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Georgia, Texas and Tennessee switched major divisions

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Georgia, Texas and Tennessee switched major divisions

Is Georgia back at the top of the SEC? We’ve seen this movie, right? It’s just that this time the sequel has a new villain – Texas, not Alabama. Bevo was pushed back for the first time this season, and the Bulldogs reclaimed the top of the power rankings. Then there’s a cluster of one-loss teams and everyone thinks, “We’re in the playoffs,” even though about half of them won’t make it.

To the rating!

1. Georgia (6-1)

Last week: 2

this week: Idle

What you need to know: The Beatles can sum up Georgia this week: Come back, come back, go back to where you once were.

2. Texas (6-1)

Last week: 1

this week: at Vanderbilt

What you need to know: Texas fans littered the field with trash over a controversial call, were reprimanded by Steve Sarkisian, were disciplined by Georgia and found themselves not rooting for the best team in the country. Tough night for the Longhorns.

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3. Tennessee (6-1)

Last week: 5

this week: Idle

What you need to know: The Vols tried to stage a second-half comeback for the second week in a row, and Knoxville police made sure Neyland’s goalposts didn’t end up in the Tennessee River again.

4. Texas A&M (6-1)

Last week: 3

this week: vs. LSU

What you need to know: This is what Jimbo’s final A&M team should have looked like, right?

5. LSU (6-1)

Last week: 4

this week: at Texas A&M

What you need to know: The Tigers take on the Aggies this week in a matchup that no one thought would result in the bottom two SEC teams posting a zero in the league’s loss column.

6. Missouri (6-1)

Last week: 7

this week: in Alabama

What you need to know: The Missouri offense is a sports car when Brady Cook is driving and a Ford Pinto when he’s not, and it took a midgame truck ride to the hospital to prove it.

7. Alabama (5-2)

Last week: 6

this week: vs. Missouri

What you need to know: This isn’t your grandfather’s Alabama team, but it might be your father’s team.

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8. Ole Miss (5-2)

Last week: 8

this week: vs. Oklahoma

What you need to know: Two weeks to prepare for Oklahoma’s attack? The rebels could do this in two days.

9. Vanderbilt (5-2)

Last week: 10

this week: vs. Texas

What you need to know: If Vanderbilt fans allow Texas fans to take over FirstBank Stadium three weeks after beating Alabama, the entire program should enter the transfer portal.

10. Florida (4-3)

Last week: 12

this week: Idle

What you need to know: Florida should have been Kentucky’s play for rights, not the other way around.

11. South Carolina (4-3)

Last week: 13

this week: Idle

What is known: The Gamecocks blew up Oklahoma and blew up talk radio in Norman.

12. Oklahoma (4-3)

Last week: 9

this week: at Ole Miss

What you need to know: We welcome Jackson Arnold back to the lineup. But only for now.

13. Arkansas (4-3)

Last week: 11

this week: in Mississippi

What you need to know: If the Fighting Penguins can’t get a win in Starkville, even the barbecue won’t taste good.

14. Kentucky (3-4)

Last week: 14

this week: vs. Auburn

What you need to know: Two weeks until basketball season, “Cats fans.”

15. Auburn (2–5)

Last week: 15

this week: in Kentucky

What you need to know: Here’s an idea, Hugh: 40 suggests a game for Harkes Hunter.

16. Mississippi State (1-6)

Last week: 16

this week: vs. Arkansas

What you need to know: It’s been a down season, but the Bulldogs may have found something to learn in freshman QB Michael Van Buren.

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