Week 9 SEC Power Rankings: Texas drops after sloppy OT win against Kentucky

Alabama and Georgia remain at the top, with Missouri and Vanderbilt slowly climbing up.
Oct 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; A detail view of the SEC logo painted on Kyle Field prior to the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
Oct 4, 2025; College Station, Texas, USA; A detail view of the SEC logo painted on Kyle Field prior to the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

It was another exciting week in the SEC, as most of the game were really close. Fan were on the edge of their seats for the entirety of five to six games on Saturday. Four conference games were decided by a total of 14 points in week 8, and the slate in week 9 is going to be even better.

Let's take a look at how things played out on Saturday:

SEC results from week 8

Ole Miss 35 - Georgia 43
Texas 16 - Kentucky 13
LSU 24 - Vanderbilt 31
Oklahoma 26 - South Carolina 7
Mississippi State 21 - Florida 23
Texas A&M 45 - Arkansas 42
Tennessee 20 - Alabama 37
Missouri 23 - Auburn 17

Week 9 SEC power rankings

RANKING

TEAM

1

Georgia

2

Alabama

3

Texas A&M

4

Missouri

5

Vanderbilt

6

Ole Miss

7

Oklahoma

8

Texas

9

Tennessee

10

LSU

11

Auburn

12

Florida

13

Mississippi State

14

Arkansas

15

South Carolina

16

Kentucky

The Longhorns head to Starkville, MS, in week 9 to play a scrappy Mississippi State squad thats been playing much better on defense lately.

Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning will both need to be on top of their games if they want to get a confident win this weekend.