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Sport in Seriousness
Week 3 of the Southeastern Conference lived up to the hype and attention surrounding the conference.
In its first true road game in a Big Ten country in over a decade, No. 4 Alabama (3-0) picked up its first significant win of the Kalen DeBoer era as the Crimson Tide easily defeated Wisconsin 42-10 at Camp Randall Stadium. Quarterback Jalen Milroe finished the game with 196 passing yards, 75 rushing yards and five total touchdowns.
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Speaking of wins, Brian Kelly and No. 17 LSU (2-1, 1-0 in SEC play) were able to pull off a thrilling 36-33 victory over South Carolina. Josh Williams completed the comeback win for LSU with a 2-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. South Carolina (2-1, 1-1 in SEC play) lost quarterback LaNorris Sellers to an ankle injury.
Meanwhile, No. 1 Georgia survived a road trip to Kentucky, defeating Mark Stoops’ Wildcats 13-12, while Texas A&M defeated Florida 33-20 in the Swamp.
Here’s how those games reflect in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 in Week 4:
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College Football Rankings for Week 4
Survey of LBM trainers in the USA
SEC teams in bold. First-place votes are in parentheses.
- 1. Georgia (42)
- 2. Texas (10)
- 3. Ohio State (3)
- 4. Alabama
- 5. Ole Miss
- 6. Oregon
- 7. Tennessee
- T-8. Penn State
- T-8. Missouri
- 10. Utah
- 11. Miami
- 12. USC
- 13. Oklahoma
- 14. State of Kansas
- 15. State of Oklahoma
- 16. LSU
- 17. Michigan
- 18. Notre-Dame
- 19. Clemson
- 20. Louisville
- 21. State of Iowa
- 22. Nebraska
- 23. Memphis
- 24. Texas A&M
- 25. UNLV
Other vote recipients: Illinois 75; Washington State 38; Arizona 37; Northern Illinois 34; Syracuse 32; UCF 27; Pitt 17; Iowa 17; Boise State 17; Arizona State 15; North Carolina 14; North Carolina State 12; Cal 10; Indiana 7; Michigan State 6; Liberty 6; Boston College 6; BYU 3; Washington 2; Toledo 1; South Florida 1; San Jose State 1; James Madison 1
SEC teams in bold. First-place votes are in parentheses.
- 1. Texas (35)
- 2. Georgia (23)
- 3. Ohio State (5)
- 4. Alabama
- 5. Ole Miss
- 6. Tennessee
- 7. Missouri
- 8. Miami
- 9. Oregon
- 10. State of Pennsylvania
- 11. USC
- 13. State of Kansas
- 14. State of Oklahoma
- 15. Oklahoma
- 16. LSU
- 17. Notre-Dame
- 18. Michigan
- 19. Louisville
- 20. State of Iowa
- 21. Clemson
- 22. Nebraska
- 23. Northern Illinois
- 24. Illinois
- 25. Texas A&M
Other vote recipients: Memphis 77; Boise State. 62; Syracuse 62; UNLV 54; Boston College 47; 30 Washington St.; Arizona 15; Iowa 15; Indiana 13; Cal 11; Liberty 10; Toledo 9; UCF 6; South Carolina 3; North Carolina 3; Arizona State 3; BYU 2; Pitt 1.
