Week 5 of the college football season is in the books and I’m slightly saddened that we are already nearing the halfway point of the regular season.
But what a weekend of football it was. It started with a great game between Kentucky and Ole Miss, a meeting that the Wildcats literally fumbled away. Alabama and Arkansas was extremely exciting, for the third quarter at least. Will Rogers and Mississippi State crushed Texas A&M, proving the Aggies were right there with Notre Dame and Oklahoma as the most overrated preseason teams. LSU came back from 17-0 to beat Auburn. And then there was Georgia, the No. 1 team in the nation, needing a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Missouri in Columbia. Tennessee had an off week as it prepares for back-to-back games against LSU and Alabama. And Florida plays on Sunday against Eastern Washington.
Here’s my updated power rankings, plus SEC championship odds (courtesy of BetMGM), following Week 5:
14
Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-1)
Week 5: Off week
National Championship Odds: +100,000
Previous: No. 14
13
South Carolina (3-2, 0-2)
Week 5: Beat South Carolina State, 50-10
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 13
12
Missouri (2-3, 0-2)
Week 5: Lost to Georgia, 26-22
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 12
11
Auburn (3-2, 1-1)
Week 5: Lost to LSU, 21-17
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 11
10
LSU (4-1, 2-0)
Week 5: Beat Auburn, 21-17
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 8
9
Florida (2-2, 0-2)
Week 5: Beat Eastern Washington 52-17
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 9
8
Arkansas (3-2, 1-2)
Week 5: Lost to Alabama, 49-26
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 6
7
Texas A&M (3-2, 1-1)
Week 5: Lost to Mississippi State, 42-24
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 5
6
Kentucky (4-1, 1-1)
Week 5: Lost to Ole Miss, 22-19
National Championship Odds: +50,000
Previous: No. 4
5
Mississippi State (4-1, 1-1)
Week 5: Beat Texas A&M, 42-24
National Championship Odds: +30,000
Previous: No. 10
4
Ole Miss (5-0, 1-0)
Week 5: Beat Kentucky, 22-19
National Championship Odds: +5,000
Previous: No. 7
3
Tennessee (4-0, 1-0)
Week 5: Off week
National Championship Odds: +5,000
Previous: No. 3
2
Georgia (5-0, 2-0)
Week 5: Beat Missouri, 26-22
National Championship Odds: +200
Previous: No. 2
1
Alabama (5-0, 2-0)
Week 5: Beat Arkansas, 49-26
National Championship Odds: +200
Previous: No. 1
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