After a long offseason, who has the momentum heading into Week 1?

Momentum rankings vary from power rankings. During the season, a team moving in the right direction might have more momentum than a scuffling team with a better overall record or more talented roster.

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In the preseason, however, there’s not a whole lot of movement on the momentum needle when everyone is 0-0, although off-the-field issues, transfers and injuries certainly come into play. Preseason rankings and the SEC Media Days voting give us some ideas of which teams are in the best position for a successful season.

Let’s dive in to see where the 14 teams heading into Week 1:

1. Alabama: The defending national champion is the highest-ranked conference team in the Associate Press and Coaches polls, giving the Crimson Tide the title of preseason favorite. Who cares who plays quarterback? All signs point to Alabama being back in the mix to win the division, conference and playoff.

2. Tennessee: By ending the 2015 season on a six-game winning streak, the Volunteers hype train has been picking up steam since January. The SEC media likes UT to play in Atlanta this year, and the national media recognizes the team as a potential playoff contender.

T3. Georgia: A new head coach and quarterback has brought an undeniable change in energy to Athens, with 93,000 in attendance for the spring game and recruits buzzing on the trail. Nick Chubb is ready to go. UGA isn’t the fourth-highest ranked SEC team, but has an easier path to the title game right now.

T3. LSU: Les Miles is back, and so are 17 starters from the 2015 squad that was rolling until a rocky November. With a preseason ranking of No. 5, the Tigers are in position to make a championship run in 2016.

5. Ole Miss: Replacing Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell and Robert Nkemdiche is no small task, but coach Hugh Freeze has recruited well throughout his tenure. With back-to-back wins over Alabama, the Rebels have established themselves as regular contenders in the SEC West.

6. Florida: The Gators just barely made the preseason polls coming in at No. 25. Repeating as SEC East champions would exceed expectations, which is just fine for Jim McElwain’s quietly confident bunch. With new starters at all the skill positions on offense, UF has a lot to prove. Getting Antonio Callaway helped offset the one-game suspension to Teez Tabor.

7. Texas A&M: The Aggies are on the outside looking in when it comes to the polls, but a Week 1 win over No. 16 UCLA could change that and get them back in the discussion. A talented receiving corps is back on offense, the question will be if they develop chemistry with graduate transfer QB Trevor Knight. The Aggies finished last season at No. 9 in Uncle Mo’s poll, so they’re trending in the right direction.

8. Arkansas: The Hogs finished strong in 2015, but have to navigate this year without Brandon Allen, Alex Collins and Hunter Henry. Bret Bielema won the media days, and we know his team can put things together in November, but can it actually start strong for once?

T9. Kentucky: The Wildcats know what they have at the offensive skill positions and shouldn’t have trouble scoring points this season. The big question will be if a defense that recently lost S Darius West can keep every game from becoming a shootout. UK tends to start strong under Mark Stoops, we’ll see if he can keep it together in the second half of the season for a bowl run.

T9. Auburn: Uncle Mo had the Tigers at No. 5 to end last season, but the biggest headlines coming out of the Plains this offseason have been about transfers. That didn’t stop ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit from calling the Tigers his sleeper in the SEC. As Herbstreit said, a defense that was improving at the end of last year should be a strength this year. If Sean White and the offense can put it together, AU could get some momentum going.

11. Vanderbilt: The Commodores know their quarterback (Kyle Shurmur) and best offensive player (RB Ralph Webb). With many division teams facing question marks at quarterback, this could be VU’s chance to take the next step under third-year coach Derek Mason.

12. Mississippi State: The offseason did the Bulldogs no favors, and Dan Mullen was taken to task at Media Days for the way he handled the Jeffery Simmons situation.

The Bulldogs are coming off a bowl win, but it’s uncertain if they’ll get back there in the first season of the post-Dak Prescott era. Mullen’s new quarterback — still a TBA — will get something of a test drive against South Alabama before facing South Carolina in Week 2.

13. Missouri: The defensive line, one of Mizzou’s assumed strengths for 2016, took a hit this offseason with Harold Brantley declared academically ineligible and Walter Brady dismissed from the team. Improvement on offense is the big issue facing the team.

14. South Carolina: Not a whole lot of preseason momentum for a team coming off 3-9 and entering its first season under a coach who was fired from his last head coaching job. Will Muschamp may get the Gamecocks on the right track, but no one expects him to do it overnight.