The same six teams from the Southeastern Conference that were in last week’s AP Top 25 rankings are still in the Week 9 AP rankings, just with a few minor switches.
Six of the first nine weeks of the season have included six SEC teams in the rankings.
No. 1 Georgia remains in the top spot after an open date to rest and recover before The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party against Florida this upcoming weekend.
After six straight weeks of being on the outside of the AP Top 10 looking in, Alabama cracks the list at No. 9 following a massive comeback win over Tennessee on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. The Volunteers, meanwhile, are the only SEC team to slide down in the rankings as Tennessee lands at No. 21 heading into Kentucky week.
Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss took care of business on the road against Auburn this weekend with a 28-21 victory and moved up one spot to No. 12 in the rankings. LSU and Missouri both moved up four spots to No. 15 and No. 16, respectively, after the (LSU) Tigers’ 62-0 win over Army and the (Missouri) Tigers’ 34-12 win over South Carolina.
Florida received the most votes of any team not in the rankings with 34 while Kentucky received two votes.
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Here’s a look at how the SEC rankings have played out through the first nine weeks of the college football season:
Preseason/Week 1 (August 14)
- No. 1 Georgia (48-7 win over UT Martin)
- No. 4 Alabama (56-7 win over MTSU)
- No. 5 LSU (45-24 loss to No. 8 Florida State)
- No. 12 Tennessee (49-13 win over Virginia)
- No. 22 Ole Miss (73-7 win over Mercer)
- No. 23 Texas A&M (52-10 win over New Mexico)
Receiving votes: South Carolina 73, Arkansas 22, Kentucky 14, Auburn 7, Mississippi State 4, Florida 4
Week 2 (September 5)
- No. 1 Georgia (45-3 win over Ball State)
- No. 3 Alabama (34-24 loss to No. 11 Texas)
- No. 9 Tennessee (30-13 win over Austin Peay)
- No. 14 LSU (72-10 win over Grambling)
- No. 20 Ole Miss (37-20 win over No. 24 Tulane)
- No. 23 Texas A&M (48-33 loss to Miami)
Receiving votes: Arkansas 28, Kentucky 15, Mississippi State 5, Auburn 3
Week 3 (September 10)
- No. 1 Georgia (24-14 win over South Carolina)
- No. 10 Alabama (17-3 win over South Florida)
- No. 11 Tennessee (29-16 loss to Florida)
- No. 14 LSU (41-14 win over Mississippi State)
- No. 17 Ole Miss (48-23 win over Georgia Tech)
Week 4 (September 17)
- No. 1 Georgia (49-21 win over UAB)
- No. 12 LSU (34-31 win over Arkansas)
- No. 13 Alabama (24-10 win over Ole Miss)
- No. 15 Ole Miss (24-10 loss to Alabama)
- No. 23 Tennessee (45-14 win over UTSA)
- No. 25 Florida (22-7 win over Charlotte)
Receiving votes: Missouri 72, Kentucky 10, Auburn 1
Week 5 (September 24)
- No. 1 Georgia (27-20 win at Auburn)
- No. 12 Alabama (40-17 win at Mississippi State)
- No. 13 LSU (55-49 loss at Ole Miss)
- No. 20 Ole Miss (55-49 win over vs LSU)
- No. 21 Tennessee (41-20 win vs South Carolina)
- No. 22 Florida (33-14 loss at Kentucky)
- No. 23 Missouri (38-21 win at Vanderbilt)
Receiving votes: Kentucky 41, Texas A&M 5
Week 6 (October 1)
- No. 1 Georgia (51-13 win vs Kentucky)
- No. 11 Alabama (26-20 win at Texas A&M)
- No. 16 Ole Miss (27-20 win vs Arkansas)
- No. 20 Kentucky (13-51 loss at Georgia)
- No. 21 Missouri (49-39 loss vs LSU)
- No. 22 Tennessee (OPEN)
- No. 23 LSU (49-39 win at Missouri)
Receiving votes: Texas A&M 31
Week 7 (October 8)
- No. 1 Georgia (37-20 win at Vanderbilt)
- No. 11 Alabama (24-21 win vs Arkansas)
- No. 13 Ole Miss (OPEN)
- No. 19 Tennessee (20-13 win vs Texas A&M)
- No. 22 LSU (48-18 win vs Auburn)
- No. 24 Kentucky (38-21 loss vs Missouri)
Receiving votes: Missouri (69), Texas A&M (5)
Week 8 (October 15)
- No. 1 Georgia (OPEN)
- No. 11 Alabama (34-20 win vs No. 17 Tennessee)
- No. 13 Ole Miss (28-21 win at Auburn)
- No. 17 Tennessee (34-20 loss at No. 11 Alabama)
- No. 19 LSU (62-0 win vs Army)
- No. 20 Missouri (34-12 win vs South Carolina)
Receiving votes: Florida (12), Kentucky (4)
Week 9 (October 22)
- No. 1 Georgia [7-0, 4-0 SEC] (at Florida)
- No. 9 Alabama [7-1, 5-0 SEC] (OPEN)
- No. 12 Ole Miss [6-1, 3-1 SEC] (vs Vanderbilt)
- No. 15 LSU [6-2, 4-1 SEC] (OPEN)
- No. 16 Missouri [7-1, 3-1 SEC] (OPEN)
- No. 21 Tennessee [5-2, 2-2 SEC] (at Kentucky)
Receiving votes: Florida (34), Kentucky (2)
To view the entire Week 9 AP Top 25 poll, click here.
