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SEC football power rankings after Week 2
Week 2 in the SEC saw some pretty good matchups and some very impressive wins – looking at you, Arkansas.
Only one battle took place between two SEC teams over the weekend, Kentucky vs Missouri, which UK won 35-28.
Aside from Tennessee losing to Pittsburgh, every SEC team won its non-conference matchup in Week 2.
Here’s a look at our updated SEC power rankings after the second week of action.
USA TODAY Coaches Poll released: Where’s Georgia?
Week 1 of college football is in the books. We had some thrillers, some defensive battles and some offensive explosions over the Labor Day weekend. The best game of the weekend goes to Notre Dame and FSU, who met Sunday night in Tallahassee. The Irish escaped in overtime but this game had no shortage of incredible storylines.
Following the first week of action, USA TODAY Sports released its weekly Coaches Poll. Georgia, which was ranked No. 5 in the preseason poll, moved to No. 2 after beating Clemson 10-3 in Charlotte. Clemson dropped to No. 6.
See the full rankings below:
| Rank | Team | Points | Change |
| 1 | Alabama | 1,624 | – |
| 2 | Georgia | 1,537 | +3 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 1,491 | +1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 1,397 | -1 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 1,334 | +1 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1,239 | -4 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1.197 | – |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1.113 | +2 |
| 9 | Florida | 1,058 | +2 |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1,057 | -2 |
| 11 | Oregon | 920 | +1 |
| 12 | Iowa | 914 | +6 |
| 13 | Penn State | 872 | +7 |
| 14 | USC | 828 | – |
| 15 | Texas | 653 | +4 |
| 16 | UCLA | 538 | +26 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 359 | -2 |
| 18 | Utah | 294 | +8 |
| 19 | Coastal Carolina | 289 | +5 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 285 | +5 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | 274 | +19 |
| 22 | North Carolina | 252 | -13 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | 243 | -1 |
| 24 | Miami (Fl) | 186 | -8 |
| 25 | Arizona State | 181 | +3 |
No. 13 LSU, No. 17 Indiana, No. 21 Washington, No. 23 ULL
Auburn 123; Michigan 99; Louisiana State 95; NC State 81; Liberty 78; Brigham Young 65; Indiana 58; Texas Christian 49; Central Florida 48; Florida State 34; Michigan State 33; Kentucky 28; Pittsburgh 20; UL Lafayette 19; Kansas State 19; Boston College 19; Appalachian State 15; Southern Methodist 14; Rutgers 11; Arkansas 11; Maryland 9; Tennessee 7; Nevada 7; Fresno State 7; Army 7; Tulane 6; Virginia 5; San Jose State 5; Missouri 5; Ball State 5; Marshall 3; UAB 2; Air Force 2; Charlotte 1.
After another week off, the Georgia Bulldogs slid from No. 8 to No. 9 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings
After another week off, the Georgia Bulldogs slid from No. 8 to No. 9 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Two-loss Iowa State jumped Georgia to move up to No. 7. The Cyclones opened the season with a blowout defeat against Louisiana Lafayette.
The top-five remained the same. There has been very little change at the top this season:
1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Texas A&M
Georgia is one of five SEC teams in the top-25. Florida sits at No. 6 and the Missouri Tigers, Georgia’s next scheduled opponent, moved into the No. 25 ranking after a shootout win over Arkansas.
The Dawgs’ offense has been on another level with JT Daniels at quarterback. There aren’t eight teams that are better than Georgia. But with two loses, Georgia’s College Football Playoff hopes have been dashed.
The full top-25 is as follows:
1. Alabama
2. Notre Dame
3. Clemson
4. Ohio State
5. Texas A&M
6. Florida
7. Iowa State
8. Georgia
9. Cincinnati
10. Miami
11. Oklahoma
12. Indiana
13. Coastal Carolina
14. Northwestern
15. USC
16. Iowa
17. North Carolina
18. BYU
19. Louisiana Lafayette
20. Texas
21. Colorado
22. Oklahoma State
23. North Carolina State
24. Tulsa
25. Missouri
Overall, much of college football’s drama is slated for next week. The SEC Championship and ACC Championship will have a huge influence on the College Football Playoff.
