In 2017 SEC was the first conference to get two teams into the College Football Playoff. Courtesy of Alabama they are the first conference to win it twice as well (both Alabama). Alabama continues to be the albatross of the SEC. However some of the other schools have turned the corner and are trying to catch them. Rivals Auburn looks to have another very good team, fresh off of their win against Alabama last year. Also Georgia under Nick Saban disciple Kirby Smart has gathered a LOT of talent and was able to win the SEC last year. They lost a lot, but return a lot of talent. A few new coaches (or new schools) look to turn around big programs (that have talent) in Florida (Mullen), Tennessee (Pruitt), and Texas A&M (Fisher). SEC has the teams at the top to be able to get two into the playoffs again, but they will have to win some big games on the way.
For each Conference we will have the Simplified Football predictions (record) with the Projected Win-Shares and rating of each team next to it.
SEC Predictions:
West
Team – Record (Conf) / Win-Shares (Conf) / Rating
- Alabama – 11-1 (7-1) / 9.77 (5.97) / 5.13
- Auburn – 10-2 (6-2) / 8.66 (5.11) / 4.84
- LSU – 8-4 (4-4) / 7.65 (4.08) / 4.54
- TAMU – 7-5 (4-4) / 5.97 (3.07) / 3.97
- Miss State – 7-5 (3-5) / 7.18 (3.82) / 4.39
- Ole Miss – 7-5 (3-5) / 6.85 (3.45) / 4.11
- Arkansas – 5-7 (2-6) / 6.43 (3.08) / 4.10
East
Team – Record (Conf) / Win-Shares (Conf) / Rating
- Georgia – 11-1 (7-1) / 9.42 (5.57) / 4.96
- Missouri – 9-3 (5-3) / 7.41 (4.11) / 4.48
- Florida – 8-4 (5-3) / 7.80 (4.60) / 4.52
- South Carolina – 7-5 (4-4) / 6.56 (3.66) / 4.12
- Tennessee– 6-6 (3-5) / 7.48 (3.98) / 4.42
- Kentucky – 5-7 (2-6) / 5.90 (2.95) / 3.98
- Vanderbilt – 4-8 (1-7) / 5.20 (2.50) / 3.74
Alabama v Georgia in the SEC championship game. With Alabama winning and going to it’s 4th straight Playoff. That is 11 Bowl Eligible teams. Georgia and Auburn as top 10 teams. With Missouri in the top 15. Florida and LSU contenders for top 25 honors.
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