How SEC teams have fared against Top 25 competition through Week 11
By John Brasier
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Alabama faces another top 10 team with playoff aspirations this week.
No, the schedule hasn’t changed. The Crimson Tide (9-1) is still playing Charleston Southern.
CSU (9-1) is No. 8 in the FCS (Division I-AA) coaches’ rankings. The Buccaneers are expected to receive a bid to the FCS playoffs.
But games against FCS games don’t count in our tally of how SEC teams fare against Top 25 competition.
On Saturday, No. 17 LSU plays at No. 25 Ole Miss in the only battle of AP Top 25 teams involving SEC teams. Next week, the final week of the regular season, features several rivalries and showdowns within the AP Top 25.
Here’s a list of how SEC teams have fared against AP Top 25 (on the date of the game) competition and what, if any, current AP Top 25 teams remain on their schedule:
EAST DIVISION
Florida (1-1): Beat Ole Miss, lost to LSU; Remaining: Nov. 28 vs. No. 16 Florida State.
Tennessee (1-2): Lost to Oklahoma, beat Georgia, lost to Alabama. Remaining: None.
Georgia (0-2): Lost to Alabama, lost to Florida. Remaining: None.
Kentucky (1-0): Beat Missouri. Remaining: None.
Missouri (0-2): Lost to Florida, lost to Mississippi State. Remaining: None.
South Carolina (0-4): Lost to Georgia, lost to LSU, lost to Texas A&M, lost to Florida. Remaining: Nov. 28 vs. No. 1 Clemson.
Vanderbilt (0-4): Lost to Georgia, lost to Ole Miss, lost to Houston, lost to Florida. Remaining: None.
WEST DIVISION
LSU (3-1): Beat Mississippi State, beat Auburn, beat Florida, lost to Alabama. Remaining: None.
Alabama (5-1): Beat Wisconsin, lost to Ole Miss, beat Georgia, beat Texas A&M, beat LSU, beat Mississippi State. Remaining: None.
Ole Miss (1-2): Beat Alabama, lost to Florida, lost to Memphis. Remaining: Saturday vs. No. 17 LSU.
Texas A&M (2-2): Beat Arizona State, beat Mississippi State, lost to Alabama, lost to Ole Miss. Remaining: Nov. 28 at No. 17 LSU.
Mississippi State (0-3): Lost to LSU, lost to Texas A&M, lost to Alabama. Remaining: Nov. 28 vs. No. 25 Ole Miss.
Auburn (1-2): Lost to LSU, lost to Ole Miss, beat Texas A&M. Remaining: Nov. 28 vs. No. 3 Alabama.
Arkansas: (2-2): lost to Texas A&M, lost to Alabama, beat Ole Miss, beat LSU. Remaining: None.
