Week 6 brought a few surprises, but hopefully the haves are settling in near the top of the power rankings and the have-nots are dropping back. Time will tell, but as we near or reach the season’s mid-point, the Power Rankings are coming into focus.

Based solely on what we’ve seen, here’s what we’ve got.

14. Arkansas (2-3, lost to South Carolina 48-22)

Yes, the Razorbacks had gradually crawled up to 10th in the power rankings. But to come into Carolina as a favorite and allow 48 points to a team that has struggled to find any offensive firepower is completely puzzling. Arkansas has wins over Florida A&M and New Mexico State. It’s hard to see too many more on its schedule.

13. Missouri (1-4, lost to Kentucky 40-34)

The Tigers move up mainly because they gave a better showing at Kentucky than Arkansas did at South Carolina. This isn’t an attempt to manifest hope in this team, just to say that they seem less likely to completely quit than Arkansas.

12. Tennessee (3-2, idle)

Couldn’t justify moving Tennessee up or down on its bye week. The Vols are better than the teams behind them. But there’s not much else to say that’s positive.

11. Ole Miss (2-3, lost to Auburn 44-23)

This game could have been a lot uglier than it ended up. Shea Patterson might keep the Rebels competitive by sheer force of will, but if nothing else, you’d rather watch Ole Miss than any of the three teams immediately above or below them.

10. Vanderbilt (3-3, lost to Georgia 45-14)

It’s kind of puzzling to watch the same Vandy offense that was actually really sharp late last season struggle horribly to score points. That 3-0 start was fun, but the past few weeks have been incredibly revealing.

9. Kentucky (5-1, defeated Missouri 40-34)

The same things said last week remain applicable. There’s a bizarre lack of progression from this team, which seems likely to slap together another win or couple of wins. It’s just not much fun to watch them look like world’s laziest house cat playing with some not terrible bright mice for 3 1/2 hours.

8. South Carolina (4-2, defeated Arkansas 48-22)

In many ways, Carolina is the opposite of Kentucky. A couple weeks ago, some thought the season was lost. The offense was brutal without Deebo Samuel. Then they scored 48 points in an SEC game. Give Will Mushcamp credit: His team looks a lot better than it did a couple weeks ago. We’ll see if that was a byproduct of some uneven competition.

7. Mississippi State (3-2, idle)

Wouldn’t move State this week, but can’t ignore LSU. State is still one of those “any given Saturday” kind of teams. Both possible outcomes have been clear within the last month.

6. Florida (3-2, lost to LSU 17-16)

Florida’s run of fourth-quarter comebacks ran out this week. How good are the Gators? Not Top 25 good, but a middle of the pack SEC team. That could still be good enough for second in the East. Or third or fourth — it’ll probably come down to whether Florida can white-knuckle out wins like it did against Kentucky or Tennessee instead of a loss like Saturday.

5. LSU (4-2, defeated Florida 17-16)

A week after LSU’s homecoming was ruined by Troy, they went to Gainesville and crashed Florida’s party. What gives? A very talented but banged up and inexperienced team, a coaching staff still feeling their way, and the uneven nature of college football. The Tigers are almost unknowable, but watching them grind out this win, it looked like better days are ahead.

4. Texas A&M (4-2, lost to Alabama 27-19)

They lost but they moved up? Well, yes, this year’s SEC is such that losing to Alabama, but not getting gored 52-0 or 66-3 makes A&M better than the average team they’ll face. If A&M ends up third in the West, could Kevin Sumlin get some Coach of the Year votes? He probably should.

3. Auburn (5-1, defeated Ole Miss 44-23)

The Tigers did nothing to hurt or help themselves. This game wasn’t as close as the final score suggests, and Auburn is still a solid favorite to end up second in the West, and pray that lightning strikes during the Iron Bowl.

2. Georgia (6-0, defeated Vanderbilt 45-14)

Like Auburn, Georgia did nothing to change our impressions Saturday. They’re clearly superior to the rest of the East, and if there’s a plan to beat Alabama that doesn’t include divine intervention, it probably includes the Bulldogs.

1. Alabama (6-0, defeated Texas A&M 27-19)

To be the champ, you’ve got to beat the champ. Until somebody does .…