And just like that, Alabama is no longer number one.
It’s been a rough couple weeks for ranked teams in the SEC as the new conference alignment is already proving to do exactly what many thought it would. Missouri and South Carolina were underdogs against Texas A&M and Ole Miss, but the way in which they both got blown out has dropped them both from the polls. Tennessee dropped a close road game at unranked Arkansas, but Alabama falling to Vanderbilt was the big shock to everyone. Elsewhere in the country, Ohio State is proving itself more formidable by the week, dominating Iowa as they prepare for a top-10 showdown with Oregon on Saturday.