That’s a wrap on Week 1, at least when it comes to league teams.
The SEC nearly reached perfection in the first week of the college football season, but its 13-0 record was spoiled in the league’s final game of the week as LSU disappointed in Brian Kelly’s debut, falling to Florida State 24-23.
Elsewhere in the league, it was a relatively ho-hum week with most teams facing Group of Five or FCS opponents. There were exceptions though, and it was a bad week to be a Pac-12 team. Florida stunned No. 7 Utah in the Swamp, while No. 3 Georgia brutalized No. 11 Oregon to the tune of a 49-3 beatdown in Atlanta.
No. 19 Arkansas also got a huge win against No. 23 Cincinnati, who is coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff.
With the first week of the season in the books, here’s how our SEC power rankings have changed.