The SEC spent a good chunk of the 2022 regular season cannibalizing itself. But at the end of 13 weeks, one team stood head and shoulders above the rest.
Georgia will play LSU in the SEC Championship game Saturday as the meeting will feature the No. 1 team and the No. 13 team in the final USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll of the regular season. The Bulldogs have been at the top for weeks while LSU dropped seven spots after falling to Texas A&M in the regular-season finale.
The Aggies, of course, didn’t sniff the poll, finishing tied with Auburn and Vanderbilt for the worst record in the conference (5-7).
Other SEC teams in the poll include Alabama (No. 6), Tennessee (No. 8), South Carolina (No. 20) and Mississippi State (No. 25). The Gamecocks and Bulldogs are new to the poll this week. Ole Miss, de facto No. 26, was the only other SEC team to pick up a vote.
The poll released Sunday isn’t the last Coaches Poll of the season, so more SEC teams could crack it before the final one is released in January, depending on how bowls shake out.