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SEC PPPPPPPOWER RANKINGS by Bill Connelly
Tier 1
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Auburn
Alabama and Georgia went a combined 2-3 within this tier and 24-0 outside of it. Auburn lost a couple of games to outsiders but went 2-1 against the Crimson Tide and Dawgs. They were the clear class of the SEC last year, and based on returning production and all other factors, they begin 2018 clear from the rest of the field as well.
Tier 2
4. Mississippi State
5. LSU
If the teams in Tier 1 have CFP potential, we’ll say this tier has top-10 potential. It would surprise me if either of these teams won the SEC West, but they have the potential to beat anyone.
Tier 3
6. South Carolina
7. Texas A&M
8. Missouri
9. Ole Miss
10. Florida
We’ll say this tier maxes out at top-15 potential.
South Carolina gets human cheat code Deebo Samuel back, but the 2017 Gamecocks won a few too many games with smoke and mirrors for my taste. I don’t entirely trust them yet. And as I wrote in the preview, teams that play much better as underdogs than favorites sometimes struggle to transition to life as a favorite.
Tier 4
11. Arkansas
12. Kentucky
13. Tennessee
14. Vanderbilt
At least one of these teams will end up playing at a top-40 level — the Hogs perhaps being the most likely to me — but there is clearly more of a mountain to climb here.
Tier 1
1. Alabama
2. Georgia
3. Auburn
Alabama and Georgia went a combined 2-3 within this tier and 24-0 outside of it. Auburn lost a couple of games to outsiders but went 2-1 against the Crimson Tide and Dawgs. They were the clear class of the SEC last year, and based on returning production and all other factors, they begin 2018 clear from the rest of the field as well.
Tier 2
4. Mississippi State
5. LSU
If the teams in Tier 1 have CFP potential, we’ll say this tier has top-10 potential. It would surprise me if either of these teams won the SEC West, but they have the potential to beat anyone.
Tier 3
6. South Carolina
7. Texas A&M
8. Missouri
9. Ole Miss
10. Florida
We’ll say this tier maxes out at top-15 potential.
South Carolina gets human cheat code Deebo Samuel back, but the 2017 Gamecocks won a few too many games with smoke and mirrors for my taste. I don’t entirely trust them yet. And as I wrote in the preview, teams that play much better as underdogs than favorites sometimes struggle to transition to life as a favorite.
Tier 4
11. Arkansas
12. Kentucky
13. Tennessee
14. Vanderbilt
At least one of these teams will end up playing at a top-40 level — the Hogs perhaps being the most likely to me — but there is clearly more of a mountain to climb here.
