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SEC power rankings after Week 4, Tennessee’s huge road win

Where the Georgia Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers stand in our SEC football power rankings

The Texas Longhorns remain atop our SEC football power rankings following Week 4 of the college football season. The SEC continues to look like the top conference in college football. In fact, the SEC has five of the top six teams in the US LBM Coaches Poll.

The SEC’s top game of Week 4 featured Tennessee picking up a 25-15 road win at Oklahoma. ESPN’s “College GameDay” attended the Tennessee-Oklahoma game, which turned into a defensive brawl. Tennessee’s defense held the Oklahoma offense in check all day and is a big reason why the Volunteers have a legitimate chance to win the SEC.

The SEC went 6-0 against nonconference opponents in Week 4. Most of the SEC’s nonconference schedule is now thankfully over. LSU defeated UCLA at home in the SEC’s best nonconference game in Week 4.

Week 5 will feature one of the top college football games all season as No. 1 Georgia travels to play No. 4 Alabama. However, we don’t have Georgia as the No. 1 team in our power rankings.

SEC football power rankings after Week 4

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1. Texas Longhorns (4-0)

Texas’ 51-3 win over Louisiana Monroe is enough for the Longhorns to maintain our the No. 1 spot in our SEC power rankings.

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)

Alabama and quarterback Jalen Milroe had a bye in Week 3. The Crimson Tide host Georgia in a top five battle on Sept. 28 in what should be one of the best college football games of the year.

3. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)

Quarterback Carson Beck and Georgia had a bye in Week 4. The Bulldogs face Alabama on the road in a rematch of the 2023 SEC championship.

4. Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee played well the Volunteers’ 25-15 road win over the Oklahoma Sooners. The Volunteers’ defense continues to impress. Tennessee allowed Oklahoma to rush for just 36 yards.

5. Ole Miss Rebels (4-0)

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart had another dominant performance in the Rebels’ 52-13 home win over Georgia Southern. The Rebels are in a tier above Missouri, but don’t really have an impressive win yet.

6. Missouri Tigers (4-0)

Missouri quarterback Brady Cook connected with star wide receiver Luther Burden for two touchdown passes in the Tigers’ 30-27 overtime win over Vanderbilt. Overtime wins over Vandy aren’t a good sign for the Tigers’ playoff hopes.

7. LSU Tigers (3-1)

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The LSU Tigers secured another win over a Power Four opponent. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 352 passing yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 34-17 win over UCLA.

8. Oklahoma Sooners (3-1)

Oklahoma looked pretty clunky offensively against the Tennessee Volunteers. Oklahoma’s 25-15 loss to Tennessee is not the start to the SEC era that Sooners were hoping for.

9. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1)

South Carolina quarterback Robby Ashford had 376 total yards of offense and three total touchdowns in the Gamecocks’ 50-7 win over Akron.

10. Texas A&M Aggies (3-1)

Texas A&M won 26-20 in an unimpressive performance against Bowling Green. The Aggies can beat or lose to any team in the SEC.

11. Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1)

Quarterback Taylen Green and the Razorbacks continue to look like one of the better offenses in the SEC. The Razorbacks’ defense forced five turnovers as Arkansas won 24-14 at Auburn.

12. Kentucky Wildcats (2-2)

Kentucky and quarterback Brock Vandagriff took care of business in their 41-6 home win over Ohio.

13. Florida Gators (2-2)

Quarterback Graham Mertz threw more touchdowns (three) than incompletions (two) in Florida’s 45-28 road win at Mississippi State. Things don’t get any easier for the Gators from here.

14. Auburn Tigers (2-2)

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Auburn suffered a rough 24-14 loss at home to Arkansas. The Tigers threw four interceptions including three from quarterback Hank Brown.

15. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-2)

Vanderbilt bounced back in Week 4 after suffering an embarrassing loss to Georgia State. The Commodores took Missouri to overtime and nearly pulled off a huge upset. Vandy lost 30-27, but showed that it is a dangerous team.

16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-3)

Mississippi State lost at home to Florida, 45-28, a week after losing to Toledo. A bowl game is highly unlikely for the Bulldogs.

