The SEC is flexing hard in the latest USA Today Coaches Poll, with 10 league teams landing in the Week 4 top 25.
Texas stayed put at No. 1, holding off No. 2 Georgia, No.
3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Indiana and No.
5 Miami. That top five did not move from last week, but the rest of the rankings brought some real shakeup, especially for the SEC.
Ole Miss made the biggest leap near the top of the poll, climbing to No. 6 after knocking off LSU on Saturday night. LSU slid to No. 11 after the loss.
Alabama checked in at No. 8, while Tennessee landed at No. 13.
Texas A&M is No. 20, Mizzou sits at No.
21, Florida comes in at No. 22 and Oklahoma rounds out the SEC contingent at No. 24.
The league’s depth showed up in the teams just outside the rankings, too. Mississippi State, Kentucky and Vanderbilt all received votes, but only Mississippi State drew the most attention after its 3-0 start and comeback win over South Carolina still wasn’t enough to crack the top 25.
That omission stood out in a poll that otherwise kept Oklahoma in the mix despite the Sooners’ narrow win over New Mexico on Saturday.
Here’s the full Week 4 Coaches Poll:
Texas
Georgia
Notre Dame
Indiana
Miami
Ole Miss
Ohio State
Alabama
BYU
Texas Tech
LSU
USC
Tennessee
Penn State
Utah
Oregon
Iowa
Michigan
Louisville
Texas A&M
Mizzou
Florida
Washington
Oklahoma
SMU
Others receiving votes: Houston 116; Mississippi State 114; Duke 70; West Virginia 55; Kentucky 54; Oklahoma State 36; Pittsburgh 35; Virginia Tech 30; Vanderbilt 29; Boise State 29; Tulsa 20; UCLA 18; Kansas State 18; Western Michigan 17; Nebraska 11; North Dakota State 8; Northwestern 4; Clemson 3; Massachusetts 2; James Madison 2; Arizona 1.
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