The SEC saw two teams move up and down in ranked games in Week 8 of college football, neither of which was the Missouri Tigers. They narrowly beat Auburn and slipped in both polls. Texas and Alabama, two teams that were favorites in their home games, fell to Georgia and Tennessee, respectively.

Except for these four teams, everyone else did their job. The Oregon Ducks are now atop the AP Top 25 and most other polls, followed by Georgia, Penn State and Ohio State.

Important for the Missouri Tigers: Only one team from the remaining schedule was able to win. The only team on the remaining schedule that looked good was the South Carolina Gamecocks, who got a win over Oklahoma. Missouri plays Alabama in Week 9, a team coming off a disappointing road loss to Tennessee.

No. 7 Alabama: 24-17 loss to No. 11 Tennessee
Oklahoma: 35-9 loss to South Carolina
South Carolina: 35-9 win over Oklahoma
Mississippi State: 34-24 loss to No. 14 Texas A&M
Arkansas: 34-10 loss to No. 8 LSU

While Missouri strolls to Tuscaloosa to face the Crimson Tide, Alabama is coming off a disappointing loss to Tennessee. They had an opportunity to make one last attempt to take the lead, and on the first play of the game, quarterback Jalen Milroe threw an interception. The Crimson Tide’s weaknesses were evident over the last three games and a loss seemed inevitable, giving Missouri a great opportunity to come in and wreak havoc.

Aside from South Carolina’s win over Oklahoma, every one on Missouri’s remaining schedule lost to another SEC opponent. Arkansas and Oklahoma were devastated and struggled to put up points, both scoring under 10 points. The Gamecocks appeared to be by far the best of the bunch, with LaNorris Sellers starting to get comfortable throwing the ball and excelling on the defensive unit.

Mississippi State appears to be the weakest opponent on Missouri’s schedule. They currently have the worst record in the SEC at 1-6 and are starting a true freshman quarterback in Michael Van Buren. The defense has allowed more than 30 points in six of their seven games so far and their only win was over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

No. 17 Kansas State 45-18 victory over West Virginia
No. 18 Ole Miss: Bye week
No. 20 Pittsburgh: Bye week
No. 21 SMU: 40:10 victory over Stanford

Aside from Alabama’s loss and Tennessee’s win, nothing has really shaken up the Top 25. The now No. 13 Indiana Hoosiers, led by first-year head coach Curt Cignetti, secured one of their best wins of the week with one. The Nebraska Cornhuskers won 56-7. The Hoosiers showed limited weakness despite an injury to star quarterback Kurtis Rourke.

Several races in each Power Five conference are beginning to develop outside of the SEC. The Big 10 appears to come down to Oregon, Ohio State, Penn State and possibly the Hoosiers. Indiana remains undefeated, but has yet to experience a real test. In the ACC, Miami and Clemson are the two teams to beat. The Hurricanes are also still undefeated, but showed some weaknesses in defense and had some close games.

The Big 12 appears to be a wild card, with the Iowa State Cyclones at the top of the conference and teams like BYU and Kansas State close behind.

Boise State appears to be the best group of five so far, but they need to win their remaining games to keep that spot. The Navy Midshipmen face a top-ranked Notre Dame team at home, and if they win there, Navy could clinch the top spot.

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