SEC power rankings after Week 3, Georgia’s close call

The Georgia Bulldogs fall, Texas Longhorns rise in the latest edition of our SEC football power rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs survived in a low-scoring 13-12 win at Kentucky to move to 3-0. Now, Georgia has a bye week ahead of a Week 5 clash at Alabama.

The SEC’s top game of Week 3 featured LSU picking up a 36-33 road win at South Carolina. ESPN’s “College GameDay” attended the LSU-South Carolina game. South Carolina held a lead for much of the contest, but was unable to make one play to get the win.

Week 3 was a good week for the top teams in the SEC in nonconference play. Both Alabama and Ole Miss dominated Power Four opponents on the road. Missouri got a ranked win over Boston College. Tennessee earned a huge win over an inferior opponent.

However, bad teams in the SEC picked up some brutal losses. Vanderbilt, who was 2-0, lost to Georgia State. Toledo blew out Mississippi State.

SEC football power rankings after Week 3

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1. Texas Longhorns (3-0)

Texas is the new No. 1 in our SEC power rankings after the Longhorns earned a comfortable in their 56-7 home win over UTSA. Quarterback Quinn Ewers suffered an injury, so that is something to monitor.

The Longhorns looked like national championship contenders in their Week 2 win over Michigan.

2. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0)

Alabama and quarterback Jalen Milroe played well on the road in a 42-10 win at Wisconsin in Week 3. The Crimson Tide have a bye in Week 4 before hosting Georgia in a top five battle. The Crimson Tide move up to No. 2 from No. 5 in our SEC power rankings.

3. Georgia Bulldogs (3-0)

Quarterback Carson Beck did not look his best in Georgia’s 13-12 win over Kentucky. The Bulldogs, who have a bye in Week 4, will have a huge game in Week 5 at Alabama in a rematch of the 2023 SEC championship.

4. Tennessee Volunteers (3-0)

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee poured it on in a dominant 71-0 win over Kent State. The Volunteers demolished NC State 51-10 two weeks ago and play in a massive game at Oklahoma this weekend.

5. Ole Miss Rebels (3-0)

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart shredded Wake Forest in 40-6 win. The Rebels have the potential to be the No. 1 team in our power rankings, but Ole Miss has to prove itself even more.

6. Missouri Tigers (3-0)

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Missouri topped a physical Boston College team 27-21 in Week 3. Quarterback Brady Cook scored two total touchdowns and star receiver Luther Burden caught six passes for 117 yards and a touchdown in the Mizzou win.

7. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0)

Oklahoma have not looked elite to start this season, especially on offense. The Sooners beat Tulane 34-19. Oklahoma hosts Tennessee in the Sooners’ first ever SEC game on Saturday.

8. LSU Tigers (2-1)

The LSU Tigers quarterback Garrett Nussmeier passed for 285 yards in the Tigers’ resilient 36-33 road win at South Carolina. The Tigers needed to win for their College Football Playoff hopes.

9. Texas A&M Aggies (2-1)

Texas A&M snapped a 10 game road losing streak in SEC play against the Florida Gators. The Aggies’ 33-20 win is a good sign for first year head coach Mike Elko.

10. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-1)

South Carolina wishes it could have the LSU game back. Star running back Raheim Sanders came to play. He ran for 143 yards and two touchdowns on just 19 carries. The Gamecocks turned the ball over three times and had some critical penalties in their 36-33 loss.

11. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-1)

Quarterback Taylen Green was ineffective through the air in the Razorbacks’ 37-27 win over UAB. However, Green added 96 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Arkansas’ defense is looking a little bit weak. The Razorbacks have allowed 33 points per game over their last two.

12. Auburn Tigers (2-1)

Auburn gained a 45-19 win over New Mexico a week after losing at home to Cal. Freshman quarterback Hank Brown looked good for the Tigers. He passed for 235 yards and four touchdowns in his first start.

13. Kentucky Wildcats (1-2)

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Kentucky played very well defensively in their 13-12 loss to Georgia in Week 3. The Wildcats were one play away from winning. There are no moral victories in the SEC, but Kentucky looked much better in Week 3 than it did in Week 3.

