After ‘Separation Saturday’ in the SEC West featured multiple upsets, here’s how the division race looks heading into the seventh weekend of the season:

AUBURN (5-0, 2-0)

The first of three remaining unbeatens in the SEC, the Tigers had the look of a conference favorite last weekend against LSU after running away from Les Miles’ team early in the second quarter. Establishing a rhythm on offense hasn’t always been easy for Auburn this fall, but Gus Malzahn’s team picked the perfect time to click and post their most impressive win of the season prior to Saturday’s showdown at No. 3 Mississippi State.

REMAINING SEC GAMES: at Mississippi State, Saturday; vs. South Carolina, Oct. 25; at Ole Miss, Nov. 1; vs. Texas A&M, Nov. 8; at Georgia, Nov. 15; vs. Samford, Nov. 22; at Alabama, Nov. 29

VERDICT: Auburn could move to No. 1 with a win Saturday and most importantly would become the SEC and College Football Playoff favorite. Quarterback Nick Marshall’s played at a Heisman level in recent weeks and the Tigers’ defense, believed to be a weakness coming in, has given up more than two touchdowns just once in a game this season (Arkansas, opener). Auburn is going to have to earn it with five games left against ranked teams, but that’s the case with every contender in college football’s toughest division.

MISSISSIPPI STATE (5-0, 2-0)

Dan Mullen’s the SEC’s coach of the year at this point and it’s not close in my opinion. Consecutive wins over top 10 teams has given us reason to buy stock in the Bulldogs as a league frontrunner. Like Ole Miss, Mississippi State now must face the challenge of playing under pressure having never been here before.

REMAINING SEC GAMES: vs. Auburn, Saturday; at Kentucky, Oct. 25; vs. Arkansas, Nov. 1; vs. UT-Martin, Nov. 8; at Alabama, Nov. 15; vs. Vanderbilt, Nov. 22; at Ole Miss, Nov. 29

VERDICT: Dak Prescott, Josh Robinson, De’Runnya Wilson … the Bulldogs have playmakers, potential All-SEC stars Mullen’s utilized during a record start to his sixth season. If Mississippi State can beat Auburn on Saturday, this team’s ascension from unranked to No. 1 in the country will be complete with an incredible third straight victory over a Top 10 team.

OLE MISS (5-0, 2-0)

Hugh Freeze has warned his team, tied at No. 3 in the AP Poll with their Egg Bowl rival, to try and forget about last week’s momentous win over Alabama. Each and every Saturday’s a grind in the SEC with a ‘survive and advance’ mentality and a slip-up in College Station on Saturday night all but erases that victory. A maximum of two West teams will remain unbeaten after this weekend and the Rebels hope they’re still in the picture.

REMAINING SEC GAMES: at Texas A&M, Saturday; vs. Tennessee, Oct. 18; at LSU, Oct. 25; vs. Auburn, Nov. 1; vs. Presbyterian, Nov. 8; at Arkansas, Nov. 22; vs. Mississippi State, Nov. 29

VERDICT: With arguably its toughest game in the rear view, Ole Miss enters the gauntlet with matchups against three ranked teams — all currently in the Top 15 — over its final seven games. This slate appears the most favorable (if that’s even possible) of the SEC’s three remaining unbeatens, but the Rebels aren’t used to playing with pressure as a contender.

TEXAS A&M (5-1, 2-1)

Saddled with a loss to Mississippi State, Texas A&M’s one of two West elites no longer in control of its own destiny in the journey to Atlanta. Kenny Hill’s been average in back to back games and prolonged issues in the secondary haven’t been fixed. No team in this division’s without flaws, but the Aggies’ deficiencies came to the spotlight on a national stage.

REMAINING SEC GAMES: vs. Ole Miss, Saturday; at Alabama, Oct. 18; vs. Louisiana-Monroe, Nov. 1; at Auburn, Nov. 8; vs. Mizzou, Nov. 15; vs. LSU, Nov. 27

VERDICT: Don’t give up on the Aggies yet after last week’s performance in Starkville. This team is better than they showed last time out and has a chance to prove it Saturday night at home against Ole Miss. College football’s flavor of the month in September, Texas A&M’s already been dismissed as a CFB Playoff threat by several national outlets which is premature. The remaining schedule’s brutal, but there’s still plenty of opportunities at wins over ranked teams and getting back into the top 10 — or even better.

ALABAMA (4-1, 1-1)

What a difference a week makes for the Crimson Tide. College football’s frontrunner stumbled at Ole Miss, dropping six spots in the AP Poll into the No. 7 slot. No longer invincible with severe issues in the kicking game, Alabama hasn’t lost consecutive SEC games since 2007. A disappointing effort on Saturday at Arkansas all but ends this team’s hopes at anything meaningful past the regular season.

REMAINING SEC GAMES: at Arkansas, Saturday; vs. Texas A&M, Oct. 18; at Tennessee, Oct. 25; at LSU, Nov. 8; vs. Mississippi State, Nov. 15; vs. Western Carolina, Nov. 22; vs. Auburn, Nov. 29

VERDICT: Nick Saban’s not panicking and knows Alabama still has plenty of time to prove its worth to the CFB Playoff selection committee. If there’s a West team that finishes unbeaten and moves on to Atlanta, the Crimson Tide have the look of a possible one-loss at-large. The biggest challenge the rest of the way is the Iron Bowl on Nov. 29, a matchup that could decide the West. A loss before that game however changes the stakes a bit and provides a team like Ole Miss or Mississippi State a better shot at winning the division.