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Power ranking league teams after Week 1

Power ranking league teams after Week 1

That’s a wrap on Week 1, at least when it comes to league teams.

The SEC nearly reached perfection in the first week of the college football season, but its 13-0 record was spoiled in the league’s final game of the week as LSU disappointed in Brian Kelly’s debut, falling to Florida State 24-23.

Elsewhere in the league, it was a relatively ho-hum week with most teams facing Group of Five or FCS opponents. There were exceptions though, and it was a bad week to be a Pac-12 team. Florida stunned No. 7 Utah in the Swamp, while No. 3 Georgia brutalized No. 11 Oregon to the tune of a 49-3 beatdown in Atlanta.

No. 19 Arkansas also got a huge win against No. 23 Cincinnati, who is coming off an appearance in the College Football Playoff.

With the first week of the season in the books, here’s how our SEC power rankings have changed.

14
Vanderbilt Commodores (2-0)

Syndication: The Tennessean

Previous Ranking: 14

Week 1 Result: 42-31 win vs. Elon

The Skinny: After an impressive opening win vs. Hawaii, Vandy looked a lot more like Vandy this week. Credit to Mike Wright, who scored a school-record six touchdowns, but there’s a lot to work on defensively after the Commodores were outgained by Elon, allowing 495 yards of offense.

13
Missouri Tigers (1-0)

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Previous Ranking: 13

Week 1 Result: 52-24 win vs. Louisiana Tech

The Skinny: Missouri took care of business in its opener against a solid G5 team, so props to coach Eli Drinkwitz for that. The passing game still looks shaky, but the Tigers ran for 323 yards and five touchdowns in the first game without Tyler Badie. Like Vandy, there’s a lot to clean up on defense here.

12
LSU Tigers (0-1)

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Previous Ranking: 8

Week 1 Result: 24-23 loss vs. Florida State

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