14. Florida Gators (1-2)

There are already strong whispers to fire head coach Billy Napier, who began the season on the hot seat. Florida

15. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-1)

Vanderbilt suffered a 36-32 loss to Georgia State. The Commodores have wins over Virginia Tech and Alcorn State, but they needed to beat Georgia State to make a bowl game.

16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-2)

Mississippi State did not want the smoke. The Bulldogs fell behind 35-3 in an extremely embarrassing 41-17 home loss to Toledo. Yikes!

ESPN’s Greg McElroy ranks the top four SEC football teams

Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy has ranked the top four teams in the SEC including the Georgia Bulldogs

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy has his top four teams in the SEC ahead of Week 3. McElroy, who is an ESPN college football analyst, ranked his top SEC teams on the “Always College Football with Greg McElroy” podcast.

“This is just a power ranking,” said McElroy. “And what I think a team might be capable of as they move forward, so it’s also a little bit based on strength of record. Because it’s hard for me to, for example, put Ole Miss in the top four in the SEC when they haven’t played anybody.”

The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 1 team in McElroy’s SEC power rankings, but he considers the Bulldogs to be the best team in the SEC.

Greg McElroy’s SEC power rankings (top four only)

1. Georgia Bulldogs

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McElroy and most other college football experts have the Georgia Bulldogs as the team team in the country. Georgia dominated Clemson in Week 1 and faces its first SEC road game of the season in Week 3. However, McElroy thinks Texas can compete with UGA for the title of best team in the SEC.
“I think that gap between one and two, in the SEC, got really close this past weekend with Texas’ performance on the road at Michigan,” said McElroy.

2. Texas Longhorns

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Texas’ road win at Michigan is one of the most impressive wins this season. Quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Longhorns will host McElroy’s No. 1 team in the SEC, Georgia, on Oct. 19.

3. Tennessee Volunteers

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“Really liked what I see from their (Tennessee’s) defense,” said McElroy. “Now, offense a bit of a work in progress, but they have the personnel and the pieces along both the offensive line, at running back and at wide receiver to make life a little bit easier for Nico Iamaleava.”

Tennessee’s 51-10 drubbing of NC State is one of the most impressive performances of any team this season.

4. Alabama Crimson Tide

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“You’re going to say, well, they looked really, really rough last week against USF. Fair enough,” said McElroy. “USF made them look really bad last year, too. This year, the big difference is they ran away from them in the fourth quarter and that showed growth.”

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Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and the Crimson Tide aren’t having too much of a drop-off from the Kalen DeBoer era. However, McElroy failed to bring up Alabama’s schedule. The Crimson Tide have not played a Power Four opponent yet just like Ole Miss and Missouri, so that’s not a great reason to rank Alabama over those teams.

SEC power rankings after Week 2, Texas’ big win

Georgia and Texas are looking very strong. A new SEC championship contender emerges in our Week 2 SEC power rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs feasted on Football Championship Subdivision opponent Tennessee Tech to move to 2-0.

The SEC’s top game of Week 2 featured a dominant Texas Longhorns’ win at the Michigan Wolverines. Texas snapped a lengthy Michigan home winning streak and looked like a College Football Playoff contender in the process.

Week 2 was a mixed bag for the SEC in nonconference play. The SEC went 3-3 against Power Four opponents. Arkansas nearly upset Oklahoma State on the road but fell in overtime. Tennessee looked like an SEC championship contender in its massive 51-10 win over NC State. Auburn and Mississippi State lost to former Pac-12 programs in one-score games. Oklahoma topped Houston in a narrow win.

SEC football power rankings after Week 2

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1. Georgia Bulldogs (2-0)

Quarterback Carson Beck completed five touchdown passes to five wide receivers as the Bulldogs rolled in Week 2. Georgia’s 48-3 win over Tennessee Tech comes a week after the Dawgs’ big season opener against Clemson.

2. Texas Longhorns (2-0)

We liked the Texas Longhorns’ chances at Michigan, and they proved us right. Texas’ 31-12 win over Michigan looks a little bit closer than the game was in reality. Texas held a 24-3 halftime lead and did not let up.

3. Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)

Not expecting to see quarterback Nico Iamaleava and Tennessee ranked this highly? The Volunteers demolished NC State, 51-10, and have a win over a Power Four opponent, which is something their SEC power rankings cohorts can’t claim.

