No. 1 Texas Edges No. 13 Tennessee 20-17 to Stay Unbeaten; SEC Week 4 Results

Texas improved to 4-0 with a 20-17 win at Neyland Stadium, staying ahead of undefeated Georgia, Florida, Mississippi State and Alabama in the SEC power rankings after Week 4.

No. 1 Texas remained unbeaten with a 20-17 win over No. 13 Tennessee at Neyland Stadium in Week 4 of the 2026 college football season. The Longhorns moved to 4-0 overall and 1-0 in SEC play with the Top 15 road victory. Tennessee dropped to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the conference.

Tennessee coach Josh Heuel gave Texas credit and located the gap between the teams on offense. He said his defense and much of his special teams performed well, but the offense did not reach the standard needed to beat an opponent of that caliber. He added that blame is shared across the roster, from the line to the quarterback, and that while Tennessee was not sharp enough in how it played, the willingness to keep competing to the end was a positive.

The Yahoo Sports power rankings after Week 4 list Texas at No. 1, followed by the league's other unbeaten teams: No. 2 Georgia, No. 3 Florida, No. 4 Mississippi State and No. 5 Alabama, all 4-0. Georgia, Florida, Mississippi State and Alabama are each 2-0 in SEC games, with Texas at 1-0. One-loss teams hold spots six through 12: Ole Miss, LSU, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Auburn and Vanderbilt.

The bottom of the rankings features four teams at 2-2: No. 13 Texas A&M, No. 14 Oklahoma, No. 15 South Carolina and No. 16 Arkansas. Texas A&M has lost league games to Kentucky and LSU, while South Carolina has fallen to Mississippi State and Alabama, leaving both at 0-2 in conference play. Oklahoma and Arkansas sit at 0-1 in the SEC.

Elsewhere in Week 4, Georgia beat Oklahoma 41-13, Florida defeated Ole Miss 52-28 and Alabama topped South Carolina 49-18. Mississippi State edged Missouri 31-24, LSU beat Texas A&M 35-6 and Auburn held off Vanderbilt 21-15. In non-conference play, Kentucky defeated South Alabama 45-21 and Arkansas beat Tulsa 34-6.

The unbeatens reached 4-0 by different routes. Georgia has won every game by at least 28 points, including a 45-17 victory at Arkansas and a 41-13 decision over Oklahoma. Florida has scored at least 44 points in each game, among them a 44-39 win at Auburn, and Mississippi State won at Minnesota and at South Carolina before beating Missouri. Alabama's start includes a 45-17 win at Kentucky and a 50-36 victory over Florida State.

The Week 5 slate on Oct. 3 includes a meeting of unbeaten teams when Alabama visits Mississippi State. Florida travels to Missouri, Georgia hosts Vanderbilt, Kentucky visits South Carolina and Arkansas plays at Texas A&M that day. LSU faces McNeese State at home, while Ole Miss and Oklahoma have no game listed for Oct. 3.

The Oct. 10 schedule brings Georgia at Alabama and Texas against Oklahoma in Dallas. Alabama then visits Tennessee on Oct. 17. Florida and Georgia are set to meet in Atlanta on Oct. 31, and Arkansas hosts Texas on Nov. 21.