Georgia is the best team in the country, but don't count out Alabama quite yet

The SEC’s weekly chaos has created uncertainty everywhere except at the top, where the Bulldogs stand alone — for now

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — Kirby Smart isn't going to like this column. As music blared from a celebratory locker room following Georgia's 20-17 road win over Alabama, the first for the program in Tuscaloosa since 2007, Smart seemed to sense what was coming. "Another week in the SEC," Smart said. "Humility is a week away as we saw today." A week after a cathartic win over former head coach Lane Kiffin in Oxford, Ole Miss lost 52-28 on the road to Florida. The Gators, the new team in the spotlight as they rocketed into the top 10, then went and lost their next two games in blowout fashion to Missouri and South Carolina.

No. 1 Texas had the best resume in the country, but rarely looked like the actual best team. That finally came to bite the Longhorns Saturday in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma. LSU, a team with CFP expectations coming out of the preseason with a roster that sources believe cost upwards of $50 million, lost on the road to unranked Kentucky when Will Stein successfully went for a two-point attempt in overtime. The Tigers are now 4-2 with games against Mississippi State, Alabama and Texas still to come. The nine-game SEC schedule has already turned into a gauntlet where anything is possible week to week. Some may