1. Alabama Crimson Tide, 182 points (unanimous)
2. LSU Tigers, 169
3. Arkansas Razorbacks, 142
4. South Carolina Gamecocks, 134
5. Georgia Bulldogs, 132
6. Tennessee Volunteers, 120
7. Missouri Tigers, 108
8. Mississippi St. Bulldogs, 86
9. Florida Gators, 76
10. Auburn Tigers, 62
11. Texas A&M Aggies, 58
11. Vanderbilt Commodores, 56
13. Mississippi Rebels, 23
14. Kentucky Wildcats, 17
Oh, hey, Alabama is No. 1 in our first edition of the SEC Power Poll this year. I don't know that we've ever had that before; let me check the archives.
The consensus seems to be, yet again, that Alabama and LSU are the cream of the crop, followed by the trio of Arkansas, South Carolina and Georgia, with everyone else following in clumps of various sizes. And, of course, Ole Miss and Kentucky are far, far behind.
Voters?
ALABAMA
The Tide actually played the toughest opponent out of anyone in the conference, and treated them like the same type of cupcake most everybody else played.--Arkansas Expats
I predict Alabama will have to lose two games to not get into the BCS NCG.--Georgia Sports Blog
ARKANSAS
Somewhat underwhelming in week one, but Tyler Wilson showed that he is one of the nation's premier quarterbacks.--Red Cup Rebellion
The Hogs predictably beat up on Jacksonville State. Although, the fact that Knile Davis averaged just 3.9 yards on 18 carries is interesting. That ankle must still be pretty sore.--College and Magnolia
AUBURN
Really? Clemson? By the transitive property, Auburn lost to West Virginia by 96 points.--Georgia Sports Blog
You disappoint the SEC and Gamecock fans.--Leftover Hot Dog
FLORIDA
How can Florida not have a player capable of scoring points?--Arkansas Expats
Fear and loathing for the vanilla offense and pliable defense could explode into disgust in College Station.--Alligator Army
GEORGIA
If you're a Georgia fan, you're probably not happy the Dawgs failed to cover a cupcake game. But if you're somebody who identified running back and special teams as weak spots this season, Georgia may have answered a few questions.--Get the Picture
Are we going to say that the 3 defensive starters held out were the reason Georgia's D looked so ordinary?--A Sea of Blue
KENTUCKY
If it has always been your dream to watch Joker Phillips coach a game, you better get to Lexington soon.--College and Magnolia
They're ... better than last year? Maybe?--Rock M Nation
LSU
Two Tiger running backs ran for more than 120 yards against North Texas. With that run game and that defense, Zach Mettenberger's arm could fall off and LSU would still be fine.--College and Magnolia
Dominant against a lesser foe, though Zach Mettenberger is still something of an unknown quantity.--Alligator Army
MISSOURI
The new-ness is appealing.--Leftover Hot Dog
The offense hit a lull and still scored 62 points. Those are lulls you can live with, I guess.--Rock M Nation
MISSISSIPPI
Oxford's a nice place.--Arkansas Expats
The Grove came close to burning down.--For Whom the Cowbell Tolls
MISSISSIPPI STATE
I didn't know Jackson was even a state.--Georgia Sports Blog
Not quite dominant, and the efficiency gap on turnovers is worrisome: Two pick-sixes bookended a fumble in Jackson State territory that turned into a Bulldogs punt.--Alligator Army
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina early in the season on a Thursday night: all of the turnovers, bizarre playcalling, and single-digit victories every single year.--Red Cup Rebellion
SEC road games for top teams are supposed to be tough -- just not at Vanderbilt.--A Sea of Blue
TENNESSEE
The Volunteers may be ready to surprise some folks this year.--For Whom the Cowbell Tolls
Enjoy the lofty poll position while you can, Big Orange fans. Meanwhile, the rest of us will enjoy the thought that Derek Dooley just bought us all an extra year of making fun of his hair, his pants, his press conference comments, and his disciplinary practices.--Dawg Sports
TEXAS A&M
Can you have a bye-week bounce when you haven't played a single game?--Get the Picture
It was a masterstroke to schedule an away game in the path of a hurricane so it could be postponed, thereby sparing the Aggies from displaying the league-wide malaise that infected most of the rest of the conference.--Dawg Sports
VANDERBILT
They've got talent, and the coaching is there, but they're so perpetually unlucky it hurts.--Red Cup Rebellion
More athletic than they used to be, still not as athletic as most in the conference.--Rock M Nation