4. Ole Miss Rebels (2-0)

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart posted another monster game against weak competition. Dart passed for 377 yards and one touchdown in the Rebels’ 52-3 win over Middle Tennessee. The Rebels face an easy nonconference schedule over the first four weeks of the season.

5. Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0)

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe and the Alabama offense must have dominated in their 42-16 win over South Florida, right? Wrong. The Crimson Tide held a 21-16 lead with less than six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before they scored three straight touchdowns.

6. Missouri Tigers (2-0)

Missouri has back-to-back shut out wins over weak competition, but that is a good sign for the Tigers’ defense. Missouri beat Buffalo 38-0 in Week 2, but faces a Power Four foe, Boston College, in Week 3.

7. Oklahoma Sooners (2-0)

Oklahoma did not look like world-beaters in their 16-12 win over Houston, but the Sooners are 2-0 and have a win over a Power Four opponent.

8. LSU Tigers (1-1)

The LSU Tigers bounced back in Week 2 with a 44-21 win over Nicholls State. LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier helped the Tigers get back on track with a six touchdown performance after LSU’s Week 1 loss to USC.

9. South Carolina Gamecocks (2-0)

A week after getting outgained by Old Dominion, South Carolina topped Kentucky, 31-6. The Gamecocks still have offensive questions, but their defense came to play against Kentucky, which totaled 183 yards and averaged less than three yards per play.

10. Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0)

Vanderbilt is probably ranked too high here, but it is 2-0 and has a Power Four win (in Week 1, Virginia Tech). The Commodores are out of the cellar and took care of business in a 55-0 win over Alcorn State.

11. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-1)

Quarterback Talen Green continues to look good, but Arkansas fell in overtime, 39-31, to Oklahoma State. The Razorbacks held a 21-7 halftime lead on the road, but could not seal the deal.

12. Texas A&M Aggies (1-1)

Texas A&M was back on track with a 52-10 win over McNeese. The Aggies’ Week 1 loss to Notre Dame looks worse now that Notre Dame lost to Northern Illinois.

13. Auburn Tigers (1-1)

Auburn’s 21-14 home loss to California hurts. Quarterback Payton Thorne threw four interceptions in a rough outing. Auburn’s rushing attack remains the strength of their offense.

14. Florida Gators (1-1)

Florida dominated Samford, 45-7, in what may be the Gators’ only easy game all season. D.J. Lagway passed for 457 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

15. Kentucky Wildcats (1-1)

Yikes! Kentucky played well enough defensively, but suffered a brutal 31-6 loss to a South Carolina team with a lot of question marks. Not ideal when you consider the Wildcats host Georgia in Week 3.

16. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-1)

Mississippi State nearly completed a comeback against Arizona State, but came up short in a 30-23 road loss.

SEC power rankings after Georgia’s dominant Week 1 win

SEC football power rankings after Week 1. Georgia and Vanderbilt were the only SEC teams to defeat Power Four opponents in Week 1

The Georgia Bulldogs and the Vanderbilt Commodores carried the banner for the SEC in Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. Georgia and Vanderbilt both picked up wins over Power Four opponents while the rest of the conference went a combined 0-3.

Eleven SEC teams played cupcake opponents in Week 1 and went a combined 11-0. Of the 11 teams that played cupcakes, 10 of them won by over 30 points with the lone exception being the South Carolina Gamecocks. South Carolina narrowly won over Old Dominion and has issues on offense.

Texas, Arkansas, Auburn, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Mississippi State all face Power Four opponents in Week 2. There’s not much of a sample size, but it still looks like Georgia, Texas and Alabama are the top SEC championship contenders. Tennessee, Ole Miss and Missouri are secondary SEC title contenders that will need to pull off an upset or two to get to Atlanta.

SEC football power rankings after Week 1

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1. Georgia (34-3 win over Clemson)

All-SEC first-team quarterback Carson Beck looked strong. The Bulldogs are the team to beat in the SEC.

2. Texas (52-0 win over Colorado State)

We’ll learn a lot more about the Texas Longhorns in Week 2 as they play at Michigan. We like Texas to win on the road.

