Week 1 of Southeastern Conference football is officially in the books after a wild opening weekend for the prestigious league which saw close games, high-scoring affairs and even an unexpected upset of last season’s national champions.
The Florida Gators fared rather well, though their defense left something to be desired in a 51-35 shootout with the Ole Miss Rebels. However, in the SEC a win is a win, and the Gators upped their record to 1-0 on the season while also raising their stock in some rankings.
ESPN released its latest College Football Power Index 2020 numbers on Sunday — which includes Big Ten teams — and UF got a little bit of a boost from its performance on Saturday, moving up two spots from No. 11 to No. 9. The move essentially leapfrogged Florida over the UCF Knights and the LSU Tigers, the latter of whom suffered an upset at the hands of the Mississippi State Bulldogs this weekend and dropped six spots.
The SEC only has four teams in the top-10, with the Alabama Crimson Tide holding pat in second place, while the Georgia Bulldogs moved up one spot to No. 6 and the Auburn Tigers moved up two spots to No. 7. LSU now sits at No. 13 with the Texas A&M Aggies at No. 19 to wrap up conference schools in the top-25.
Here is the latest ESPN FPI top-25 with SEC teams in bold.
1. Ohio State
2. Alabama
3. Clemson
4. Wisconsin
5. Penn State
6. Georgia
7. Auburn
8. Texas
9. Florida
10. UCF
11. Notre Dame
12. Oklahoma
13. LSU
14. Virginia Tech
15. Michigan
16. BYU
17. Miami
18. Indiana
19. Texas A&M
20. Oklahoma State
21. North Carolina
22. Northwestern
23. TCU
24. Iowa
25. Minnesota
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