It’s Iron Bowl week. That’s all that matters, so you’re getting no reasoning with these rankings this week. All I’ll say is we have to accept Auburn as Bo-less Auburn right now and past wins over teams that are now ranked ahead of them are not in the same reality.
1. Georgia (11-0)
(Last week: #1, beat Charleston Southern 56-7)
2. Alabama (10-1)
(Last week: #2, beat Arkansas 42-35)
3. Ole Miss (9-2)
(Last week: #3, beat Vanderbilt 31-17)
4. Texas A&M (8-3)
(Last week: #4, beat Prairie View 52-3)
5. Arkansas (7-4)
(Last week: #6, lost at Alabama 42-35)
6. Mississippi State (7-4)
(Last week: #7, beat Tennessee State 55-10)
7. Auburn (6-5)
(Last week: #5, lost at South Carolina 21-17)
8. Kentucky (8-3)
(Last week: #8, beat New Mexico State 56-16)
9. Tennessee (6-5)
(Last week: #9, beat South Alabama 60-14)
10. Missouri (6-5)
(Last week: #11, beat Florida 24-23)
11. South Carolina (6-5)
(Last week: #12, beat Auburn 21-17)
12. LSU (5-6)
(Last week: #10, beat UL-Monroe 27-14)
13. Florida (5-6)
(Last week #13, lost at Missouri 24-23)
14. Vanderbilt (2-8)
(Last week: #14, lost at Ole Miss 31-17)