With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Southeastern Conference has boiled down to four teams fighting for two spots. 
Despite a wild weekend around the conference, all of the top teams held serve, so there is little movement at the top of this week’s rankings:
1. Alabama (10-0, 7-0 SEC)
Alabama actually looked human against Mississippi State. The Tide turned the ball over four times in a sluggish 20-7 victory against the cowbells. 
A lackluster performance would be discouraging for most teams, but it gives Nick Saban an opportunity to recapture his team’s focus for a tune-up against Chattanooga before facing Auburn with the SEC West title on the line. 
Last Week: 1 
2. Auburn (10-1, 6-1 SEC)
Gus Malzahn must be living right. 
With the Plainsmen’s SEC Championship hopes hanging by a thread against Georgia, quarterback Nick Marshall chucked up a prayer on fourth and long that was batted into the air, juggled and somehow caught by Ricardo Louis for the game-winning touchdown. 
Divine intervention set up one hell of an Iron Bowl. 
Last Week: 2  
3. Missouri (9-1, 5-1 SEC)
Missouri has its own destiny in hand, and if it can survive a two-game gauntlet of Ole Miss and Texas A&M, it will win the SEC East. 
Missouri received good news coming out of its bye week, as coach Gary Pinkel announced quarterback James Franklin has been medically cleared to return. Freshman Maty Mauk played well in his absence, but Missouri is undefeated with Franklin at the helm this season.  
Last Week: 3
4. South Carolina (8-2, 6-2 SEC)
South Carolina finished its SEC schedule and now has to sit back and hope Missouri loses. If Missouri drops one, the Gamecocks will clinch the SEC East and play for the SEC Championship. 
However, if they want to beat Alabama or Auburn in Atlanta, the Gamecocks will have to play much better than they did in an ugly 19-14 win against an awful Florida team last week. 
Last Week: 5
5. Texas A&M (8-2, 4-2 SEC)
Texas A&M can still get to a BCS game if it wins out. With LSU and Missouri left on the schedule, Johnny Manziel and company will need to win two shoot outs in order to do it. 
I doubt he’d admit it, but Johnny Football has to know a 2-0 finish would most likely mean he takes home his second consecutive Heisman Trophy as well. 
Last Week: 4
6. Ole Miss (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
A solid victory against Troy, the Rebel Black Bear’s fourth in a row, keeps them holding steady in this week’s rankings. Quarterback Bo Wallace and his trio of dangerous receiving threats give them enough firepower to potentially make it five in a row at home against Missouri. 
There is still a gap between Ole Miss and teams ahead of it, but a win this week would change that.
Last Week: 6
7. LSU (7-3, 3-3 SEC)
Saturday’s visit from Texas A&M has all the ingredients to be the highest-scoring game in the history of Tiger Stadium. 
Manziel has weapons, Zach Mettenberger has weapons and there are no signs of a competent defense in sight. Punters, take the afternoon off. The circus is coming to Baton Rouge, and it’s going to be a wild show. 
Last Week: 8
8. Vanderbilt (6-4, 3-4 SEC)
The Commodores continued their climb up the rankings as Austyn Carta-Samuels returned in a win against Kentucky. 
Yes, the Wildcats are a doormat, but the Vanderbilt schedule somehow doesn’t get harder from there. With Carta-Samuels back throwing the ball to Jordan Matthews, the wins will keep on coming. 
Last Week: 9 
9. Georgia (6-4, 4-3 SEC)
No image captures one team’s season as well as the entire Georgia coaching staff falling to the ground as Auburn scored to retake the lead.  
The Bulldogs were dominated throughout the game before inspiring hope with a feverish comeback, only to ultimately have their backs broken on a miracle play. Anything that could go wrong for Georgia has, and now this season is a lost cause. 
At least with Kentucky up next, things can’t get worse — right?
Last Week: 7
10. Mississippi State (4-6, 1-5 SEC)
Mississippi State was competitive against Texas A&M and Alabama in consecutive weeks. The Bulldogs likely won’t make a bowl game, but they have risen slightly above some of the other four-win SEC teams lately.
Last Week: 11
11. Florida (4-6, 3-5 SEC)
The Gators just lost their fifth game in a row, but hey, they’re still a 27.5 point favorite against Georgia Southern. It’s like Tim Tebow never left. 
Last Week: 10
12. Tennessee (4-6, 1-5 SEC)
Since their upset of South Carolina, the Volunteers have been outscored 131-36 in their last three games. 
Last Week: 12
13. Arkansas (3-7, 0-6 SEC)
Bret Bielema may be rethinking that whole “the SEC isn’t that tough” stance, considering he can’t win a game in it. 
Last Week: 13
14. Kentucky (2-8, 0-6 SEC)  
Basketball has started. Call back next fall. 
Last Week: 14