Alabama Football, Georgia and six other SEC teams slide in latest ESPN FPI

Based on the latest from ESPN Analytics, week two of college football finished with a new top dog in the SEC. A big road win over Michigan pushed the Texas Longhorns to the No. 1 spot in the ESPN FPI.

Alabama football fans can take heart that the Crimson Tide remained near the top in ESPN's rankings at No. 3, down one spot after the rocky win over USF. The Georgia Bulldogs also slid one spot to No. 2.

Eight of the SEC's teams went down in the rankings, with the Kentucky Wildcats taking by far the biggest fall, down 27 spots after losing badly at home to South Carolina. The SEC's biggest upward mover was South Carolina, up 16 spots after beating Kentucky 31-6 in Lexington.

In other big swings by SEC teams, the Vanderbilt Commodores moved up 14 spots. The Dores moved to 2-0, after beating Alcorn State, 55-0. The second biggest drop among SEC teams was the Auburn Tigers. The Aubies slipped nine spots, after losing at home to the Cal Bears, 21-14.

The SEC was 3-3 against Power Four competition. Texas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma won, with Auburn, Mississippi State, and Arkansas losing.

SEC Football and Sept. 8 ESPN FPI

Note: The FPI rankings are listed showing the complete FBS rankings.

• No. 1 - Texas Longhorns (2-0) - Texas beat Michigan in Ann Arbor, 31-12

• No. 2 - Georgia Bulldogs (2-0) - Georgia walloped Tennessee Tech, 48-3

• No. 3 - Alabama Crimson Tide (2-0) - Alabama Football got a 42-16 win over USF, despite struggling for most of the game.

• No. 5 - Tennessee (2-0) moved up two spots after beating a ranked North Carolina State team, 51-10, in Charlotte.

• No. 6 - Ole Miss (2-0) moved up two spots with a 52-3 win over MTSU.

• No. 9 - Missouri (2-0) moved up three spots after beating Buffalo, 38-0.

• No. 15 - Oklahoma (2-0) dropped six spots after a 16-12 win over Houston.

• No. 19 - Texas A&M (1-1) dropped one spot after beating McNeese State, 52-10.

• No. 20 - LSU (1-1) dropped three spots after beating Nicholls State, 44-21.

• No. 23 - Arkansas (1-1) lost but jumped up seven spots after losing in overtime to Oklahoma State, 39-31

• No. 25 - Auburn (1-1) dropped nine spots after an embarrassing loss to Cal, 21-14, in Auburn.

• No. 33 - South Carolina (2-0) received a 16-spot boost after a 31-6 win over Kentucky in Lexington.

• No. 38 - Mississippi State (1-1) slid one spot after a 30-23 road loss to Arizona State.

• No. 44 - Florida (1-1) held firm after a 45-7 win over Samford.

• No. 54 - Vanderbilt (2-0) moved up 14 spots after beating Alcorn, 55-0.

• No. 55 - Kentucky (1-1) earned a 27-spot collapse in the rankings after a home loss to South Carolina, 31-6.