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All for Tennessee Official Week 7 SEC Power Rankings: Vols Take a Dive

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers mascot Smokey X during the second half against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Neyland Stadium. Alabama won 49 to 10. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats safety Blake McClain (24) and cornerback Chris Westry (21) celebrate during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the second half at Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt 20-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats safety Blake McClain (24) and cornerback Chris Westry (21) celebrate during the game against the Vanderbilt Commodores in the second half at Commonwealth Stadium. Kentucky defeated Vanderbilt 20-13. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Without playing, the Kentucky Wildcats remain in the exact same spot of our SEC Power Rankings that they were in last week. We said three weeks ago that a 34-6 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide would not drop them too much.

And given the fact that they have sandwiched that loss in between key SEC East wins against the Vanderbilt Commodores and the South Carolina Gamecocks, this team is one of the better teams in the bottom tier of the conference at this point.

Stephen Johnson remains the key to turning around Mark Stoops’s chances of saving his job, and the defense has found a bit of a rhythm for the first time in his four years there.

Meanwhile, coming off of a bye week and playing in the SEC East, this team has the perfect chance to make a surprising run and give itself some newfound momentum.

But it’s going to have to run the table in the games it is supposed to win. The Wildcats need to beat Austin Peay at home and either the Georgia Bulldogs at home or the Missouri Tigers on the road. After all, they’re losing to Louisville and Tennessee.

That makes a bowl game possible. However, it actually all has to start this weekend in the one game to determine if they can get there. The opponent is the next team in our SEC Power Rankings.

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