SEC football power rankings update: Georgia’s spot after spring portal closes

Who has the best chance at winning the SEC this season?
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025. | Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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2. Georgia Bulldogs

Top Transfers: WR Zachariah Branch, EDGE Elo Modozie, RB Josh McCray

Biggest Losses: QB Carson Beck, EDGE Damon Wilson, WR Nitro Tuggle

The reigning SEC Champions lost a lot of production to the NFL this offseason, but that is nothing new to Georgia. Year after year the Bulldogs are one of the schools who send the most players to the NFL, and year after year they continue being one of the best teams in the country. So even though there are a lot of questions entering this season, it's impossible to doubt UGA until they have a bad season.

The biggest question by far for Georgia is how they will replace former quarterback Carson Beck who made the move to Miami (FL) this offseason. That will be the difference between Georgia contending for a National Championship again or falling short and losing a few regular season games.

But as long as Kirby Smart is in Athens, they will be one of the top programs in the SEC.