SEC dominates Week 12 GC Top 25

By: PETE BETZ

After another wild weekend of high-profile contenders losing their games, Week 12 sees the rise to power of the SEC West. Oklahoma State got things rolling by losing to Iowa State for the first time in decades, followed by Top 10 mates Oregon, Oklahoma and Clemson going under. LSU remains atop the leader board, followed closely by Alabama and Arkansas. The Tigers are still the unanimous choice for No. 1.

We’ve gathered a handful of our esteemed Gator Country members and asked them to pick their own Top 25, so we can put together our very own Top 25 poll! This week, we had seven participants who took the time to put together a ballot for us.

Arkansas gained the most this week, moving up to No. 3, and the Cardinal slips back into the Top 5 with all the chaos ahead of it, checking in at No. 4. Oklahoma State only slipped to No. 5 after its overtime loss. 

Boise State and Houston continue to hover in favorable spots as non-AQ representatives, occupying the No. 6 and No. 8 spots. Virginia Tech is at No. 7 after a close win, and Oregon and Oklahoma descend to Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.

The SEC has three teams in the Top 10, and five in the GC Top 25. South Carolina remains at No. 12, tied with SEC East champion Georgia.

Here is the complete Gator Country Top 25 for Week 12:

Gator Country’s Top 25 – Week 12
RK Team (1st place votes) PTS REC PR
1 LSU Tigers (13) 175 11-0 1
2 Alabama Crimson Tide 168 10-1 3
3 Arkansas Razorbacks 161 10-1 6
4 Stanford Cardinal 147 10-1 8
5 Oklahoma State Cowboys 134 10-1 2
6 Boise State Broncos 132 9-1 11
7 Virginia Tech Hokies 130 10-1 10
8 Houston Cougars 128 11-0 9
9 Oregon Ducks 123 9-2 4
10 Oklahoma Sooners 112 8-2 5
11 Michigan State Spartans 102 9-2 13
12 South Carolina Gamecocks 93 9-2 12
12 Georgia Bulldogs 93 9-2 15
14 Wisconsin Badgers 89 9-2 16
15 Kansas State Wildcats 71 9-2 14
16 Michigan Wolverines 59 9-2 18
17 Clemson Tigers 58 9-2 7
18 Penn State Nittany Lions 54 9-2 20
19 USC Trojans 51 9-2 22
20 TCU Horned Frogs 48 9-2 19
21 Baylor Bears 45 7-3 24
22 Nebraska Cornhuskers 31 8-3 17
23 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17 8-3 NR
24 Virginia Cavaliers 16 8-3 NR
25 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14 8-3 25
Also receiving votes: West Virginia(11), Tulsa (5), Arkansas State (3), Florida State (2), Auburn (2), Southern Miss (1)
Dropped from rankings: Southern Miss, Florida State