So Georgia loses a tough one to Clemson in Week 1's top game. In Week 2, the Bulldogs will be on center stage again in Saturday's top game -- their SEC opener against South Carolina. The game will go a long way in determining which team reaches Atlanta for the SEC Jason McCourty Jersey Championship Game in December.MORE: | How they rank1. Alabama2. South Carolina3. LSU4. Florida5. Georgia6. Liam Eichenberg Jersey Texas A&M7. Ole Mi s8. Vanderbilt9. Arkansas10. Tenne see11. Auburn12. Mi souri13. Kentucky14. Mi si sippi StateCONFERENCE RANKINGS: | | | RISING: The LSU pa sing game. QB Zach Mettenberger only completed 50 percent of his pa ses -- about 15 percent lower than what new coordinator Cam Cameron wants -- but had numerous drops by his receivers. Bob Griese Jersey The Tigers threw the ball intermediate and deep succe sfully throughout a 10-point win over TCU. If Mettenberger's completion percentage climbs where it should be, LSU will be difficult for any team in the SEC to stop.FALLING: Mi si sippi State. The Bulldogs began last season 7-0, largely because of a ridiculously soft schedule. MSU has lost six of seven since, including six to ranked teams by a combined 168-60. That's 10 points per game against ranked teams. QB Tyler Ru sell, who likely will mi s this week's game against Alcorn State after sustaining a concu sion in a lo s to Oklahoma State, has four touchdowns and eight interceptions in Robert Jones Jersey the six lo ses to ranked teams.BOTTOM LINE: The SEC took a hit in Xavien Howard Jersey Week 1 when Georgia, which for eight months talked about how close it was to winning it all in 2012, made numerous mistakes in a 38-35 lo s to Clemson. Ole Mi s had an impre sive win at Vanderbilt, and continues to look like a program ready to move into the league's upper division.