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Tennessee football moves back up SEC Power Rankings with win at LSU

By Caleb Calhoun

Oct 8, 2022; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Jabari Small (2) recovers a fumble against LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr. (3) and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo (92) during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2022; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA; Tennessee Volunteers running back Jabari Small (2) recovers a fumble against LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks Jr. (3) and defensive lineman Mekhi Wingo (92) during the first half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 8, 2022; Starkville, Mississippi, USA;Mississippi State Bulldogs players react after the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2022; Starkville, Mississippi, USA;Mississippi State Bulldogs players react after the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-USA TODAY Sports /

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Defeated Arkansas Razorbacks 40-17

Back to back 40-point games and blowout wins over SEC West foes prove Mike Leach really has Mississippi State rolling. This was why Tennessee football wanted him all those years ago, although nobody on Rocky Top has any regrets now with Josh Heupel’s offense taking off as well. Anyway, MSU is looking great.

This is why we had to ignore circular logic. How can we put LSU above Mississippi State given what happened last weekend? It’s not possible despite MSU losing to them 31-16 on the road. What the Bulldogs have done the past two weeks, dominating Arkansas and Texas A&M, has been beyond impressive.

If our power rankings prioritized head to head for as long as they could, they’d look like this before the undefeated teams:

14. Vanderbilt

13. Missouri

12. Auburn

11. Florida

10. Kentucky

9. South Carolina

8. Arkansas

7. Texas A&M

6. Mississippi State

5. LSU

Sorry, but that just wouldn’t make sense given this past weekend. Anyway, MSU is far and away the best of the non-undefeated teams right now, so they belong at the top of the list among them. Now things get fun for Leach and co. in October.

Up next is a trip to Kentucky. Then they have a trip to Alabama. In November, they get to host Auburn and the East Tennessee State Buccaneers. However, they also have Georgia, and there’s still that trip at the end of the season to the next team in these rankings.

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