A question I won’t be asked this week: “Why do you have LSU football No. 1 in your Big Ten/SEC top 25?”

The Tigers beat Southeastern Louisiana 56-10 and dropped from first to fifth. Why? Because their two best wins – Clemson and Florida – are now bad wins. Those opponents are a combined 2-6.

1. Oklahoma: I’m not the first person to rank the Sooners No. 1. From what I saw in their victory over Auburn , SEC officials also favor the Sooners.

Oklahoma got a first-place vote from me. Officials got a reprimand from the conference office.

2. Georgia : The Bulldogs could ascend to No. 1 with a victory over Alabama on Sept. 27. And I like their chances − even though they have lost nine of their last 10 games to the Tide.

Georgia proved against Tennessee it could handle adversity.

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