Here's a look at where things stand in the SEC through nine weeks of the regular season:
1. Alabama (8-0): The Crimson Tide got a much-needed week off before the home stretch of LSU, Mississippi State, Mercer and Auburn to end the regular season.
2. Georgia (8-0): Didn't believe in Georgia before? What about now? What about that freshman quarterback, that stingy defense, that 8-0 record and that 42-7 beatdown it laid on rival Florida on Saturday? The Bulldogs are not only the real deal, they're a legitimate College Football Playoff contender.
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