So how do the teams in the SEC stack up after eight weeks of the regular season? Here’s the Week 9 edition of AL.com ’s SEC football power rankings for 2026 (all times Central and all games Saturday):

Notre Dame's schedule has not been as bad as expected coming into the season, which could help its Playoff case. Chris Gardner / I noticed that in this week’s AP Poll, seven SEC teams are ranked between No.

The number of SEC teams with 2 or less losses has shrunk from 16 to 9 with 5 Saturdays to go. While we’ve learned a lot about each SEC program, we’ve also learned a lot about their starting quarterbacks.

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The latter of those came in Columbia, South Carolina, where an unranked Gamecocks team upended No. 11 Tennessee 27-24. LaNorris Sellers completed 18 of 32 passes for 210 yards and a score, adding a game-tying rushing touchdown in the game's final minutes — with a Herculean effort — to help lead the Gamecocks to the upset.

Will Stein's Kentucky Wildcats will be at Tennessee on Nov. 7. Here's what time the two teams will kick off their SEC football contest.

The power conference is in position to dominate this season.

Week 8 of the 2026 college football season has concluded for Southeastern Conference schools. No. 11 Tennessee (6-2, 3-2 SEC) played its second league road game on Saturday. The Vols were defeated by South Carolina (4-3, 2-3 SEC), 27-24, at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

LSU football beat Auburn on Saturday. Here's where the Tigers rank in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll after the win.