For the first time since 2007, the SEC will enter the month of November with no undefeated teams.

Georgia knocked off No. 1 Texas on Saturday night, leaving every team in the league with at least one loss. Meanwhile, Alabama lost to Tennessee, picking up its second regular-season defeat prior to November for the first time since … 2007.

There’s still one week left in October, however, and still some potential for more shakeups before we head into the final month of the regular season. And a couple of teams we largely wrote off after Week 1 are suddenly on six-game winning streaks.

So how do the teams in the SEC stack up as we approach the two-thirds mark of the season? Here’s the Week 9 edition of AL.com’s SEC football power rankings for 2024 (all times Central and all games Saturday):

16. Mississippi State (1-6, 0-4)

Last week’s ranking: 16

Last week’s game: Lost to Texas A&M, 34-24

This week’s game: vs. Arkansas, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network

The Bulldogs continue to slide, having lost six consecutive games since beating FCS opponent Eastern Kentucky in the opener. MSU did hang in for a while against a superior opponent for the second straight week, however. That’s largely thanks to freshman quarterback Michael Van Buren, who appears to be a keeper. Arkansas visits Starkville this week for perhaps State’s last best chance to pick up an SEC win this season.

15. Auburn (2-5, 0-4)

Last week’s ranking: 15

Last week’s game: Lost to Missouri, 21-17

This week’s game: at Kentucky, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network

The Tigers continue to find new and creative ways to lose, blowing an 11-point fourth-quarter lead after missing a near-chip shot field goal that would have put them up by two touchdowns. Auburn is 0-4 in the SEC for a second straight year, something that had never happened in program history before now. On the bright side, the defense continues to play fairly well and the offense has at least stopped turning the ball over repeatedly. A trip to Kentucky to meet an equally scuffling Wildcats team is an opportunity to at least stop the bleeding on this season.

14. Kentucky (3-4, 1-4)

Last week’s ranking: 12

Last week’s game: Lost to Florida, 48-20

This week’s game: vs. Auburn, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network

Whatever defensive formula the Wildcats used to beat Ole Miss and nearly win against Georgia went up in a puff of smoke against Florida, which ran all over Mark Stoops’ team and hit numerous big plays in the passing game. Kentucky’s offense outside of Barion Brown — who is a force on special teams as well — is simply difficult to watch these days. If the Wildcats can’t beat struggling Auburn on Saturday night, they might have almost no path to reach a ninth straight bowl game.

13. Oklahoma (4-3, 1-3)

Last week’s ranking: 11

Last week’s game: Lost to South Carolina, 35-9

This week’s game: at Ole Miss, 11 a.m., ESPN

The Sooners’ SEC debut season continues to devolve into a nightmare, with the first quarter of Saturday’s loss to South Carolina one of the worst offensive displays you are likely to see. Three straight turnovers put Oklahoma in a 21-0 hole it couldn’t climb out of. It was so bad head coach Brent Venables fired offensive coordinator Seth Littrell on Sunday after just seven games. Freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins got benched for former starter Jackson Arnold, but the Sooners’ receiver corps and offensive line is so banged up and/or bad it’s not likely to make much difference. Oklahoma might be lucky to score Saturday against a rested Ole Miss team coming off a bye week.

12. South Carolina (4-3, 2-3)

Last week’s ranking: 14

Last week’s game: Beat Oklahoma, 35-9

This week’s game: Open date

The Gamecocks’ defense continues to shine, forcing three consecutive turnovers in the first quarter to put Oklahoma away early. Narrow losses to Alabama and LSU have to be eating at Shane Beamer, whose team is a few plays away from being 6-1 and ranked in the Top 10 or 12 nationally. South Carolina gets its second open date of the year before a five-game stretch run that includes home games with Texas A&M, Missouri and Wofford and road trips to Vanderbilt and Clemson. The Gamecocks will likely need to spring at least one upset to go bowling.

11. Arkansas (4-3, 2-2)

Last week’s ranking: 9

Last week’s game: Lost to LSU, 34-10

This week’s game: at Mississippi State, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network

The Razorbacks couldn’t sustain the momentum of their upset win over Tennessee two weeks ago, fading late at home vs. LSU despite coming off a bye week. Arkansas got outscored 18-0 from the middle of the third quarter onward. If the running game isn’t rolling, this offense just isn’t explosive enough to keep up with the league’s best teams. Still, a win at Mississippi State on Saturday would put Sam Pittman’s team one game from bowl-eligibility, with lowly Louisiana Tech still on the schedule in late November.

10. Florida (4-3, 2-2)

Last week’s ranking: 13

Last week’s game: Beat Kentucky, 48-20

This week’s game: Open date

Billy Napier spent the entire month of September seemingly on the verge of being fired, but his team has turned things around to a degree in October despite losing veteran quarterback Graham Mertz for the season. Freshmen DJ Lagway and Javan Baugh showed a glimpse of the Gators’ long-term future in a dominant win over Kentucky on Saturday night. The immediate future after the open date is grim, however, with a gauntlet of Georgia, Texas, LSU and Ole Miss before what now looks like a highly winnable season-ender at Florida State.

9. Vanderbilt (5-2, 2-1)

Last week’s ranking: 8

Last week’s game: Beat Ball State, 24-14

This week’s game: vs. Texas, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network

A letdown was perhaps inevitable for the Commodores after back-to-back emotional wins over Alabama and Kentucky, but Diego Pavia put his team on his back in the fourth quarter vs. Ball State and carried it to victory. Vandy is now one win from bowl-eligibility and is ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 2013. Even if the Commodores take it on the chin from Texas, they still have Auburn and South Carolina left on the schedule to secure a postseason berth.

