Consensus preseason rankings for every SEC team
In just a few short weeks, the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 will be unveiled, and I’m sure controversy will ensue.
College football is full of parity entering the 2015 season, and it makes the discussion over preseason rankings quite heated.
Several have said they hope preseason rankings go away altogether, because of the negative impact they could have on the rankings, but I hope more preseason rankings come out. It creates discussion and fandom for the best sport in the country.
Phil Steele rounded up all the preseason rankings from several different publications entering 2015, and here’s where every SEC enters the season for 2015:
Rank | Teams | Lindy | ESPN | Athlon | S&P+ | FEI | CFB News | AVG Rank | Power Rating |
2 | Alabama | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2.17 | 119.28 |
6 | Georgia | 10 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8.17 | 117.28 |
8 | LSU | 13 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 9.67 | 116.78 |
11 | Auburn | 8 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 11.50 | 116.17 |
14 | Ole Miss | 28 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 14.00 | 115.34 |
18 | Arkansas | 27 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 17 | 18.33 | 113.90 |
20 | Tennessee | 17 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 16 | 19.67 | 113.45 |
22 | Texas A&M | 23 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 21.33 | 112.90 |
24 | Missouri | 25 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 23 | 23.17 | 112.29 |
26 | Miss St. | 31 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 29 | 26.33 | 111.23 |
30 | Florida | 38 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 25 | 31.00 | 109.68 |
33 | S. Carolina | 49 | 40 | 37 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 32.33 | 109.23 |
52 | Kentucky | 59 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 85 | 40 | 56.50 | 101.19 |
71 | Vanderbilt | 76 | 51 | 79 | 83 | 76 | 57 | 70.33 | 96.58 |