ESPN releases Top 25 power rankings after Week 4

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20. MISSISSIPPI STATE

ESPN: "Mississippi State coach Joe Moorhead's honeymoon came to a screeching halt Saturday night, as the Bulldogs lost to an unranked Kentucky team for only the second time in school history (the first time was in 1953, which was Bear Bryant's last season as the Wildcats' coach)."

247Sports: What happened to the Bulldogs? Kentucky owned the line of scrimmage in Saturday's loss on the road and Mississippi State never recovered from a round of third-quarter haymakers that left a possible 10-win team down on the mat.

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19. KENTUCKY

ESPN: "With their first 4-0 start since 2008, the Wildcats are among the country's most surprising teams -- and UK tailback Benny Snell Jr. might be the country's most underrated player. Snell ran for 165 yards with four touchdowns, becoming the first UK player with more than one game with four rushing touchdowns."

247Sports: It's official — this is Mark Stoops' best team at Kentucky. The Wildcats have posted consecutive impressive SEC wins after beating nationally-ranked Florida and Mississippi State. Up next is South Carolina, where Kentucky tries to win its fifth straight vs. the Gamecocks.

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12. AUBURN

ESPN: "The Tigers used their special teams to roll past SEC punching bag Arkansas, scoring on a 96-yard kickoff return and after a partially blocked punt. The Tigers still seemed to be suffering from a post-LSU hangover, running for only 91 yards and finishing with only 225 yards overall. The Tigers will have to improve mightily to keep pace with Alabama and LSU in the SEC West."

247Sports: Are the Tiger going to be okay on offense? Largely inconsistent this season, we still haven't seen the best Auburn just yet.

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6. LSU

ESPN: "A week after winning at Auburn, the Tigers survived an intrastate game that was pretty close late in the fourth quarter, until they scored two touchdowns in the final 8:06. It was another so-so performance for quarterback Joe Burrow, who completed 16 of 28 passes for 191 yards with no touchdowns."

247Sports: Just keep winning, LSU. Ed Orgeron and the Tigers have shocked us all, winning two games over Top 10 teams over the first month of the regular season. And with Mississippi State's loss at Kentucky, it appears the Tigers only have Auburn, Georgia and Alabama to worry with the rest of the way.

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3. GEORGIA

ESPN: "Georgia's young defense continued to suffer growing pains, but the Bulldogs forced three turnovers and held Tigers quarterback Drew Lock without a touchdown pass for the first time in 14 games. UGA scored more than 40 points for the fourth consecutive game and pulled away with a flurry of big pass plays in the second half."

247Sports: Georgia led throughout at Missouri, disposing of who could be the SEC East's second-best team with an impressive effort against the league's top passing game.

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1. ALABAMA

ESPN: "The Crimson Tide blasted a team that nearly beat Clemson two weeks ago, but coach Nick Saban can find things to correct. The Tide ran for only 109 yards, surrendered 23 points and committed nine penalties -- and still won by more than three touchdowns. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was fantastic again, completing 22 of 30 passes for 387 yards with four scores."

247Sports: Texas A&M shot itself in the foot on the opening possession in Saturday's game at Alabama after Kellen Mond tossed an errant interception to Mack Wilson. The Crimson Tide cashed in a few plays later and never looked back. Oddsmakers say Nick Saban's squad will be double-digit favorites in every game the rest of the way.

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