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All for Tennessee Official Week 10 SEC Power Rankings

By Caleb Calhoun

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; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks running back Rico Dowdle (23) celebrates with his team after his score against the Missouri Tigersduring the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2016; Columbia, SC, USA; South Carolina Gamecocks running back Rico Dowdle (23) celebrates with his team after his score against the Missouri Tigersduring the second quarter at Williams-Brice Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports /

Talk about a resurgent football team! The South Carolina Gamecocks and Will Muschamp were dead in the water just three weeks ago. But with Jake Bentley inserted into the starting lineup, they were able to make a huge jump in the SEC Power Rankings after shocking the Tennessee Vols.

This past weekend, they got an ugly win against the Missouri Tigers. But it still moved them to 5-4, one win away from bowl eligibility.

So they did nothing to drop in our SEC Power Rankings. Bentley looks like the real deal as a quarterback for them, while the defense continues to look like a Muschamp defense. If this team can just avoid offensive mistakes, they can easily go on a run to close out the year.

And fortunately for them, a game against the Western Carolina Catamounts in two weeks should guarantee a 6-6 record at a minimum for this team. But they have two other games to define the season.

Muschamp has a chance at revenge against his former team, the Florida Gators, on Saturday. And then they close out the year against the hated Clemson Tigers on the road in three weeks.

With that slate, a 6-6 record is all but assured, a 7-5 record is very possible, and an 8-4 season in a rebuilding year is still out there. But speaking of resurgences…

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