T.J. Yeldon
Alabama running back T.J. Yeldon (4) gets an NCAA college football game's first touchdown during the first quarter against Texas A&M, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)
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Mississippi State, idle last weekend after climbing to the top spot in the AP rankings, was again the unanimous choice as the best team in the SEC in AL.com's weekly Power Poll
Nine of the 10 voters in the poll had Ole Miss, the only other undefeated team in the conference, as No. 2.
The interesting debate this week: Who is No. 3 -- Alabama or Auburn? Once the votes were tallied, we still had no answer. The Crimson Tide and Tigers collected 116 points each to tie for the third spot, with Georgia fifth.
The full power poll is below, with point totals and first-place votes in parentheses. Fourteen points were awarded for first-place votes, 13 for second, 12 for third, and so on. The voters are: Michael Casagrande, Drew Champlin, Joel A. Erickson, Andrew Gribble, Mike Herndon, Roy S. Johnson, Brandon Marcello, Kevin Scarbinsky, Wesley Sinor and Creg Stephenson.
AL.com SEC Power Poll:
1. Mississippi State -- 140 (10)
2. Ole Miss -- 127
3. (tie) Alabama -- 116
3. (tie) Auburn -- 116
5. Georgia -- 101
6. LSU -- 85
7. Missouri -- 69
8. Texas A&M -- 66
9. Kentucky -- 62
10. Arkansas -- 55
11. South Carolina -- 49
12. Florida -- 31
13. Tennessee -- 23
14. Vanderbilt -- 10