Alabama remains at the top of the mountain in SEC
Football power poll for the SEC entering the 2017 season.
1. Alabama
2016 record: 14-1.
Season opener: vs. Florida State in Atlanta, Sept. 2.
2. Auburn
2016 record: 8-5.
Season opener: vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 2.
3. Texas A&M
2016 record: 8-5.
Season opener: at UCLA, Sept. 3.
4. Georgia
2016 record: 8-5.
Season opener: vs. Appalachian State, Sept. 2.
5. LSU
2016 record: 8-4.
Season opener: vs. BYU in Houston, Sept. 2.
6. Florida
2016 record: 9-4.
Season opener: vs. Michigan in Arlington, Texas, Sept. 2.
7. Tennessee
2016 record: 9-4.
Season opener: vs. Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Sept. 4.
8. Arkansas
2016 record: 7-6.
Season opener: vs. Florida A&M, Aug. 31.
9. Mississippi State
2016 record: 6-7.
Season opener: vs. Charleston Southern, Sept. 2.
10. South Carolina
2016 record: 6-7.
Season opener: vs. N.C. State in Charlotte, Sept. 2.
11. Kentucky
2016 record: 7-6.
Season opener: at Southern Miss, Sept. 2.
12. Vanderbilt
2016 record: 6-7.
Season opener: at Middle Tennessee, Sept. 2.
13. Missouri
2016 record: 4-8.
Season opener: vs. Missouri State, Sept. 2.
14. Mississippi
2016 record: 5-7.
Season opener: vs. South Alabama, Sept. 2
This story was originally published August 15, 2017 at 9:23 AM with the headline "Alabama remains at the top of the mountain in SEC."