Dan Mullen ranks top 25 teams after Week 2; Alabama plummets
Dan Mullen has traded in the sidelines for the studio, joining ESPN last year after getting let go by Florida.
Now, he’s a top analyst for the Worldwide Leader, and after Week 2 action on Saturday, he posted his new top 25 rankings.
As you can see below, Mullen has been thoroughly impressed by Texas, moving the Longhorns to No. 1 in his rankings after a 10-point road win at No. 3 Alabama on Saturday night:
Top 10 after Week 2
1. Texas
2. Florida State
3. Georgia
4. Michigan
5. USC
6. Ohio State
7. Notre Dame
8. Penn State
9. Utah
10. Tennessee— Dan Mullen (@CoachDanMullen) September 10, 2023
Week 2 rest of the top 25
11. Washington
12. Oklahoma
13. Kansas State
14. Miami
15. Washington State
16. Colorado
17. Oregon
18. Alabama
19. North Carolina
20. Ole Miss
21. Oregon State
22. Duke
23. Mississippi State
24. Iowa
25. Kansas— Dan Mullen (@CoachDanMullen) September 10, 2023
Two-time reigning national champion Georgia is at No. 3 in his rankings. Alabama fell all the way to No. 18 following the loss to the Longhorns.
Here are the 5 SEC teams that cracked Mullen’s rankings:
- No. 3 — Georgia
- No. 10 — Tennessee
- No. 18 — Alabama
- No. 20 — Ole Miss
- No. 23 — Mississippi State
Notably absent from the list is LSU. Can the Tigers (and other SEC schools) overcome slow starts to the season to rise up the rankings? We’ll see what happens in Week 3 action this coming weekend.