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Editor’s note: This article was originally published by USA TODAY Sports and has been republished below in its entirety.
Alabama stays at No. 2 and Georgia moves up to No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank while several SEC teams experience steep drops in the 1-126.
No. 12 Florida is down seven after losing to No. 11 Texas A&M. No. 21 Tennessee is down 10 after being blown out in the second half by Georgia. Auburn is down seven to No. 23 after needing a late field goal to beat No. 44 Arkansas.
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The biggest hits came to No. 54 Mississippi State, which is down 28 spots after losing to No. 52 Kentucky, and No. 58 LSU, which lost to No. 57 Missouri and sits at 1-2 with several difficult games ahead.
The Crimson Tide and Bulldogs have separated themselves from the rest of the pack in the SEC heading into Saturday night’s key matchup in Tuscaloosa.
But both teams are still chasing No. 1 Clemson, which secured another week atop the 1-126 after a 42-17 win against No. 19 Miami. The Tigers spotted the Hurricanes a touchdown on a blocked kick to end the first half and were in complete control throughout.
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The top 10 includes one team from the Big 12 in No. 9 Oklahoma State and another Group of Five team in No. 8 Cincinnati.
Six teams inside the top 15 have yet to play a game: No. 4 Ohio State, No. 6 Penn State, No. 7 Oregon, No. 13 Michigan, No. 14 Southern California and No. 15 Wisconsin.
The Big Ten will begin play on Oct. 24, followed by the Pac-12 on Nov. 7.
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