College football fans are always eager to see how coaches and media members rank the top 25 teams. Out in Las Vegas, oddsmakers have power rankings for every FBS team.
Vegas numbers are a bit different. The smartest folks in the desert only care about making money, so they rank teams based on how they would be favored on a neutral field. These rankings can differ from traditional polls that value preseason rankings and consider records and head-to-head.
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Phil Steele, widely recognized as one of college football’s leading experts, has connections to the Vegas oddsmakers. Steele has published weekly in-season Vegas Power Ratings since his time at ESPN. He’s now independent but continues to publish the Vegas numbers in weekly updates on his website during the season.
The rankings are based off Vegas Ratings. The difference in number between two teams’ Vegas Ratings offers a look into what the opening betting line would be if they met on a neutral field. Lines can move based on action.
Here’s where all 16 SEC teams stand in the latest Vegas Power Rankings:
- No. 1 Georgia (136.40 Vegas Rating)
- No. 3 Alabama (130.92)
- No. 4 Texas (129.39)
- No. 8 Ole Miss (124.66)
- No. 9 Tennessee (122.75)
- No. 11 Oklahoma (121.71)
- No. 12 Mizzou (121.31)
- No. 13 LSU (120.88)
- No. 16 Texas A&M (120.43)
- No. 22 Auburn (116.90)
- No. 23 Kentucky (116.29)
- No. 36 Florida (112.82)
- No. 39 Arkansas (112.52)
- No. 47 South Carolina (109.66)
- No. 54 Mississippi State (107.88)
- No. 82 Vanderbilt (100.00)
We’ll see how Vegas views the SEC next week!
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