Our season-long SEC Power Poll journey has come to an end, and it is with heavy hearts that we present to you our final ballot. Not much has changed since the Week 13 edition, save for a bit of post-bowl shuffling around.

In the end, the story of the SEC this year was two really good teams at the top and a bunch of other ones far below. The Hogs fall solidly into the middle of that pack, having both beaten and been beaten by their fellow 5-loss teams.

The official Arkansas Expats ballot is below, and be sure to check out the final season results at Team Speed Kills. The comments over there are particularly interesting - suffice it to say, fans of our fellow SEC schools are not as optimistic about the Razorbacks' chances of standing out from the pack next year as many around these parts are.

Follow us after the jump for the ballot itself:

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In a bold last-minute bid to become the SEC's drama queen of the year, Urban Meyer decided to unretire roughly 24 hours after he retired.

We here at Arkansas Expats, Inc remain breathless with anticipation of his next move. Will he retire again? Decide to coach Cincinnati in the Sugar Bowl? Move to Iowa and marry Tim Tebow? We'll keep you posted on every scintillating detail.

Earlier today we asked you to share your thoughts about who you want to with the SEC Championship game, and now we turn our attention to who you think will win. Vegas has listed Florida as nearly a touchdown favorite (see: the Tebow factor), but a lot of pundits are going with Alabama.

For what it's worth, we considered asking our own staff soothsayer, the famous Rasputin, to weigh in with a prognostication, but he's been in a dangerously depressed and irritable mood since the LSU game and actually threatened to cast one of his vintage Russian hexes on us should we approach him with such a frivolous request. So, we're letting him power through his stash of high-octane vodka in peace.

All of this brings us to the key question: who do you think is going to win? Vote below, then let us know why in the comments section.

Although the Hogs aren't playing this weekend, you football fans may be aware that there's another pretty big game tomorrow. It apparently features a couple of teams who haven't lost yet, and at least one player who may or may not actually be a divine being. Gosh, that sounds kind of exciting...how come there hasn't been more hype about it?

Sarcasm aside, we here at Arkansas Expats, Inc. are really looking forward to the SEC Championship game, even if the prospect of either Alabama or Florida having their hopes dashed by losing is a lot more appealing to us than the thought that one of them will emerge victorious. Seriously, maybe they could both lose?

Anyway, we're nothing if not scientifically-minded, so we'd like to take the pulse of the Razorback fanbase to see how you feel about the matchup. And, in a bold move that may leave you reeling, today we're presenting not one, but TWO, polls for your interactive enjoyment.

Here's the first one...please share your thoughts in the comments section, too, if you're so inclined.

Last week, we were pretty confident that we had the whole Power Poll thing figured out...the Hogs were moving up, teams all seemed in more or less the right places, everything was nice & orderly. Of course that was followed by a close Razorback loss, teams winning (or losing) games they shouldn't have, and a huge crop of 7-5 records as a result.

So, we'll be the first to admit that our week 13 ballot is rife with inconsistencies and oddities. One thing we're stubbornly insisting on, though, is keeping the Hogs at #5. While admitting a healthy amount of hometown bias, it feels right .The other Power Poll voters weren't as kind...you can see the results and their comments over at Team Speed Kills.

Here's our ballot, with last week's results in parentheses:

1. Alabama (1)
2. Florida (2)
3. LSU (4)
4. Ole Miss (3)
5. Arkansas (5)
6. Tennessee (6)
7. Georgia (10) 
8. South Carolina (9) 
9. Auburn (8)
10. Kentucky (7)
11. Mississippi St (11)
12. Vanderbilt (12)

Heading into the final week of the conference season, the Hogs are still on an upward swing...can they continue that trend this weekend? 

Below is the ballot that we submitted for this week's poll. The rankings from last week's ballot are in parentheses, and you can see where the Razorbacks wound up in the *official* poll over at Team Speed Kills.

1. Alabama (1)
2. Florida (2)
3. Ole Miss (4)
4. LSU (3) 
5. Arkansas (6)
6. Tennessee (7)
7. Kentucky (10) 
8. Auburn (8) 
9. South Carolina (9)
10. Georgia (5)
11. Mississippi St (11)
12. Vanderbilt (12)

Just two weeks left in the conference season and the Hogs are on an upward trend. Can they keep it up? Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Last week's rankings are in parentheses, and we'll post the official results when they're up. In the meantime, here's our ballot:

1. Alabama (1)
2. Florida (2)
3. LSU (3)
4. Ole Miss (7)
5. Georgia (6)
6. Arkansas (8)
7. Tennessee (4)
8. Auburn (5)
9. South Carolina (10)
10. Kentucky (11)
11. Mississippi St (9)
12. Vanderbilt (12)

It's SEC Power Poll time and, in a week without any major upsets, our ballot looks a lot like last week's. The Hogs moved up a bit, but until they can play a little more consistently we're hesitant to move them up any further (also, because we know the entire team and coaching staff reads this blog religiously, we consider it a motivating factor).

The official results are up at Team Speed Kills if you're curious to see what the other SEC bloggers think. Here's our take (with last week's rankings in parentheses):

1. Alabama (1)
2. Florida (2)
3. LSU (3)
4. Tennessee (4)
5. Auburn (6)
6. Georgia (7)
7. Ole Miss (8)
8. Arkansas (10)
9. Mississippi State (11)
10. South Carolina (5)
11. Kentucky (8)
12. Vanderbilt (12)