Well, that was quite a week, wasn’t it? Kentucky ended its 31-game losing streak against Florida, Texas A&M almost upset Clemson, Georgia is really good, and a lot of very outmatched lower-tier FBS and FCS teams got crushed.

But what does it mean?

Well, that’s our job to sort out. For starters, here’s our SEC Power Rankings after Week 2. The standard caution applies — we’re ranking based off what we’ve seen so far, not what we expect to see or believe we’ll end up seeing. It’s all about what we’ve seen on the field in two weeks, and nothing more.

14. Arkansas (1-1, lost to Colorado State 34-27)

It was tough to put Arkansas last in our previous edition. This week, it’s not so tough. They gave up 389 passing yards to a Colorado State team that had previously lost to Hawaii by nine at home and dropped a 45-13 game with Colorado. Sorry, not sorry, Razorbacks.

13. Tennessee (1-1, beat East Tennessee State 59-3)

You win by 56 and still stay near the bottom of the rankings? Well, Tennessee won’t get to play this level of opposition every week. And despite the talent gap, both the Vols and East Tennessee State averaged 4.3 yards per carry in this game. That doesn’t bode well for the Vols in SEC play.

12. Florida (1-1, lost to Kentucky 27-16)

It’s hard to find a silver lining for a team that lost to Kentucky for the first time in 32 years. They didn’t pass well — Feleipe Franks completely under half of his throws (17-for-38), despite making many of them late when Kentucky was playing a bend-but-don’t-break defense. They didn’t run well, relying on Franks (11 carries) too much and not having a rush of 10 yards or more until the fourth quarter. They didn’t defend very well, either, allowing 303 yards on the ground to Kentucky. Frankly, this looks like a rough season ahead for the Gators.

11. South Carolina (1-1, lost to Georgia 41-17)

South Carolina probably is better than this. That said, when you get outrushed 271-54 at home, it’s hard to give a team a ton of credit. USC looks like an upper echelon SEC team at its skill positions, and more like a MAC team on the offensive line and, to a lesser extent, the defensive line. Of course, Georgia will probably do that to a lot of people.

10. Vanderbilt (2-0, beat Nevada 41-10)

Vandy looked good after a somewhat sluggish first half. They ran the ball well (5.1 yards per carry) and stopped the run (1.4 yards per carry). It’s hard to get a feel for how well their fairly vanilla attack will work in the SEC, but until they stumble, they get the benefit of the doubt.

9. Ole Miss (2-0, beat Southern Illinois 76-41)

When you watch the Rebels play offense, you want to pick them to go 10-2. When you watch them play defense, you want to cry. Sure, they won by 35. They passed for nearly 500 yards and rushed for over 5 yards per carry. They also allowed 388 yards passing to an FCS team, and gave up 5.4 yards per carry on the ground. It looks great against teams that don’t play any defense, but what will the Rebels do when they can’t gain 600 yards or score gobs of points? Probably lose.

8. Missouri Tigers (2-0, beat Wyoming 40-13)

Missouri racked up 600 yards against relatively inept competition. The Tigers haven’t done much to not like. They also haven’t played anybody yet.

7. Kentucky Wildcats (2-0, beat Florida 27-16)

It’s not flashy, and it’s not glamorous, but pounding the ball for over 300 yards on the ground against a team that has owned you for the last three decades took some guts and some great work by an agile offensive line. Given the improvement from Week 1 to Week 2  with quarterback Terry Wilson, Kentucky could be just scratching the surface.

6. Mississippi State (2-0, beat Kansas State 31-10)

Mississippi State looks like a more explosive version of LSU. The passing game hasn’t really made an impact, but 384 yards rushing is kind of hard to argue with. So is a defense that absolute shut down Kansas State. Right now, spots 3-6 are all very much up in the air, and any of these teams on a given day could challenge anyone who isn’t Alabama. State has played the weakest competition of the group, so for the moment, they’re here at No. 6.

5. Texas A&M (1-1, lost to Clemson 28-26)

Texas A&M is legitimate, and they proved that Saturday night against No. 2 Clemson. Kellen Mond looked like the best quarterback not named Tua in the SEC. The Aggies defense did a good job of keeping them into the game until the final minute. A&M could end up as the second-best team in the West. Then again, there’s plenty of competition.

4. LSU (2-0, beat Southeast Louisiana 31-0)

LSU does drop just because they’re not going to win a lot of style points. They outgained Southeast Louisiana only 335-254. They make few mistakes on offense, crush you with defense, and will overwhelm a fair number of teams. The question is will it work against the SEC West’s big guns?

3. Auburn (2-0, beat Alabama State 63-9)

Much like Alabama, what’s not to love? After a week where the ground game looked a little sluggish, the Tigers used a virtual off week to rush for 429 yards against FCS foe Alabama State. Four fumbles is a little troubling.

2. Georgia (2-0, beat South Carolina 41-17)

They’re like Alabama, but a little younger and a little rougher around the edges. But like Bama, they can pound on the ground, they can zip the ball past you in the air, and they’ll defend all over the field. It’s hard to imagine these top two moving much in the power rankings. There’s no reason Georgia should lose to any other team in the SEC East.

1. Alabama (2-0, beat Arkansas State 57-7)

Sure, it was a beatdown of a Sun Belt team. But Alabama continues to show very little not to love. They even managed to find a kicker who can convert an extra point. If they were any better, Nick Saban would be contractually obligated to smile.