SEC Power Rankings: Does Alabama overtake Texas for No. 1? Georgia, Ole Miss tumble

Alabama snapped Georgia’s 42-game regular-season win streak on Saturday, and snapped in place at No. 1 in the power rankings as a result. There isn’t a more impressive win in the league right now than Alabama’s newest conquest, and the top billing goes along with that. The Bulldogs slip to No. 4, while Kentucky’s upset of Ole Miss tumbled the Rebels from the ranks of the unbeaten. Onto the rankings!

1. Alabama (4-0)

Last week: 4

This week: at Vanderbilt

What to know: Ryan Williams might not have “killed everybody,” but he certainly signed the death certificate on Georgia’s comeback.

GOODBREAD: Jalen Milroe became a different QB vs. Georgia

GOODBREAD: What DeBoer’s signature win means for Alabama

2. Texas (5-0)

Last week: 1

This week: Idle

What to know: Texas slept through the first half of a win over Mississippi State, but QB Arch Manning (26 of 31, 324 yards) was up early with coffee.

3. Tennessee (4-0)

Last week: 3

This week: at Arkansas

What to know: The Vols tangled with idle and got more resistance than Kent State offered.

4. Georgia (3-1)

Last week: 2

This week: vs. Auburn

What to know: What does rent-free headspace look like in Athens? The Bulldogs are now 1-3 against the Crimson Tide, and 44-0 against the rest of the world, since 2021.

5. Missouri (4-0)

Last week: 6

This week: at Texas A&M

What to know: It’s the fifth, tiebreaking installment of the 2012 SEC Expansion Bowl in College Station. Mizzou and TAMU are 2-2 head-to-head since joining the varsity.

6. Ole Miss (4-1)

Last week: 5

This week: at South Carolina

What to know: Lane Kiffin misery is a special kind of misery.

EASY DOES IT: Why Lane Kiffin isn’t panicking after loss

CHALLENGING: Rebels challenge goes wrong

7. LSU (4-1)

Last week: 7

This week: Idle

What to know: If Brian Kelly doesn’t find a way to troll Lane Kiffin over Ole Miss’ loss to Kentucky over the next two weeks —…

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Publish date : 2024-09-29 18:35:13

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