To achieve that goal, according to the media poll, Texas would have to down Georgia, which received the second-most first-place votes (44) in the SEC Championship Game. The Longhorns and the Bulldogs faced off in Mercedes-Benz Stadium last season. Georgia triumphed and claimed its third SEC title in the last four years.

A key moment of the preseason has arrived as the media has revealed its preliminary SEC football power rankings and projected order of finish heading into the 2