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SEC Football: Week 13 Power Rankings

By Hunter Kinniburgh

Nov 26, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) scrambles up the field against the Auburn Tigers during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated the Auburn Tigers 30-12. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2016; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts (2) scrambles up the field against the Auburn Tigers during the fourth quarter at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama defeated the Auburn Tigers 30-12. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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The regular season has ended in the SEC, and now all that is left is for Alabama and Florida to face off in the SEC Championship Game. Here are the final regular season power rankings for the southeastern conference.

As hard as it is to believe, the regular season of the 2016 college football season has ended. Now we shift to conference championships and bowl games. In the SEC, 11 teams will be heading to a bowl game, which will be announced this upcoming Sunday.

Rivalry Week was full of many great games for teams in the conference. The shocker of the day was Kentucky’s upset win over Louisville. The Wildcats looked like a team left for dead in September, but have found a way to become a good team as the season progressed. Vanderbilt’s upset of Tennessee was great for their program, renewing confidence in the direction head coach Derrick Mason has the Commodores headed in, as well as bowl eligibility for the first time in three years.

Here are the final regular season power rankings, beginning with number 14, Missouri:

Nov 25, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) goes under center during the first half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 25, 2016; Columbia, MO, USA; Missouri Tigers quarterback Drew Lock (3) goes under center during the first half against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Faurot Field. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /

While it has been a dismal season for Missouri, the Tigers ended 2016 on a high note with an upset victory over Arkansas.

Missouri showed in their final game that they have the tools to be a much better team in the future. The pieces on offense and defense are there, they just have to mature and get better. Arkansas is a great team, a team that can score and had just got done putting up over 600 yards of offense on Mississippi State last week. With the win, Missouri has given its fans at least a small glimmer of optimism heading into the 2017 season.

Missouri has weapons, and improvement will be expected in 2017, particularly against the top teams that the Tigers struggled against in 2016.

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