Tennessee24
Auburn14
Final — MacIntyre provided relief, Bishop ran for 220 yards and three touchdowns, and the defense won the possessions that settled it. Tennessee picked up its first SEC win.
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SEC Review Week 5
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Final results · AP rankings released Sunday, October 4
Tennessee got the win it needed. Missouri got the league’s biggest attention grabber. Alabama and Georgia kept winning, and their meeting next Saturday suddenly has two spotless SEC records attached to it.
The Vols leave the weekend 4–1 and 1–1 in conference play, with a No. 15 AP ranking and a quarterback decision to sort out. Arkansas is next. A road trip will demand more offensive consistency, but this defense has given Tennessee a fighting chance two weeks running.
Every SEC Result
Alabama56
Mississippi State23
Final — Alabama gave Mississippi State its first loss and moved to 5–0. The Tide and Georgia both carry 3–0 SEC records into their meeting next Saturday.
Georgia38
Vanderbilt14
Final — Vanderbilt stayed within seven at halftime. Georgia scored the final 17 points and kept its unbeaten season intact.
Missouri45
Florida17
Final — One week after its big win over Ole Miss, Florida was handed a 28-point loss. Missouri climbed from No. 25 to No. 14 on Sunday; the Gators fell from No. 8 to No. 16.
Kentucky35
South Carolina34
Final · OT — Kentucky erased a 17-point deficit and won in overtime on a two-point conversion. The Wildcats are 4–1 and 2–1 in SEC play; South Carolina is 0–3 in the league.
Texas A&M34
Arkansas7
Final — The Aggies ended a two-game skid and earned their first SEC win. Arkansas fell to 2–3 and 0–2 in the league ahead of Tennessee’s trip to Fayetteville.
LSU63
McNeese14
Final — LSU rolled up 731 yards in a nonconference win. The Tigers are 4–1 overall, remain 1–1 in SEC play, and moved into the AP top ten.
Open dates: Texas, Ole Miss and Oklahoma. All 16 SEC teams are accounted for. Game summaries refer to Saturday; rankings below come from Sunday’s new AP poll.
| AP | Team | Overall | SEC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Georgia | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| 6 | Alabama | 5–0 | 3–0 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 10 | LSU | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 14 | Missouri | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 15 | Tennessee | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 16 | Florida | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| — | Kentucky | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| — | Auburn | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| — | Texas A&M | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| — | Vanderbilt | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| — | Oklahoma | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| — | Arkansas | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| — | South Carolina | 2–3 | 0–3 |
AP ranks: October 4, 2026. Records: all games through October 3. Ranked teams appear by AP rank, followed by unranked teams sorted by overall winning percentage and SEC winning percentage. This display is not the SEC’s official tiebreaker order. Kentucky received 160 AP points, two behind No. 25 Pittsburgh, and dropped out despite winning.
What It Means for Tennessee
The Vols moved up two spots to No. 15. That is welcome, but Fayetteville is the immediate business. Tennessee takes a defense that can win critical possessions and a running back coming off a career day. The question is whether the passing game can contribute early enough to keep the next Saturday from becoming another rescue operation.
Rankings: October 4 AP Top 25. Game facts: Tennessee final box score, Georgia and Alabama finals, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU.