SEC lands 5 teams in latest ESPN power rankings after Week 2
Despite a fairly ugly showing from the conference, the SEC landed 5 teams on ESPN’s latest power rankings following Saturday’s Week 2 action.
Alabama and Texas A&M both fell in the non-conference after Florida, LSU and South Carolina all dropped non-con games last week. The SEC is 3-6 against Power 5 competition, with all 6 of those losses coming by double digits. The wins? Tennessee over Virginia, Auburn over Cal and Mississippi State over Arizona.
Not exactly needle movers.
There aren’t many teams in the SEC inspiring confidence right now apart from Georgia, who has simply not looked awful against vastly inferior opponents. Tennessee can’t say the same. The Vols’ 30-13 win over Austin Peay was ugly at best and Tennessee will need much more from Joe Milton is the Vols are going to walk into the Swamp and come away with a win.
Here’s where the SEC stands, via ESPN:
No. 1 Georgia Bulldogs (2-0)
No. 10 Tennessee Volunteers (2-0)
No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (1-1)
No. 17 LSU Tigers (1-1)
No. 19 Ole Miss Rebels (2-0)
Texas A&M was ranked No. 22 last week but was dropped following the Aggies’ loss to Miami Saturday evening. The Rebels fell one spot after beating No. 24 Tulane without star QB Michael Pratt.