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Joe Vitale

SEC power rankings after Week 8

It was a relatively quiet week in the Southeastern Conference, with five teams on their bye week.

In Week 8, we saw LSU take down Ole Miss, Alabama top Mississippi State, South Carolina won over Texas A&M, Missouri beat Vanderbilt and Tennessee beat up on UT Martin. Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Auburn and Arkansas all had the week off.

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There’s not too much movement in my updated power rankings, but it does see LSU jump up after the big win over the Rebels.

Here’s my updated power rankings, plus national championship odds (courtesy of BetMGM), following Week 8:

14
Vanderbilt (3-5, 0-4)

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Week 8: Lost to Mizzou 17-14

National championship odds: +100,000

Previous ranking: No. 14

13
Missouri (3-4, 1-3)

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Week 8: Beat Vandy 17-14

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 13

12
Auburn (3-4, 1-3)

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Week 8: Bye

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 12

11
Texas A&M (3-4, 1-3)

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Week 8: Lost to South Carolina 30-24

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 8

10
South Carolina (5-2, 2-2)

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Week 8: Beat Texas A&M 30-24

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 11

9
Florida (4-3, 1-3)

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Week 8: Bye

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 10

8
Arkansas (4-3, 1-3)

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Week 8: Bye

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 9

7
Mississippi State (5-3, 2-3)

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Week 8: Lost to Alabama 30-6

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 7

6
Kentucky (5-2, 2-2)

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Week 8: Bye

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 5

5
Ole Miss (7-1, 3-1)

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Week 8: Lost to LSU 54-20

National championship odds: +20,000

Previous ranking: No. 4

4
LSU (6-2, 4-1)

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Week 8: Beat Ole Miss 45-20

National championship odds: +50,000

Previous ranking: No. 6

3
Alabama (7-1, 4-1)

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Week 8: Beat Mississippi State 30-6

National championship odds: +350

Previous ranking: No. 3

2
Tennessee (7-0, 3-0)

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Week 8: Beat UT Martin 65-24

National championship odds: +1,800

Previous ranking: No. 2

1
Georgia (7-0, 4-0)

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Week 8: Bye

National championship odds: +200

Previous ranking: No. 1

Click here to place your bets at BetMGM.

Get more betting analysis and predictions at Sportsbook Wire.

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