The second half of the SEC season promises to have College Football Playoff implications nearly each and every week, but first let’s review the most exciting games during the first month and a half of football.

We’ve seen plenty of matchups pitting nationally-ranked teams in the West hosted by College GameDay too, but most of those games haven’t kept our attention in the fourth quarter. All three of Mississippi State’s wins over Top 10s were convincing and Mississippi’s victory at Texas A&M lacked flair (if you’re a fan of evenly matched teams).

10. LSU 28, Wisconsin 24 (Aug. 30) — The Tigers erased a 24-7 deficit in the third quarter to knock off the 14th-ranked Badgers. Leonard Fournette’s debut was underwhelming, but LSU’s defense had one of its best outings to date, limiting Wisconsin’s Tanner McEvoy to just 50 yards through the air with two interceptions.

9. Florida 10, Tennessee 9 (Oct. 4) — If you enjoy offense, this afternoon matchup wasn’t for the faint of heart. Tennessee led throughout before Will Muschamp replaced quarterback Jeff Driskel with freshman Treon Harris. He promptly led two scoring drives in the fourth quarter, including Austin Hardin’s 49-yard field goal with six minutes to play that proved to be the game-winning score.

8. Kentucky 45, South Carolina 38 (Oct. 4) — The SEC’s highest scoring game of the first half was decided on Bud Dupree’s interception return for a touchdown with 2:26 left to play as the Wildcats scored the game’s final 21 points over an eight-minute stretch to post Mark Stoops’ best win in two seasons. The loss was devastating for the Gamecocks, essentially eliminating Steve Spurrier’s team from East contention.

7. LSU 30, Florida 27 (Oct. 11) — The lead exchanged hands three times in the final six minutes before the Tigers clinched a comeback win on Colby Delahoussaye’s 50-yard field goal after a Driskel interception in the closing seconds. There were several big plays in the final quarter that kept viewers — and fans in attendance — on the edge of their seats.

6. Auburn 20, Kansas State 14 (Sept. 18) — A nationally-ranked non-conference matchup that some thought Gus Malzahn’s Tigers would lose, Auburn never found a rhythm offensively but managed to escape thanks to three turnovers from the home team.

5. Georgia 35, Tennessee 32 (Sept. 27) — In one of those ‘closer than the experts think’ kind of rivalries, the Vols made the Bulldogs sweat between the hedges despite being more than a two-touchdown underdog. Tennessee was an onside kick recovery away from perhaps throwing a wrench in the Eastern Division hierarchy but it wasn’t to be.

4. Texas A&M 35, Arkansas 28 OT (Sept. 27) — In search of their first SEC wins in two years, the Razorbacks appeared to be in control of an SEC West battle with a two-touchdown lead entering the fourth quarter. Instead, Kenny Hill found Edward Pope and Josh Reynolds behind the secondary for long touchdowns to knot the score at 28 before overtime. The Aggies scored on their first play before stopping Alex Collins a yard short on 4th-and-1 on Arkansas’ only possession.

3. South Carolina 38, Georgia 35 (Sept. 13) — A huge momentum swing for the Gamecocks at the time, South Carolina’s fourth win over sixth-ranked Georgia in the last five seasons came down to a disputed quarterback keeper at midfield on 4th-and-inches in the final minute. Rather than punt and give the ball back to the Bulldogs and Heisman back Todd Gurley, Spurrier’s decision to roll the dice paid off as Dylan Thompson picked up the necessary inch according to officials.

2. Florida 36, Kentucky 30 3OT (Sept. 13) — The Gators’ play of the year came on 4th-and-goal from the 7 in the first overtime when Driskel, out of timeouts and the playclock set to expire, lofted a game-tying touchdown pass in the back of the end zone to Demarcus Robinson. It didn’t appear the Gators got the play off, infuriating Stoops. The score was crushing to upset-minded Kentucky who ultimately lost two extra sessions later.

1. Ole Miss 23, Alabama 17 (Oct. 4) — This colossal SEC West showdown came down to a spectacular interception in the back of the end zone by Senquez Golson, the perfect exclamation point on the Rebels’ first-ever win over a No. 1 team. What made it even more gratifying for Ole Miss fans? It was Nick Saban and Alabama.