It was a wild first Saturday in the SEC. No. 6 LSU was upset by Mississippi State and its new-look air raid offense under first-year coach Mike Leach, No. 4 Georgia struggled with Arkansas for more than 30 minutes of football and No. 10 Texas A&M barely snuck past Vanderbilt.
Meanwhile, the Gators rolled. Behind quarterback Kyle Trask’s six-touchdown performance, Florida rocked Ole Miss 51-35 on the road. Its defense has plenty of areas to improve on, but its offense could be one of the best in the conference, if not the country, in 2020.
The updated SEC power rankings from ESPN reflect the uncertainty in the league after its first week of competition. The Gators are ranked No. 2, just behind Alabama, who handled Missouri in its season opener.
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs are ranked No. 4 behind No. 3 Auburn, who beat Kentucky 29-13 on Saturday. UGA faces the Tigers on Saturday in a key matchup for both divisional races.
Here are the full power rankings.
1. Alabama
2. Florida
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. Mississippi State
6. LSU
7. Texas A&M
8. Tennessee
9. Kentucky
10. South Carolina
11. Ole Miss
12. Vanderbilt
13. Missouri
14. Arkansas
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