Coaches preseason poll reaction: How many ranked teams does your school face in 2019?
Not all schedules are built the same in the Southeastern Conference, just ask Auburn, LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M.
According to the recently released 2019 Coaches’ preseason poll, those SEC programs face the most ranked opponents this upcoming season while Kentucky and Missouri are only set to face the fewest in the league.
Here is a breakdown of each SEC school, the number of ranked opponents that are set to face and where each of those opponents rank in the preseason Coaches poll:
Alabama (3)
- at #11 Texas A&M, vs. #6 LSU, at #16 Auburn
Arkansas (4)
- vs. #11 Texas A&M (in Arlington), vs. #16 Auburn, at #2 Alabama, at #6 LSU
Auburn (6)
- vs. #13 Oregon (in Arlington), at #11 Texas A&M, at #8 Florida, at #6 LSU, vs. #3 Georgia, vs. #2 Alabama
Florida (3)
- vs. 16 Auburn, at #6 LSU, vs. #3 Georgia (in Jacksonville)
Georgia (4)
- vs. #9 Notre Dame, vs. #8 Florida (in Jacksonville), at #16 Auburn, vs. #11 Texas A&M
Kentucky (2)
- vs. #8 Florida, at #3 Georgia
LSU (5)
- at #10 Texas, vs. #8 Florida, vs. #16 Auburn, at #2 Alabama, vs. #11 Texas A&M
Ole Miss (4)
- at #2 Alabama, vs. #11 Texas A&M, at #16 Auburn, vs. #6 LSU
Mississippi State (4)
- at #16 Auburn, vs. #6 LSU, at #11 Texas A&M, vs. #2 Alabama
Missouri (2)
- at #3 Georgia, vs. #8 Florida
South Carolina (5)
- vs. #2 Alabama, at #3 Georgia, vs. #8 Florida, at #11 Texas A&M, vs. #1 Clemson
Tennessee (3)
- at #8 Florida, vs. #3 Georgia, at #2 Alabama
Texas A&M (5)
- at #1 Clemson, vs. #16 Auburn, vs. #2 Alabama, at #3 Georgia, at #6 LSU
Vanderbilt (3)
- vs. #3 Georgia, vs. #6 LSU, at #8 Florida
Here is the complete preseason Coaches Poll if you missed it:
1. Clemson
2. Alabama
3. Georgia
4. Oklahoma
5. Ohio State
6. LSU
7. Michigan
8. Florida
9. Notre Dame
10. Texas
11. Texas A&M
12. Washington
13. Oregon
14. Penn State
15. Utah
16. Auburn
17. UCF
18. Wisconsin
19. Iowa
20. Michigan State
21. Washington State
22. Syracuse
23. Stanford
24. Iowa State
25. Northwestern
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com