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.
Saturday’s 27-3 loss to No. 11 Florida not only marked UGA’s third loss in its last four games, it also eliminated the Bulldogs from SEC East contention. After the loss, UGA (5-3, 3-3 SEC) dropped three spots in the Power Poll.
The Bulldogs fell from No. 6 in the poll to No. 9, while Florida maintained its No. 3 ranking.
UGA gained only 97 points in this week’s poll, 32 points lower than the 129 points it received last week. Tennessee, which holds the No. 7 spot, is only eight points ahead of the Bulldogs, and only six points separate UGA and the No. 8-ranked team, Arkansas.
The highest spot for which the Bulldogs received a vote was No. 7, and at least one voter placed them at No. 12 in the poll.
UGA has a noon ET kickoff against Kentucky (4-4, 2-4), the No. 11 team in the power rankings, on Saturday. The game will be televised on SEC Network.
Here is the entire Power Poll for Week 10:
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | 1ST PLACE VOTES | HIGH VOTE | LOW VOTE | PREV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU (7-0) | 220 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Alabama (7-1) | 203 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Florida (7-1) | 189 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Mississippi (7-2) | 169 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Mississippi State (6-2) | 147 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Texas A&M (6-2) | 136 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | Tennessee (4-4) | 105 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Arkansas (4-4) | 103 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Georgia (5-3) | 97 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Auburn (4-4) | 67 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 11 | Kentucky (4-4) | 53 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 11 |
| 12 | South Carolina (3-5) | 27 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 12 |
| 13 | Missouri (4-4) | 22 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt (3-5) | 9 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Previous results: Week 4 • Week 5 • Week 6 • Week 7 • Week 8 • Week 9
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)