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.

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.

A cross the SEC, road teams scored massive wins in Week 9 action; home teams went 1-6. Week 9 served as a College Football Playoff elimination weekend for several teams in the SEC.

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

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.

Saturday Down South hands out its Week 9 superlatives after another thrilling Saturday of SEC football action.

Yet another weekend of SEC football action has now passed, and as a result, the conference is now a week closer to finding out which two teams will eventually make it to Atlanta.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are preparing for a significant weekend on the recruiting trail with multiple five-star prospects committed to SEC programs expec