The Southeastern Conference dominated the top five of national polls through the first five weeks of the 2024 college football season.
That will no longer be the case following a wild Week 6 that saw two of the conference’s top three teams upset on the road.
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The biggest shocker of all came in Nashville, where unbeaten, top-ranked Alabama fell 40-35 to Vanderbilt, which dominated the time of possession 42:08 to Alabama’s 17:52. The Crimson Tide never led in the game, which became Vanderbilt’s first ever victory over an AP No. 1 team in 61 tries.
Elsewhere in the state, Josh Heupel and the Vols had arguably their worst offensive performance of the season as Arkansas downed No. 4 Tennessee 19-14 to give the team its first loss of the season. That’s to say nothing of No. 9 Missouri, which was the first team to drop from the ranks of the unbeaten after getting dominated 41-10 by No. 21 Texas A&M in College Station.
Here’s how this week’s results within the SEC were reflected in the US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25:
SEC teams bolded. First-place votes in parentheses.
Others receiving votes: USC 102; Nebraska 68; Army 36; Navy 26; Colorado 16; Kentucky 12; Arizona 12; UNLV 11; Texas Tech 8; Virginia 7; Washington 5; Liberty 5; Vanderbilt 4; Rutgers 3; Arkansas 3; Tulane 2; Louisville 2; Iowa 2; Syracuse 1; Arizona State 1
ACC teams bolded. First-place votes in parentheses.
Others receiving votes: USC 98, Nebraska 51, Navy 43, Army 33, Vanderbilt 26, Arkansas 17, Washington St. 8, Iowa 8, Texas Tech 7, Syracuse 6, Washington 4, Louisville 4, Colorado 3, Kentucky 1.
