There is a team from the Southeastern Conference and another one from the Atlantic Coast Conference that are distancing themselves from the rest of the pack.

These two teams would make for great television ratings should they make the College Football Playoff and face off against one another. Alabama vs. Clemson, how’s that sound?

The SEC has long said it is better than the ACC, but that wouldn’t be the headline if these two  teams get together. The best storyline of that possible game would be much more personal. That’s because Clemson coach Dabo Swinney played wide receiver at Alabama.

Before we can possibly get to that scenario, there is still a lot of football to play. Here is a ranking of the SEC teams vs. the ACC according to the SDS power rankings:

PLAYOFFS

Here are the teams with a real shot at not only making the playoffs, but have a chance to win it all.

1.Clemson Tigers (9-0)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)
3. LSU Tigers  (7-1)
4. Fl0rida Gators (8-1)
5. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1)

CONTENDERS

These two still have a shot in a weird world:

6. Florida State Seminoles (7-2)
7. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-2)

CHALLENGERS

These teams have a way outside shot at getting to a title game:

8. Ole Miss Rebels (7-3)
9. Duke Blue Devils (6-3)
10. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-4)
11. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-3)

NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY

Teams hope these guys are in the rear-view mirror:

12. Georgia Bulldogs (6-3)
13. Tennessee Volunteers (5-4)
14. Auburn Tigers (5-4)
15. Miami Hurricanes  (6-3)
16. Louisville Cardinals (5-4)

ON THE UPSWING

Watch out for these folks in 2016:

17. North Carolina State  Wolfpack (6-3)
18. Kentucky Wildcats (5-4)
19. Texas A&M Aggies (6-3)

THE REST

Oh well, there is always next year:

20. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6)
21. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6)
22. Syracuse Orange (3-6)
23. Missouri Tigers (4-5)
24. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5)
25. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5)
26. Virginia Cavaliers (3-6)
27. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6)
28. Boston College Eagles (3-7)