SEC Network analysts name their top 5 conference teams following Week 3 games
By David Wasson
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The SEC Now trio of Dari Nowkhah, Chris Doering and Benjamin Watson offered their top 5 Southeastern Conference teams through Week 3 games, and the lists are notable in their variety.
Nowkhah, who didn’t play college football, has the Georgia Bulldogs atop his list. Nowkhah then ranks Oklahoma, LSU, 1-loss Alabama and Texas A&M in his top 5.
Doering, an All-SEC receiver for the Florida Gators in the mid-1990s, went with the Oklahoma Sooners as his No. 1. Doering then ranks Georgia, LSU, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M in his top 5.
Watson, who played tight end at Duke and Georgia before a 16-year NFL career with the Patriots, Browns, Saints and Ravens, agreed with Nowkhah about the Bulldogs at No. 1 and Oklahoma at No. 2. But Watson included the 1-loss Tennessee Volunteers at No. 3 before rounding out his top 5 with LSU and Texas A&M.
Interestingly, neither Nowkhah, Doering or Watson included the 1-loss Texas Longhorns in their top 5s – despite their lone loss coming to No. 1 Ohio State in Week 1. The trio also left out unbeaten Auburn, Missouri and Mississippi State from their lists.
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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. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
