Who says the SEC is down?

[PrestonyteParrot]

Eleven weeks into the 2024 season, and one thing seems abundantly clear: The SEC is the best conference in college football. Take a look at Bill Connelly's SP+ rankings, for example, where nine of the top 17 teams are from the SEC. Or use ESPN's FPI metric, where the SEC has spots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9. Consider that the team currently ninth in the SEC standings, South Carolina, has three wins over SP+ top-40 teams and losses to the committee's No. 10 and 22 teams by a combined total of five points.

Yes, the SEC's dominance and depth seem obvious.

So, of course, four of the top five teams in the committee's rankings this week are from the SEC.

College Football Playoff Anger Index: The SEC and five other teams are getting snubbed - ESPN

 

[KingWard]

Eleven weeks into the 2024 season, and one thing seems abundantly clear: The SEC is the best conference in college football. Take a look at Bill Connelly's SP+ rankings, for example, where nine of the top 17 teams are from the SEC. Or use ESPN's FPI metric, where the SEC has spots 1, 2, 4, 5 and 9. Consider that the team currently ninth in the SEC standings, South Carolina, has three wins over SP+ top-40 teams and losses to the committee's No. 10 and 22 teams by a combined total of five points.

Yes, the SEC's dominance and depth seem obvious.

So, of course, four of the top five teams in the committee's rankings this week are from the SEC.

College Football Playoff Anger Index: The SEC and five other teams are getting snubbed - ESPN

Which committee are we talking about? https://www.espn.com/college-footba...ohio-state-texas-penn-state-atop-cfp-rankings

 

[18IsTheMan]

It's the strongest top-to-bottom, no doubt.

It is lacking in comparison to recent SEC seasons in that there's not a nationally dominant team.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

It's the strongest top-to-bottom, no doubt.

It is lacking in comparison to recent SEC seasons in that there's not a nationally dominant team.

Exactly, more evenly balanced but with many teams better than higher ranked ones from other conferences.

 

[KingWard]

Exactly, more evenly balanced but with many teams better than higher ranked ones from other conferences.

Yet to be determined. It's a point that will need to be proven on Rivalry Saturday and in the postseason. There are no great teams in the league this year - none. That is a detraction. Three times that I remember, since the post-wire service poll national championships, two SEC teams have played each other for the national championship. Ain't that right? The league appears to be, until proven otherwise, way down from that - way down.