2026 SEC football power rankings after Week 6
2026 SEC football power rankings after Week 6
Dan Harralson, Vols WireSun, October 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM UTC
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Week 6 of the 2026 college football season has concluded for SEC schools.
Week 6 featured a top seven SEC matchup between No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) and No. 2 Georgia (6-0, 4-0 SEC) at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Bulldogs won, 20-17.
Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.
No. 1 Texas (4-1, 1-1 SEC) suffered its first loss of the season to Oklahoma (3-2, 1-1 SEC) in the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) played its first SEC road game of the 2026 campaign on Saturday at Arkansas (2-4, 0-3 SEC). The Vols were victorious, 24-17, at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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No. 25 Kentucky defeated No. 10 LSU, 35-34, on overtime at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky.
Following Week 6, SEC football power rankings and each team's schedule are listed below. Auburn and Mississippi State had an open date in Week 6.
2026 SEC football power rankings after Week 6
School
Record
1. Georgia
6-0 (4-0 SEC)
2. Alabama
5-1 (3-1 SEC)
3. Texas
4-1 (1-1 SEC)
4. Kentucky
5-1 (3-1 SEC)
5. Ole Miss
4-1 (2-1 SEC)
6. Missouri
5-1 (2-1 SEC)
7. Mississippi State
4-1 (2-1 SEC)
8. Tennessee
5-1 (2-1 SEC)
9. Oklahoma
3-2 (1-1 SEC)
10. LSU
4-2 (1-2 SEC)
11. Florida
4-2 (2-2 SEC)
12. South Carolina
3-3 (1-3 SEC)
13. Auburn
3-2 (1-2 SEC)
14. Texas A&M
3-3 (1-3 SEC)
15. Vanderbilt
3-3 (0-3 SEC)
16. Arkansas
2-4 (0-3 SEC)
More: 2026 SEC football projected win-loss records
SEC football Week 6 scores
Missouri 27, Texas A&M 6 (Columbia, Missouri)
South Carolina 38, Florida 19 (Gainesville, Florida)
Oklahoma 27, Texas 24 (Dallas, Texas)
Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17 (Nashville, Tennessee)
Tennessee 24, Arkansas 17 (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Kentucky 35, LSU 34 OT (Lexington, Kentucky)
Georgia 20, Alabama 17 (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
2026 SEC football schedules for every team
Alabama Crimson Tide -
Sept. 5: versus East Carolina (W, 48-10)
Sept. 12: at Kentucky (W, 45-17)
Sept. 19: versus Florida State (W, 50-36)
Sept. 26: versus South Carolina (W, 49-18)
October 3: at Mississippi State (W, 56-23)
October 10: versus Georgia (L, 20-17)
October 17: at Tennessee
October 24: versus Texas A&M
Nov. 7: at LSU
Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt
Nov. 21: versus Chattanooga
Nov. 28: versus Auburn
Arkansas Razorbacks -
Sept. 5: versus North Alabama (W, 31-14)
Sept. 12: at Utah (L, 43-10)
Sept. 19: versus Georgia (L, 45-17)
Sept. 26: versus Tulsa (W, 34-6)
October 3: at Texas A&M (L, 34-7)
October 10: versus Tennessee (L, 24-17)
October 17: at Vanderbilt
October 31: versus Missouri
Nov. 7: at Auburn
Nov. 14: versus South Carolina
Nov. 21: at Texas
Nov. 28: versus LSU
Auburn Tigers -
Sept. 5: versus Baylor (W, 17-16 - Atlanta, Georgia)
Sept. 12: versus Southern Miss (W, 43-8)
Sept. 19: versus Florida (L, 44-39)
Sept. 26: versus Vanderbilt (W, 21-15)
October 3: at Tennessee (L, 24-14)
October 17: at Georgia
October 24: versus LSU
October 31: at Ole Miss
Nov. 7: versus Arkansas
Nov. 14: at Mississippi State
Nov. 21: versus Samford
Nov. 28: at Alabama
Florida Gators -
Sept. 5: versus Florida Atlantic (W, 66-21)
Sept. 12: versus Campbell (W, 52-3)
Sept. 19: at Auburn (W, 44-39)
Sept. 26: versus Ole Miss (W, 52-28)
October 3: at Missouri (L, 45-17)
October 10: versus South Carolina (L, 38-19)
October 17: at Texas
October 31: versus Georgia (Atlanta, Georgia)
Nov. 7: versus Oklahoma
Nov. 14: at Kentucky
Nov. 21: versus Vanderbilt
Nov. 28: at Florida State
Georgia Bulldogs -
Sept. 5: versus Tennessee State (W, 63-3)
Sept. 12: versus Western Kentucky (W, 70-20)
Sept. 19: at Arkansas (W, 45-17)
Sept. 26: versus Oklahoma (W, 41-13)
October 3: versus Vanderbilt (W, 38-14)
October 10: at Alabama (W, 20-17)
October 17: versus Auburn
October 31: versus Florida (Atlanta, Georgia)
Nov. 7: at Ole Miss
Nov. 14: versus Missouri
Nov. 21: at South Carolina
Nov. 28: versus Georgia Tech
Kentucky Wildcats -
Sept. 5: versus Youngstown State (W, 45-13)
