So how do the teams in the SEC stack up after eight weeks of the regular season? Here’s the Week 9 edition of AL.com ’s SEC football power rankings for 2026 (all times Central and all games Saturday):

See the updated SEC football standings after Week 8 as Kentucky leads Georgia and Alabama following major losses by Tennessee and Ole Miss.

Georgia climbs back to No. 1 and Texas takes a big climb after its 34-27 win over Ole Miss. Here are the full SEC Week 9 power rankings.

The analyst thinks the team with college football's highest ceiling resides in the SEC, but it's probably not the school you think.

The power conference is in position to dominate this season.

Leavitt accounted for four touchdowns and 432 total yards in the victory as he earned SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this year. Ross had four tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks and he also earned his second SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week recognition this season.

Trinidad Chambliss and No. 7 Ole Miss test a two-game winning streak against Arch Manning and No. 19 Texas tonight.

The Sooners' strong defensive performance against Mississippi State was awarded with an SEC weekly honor.