ATLANTA — Don't be misled by the top two spots of the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll .
There's much more to the Southeastern Conference's 2018 depth chart than the league's impressive two-deep hold on the top of the poll.
Sure, Alabama and Georgia are looking strong as the nation's top-ranked teams. It's far too early to assume the SEC rivals who met in last year's national championship game will play again for this year's SEC title, however. The path to Atlanta is more treacherous than suggested by the skeptics who predicted the league would be top-heavy and weaker in 2018.