All for Tennessee Official Week 10 SEC Power Rankings

Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) runs the ball against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back John Kelly (4) runs the ball against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs in the first half at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Lexington, KY, USA; Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Stephen Johnson (15) runs the ball against the Georgia Bulldogs in the first half at Commonwealth Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Zerof-USA TODAY Sports /

Even with the drop in this week’s SEC Power Rankings, Kentucky Wildcats fans are likely not too unhappy. Mark Stoops’s team has been on a roll and has a lot to be proud of after taking the Georgia Bulldogs down to the wire over the weekend.

Sure, they were ahead of Georgia last week in those rankings. But we weren’t sure how legitimate that was. Being able to go toe-to-toe with them shows that this team truly has improved.

The newfound momentum with Stephen Johnson at quarterback has continued, as they are now 5-2 ever since he has taken the reigns as a starting quarterback. The defense has shown much more improvement, and the offense has put up numbers on everybody…except the Alabama Crimson Tide.

But there’s no shame in that.

Now, with three games left, the Wildcats have one final conference game to go this week against the Tennessee Vols. Make no mistake, this is a winnable game. And if they magically pull it off, they actually have a chance to win the East. Regardless, the next week they play host to Austin Peay, which should guarantee them bowl eligibility.

And doing that, they’ll be riding high with house money and a chance to upset the Louisville Cardinals the final game of the year.