Peter Burns updates his CFP tiers for SEC teams after Week 10
By David Wasson
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Week 10 in Southeastern Conference saw a bit of clarity unfurl, at least according to ESPN college football analyst Peter Burns.
Burns’ breakdown is constructed by placing SEC teams into tiers according to his thoughts on their CFP chances: ‘Playoff Bound’, ‘Playoffish’, ‘I mean technically alive’, and ‘Done.’
Burns lists the Texas A&M Aggies, Alabama Crimson Tide and Ole Miss Rebels as the 3 SEC teams that are “Playoff Bound”, with the Georgia Bulldogs as “Playoffish” after edging Vanderbilt. The Commodores join Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri on the “I mean technically alive” tier.
The rest of the conference, well, get a box of Rice-A-Roni as a consolation prize. That “Done” list includes LSU, South Carolina, Kentucky, Auburn, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Florida and Tennessee.
Week 11 sees only 1 SEC matchup involving ranked teams: No. 3 Texas A&M visits No. 19 Missouri (3:30 pm ET, ABC).
Playoff Bound:
Texas A&M (8-0 overall, 5-0 SEC)
Alabama (7-1, 5-1)
Ole Miss (8-1, 5-1)
Playoffish:
Georgia (7-1, 5-1)
I mean technically alive:
Oklahoma (7-2, 3-2)
Texas (7-2, 4-1)
Missouri (6-2, 2-2)
Vanderbilt (7-2, 3-2)
Done:
LSU (6-3, 2-3)
South Carolina (3-6, 1-6)
Kentucky (3-5, 1-5)
Auburn (4-5, 1-5)
Arkansas (2-7, 0-5)
Mississippi State (5-4, 1-4)
Florida (3-5, 2-3)
Tennessee (6-3, 3-3)
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
