Week 7 was a wild, wild ride. Virtually every game was either an upset or looked like it could be an upset for much of the game. We’re still scratching our heads, but as we sort it all out, here are our SEC Power Rankings for Week 7. As usual, the caveat is that this isn’t a prediction of where teams end up — but rather, of where they are right now.

14. Arkansas (1-6, lost to Ole Miss 37-33)

When it was 27-10 or 30-17 Arkansas, we found ourselves wondering how much the Hogs would move up in the power rankings. Never mind.

13. Ole Miss (5-2, beat Arkansas 37-33)

Yes, Ole Miss moved down a couple spots off a win, but it’s deserved. The Rebels spent almost all of the night trailing the SEC’s basement dweller, while other teams near the bottom here were infinitely more impressive. This seems like the right landing spot for Ole Miss.

12. Vanderbilt (3-4, lost to Florida 37-27)

We could rank this Vanderbilt team that ripped to a 21-3 lead against Florida as high as sixth or seventh in the conference. The one that finished from the game from there there might be No. 15 in a 14-team league. As it is, we’ll leave them in the same spot they were in.

11. Auburn (4-3, lost to Tennessee 30-24)

Last week, we called out the Auburn offense. Might as well single out the pass defense for blowing this week’s game. How much is Gus Malzahn’s buyout again?

10. South Carolina (3-3, lost to Texas A&M 26-23)

It’s a razor-thin margin for the Gamecocks, but a tough loss that wasn’t really as close as the final score drops them a few notches.

9. Tennessee (3-3, beat Auburn 30-24)

We’ve been hard on Tennessee this year because the Vols have been awful. There’s been some slow steady improvement, and lo and behold, it all came together down at Auburn. Is Tennessee really the ninth-best team in the SEC? Maybe not… but then again, they could be.

8. Missouri (3-3, lost to Alabama 39-10)

Yes, Alabama won and covered a four-touchdown spread. But Mizzou did about as well as anybody has this year of not being embarrassed entirely by the Tide.

7. Mississippi State (4-2, off this week)

There’s a big test coming this coming week at LSU after the bye week.

6. Texas A&M (5-2, beat South Carolina 26-23)

Road wins in the SEC aren’t easy to claim and Texas A&M went to Columbia, won the yardage battle by 159 yards and the turnover battle by plus-2. They looked in control for much of this game, but ended up slugging out a close win. That’s good enough for now.

5. Kentucky (5-1, off this week)

Sure, Kentucky lost to Texas A&M last week, but you can’t think twice about them being slotted ahead of the Aggies. Because Kentucky beat Florida. And Florida beat LSU. And LSU beat Georgia. Or something like that.

4. Georgia (6-1, lost to LSU 36-16)

Losing isn’t why Georgia has fallen this far. Losing the yardage battle by 153, going minus-4 on turnovers and generally playing the entire game behind the eight-ball is why Georgia ends up here. They’re just too good for this. And now, suddenly we’ve got them ranked behind…

3. Florida (6-1, beat Vanderbilt 37-27)

Hearing that Florida, a 7-point favorite, won this game by 10 doesn’t sound like much. So let’s say that Florida rallied from 18 down on the road to win by 10, because that sounds more impressive. Can we officially argue that the Florida-Georgia matchup has its swagger back now, or should we wait until after the game?

2. LSU (6-1, beat Georgia 36-16)

We’re glad we didn’t overreact last week, and left the Tigers in the third spot even after a tough loss on the road to Florida. With the huge win over Georgia, we only had to move them back up one spot. LSU could make the SEC West race extremely interesting in their next two games against Mississippi State and Alabama.

1. Alabama (7-0, beat Missouri 39-10)

The injury bug surfaced on a couple fronts for the Crimson Tide, which was much more alarming than anything Missouri brought to the table. Between the great work from LSU and question marks on the Alabama depth chart, this team suddenly looks much more human, but they’re still No. 1 until they aren’t.