College football rankings: SEC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 11
Eleven weeks into the 2023 college football season, the clear top two teams in the SEC have emerged from their respective divisions: No. 2 Georgia out of the East, and No. 8 Alabama from the West.
The Bulldogs (10-0, 7-0 SEC) and Crimson Tide (9-1, 7-0) clinched their divisions Saturday, albeit in different ways. Jalen Milroe led the way with six total touchdowns (three rushing, three passing) in a 49-21 rout of Kentucky in Lexington. Georgia, meanwhile, didn't even need to take the field before clinching the East: It won the division following a historically bad loss by No. 13 Tennessee under Josh Heupel to No. 14 Missouri.
(The Bulldogs still would have clinched with a dominant 52-17 win over the Rebels).
Speaking off Tennessee-Missouri, Eliah Drinkwitz didn't mince words when summing up his Tigers' dominant 36-7 win over the Vols, saying the defense specifically "kicked their ass." The numbers back up his claim, as the Vols' 29-point margin of defeat and seven points scored are the fewest ever under Heupel.
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Elsewhere, Texas A&M looked as if it was attempting to fool Mississippi State with some pregame chicanery involving Max Johnson, though it didn't seem to matter in a 51-10 win over the Bulldogs. No. 19 LSU beat Florida 52-35 thanks to a tremendous performance by Jayden Daniels; South Carolina beat Vanderbilt 47-6; and Auburn beat Arkansas 48-10.
Here's a look at how those games will affect the post-Week 11 US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 rankings:
College football rankings for Week 12
US LBM Coaches Poll
SEC teams in bold. No. 1 places in parentheses.
10-0 Georgia (58)
10-0 Michigan (3)
10-0 Ohio State (3)
10-0 Florida State
10-0 Washington
9-1 Oregon
9-1 Texas
9-1 Alabama
9-1 Louisville
8-2 Oregon State
8-2 Missouri
8-2 Penn State
8-2 Oklahoma
8-2 Ole Miss
7-3 LSU
7-3 Utah
9-1 Tulane
7-3 Notre Dame
7-3 Tennessee
8-2 North Carolina
10-0 James Madison
7-3 Arizona
8-2 Iowa
7-3 Kansas State
7-3 Oklahoma State
Others receiving votes: Kansas 90; Liberty 79; SMU 27; UNLV 24; Toledo 16; NC State 16; USC 7; Fresno State 6; Troy 5; Air Force 5; Memphis 1.
AP Top 25
SEC teams in bold. No. 1 votes in parentheses.
10-0 Georgia (54)
10-0 Michigan (7)
10-0 Ohio State (1)
10-0 Florida State
10-0 Washington
9-1 Oregon
9-1 Texas
9-1 Alabama
9-1 Louisville
8-2 Oregon State
8-2 Missouri
8-2 Penn State
8-2 Ole Miss
8-2 Oklahoma
7-3 LSU
7-3 Utah
9-1 Tulane
10-0 James Madison
7-3 Arizona
7-3 Notre Dame
7-3 Tennessee
8-2 North Carolina
7-3 Kansas State
7-3 Oklahoma State
10-0 Liberty
Others receiving votes: Iowa 111; Kansas 83; Toledo 51; Fresno State 13; USC 5; UNLV 4; SMU 4; NC State 2; Miami (Ohio) 1; Texas A&M 1.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: College football rankings: SEC in updated coaches poll, AP Top 25 Week 11
