College football rankings: SEC teams in updated Coaches Poll, AP Top 25 after Week 7

(This article was updated with new information)

The Southeastern Conference put together a strong showing in Week 7, with several teams either holding onto or improving their SEC Championship Game and College Football Playoff odds.

In the first rendition of the Red River Rivalry as an SEC regular season game, No. 1 Texas came out with a 34-3 win at the Cotton Bowl against No. 16 Oklahoma. The win marks just the second win against the Sooners since 2020 for the Longhorns , who got back starting quarterback Quinn Ewers.

That wasn't the only high-profile game in the SEC this week. Lane Kiffin and No. 8 Ole Miss went down to Death Valley looking for a win, but instead fell 29-26 in overtime against No. 10 LSU to win the Magnolia Bowl.

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While it wasn't perhaps circled as a "marquee" game on the Week 7 docket, South Carolina at No. 7 Alabama turned into one, as the Gamecocks nearly handed the Crimson Tide their first back-to-back regular season SEC loss since 2007. However, Alabama defensive back Domani Jackson picked off LaNorris Sellers in the winding seconds to give Kalen DeBoer's squad its fifth overall win of the season.

Elsewhere, No. 9 Tennessee had to play some extra football on Rocky Top on Saturday to defeat Florida 23-17. Vols star running back Dylan Sampson scored the walk-off touchdown in overtime, his third of the game and 12th of the season.

Here's how Week 7's results in the SEC were reflected in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll and AP Top 25 poll:

College football rankings for Week 8

US LBM Coaches Poll

SEC teams are bolded. First-place votes in parentheses

1. Texas (53)
2. Oregon (2)
3. Penn State
4. Georgia
5. Ohio State
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Clemson
10. Tennessee
11. Notre Dame
12. Iowa State
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Ole Miss
16. Missouri
17. Kansas State
18. Indiana
19. Boise State
20. Pitt
21. Illinois
22. Michigan
23. SMU
24. Army
25. Nebraska

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 81; Arizona State 49; Navy 37; Utah 31; Vanderbilt 26; Syracuse 13; UNLV 12; Iowa 12; Texas Tech 9; Liberty 9; Washington State 8; Memphis 4; Louisville 4; James Madison 3; Tulane 2.

AP Top 25

SEC teams are bolded. First-place votes in parentheses

1. Texas (56)
2. Oregon (6)
3. Penn State
4. Ohio State
5. Georgia
6. Miami
7. Alabama
8. LSU
9. Iowa State
10. Clemson
11. Tennessee
12. Notre Dame
13. BYU
14. Texas A&M
15. Boise State
16. Indiana
17. Kansas State
18. Ole Miss
19. Missouri
20. Pitt
21. SMU
22. Illinois
23. Army
24. Michigan
25. Navy

Others receiving votes: Vanderbilt 68 ; Nebraska 62; Arizona State 39; Oklahoma 36 ; Washington State 32; Iowa 29; Texas Tech 18; Syracuse 13; Arkansas 13 ; Utah 7; Louisville 6; USC 5; Liberty 2; UNLV 1.

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