Once again, the biggest games this weekend feature SEC teams as the CFP committee prepares to release its first rankings next week.

The Texas A&M Aggies are still undefeated as they rest up and recover on their bye week, but there are still several games this weekend that could impact Mike Elko and his squad's College Football Playoff

Across the SEC, road teams scored massive wins in Week 9 action with home teams going just 1-6. Week 9 served as a College Football Playoff elimination weekend for several teams in the SEC.

Yeah, the Vols brought out their “Dark Mode” jerseys, molly whopped a ranked team, and then put them away for over 10 years. They returned in 2021 under head coach Josh Heupel, and they’ve since been deployed five times across the last four seasons.

So how do the teams in the SEC stack up heading into Week 9 of the 2025 season? Here’s the latest edition of AL.com ’s SEC football power rankings for 2025 (all times Central and all games Saturday unless noted): This week’s game: vs. Tennessee, 6:45 p.m., SEC Network

Alabama, unbeaten in conference and likely a comfy favorite in every remaining game, has a clear path to one SEC title game spot, while the other is up for grabs among eight teams, with Texas A&M, Georgia or Ole Miss most likely.

At the end of the day, Vanderbilt has proven over the course of this season that it is capable of playing well against good defenses such as the win against LSU. Turnovers will certainly play a factor. If Vanderbilt is to give itself the best chance to win, it cannot turn over the ball like it did the last time the Commodores went on the road.

Everyone in the SEC knows that a freakishly skilled edge rusher is hard to find. That’s why over 70 percent of readers went with the werewolf. Mythical beasts stay undefeated, and, as the football cliché goes, every great defense has to have some dogs.