3. Alabama (63-0 win over Western Kentucky)

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe and the Alabama offense looked explosive against a Group of Five opponent. The Kalen DeBoer era is off to a good start.

4. Ole Miss (76-0 win over Furman)

Ole Miss Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart threw for over 400 yards and five touchdowns against weak competition. The Rebels face an easy nonconference schedule over the first four weeks of the season.

5. Tennessee (69-3 win over Chattanooga)

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava looked good as Tennessee took care of business.

6. Missouri (51-0 win over Murray State)

7. Oklahoma (51-3 win over Temple)

8. LSU (27-20 loss to USC)

The LSU Tigers are 0-1 again! LSU’s defense did not look bad, but now the Tigers have a thinner margin of error after suffering an early loss.

9. Auburn (73-3 win over Alabama A&M)

10. Texas A&M (23-13 loss to Notre Dame)

Notre Dame is a quality opponent, but will this year really be any different for Texas A&M?

11. Kentucky (31-0 win over Southern Miss)

Kentucky’s game was cut short due to a lightning delay. Kentucky faces South Carolina in Week 2 in the first SEC game of 2024.

12. Arkansas (70-0 win over Arkansas Pine-Bluff)

Quarterback Talen Green looked sharp. Arkansas gears up for a Week 2 test against Oklahoma State.

13. Florida (41-17 loss to Miami)

There’s no hiding it. Things are going to get ugly for Florida this season.

14. Vanderbilt (34-27 win over Virginia Tech)

Vanderbilt had one of the conference’s top wins in Week 1. Welcome out of the cellar!

15. Mississippi State (56-7 win over Eastern Kentucky)

16. South Carolina (23-19 win over Old Dominion)

Getting outgained by Old Dominion is not a good sign for quarterback LaNorris Sellers and South Carolina’s hopes in Week 2 against Kentucky.

ESPN’s Greg McElroy releases SEC football power rankings

Former Alabama QB Greg McElroy has announced his SEC power rankings. McElroy has UGA as one of the SEC’s four championship contenders

Former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy released his SEC football power rankings. McElroy, who is an ESPN college football analyst, ranked every SEC team into five tiers on his “Always College Football with Greg McElroy” podcast.

McElroy thinks the SEC has four national championship contenders. He included six SEC teams in his preseason top 10, but he does not think that every team in his top 10 is capable of winning a championship.

The Georgia Bulldogs are the No. 2 team in McElroy’s preseason rankings, the highest of any SEC football team. McElroy thinks Georgia has its fair share of weaknesses, but considers the Bulldogs to be the best team in the SEC.

Tier One (National Championship Contenders)

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1. Georgia

“Carson Beck is the best quarterback that George has had in quite some time,” said McElroy. The media has predicted Georgia to win the SEC and has Beck as the conference’s preseason All-SEC first-team quarterback.

2. Texas

“Texas, they’re a national championship contender, especially with what they bring back on the offensive side,” said McElroy. Texas is ready to make some noise in its first season in the SEC.

3. Alabama

Alabama returns elusive quarterback Jalen Milroe and a great deal of talent from the Nick Saban era. McElroy does not think Alabama will have much of a drop-off to start the Kalen DeBoer era.

“Alabama is maybe slightly thinner as far as depth is concerned, but their best is still as good as anybody else in the entire conference,” said McElroy.

4. Ole Miss

McElroy tabbing Ole Miss as a championship contender will surprise some folks, but the Rebels return much, including quarterback Jaxson Dart.

“We need to wake up and get on board with the possibility that Ole Miss could win the whole dang thing,” said McElroy. McElroy likes how the Rebels improved in the trenches this offseason.

Tier Two (College Football Playoff Contenders)

5. Tennessee

6. Missouri

7. LSU

Tier Three (Spoilers)

Greg McElroy puts three SEC teams in the spoilers category. Spoilers are capable of beating pretty much any team in the league, but he does not expect them to make the playoff. “The floor should be eight wins,” said McElroy on spoiler teams, “But there’s a possibility you could rally up.”

8. Oklahoma

9. Texas A&M

10. Auburn

Tier Four (Bowl Game Bound)

“Teams that are almost guaranteed to go to the postseason, but their ceilings at about eight wins,” said McElroy on teams that are in his fourth tier.

