After the week of September 9
SEC East

South Carolina
Florida
Kentucky
Tennessee
Georgia
Vanderbilt

SEC West

Alabama
Auburn
Arkansas
LSU
Mississippi State
Ole Miss

Athlon's Preseason Top 25 Rankings
1. Florida State
2. Nebraska
3. Alabama
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
6. Texas
7. Georgia
8. Washington
9. Miami
10. Florida
11. Ohio State
12. Kansas State
13. Clemson
14. Tennessee
15. USC
16. Virginia Tech
17. Oklahoma
18. Penn State
19. Ole Miss
20. TCU
21. Purdue
22. UCLA
23. Notre Dame
24. Utah
25. Auburn