SEC Saturday: Kentucky Leads at 5-1, Nine Teams Hold AP Spots and Next Week Is Loaded

Five SEC games are on the board Saturday, and only one pairs two ranked teams: No. 17 Florida at No. 3 Georgia, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Alabama, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt are off, according to ESPN's schedule.

Where the SEC stands

Entering Saturday, ESPN's standings have Kentucky (7-1 overall) in front at 5-1 in conference play and Georgia (6-1) at 4-1. Alabama is 4-2. LSU, Tennessee, Florida and Ole Miss are each 3-2. Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma are 2-2, Mississippi State, Auburn and South Carolina are 2-3, Arkansas is 1-3, Texas A&M is 1-4 and Vanderbilt is 0-5.

Nine SEC teams were in the AP Top 25 released Oct. 25: Georgia (No. 3), Kentucky (9), Alabama (10), Texas (11), Ole Miss (12), LSU (15), Tennessee (16), Florida (17) and Missouri (23). Georgia is the league's highest-ranked team, behind Miami and Ohio State.

Saturday's SEC games

Auburn at No. 12 Ole Miss, 12:45 p.m., SEC Network.

No. 17 Florida at No. 3 Georgia, 3:30 p.m., ABC. Georgia is a 12.5-point favorite with a total of 56.5.

South Carolina at Oklahoma, 4:15 p.m., SEC Network. Oklahoma is favored by 3.5 with a total of 44.5. Both teams are 4-3.

Mississippi State at No. 11 Texas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN. Texas is favored by 20.5 with a total of 50.5.

No. 23 Missouri at Arkansas, 7:45 p.m., SEC Network. Missouri is favored by 10 with a total of 48.5.

Lines are DraftKings' as listed by ESPN and can change before kickoff. ESPN's Week 9 preview noted that Georgia lost to Auburn two weeks ago and has fumbled six times in its last two games, and that Florida's defense ranks 97th nationally in points allowed per drive.

What comes next

The College Football Playoff committee releases its first top 25 Tuesday, Nov. 3, from 7 to 8 p.m. ET on ESPN, according to NCAA.com's schedule.

The SEC's next Saturday, Nov. 7, is crowded, per ESPN's schedule: Alabama at LSU at 3:30 p.m. on ABC, Kentucky at Tennessee at 6:15 p.m. on ESPN, Georgia at Ole Miss at 7:30 p.m. on ABC and Oklahoma at Florida at 7:45 p.m. on SEC Network. ESPN's preview called the Alabama-LSU, Georgia-Ole Miss and Kentucky-Tennessee games a shake-up for the conference no matter how they finish.

Cover photo: Florida and Ole Miss met in Gainesville on Sept. 26. Photo by Chris Spears, GatorBait Media.

Sources: ESPN (scoreboard, standings, AP poll, Week 9 preview and odds from DraftKings); NCAA.com (CFP rankings schedule).