Sept. 12: versus Alabama (L, 45-17)
Sept. 19: at Texas A&M (W, 31-21)
Sept. 26: versus South Alabama (W, 45-21)
October 3: at South Carolina (W, 35-34 OT)
October 10: versus LSU (W, 35-34 OT)
October 17: at Oklahoma
October 24: versus Vanderbilt
Nov. 7: at Tennessee
Nov. 14: versus Florida
Nov. 21: at Missouri
Nov. 28: versus Louisville
LSU Tigers -
Sept. 5: versus Clemson (W, 51-10)
Sept. 12: versus Louisiana Tech (W, 45-14)
Sept. 19: at Ole Miss (L, 32-24)
Sept. 26: versus Texas A&M (W, 35-6)
October 3: versus McNeese State (W, 63-14)
October 10: at Kentucky (L, 35-34 OT)
October 17: versus Mississippi State
October 24: at Auburn
Nov. 7: versus Alabama
Nov. 14: versus Texas
Nov. 21: at Tennessee
Nov. 28: at Arkansas
Mississippi State Bulldogs -
Sept. 5: versus ULM (W, 62-13)
Sept. 12: at Minnesota (W, 38-13)
Sept. 19: at South Carolina (W, 41-34)
Sept. 26: versus Missouri (W, 31-24)
October 3: versus Alabama (L, 56-23)
October 17: at LSU
October 24: versus Oklahoma
October 31: at Texas
Nov. 7: versus Vanderbilt
Nov. 14: versus Auburn
Nov. 21: versus Tennessee Tech
Nov. 27: at Ole Miss
Missouri Tigers -
Sept. 5: versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W, 54-14)
Sept. 12: at Kansas (W, 38-21)
Sept. 19: versus Troy (W, 27-17)
Sept. 26: at Mississippi State (L, 31-24)
October 3: versus Florida (W, 45-17)
October 10: versus Texas A&M (W, 27-6)
October 17: at Ole Miss
October 31: at Arkansas
Nov. 7: versus Texas
Nov. 14: at Georgia
Nov. 21: versus Kentucky
Nov. 28: versus Oklahoma
Ole Miss Rebels -
Sept. 5: versus Louisville (W, 41-38 - Nashville, Tennessee)
Sept. 12: versus Charlotte (W, 41-9)
Sept. 19: versus LSU (W, 32-24)
Sept. 26: at Florida (L, 52-28)
October 10: at Vanderbilt (W, 52-17)
October 17: versus Missouri
October 24: at Texas
October 31: versus Auburn
Nov. 7: versus Georgia
Nov. 14: at Oklahoma
Nov. 21: versus Wofford
Nov. 27: versus Mississippi State
Oklahoma Sooners -
Sept. 5: versus UTEP (W, 51-0)
Sept. 12: at Michigan (L, 17-10)
Sept. 19: versus New Mexico (W, 14-6)
Sept. 26: at Georgia (L, 41-13)
October 10: versus Texas (W, 27-24 - Dallas, Texas)
October 17: versus Kentucky
October 24: at Mississippi State
October 31: versus South Carolina
Nov. 7: at Florida
Nov. 14: versus Ole Miss
Nov. 21: versus Texas A&M
Nov. 28: at Missouri
South Carolina Gamecocks -
Sept. 5: versus Kent State (W, 57-0)
Sept. 12: versus Towson (W, 45-9)
Sept. 19: versus Mississippi State (L, 41-34)
Sept. 26: at Alabama (L, 49-18)
October 3: versus Kentucky (L, 35-34 OT)
October 10: at Florida (W, 38-19)
October 24: versus Tennessee
October 31: at Oklahoma
Nov. 7: versus Texas A&M
Nov. 14: at Arkansas
Nov. 21: versus Georgia
Nov. 28: at Clemson
Tennessee Volunteers -
Sept. 5: versus Furman (W, 56-9)
Sept. 12: at Georgia Tech (W, 45-24)
Sept. 19: versus Kennesaw State (W, 42-9)
Sept. 26: versus Texas (L, 20-17)
October 3: versus Auburn (W, 24-14)
October 10: at Arkansas (W, 24-17)
October 17: versus Alabama
October 24: at South Carolina
Nov. 7: versus Kentucky
Nov. 14: at Texas A&M
Nov. 21: versus LSU
Nov. 28: at Vanderbilt
Texas Longhorns -
Sept. 5: versus Texas State (W, 59-7)
Sept. 12: versus Ohio State (W, 24-23)
Sept. 19: versus UTSA (W, 30-6)
Sept. 26: at Tennessee (W, 20-17)
October 10: versus Oklahoma (L, 27-24 - Dallas, Texas)
October 17: versus Florida
October 24: versus Ole Miss
October 31: versus Mississippi State
Nov. 7: at Missouri
Nov. 14: at LSU
Nov. 21: versus Arkansas
Nov. 27: at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies -
Sept. 5: versus Missouri State (W, 50-0)
Sept. 12: versus Arizona State (W, 48-20)
Sept. 19: versus Kentucky (L, 31-21)
Sept. 26: at LSU (L, 35-6)
October 3: versus Arkansas (W, 34-7)
October 10: at Missouri (L, 27-6)
October 17: versus The Citadel
October 24: at Alabama
Nov. 7: at South Carolina
Nov. 14: versus Tennessee
Nov. 21: at Oklahoma
Nov. 27: versus Texas
Vanderbilt Commodores -
Sept. 5: versus Austin Peay (W, 28-9)
Sept. 12: versus Delaware (W, 35-26)
Sept. 19: versus North Carolina State (W, 35-31)
Sept. 26: at Auburn (L, 21-15)
October 3: at Georgia (L, 38-14)
October 10: versus Ole Miss (L, 52-17)
October 17: versus Arkansas
October 24: at Kentucky
Nov. 7: at Mississippi State
Nov. 14: versus Alabama
Nov. 21: at Florida
Nov. 28: versus Tennessee
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