SEC Football Power Rankings, Week 14: Georgia, LSU on collision course

The LSU Tigers and Georgia Bulldogs are on a collision course in SEC football’s title game. What were the other shakeups in the power rankings this week?

If college football was a mob movie and the conference commissioners were the heads of the five families, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey would be Michael Corleone.

Around 25-30 years ago, the SEC made a concerted decision — well maybe not Vanderbilt — to be really good at football. The 1980s were dominated by Nebraska, Oklahoma and The U. At the dawn of the 1990s, not really knowing what cable television specifically a little regional cable network named ESPN would mean to the college football landscape.

For those too young to remember, “The Worldwide Leader” televised professional wrestling until the mid-1990s. Somewhere in that continuum the Southeastern Conference wanted the national stage and they took it. Since 2000, the SEC has won 10 national championships.

This year is no different for the SEC. The conference has three teams in the top five and is poised to play for if not win another national title. This weekend, however, isn’t about the College Football Playoff or the national title; this weekend is about rivalries.

We are done with FCS paycheck weekend; it’s about Iron Bowls, Floridian supremacy, bowls for eggs and good clean old-fashioned hate. Without further ado, here are your SEC “rivalry weekend” power rankings.