lose Blake Sims, likely Landon Collins and a few other key starters, but it’ll return plenty of talent and depth as well as both of its coordinators. It will also likely attract the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class for the fifth straight year. The loss to Ohio State will sting throughout the offseason, but if Alabama can reinforce its secondary and if Jacob Coker can handle the starting role, Alabama is still going to decide the West.

6. Missouri: Missouri will lose a talent off this year’s team, but it’s won two straight division titles and posted at least 11 wins in back to back seasons. Those are some major momentum-builders if you ask me. Not to mention, Missouri replaced defensive coordinator Dave Steckel with a trusted name in Barry Odom, ensuring Missouri will continue developing talent on that side of the ball as well as anyone in the conference. Maty Mauk will be the East’s most experienced starter in 2015, and once again the Tigers should have some say in the East race.

7. Auburn: The Tigers fell from defending conference champs and national runners up to a five-loss team in 2014, but they have plenty going for them entering 2015. Jeremy Johnson could step in and be the SEC’s best quarterback in his first year as the starter, and Gus Malzahn continues to add speed and athleticism to his team in the form of touted recruits like Jovon Robinson and Kerryon Johnson. The Tigers added Will Muschamp as their defensive coordinator this offseason, and if the pieces fall into place quickly enough they could be back to being title contenders as soon as next year.

8. Florida: It’s tough to believe the only SEC team to fire its head coach in 2014 could be listed this high in the final momentum rankings of the year, but Florida actually has a lot of positive momentum heading into next season. Jim McElwain appears to be a popular hire, and he’s put together a fabulous staff loaded with experienced coaches and proven recruiters. The Gators won a bowl game for the first time since 2011, and the feeling throughout the Southeast is that they’re in the early stages of a return to prominence. Florida has a lot of work to do to secure a decent recruiting class, but if it can snag a few nice players on the recruiting trail we’ll begin to see improvements within the program as soon as 2015.

9. Kentucky: The Wildcats didn’t compete this bowl season after losing six straight games to end the regular season, but they did gain back some positive momentum within its coaching staff. Kentucky brought in West Virginia offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson to lead the offense next season, and considering Dawson and former OC Neal Brown are both disciples of Hal Mumme’s Air Raid offense, the transition should be seamless. The Cats also held on to  tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow after he had been pursued by Jim Harbaugh and Michigan. Marrow is one of the finest recruiters in all of college football, and for him to make a statement choosing Kentucky over Michigan should resonate with promising prospects down the road.

10. South Carolina: The Gamecocks ended the season with a nice bowl win over Miami, and it’ll return All-SEC playmaker Pharoh Cooper next season, but not much else has gone right for them in the last month. South Carolina has endured six decommitments from key recruits in the last two months, and there seems to be frustrations over the lack of shakeup on the coaching staff. Steve Spurrier’s future at the program remains unknown, and Carolina’s quarterback situation is at best uncertain. There’s still talent in Columbia, just not much momentum.

11. LSU: The Tigers have been a mess since they lost their Music City Bowl showdown with Notre Dame in gut-wrenching fashion late last month. Texas A&M wooed Chavis from Baton Rouge to College Station, and many of LSU’s defensive players were displeased with the school’s inability to retain the defensive coordinator. Three starting underclassmen have already declared for the NFL Draft, and there’s uncertainty as to who will fall in line with the next coordinator and who will fit that scheme. The Tigers are also a mess at the quarterback position, although it could resolve that issue should Everett Golson choose to transfer to LSU. Nonetheless, the unrest on the defensive side of the ball is reason enough to wonder how LSU will fare in a loaded SEC West in 2015.

12. Vanderbilt: The Commodores were the SEC’s worst team from start to finish this year, opening 2014 with a 30-point home loss to Temple and concluding it with an 0-8 record in the conference. Derek Mason fired both his coordinators, and will take a more hands-on approach by calling the defensive plays next season. He replaced offensive coordinator Karl Dorrell with former Wisconsin OC Andy Ludwig, which could benefit tailback Ralph Webb before his career is through. Still, there are more questions than answers in Nashville this offseason, and there really isn’t any momentum at all.

t-13. Mississippi State and Ole Miss: It might seem harsh to slot the two Mississippi schools at the bottom of these momentum rankings after the seasons they had, but let’s remember their combined 14-0 start was followed by a combined 5-7 finish. Both schools suffered embarrassing losses in prominent bowl games with no competing games on the air to distract from the routs. Both stand to lose a lot of talent, and both d t their brands on the recruiting trail with less than a month until National Signing Day.

Mississippi State will lose 18 seniors and its three best juniors, decimating its starting lineup on both sides of the ball. The Bulldogs will need a new quarterback, a new tailback, a new No. 2 wideout, three new offensive linemen, two new defensive ends, a new middle linebacker, a new starting corner and two starting safeties, and that doesn’t even account for the depth they’ll lose behind those players. Mississippi State has commitments from a couple of four-star commitments, but next year could be a rebuilding year for Dan Mullen and company, which will likely fell like a letdown compared to this year’s 10-win accomplishment.

Likewise, the last month could not have gone much worse for the Rebels since defeating MSU in the Egg Bowl. Ole Miss lost college football’s first-ever New Year’s Six bowl game by 39 points. Their potential answer at quarterback next season, JUCO transfer Chad Kelly, was arrested four days after signing with Ole Miss. Two members of the touted 2013 recruiting class will now transfer, and Ole Miss will lose two All-Americans from its secondary in addition to its two best linebackers this season. The Rebels’ 2014 season remains one of the best in school history, but the way it ended the year eliminated any momentum they might have taken into the offseason.