SEC power rankings shift after conference's dominant Week 1

The SEC is off to a dominant start in Week 1 of the 2026 college football season. Entering the Ole Miss-Louisville game, the SEC is a perfect 15-0 and the conference's average margin of victory is over 39 points per game.

The SEC did not get any scares against non-Power Four opponents in Week 1. The Georgia Bulldogs

and the rest of the SEC teams that played non-Power Four foes all won by 17 points or more.

The LSU Tigers and Auburn Tigers both notched strong nonconference wins to start the season. LSU dominated Clemson 51-10 in coach Lane Kiffin's debut. The Tigers looked like SEC championship contenders and surged up a few spots to No. 3 in our power rankings.

Auburn earned a narrow win over the Baylor Bears, but did not have an impressive offensive

performance. Still, Auburn is more proven than most of the conference for beating a Power Four opponent.

SEC football power rankings after Week 1

1. Georgia Bulldogs (1-0)
2. Texas Longhorns (1-0)
3. LSU Tigers (1-0)
4. Ole Miss Rebels
5. Oklahoma Sooners (1-0)
6. Texas A&M Aggies (1-0)
7. Alabama Crimson Tide (1-0)
8. Tennessee Volunteers (1-0)
9. Florida Gators (1-0)
10. Auburn Tigers (1-0)
11. Missouri Tigers (1-0)
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (1-0)
13. Vanderbilt Commodores (1-0)
14. Kentucky Wildcats (1-0)
15. Mississippi State Bulldogs (1-0)
16. Arkansas Razorbacks (1-0)

SEC Week 1 results

Against Power Four opponents

LSU 51, Clemson 10; Auburn 17, Baylor 16; Ole Miss vs. Louisville

Against Non-Power Four opponents

Georgia 63, Tennessee State 3; South Carolina 57, Kent State 0; Kentucky 45, Youngstown State 13; Alabama 48, East Carolina 10; Texas A&M 50, Missouri State 0; Oklahoma 51, UTEP 0; Texas 59, Texas State 7; Missouri 54, Arkansas Pine-Bluff 14; Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14; Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9; Mississippi State 62, ULM 13; Florida 66, FAU 21; Tennesse 56, Furman 9

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