8. Ole Miss (5-2, 1-2)

Last week’s ranking: 10

Last week’s game: Open date

This week’s game: vs. Oklahoma, 11 a.m., ESPN

The Rebels definitely needed a break after losing two of three, and are hovering on the fringes of the playoff race heading into the final five weeks of the season. Perhaps Jaxson Dart solved some of his inconsistency issues during the bye week. Ole Miss will be favored in four of its final five games, however, beginning with a matchup against an Oklahoma team playing as poorly right now as any team in the SEC.

7. Missouri (6-1, 2-1)

Last week’s ranking: 7

Last week’s game: Beat Auburn, 21-17

This week’s game: at Alabama, 2:30 p.m., ABC

The Tigers got an all-time heroic performance from quarterback Brady Cook, who visited a hospital following an ankle injury during Saturday’s game with Auburn and returned to lead a second-half comeback. Even with Cook in the game, Missouri continued to struggle to make big plays offensively. The defense has been mostly good, and got off the field when it needed to last week. Now comes a trip to face suddenly reeling Alabama, a team Missouri hasn’t beaten in 49 years. If Eli Drinkwitz’s team is to have any shot at the playoff spot many viewed as possible before the season, this is a must-win.

6. Alabama (5-2, 2-2)

Last week’s ranking: 4

Last week’s game: Lost to Tennessee, 24-17

This week’s game: vs. Missouri, 2:30 p.m., ABC

We haven’t seen an Alabama team struggle like this in 17 years, which is fitting because that was the last season the Crimson Tide had a first-year head coach. Penalties continue to plague Kalen DeBoer’s team on both sides of the ball, and the offense has devolved to the point that if Ryan Williams isn’t open, Jalen Milroe can barely complete a pass. Alabama needs a get-well game in the worst way, and a Missouri team with a good record (but a not-so-good level of play recently) visits Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

5. Tennessee (6-1, 3-1)

Last week’s ranking: 6

Last week’s game: Beat Alabama, 24-17

This week’s game: Open date

The Volunteers’ defense is legitimately good, having not allowed 20 points in any game this season. The offense is less consistent, though running back Dylan Sampson continues to wear opponents down in the second half. Josh Heupel’s team has been held scoreless in the first half for three straight weeks, but has somehow managed to win two of those games — including the always coveted victory over Alabama in the “Third Saturday in October” rivalry. Tennessee now heads into its second open date, with November road games at Vanderbilt and Georgia what will determine if this is merely a good Volunteers season or potentially a great one.

4. LSU (6-1, 3-0)

Last week’s ranking: 5

Last week’s game: Beat Arkansas, 34-10

This week’s game: at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., ABC

That opening-weekend loss to USC seems like a long time ago and remains inexplicable, but LSU has been on an absolute heater as a team since halftime of the Sept. 21 game with UCLA. Quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, freshman running back Caden Durham and perhaps the league’s best offensive line are just wearing out opposing defenses these days. And the Tigers’ defense appears not to have missed Harold Perkins at all. Now comes a trip to College Station on Saturday night, a game that will give the winner the inside track to a berth in the SEC championship game.

3. Texas (6-1, 2-1)

Last week’s ranking: 1

Last week’s game: Lost to Georgia, 30-15

This week’s game: at Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m., SEC Network

Everyone is due for a bad half, but Texas’ brutal showing in the first two quarters against Georgia was surprising for a team that had played so consistently all season. The Longhorns’ offensive line got brutalized all night, and Steve Sarkisian actually saw fit to briefly bench Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning in the second quarter. Perhaps thankfully for the Texas locker room culture, Manning struggled, and Ewers played much better in the second half. A suddenly very interesting game at Vanderbilt pops up this week, and Texas will try to avoid letting one loss turn into two.

2. Texas A&M (6-1, 4-0)

Last week’s ranking: 3

Last week’s game: Beat Mississippi State, 34-24

This week’s game: vs. LSU, 6:30 p.m., ABC

With LSU, the Aggies are the hottest team in the SEC, though they played around with Mississippi State a little longer than you might have liked coming off a bye week. The offense is doing just enough to win behind quarterback Conner Weigman, and it’s really the defense — namely the defensive front — that is carrying this team. Mike Elko now gets to match wits with Brian Kelly on Saturday night at Kyle Field, and a win would put A&M in a very, very good position for a first-ever spot in the SEC championship game.

1. Georgia (6-1, 4-1)

Last week’s ranking: 2

Last week’s game: Beat Texas, 30-15

This week’s game: Open date

Kirby Smart’s team once again showed who’s boss in the SEC, and put its 5-star laden defense on full display in Austin. Jalon Walker, Mykel Williams and their compatriots allowed very little breathing room for top-ranked Texas to operate, and the offense got enough out of the running game to offset a three-interception night by Carson Beck. Smart had his team feeling aggrieved after most of the college football world picked Texas to win, and added further fuel to that fire after a controversial penalty reversal in the third quarter. The Bulldogs head into their second bye week in excellent position, though suddenly frisky Florida and legitimately dangerous Ole Miss and Tennessee wait on the other side.

Creg Stephenson has worked for AL.com since 2010 and covered college football for a variety of publications since 1994. Contact him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @CregStephenson.