Alabama opens with impressive win over Florida State

Football power poll for the SEC entering the second week of the 2017 college football season.

1. Alabama

2. Auburn

3. Georgia

4. LSU

5. Tennessee

6. South Carolina

7. Mississippi State

8. Florida

9. Texas A&M

10. Arkansas

11. Kentucky

12. Vanderbilt

13. Missouri

14. Mississippi

Last week’s scores

Georgia 31, Appalachian State 10

Tennessee 42, Georgia Tech 41

Arkansas 49, Florida A&M 7

Missouri 72, Missouri State 43

South Carolina 35, N.C. State 28

Michigan 33, Florida 17

Kentucky 24, Southern Miss 17

Mississippi State 49, Charleston Southern 0

Auburn 41, Georgia Southern 7

Mississippi 47, South Alabama 27

Alabama 24, Florida State 7

Vanderbilt 28, Middle Tennessee 6

LSU 27, BYU 0

UCLA 45, Texas A&M 44

This week’s games

Eastern Kentucky at Kentucky, Noon

UT-Martin at Mississippi, Noon

Fresno State at Alabama, 3:30 p.m.

TCU at Arkansas, 3:30 p.m.

Indiana State at Tennessee, 4 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Vanderbilt, 4 p.m.

Auburn at Clemson, 7 p.m.

South Carolina at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Nicholls at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Georgia at Notre Dame, 7:30 p.m.

Chattanooga at LSU, 7:30 p.m.

Northern Colorado at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Mississippi State at Louisiana Tech, 7:30 p.m.

This story was originally published September 5, 2017 at 8:42 AM with the headline "Alabama opens with impressive win over Florida State."