We're shaking things up at the top of the SEC Power Rankings this week, after Georgia barely escaped an average Kentucky team. A Wildcats team, remember, that was blown out by South Carolina a week earlier. Enter Texas at No. 1, where hype is available on tap these days. Meanwhile, Florida tapped out. Onto the rankings!

1. Texas (3-0)

Last week: 2

This week: vs. Louisiana-Monroe

What to know: Abdominal strain sidelines QB Quinn Ewers, and Arch Manning calmly steps in to fire four TD passes. It's good to be Texas.

2. Georgia (3-0)

Last week: 1

This week: Idle

What to know: Georgia barely survived Kentucky, but survival isn't enough when it comes to power rankings. 'Dawgs drop one spot.

3. Tennessee (3-0)

Last week: 3

This week: at Oklahoma

What to know: The Vols had 65 points BY THE HALF against Kent State. Next time, the Golden Flashes should get to play this game with 12 men.

4. Alabama (3-0)

Last week: 5

This week: Idle

What to know: It had been 96 years since Alabama's previous visit to Wisconsin. After a 42-10 loss, the Badgers could go for another 96.

5. Ole Miss (3-0)

Last week: 4

This week: Georgia Southern

What to know: First three games, Ole Miss has outscored three cupcakes 168-9. A team of nuns could've put up a better fight.

6. Missouri (3-0)

Last week: 6

This week: vs. Vanderbilt

What to know: How did Mizzou's offense end up with a 2nd & 58? It lost composure for three personal fouls in three plays, but was composed enough for a comeback win over Boston College.

7. Oklahoma (3-0)

Last week: 7

This week: vs. Tennessee

What to know: ESPN College GameDay is coming to Norman, but playing Tennessee might not be the exposure OU is looking for.

8. LSU (2-1)

Last week: 8

This week: vs. UCLA

What to know: After losing to USC in its opener, LSU beat the East Coast USC on Saturday. And in the SEC scramble, the latter matters more.

9. Texas A&M (2-1)

Last week: 9

This week: vs. Bowling Green

What to know: Credit always to an SEC road win, but the Gators rolled over and played dead. All TAMU had to do was check for a pulse, and found none.

10. South Carolina (2-1)

Last week: 11

This week: vs. Akron

What to know: Chalk up another huge special teams play, this time a blocked punt, but chalk up the Gamecocks' first loss, too.

11. Kentucky (1-2)

Last week: 12

This week: vs. Ohio

What to know: After a 13-12 heartbreaker loss to Georgia, I can't give UK too much grief. Mark Stoops would punt it, anyway.

12. Florida (1-2)

Last week: 10

This week: at Mississippi State

What to know: Co-coordinators at UF give us four candidates for the interim coach pool. Who ya got?

13. Auburn (2-1)

Last week: 14

This week: vs. Arkansas

What to know: Hugh Freeze has now changed offensive coordinators and quarterbacks in his second season at AU. As a coach with an offensive background, that means he's out of moves.

14. Arkansas (2-1)

Last week: 15

This week: at Auburn

What to know: The Hogs survived UAB, which is a good sign they won't survive much longer.

15. Vanderbilt (2-1)

Last week: 13

This week: at Missouri

What to know: Those good Vandy vibes never last long.

16. Mississippi State (1-2)

Last week: 16

This week: vs. Florida

What to know: A home loss to Toledo? Jeff Lebby's rebuild in Starkville starts with gravel.

Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on X.com @chasegoodbread.

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