SEC baseball power rankings shift lands Georgia, Daniel Jackson on top after Week 12

Last week: 1

Up next: at Ole Miss

Texas A&M's hot streak finally came to an end against Auburn. This offense has no holes, but there are some injury questions.

5. Mississippi State

Record: 36-12 (14-10)

Last week: 5

Up next: Auburn

With a mid-season skid now in the rearview mirror, Mississippi State is back to looking like one of the top teams in the league.

6. Florida

Record: 31-17 (13-11)

Last week: 7

Up next: Kentucky

Aidan King is on the shortlist for SEC Pitcher of the Year, and Brendan Lawson is one of the SEC's premier hitters when he is healthy. The emergence of Caden McDonald could help Florida take another step.

7. Arkansas

Record: 32-17 (13-11)

Last week: 8

Up next: Oklahoma

Gabe Gaeckle keeps moving from the rotation to the bullpen and then back again, but it's been Hunter Dietz who has really been the pitching star for the Razorbacks.

8. Ole Miss

Record: 32-17 (12-12)

Last week: 7

Up next: Texas A&M

Ole Miss has done well against a brutally difficult schedule. The pairing of veteran Hunter Elliott with rising prospect Cade Townsend and bullpen stopper Walker Hooks has been the secret to success.

9. Alabama

Record: 32-16 (13-11)

Last week: 10

Up next: at South Carolina

Alabama, with a top-10 RPI, put itself in good hosting position by sweeping Vanderbilt.

10. Oklahoma

Record: 30-16 (12-12)

Last week: 9

Up next: at Arkansas

Oklahoma is still on the fringes of the hosting race despite not having many stars. During conference play, Camden Johnson is second in the SEC with 27 RBIs.

11. Kentucky

Record: 29-16 (11-13)

Last week: 14

Up next: at Florida

Almost nobody needed a series win last week more than Kentucky, which took two of three from Tennessee at home and kept itself in position to make an NCAA regional.

12. Tennessee

Record: 31-17 (11-13)

Last week: 11

Up next: Texas

Tennessee has struggled to find a consistent rhythm. Both the offense and pitching staff are top-heavy.

13. Vanderbilt

Record: 27-22 (10-14)

Last week: 12

Up next: at Missouri

The one thing that couldn't happen for Vanderbilt did, with the Commodores getting swept at Alabama. Finishing with 15 SEC wins isn't out of the question, but that might not be enough to continue their NCAA tournament streak.

14. LSU

Record: 28-21 (9-15)

Last week: 15

Up next: at Georgia

LSU needed a sweep of South Carolina and got it, but the closing schedule is likely too difficult for the Tigers to get back into postseason contention.

15. South Carolina

Record: 22-27 (7-17)

Last week: 14

Up next: Alabama

South Carolina went 0-4 on the week, dropping a midweek game to The Citadel before getting swept by LSU.

16. Missouri

Record: 21-26 (4-20)

Last week: 16

Up next: Vanderbilt

Missouri was swept by Georgia, getting shut out in the first game and run-ruled in the second two in one of the least competitive series of the SEC season.

Aria Gerson covers Vanderbilt athletics for The Tennessean. Contact her at agerson@gannett.com or on X @aria_gerson.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: SEC baseball power rankings led by Georgia after Week 12