11. Florida

12. Kentucky

13. South Carolina

Tier Five (Work In Progress)

McElroy thinks if Tier 5 teams make a bowl game that “would be a remarkable achievement.”

14. Arkansas

15. Mississippi State

16. Vanderbilt

SEC football power rankings after Week 2

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.

AuburnWire releases 2021 SEC football power rankings

A look at SEC football power rankings…where’s UGA football?

Georgia is once again in great shape to make another run at the SEC Championship Game in 2021, with a ton of returning talent and a great incoming recruiting class.

Alabama remains the team to beat in the conference, and is expected to open the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, but the Bulldogs are not too far behind.

Aside from Georgia and Alabama, who else can contend for a spot in the SEC Championship? Florida will be in store for another solid season, but it’s unlikely the Gators will be able to replicate what they did last year.

The Texas A&m Aggies are a team to watch again. Last year, Jimbo Fisher’s team almost earned a spot in the College Football Playoff, and should have received some more love from the CFP Committee. They’ll likely to fall to Alabama and miss out on the SEC Championship, but could they put together another one-loss season?

AuburnWire released their SEC power rankings, and had the Bulldogs at No. 2.

Their top-five is as follows:

5. Ole Miss

4. Texas A&M

3. Florida

2. Georgia

1. Alabama

On Georgia, AuburnWire editor Brian Stultz wrote:

Outlook: Hey, look, Georgia is getting hype as national title contenders yet again this offseason. Rinse. Wash. Repeat. Quarterback J.T. Daniels and the Bulldogs defense will both be tough. Can they finally break through?

Georgia has its hands full in 2021, opening with Clemson in Charlotte and games against Florida and Auburn won’t be easy.

See the rest of AuburnWire’s rankings here.

SEC Power Rankings following Week 7 of 2020 season

Georgia falls after loss to Florida while Texas A&M continues to rise.

Outside of the Florida win over Georgia in the World’s Largest Cocktail Party and Tennessee continuing down a bad spiral with a loss to Arkansas, it was a relatively quiet weekend in the SEC as there were only four games this past Saturday.

That all changes this upcoming weekend as all 14 teams are in action again. Auburn travels to Mississippi State to take on Mike Leach’s Air Raid attack while LSU hosts top-ranked Alabama in a game that shouldn’t be close.

Here are how the SEC Power Rankings work out after Week 7 of the 2020 season:

UGA football drops in latest SEC power rankings

The Georgia Bulldogs drop in this edition of the SEC power rankings. Florida and Texas A&M jump UGA. Bama remains at the top.

The Georgia Bulldogs played decent in a sluggish 14-3 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats. The win featured a run-heavy attack. Perhaps the Bulldogs were keeping their cards close to their chest for next week, but UGA did not look like legitimate National Championship contenders.

Now, the Dawgs are dealing with a slew of injuries heading into Saturday’s game against the Florida Gators. That mixed with turnover-heavy quarterback play from Stetson Bennett is resulting in Georgia dropping in the latest edition of SEC power rankings.

At the top, the Alabama Crimson Tide are clearly the class of the conference. Can any team defeat or even challenge Alabama? Florida may have the best chance of any team in the conference. Kyle Trask and the Gator offense would score points against the Crimson Tide defense.

In fact, the Gators, despite their loss to Texas A&M, are moving up in the latest edition of the conference power rankings. The rankings are based on who would win in a neutral site at this point in time.

SEC power rankings are per SEC Mike:

The Georgia Bulldogs fall to fourth in the SEC power rankings and it is tough to disagree. Georgia has five turnovers and scored 19.0 points per game in their last two games.

Beyond Georgia, Auburn dominated the LSU Tigers in an impressive victory to showcase their potential. Auburn still could end up as the second best team in the SEC West. The Tigers have late season games against Alabama and Texas A&M.

Texas A&M will continue to have College Football Playoff hopes following the Aggies’ win over the Arkansas Razorbacks, who fall to fifth in the power rankings. There really isn’t much separation from ranking No. 5 to ranking No. 12 in the SEC.

Teams like Tennessee, South Carolina, LSU, Ole Miss, Missouri, and more can be a handful if they play up to their potential. They will try to play spoiler all season long.

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