Each week a panel of beat writers who cover all 14 SEC teams (Chip Towers of the AJC and DawgNation is one) and three national writers cast a ballot for The Official SEC Country Power Poll.
After a 27-3 victory over Kentucky, UGA (6-3, 4-3 SEC) rose two spots in the latest Power Poll. The Bulldogs climbed from No. 9 to No. 7, and are the second-highest SEC East team this week.
UGA received 112 total points from the voters, 15 more than it earned in last week’s poll. A vote was given for the Bulldogs to occupy the No. 5 spot in the poll, and at least one voter had them as low as No. 11.
UGA will face Auburn (5-4, 2-4), the No. 9 team in the Power Poll, at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday. The last time these two teams squared off in Auburn, the Bulldogs lost 43-38 after giving up a late touchdown that has become known as “The Prayer at Jordan-Hare.”
The entire poll can be seen below:
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | HIGH VOTE | LOW VOTE | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama (8-1) | 221 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | LSU (7-1) | 201 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Florida (8-1) | 190 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mississippi State (7-2) | 162 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | Mississippi (7-3) | 147 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | Arkansas (5-4) | 124 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | Georgia (6-3) | 112 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Tennessee (5-4) | 105 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Auburn (5-4) | 95 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Texas A&M (6-3) | 84 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 6 |
| 11 | Kentucky (4-5) | 43 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
| 12 | South Carolina (3-6) | 28 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt (3-6) | 22 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Missouri (4-5) | 13 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Previous results: Week 4 • Week 5 • Week 6 • Week 7 • Week 8 • Week 9 • Week 10
Here is this week’s voting roster:
Adam Sparks (Nashville Tennessean) Anthony Chiang (Palm Beach Post) Aaron Suttles (Tuscaloosa News) Bill Bender (Sporting News) Bob Holt (Arkansas Democrat) Chip Towers (Atlanta Journal-Constitution & DawgNation) Dana Sulonen (Opelika-Auburn News) Dave Matter (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) David Cloninger (The State) Dustin Dopirak (Knoxville Sentinel) Jen Smith (Lexington Herald) Joel Coleman (Starkville Daily News) John Davis (Oxford Citizen) Richard Croome (Bryan-College Station Eagle) Scott Rabalais (Baton Rouge Advocate) Tom Fornelli (CBS Sports) Zac Ellis (Sports Illustrated)
