Danny Kanell didn’t play his college football in the SEC, starring at quarterback for Florida State in the early-to-mid 1990s. All these decades later, Kanell is a college football analyst for CBS Sports, and he’s seen his share of SEC dominance both during his playing days at FSU and now covering the sport.

But in his weekly top 12 rankings circa 2024, Kanell gives no love to the conference that is so used to getting all the love, as his top-5 teams do not include even one from the SEC. Kanell’s highest-ranked SEC team is Georgia at No. 6, after the Bulldogs enjoyed a bye week following their massive win at Texas in Week 8.

So, with no SEC teams in Kanell’s top 5, who is his top 5? He starts with Oregon, which is No. 1 in the AP Poll and acted the part on Saturday, dismantling No. 20 Illinois, 38-9, in Eugene. Kanell goes with Penn State at No. 2 after the Nittany Lions survived an injury to star quarterback Drew Allar and got the job done at Wisconsin on Saturday night.

Miami comes in at No. 3 after the Hurricanes stayed unbeaten by pounding struggling rival Florida State on Saturday night. BYU is a bit of shocker at No. 4, as the Cougars did stay unbeaten on Saturday with a win at UCF but are only ranked 11th in the current AP Poll. Then at No. 5 Kanell has Indiana, the official darling of college football in 2024 (at least so far), which got to 8-0 on Saturday with a solid home win over Washington.

After Georgia, Kanell follows with Clemson at No. 7, Pittsburgh (another darling of 2024) at No. 8, Iowa State at No. 9, before he finishes with Ohio State all the way down at No. 10, Texas A&M at No. 11 and Texas all the way down at No. 12. Keep in mind the Longhorns were No. 1 in the AP Poll a little over a week ago before falling at home to Georgia.