SEC football standings have a new No. 1 after Georgia knocks off Ole Miss

The Ole Miss Rebels are no longer undefeated in SEC play. There's a new No. 1 team in the SEC football standings after the Rebels' road loss to the Georgia Bulldogs, The SEC had a historic Week 8.

For the first time in conference history, all 16 teams played conference games in the same week. Across the SEC's eight conference games, six of them were decided by one possession, which shows how narrow the margins are in the country's most competitive conference.

The Texas A&M Aggies take over with the SEC's best record. The Aggies are the SEC's final remaining undefeated team, but had a scare at Arkansas in Week 8. Both Texas A&M and Alabama are 4-0 in SEC play and control their own destiny to play in the SEC championship. Behind Texas A&M and Alabama is Georgia, who is 4-1 in conference play.

Alabama notched a big rivalry win over Tennessee in a game that completely changed when Alabama returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown late in the first half. Week 8 action featured a pair of overtime games with Missouri getting a double overtime road win at Auburn and Texas winning a defensive brawl in overtime at Kentucky.

Quarterback Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt beat LSU in a major blow to LSU's College Football Playoff hopes. Oklahoma defeated South Carolina to move to 6-1. Florida won at home over Mississippi State as head coach Billy Napier kept his job for another week.

SEC football standings after Week 8

1. Texas A&M Aggies (7-0 overall, 4-0 SEC)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1, 4-0)
3. Georgia Bulldogs (6-1, 4-1)
4. Ole Miss Rebels (6-1, 3-1)
5. Missouri Tigers (6-1, 2-1)
6. Oklahoma Sooners (6-1, 2-1)
7. Vanderbilt Commodores (6-1, 2-1)
8. Texas Longhorns (5-2, 2-1)
9. LSU Tigers (5-2, 2-2)
10. Tennessee Volunteers (5-2, 2-2)
11. Florida Gators (3-4, 2-2)
12. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-4, 1-4)
13. Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-3, 0-3)
14. Arkansas Razorbacks (2-5, 0-3)
15. Auburn Tigers (3-4, 0-4)
16. Kentucky Wildcats (2-4, 0-4)

SEC Week 8 results

Conference games: Georgia 43, Ole Miss 35; Texas A&M 45, Arkansas 42; Alabama 37, Tennessee 20; Missouri 23, Auburn 17 (2OT); Texas 16, Kentucky 13 (OT); Florida 23, Mississippi State 21; Oklahoma 26, South Carolina 7; Vanderbilt 31, LSU 24

Nonconference games: None

Bye weeks: None

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