With most of the top teams inactive—five out of the top seven in the polls watched Saturday’s action from the couch—Week 9 was largely a dud in terms of the big picture. That doesn’t mean some things didn’t get cleared up, however, as we’ll see in this week’s edition of the conference power rankings…
- SEC
With both Alabama and LSU on sabbatical ahead of a mammoth clash, the SEC basically just needed to avoid screwing things up on Saturday. Auburn tried to play spoiler against Ole Miss, but the Rebels managed a close win and still control their own destiny heading into November.