How good is your team going to be in 2016?

We’ll have to wait until at least September to start answering that question. But SEC fans already have a great idea about their level of interest in the fall.

Are you thrilled at the prospects this season will bring? Do you wish we could fast-forward to 2017? Or something in between?

We’ve attempted to quantify every SEC team’s level of excitement this year using Georgia Domes. (This will be the last season that the conference championship is held in that stadium before a new version is built.)

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Ole Miss: Chad Kelly and Evan Engram are back. The team just landed the No. 6 class in the nation. There’s a bit of a “the world is against us” vibe with accusations of cheating ramping up to another level after the NCAA letter of inquiry. This is the team that’s going to transform the Rebels from one-class wonder (Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell, Robert Nkemdiche) to perennial SEC West contender. And Ole Miss fans think they can win an SEC championship in 2016.

Tennessee: Expect the highest preseason ranking for this Vols program since 2005. Joshua Dobbs, Jalen Hurd and Alvin Kamara are a three-headed monster in the running game. Derek Barnett is one of the best defensive players in the SEC. Bob Shoop was a nice addition to the coaching staff. All the youth is transforming into experience. Tennessee should be a clear East Division favorite entering the fall, and Vols fans are relishing the chance to be nationally-relevant once again.

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Georgia: Whatever your opinion was on the decision to end the Mark Richt era, the Bulldogs have a new coach for the first time since 2001. Five-star quarterback Jacob Eason is a potential game-changer on offense. Oh, and that Nick Chubb guy is coming back. The talent remains to compete for an SEC East title, and 2016 will certainly be an entertaining year in Athens.

LSU: Les Miles is back with a vengeance, signing one of the best recruiting classes in program history. Leonard Fournette is a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. Last year’s LSU team eventually lost 3 games. But the Tigers didn’t lose all that much talent to the NFL. And defensive coordinator Dave Aranda has to be considered an upgrade. There’s reason to believe LSU is a legitimate contender for an SEC championship.

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Alabama: After yet another ridiculous National Signing Day, and a barrage of future NFL draft picks returning to Tuscaloosa for their senior seasons, the Tide will threaten to enter the season ranked No. 1. Coach Nick Saban has a chance to tie Bear Bryant for the most national championships in college football history. Yet this has become so commonplace for Alabama fans that it’s hard to judge this as a particularly exciting season. Alabama fans were outnumbered at this year’s national title game by the Clemson faithful. Of course the Tide followers care, and there’s always going to be a sense of pride. But the excitement of 2008 and 2009, when the program was first taking over the SEC under Saban, clearly was more intense and new than the excitement in 2016.

Arkansas: The Razorbacks lost a three-year starting quarterback along with Jonathan Williams, Alex Collins and a few very good starting offensive linemen. That comes one year after losing some terrific players in the defensive front seven. Bret Bielema has made his brand of football cool at Arkansas. But for now most fans accept that the team isn’t in the realm of Alabama or other top 10 teams. If the program avoids any early-season stumbles and proves it can replace those parts on offense, the excitement level will bump to the next tier by mid-October.

Auburn: Transfer quarterback John Franklin III and the potential for a full year with running back Jovon Robinson are exciting. Trying to get the defense back to a championship level after Will Muschamp spent just one year back on The Plains is not. The guess here is that coach Gus Malzahn’s approval rating is down a good bit from its peak after the 2013 SEC championship. Tigers fans remain hopeful, but not as confident and certainly not as excited as the group was entering last season.

Florida: I asked two Gators fans to gauge their level of excitement for the 2016 season. One answered “2” and another answered “3.5.” It probably is a stretch to even suspect that Florida will return to the SEC Championship Game in 2016. There aren’t any super thrilling options at quarterback, and the defense has lost some talent. Still, there’s intrigue in watching how coach Jim McElwain is continuing to transform this program. Will his offensive ability as a coach start to produce tangible results that go beyond the quarterback position? And can this team find a more permanent foothold at the 10-win mark beyond ’16? Even if this isn’t going to be a title season, it should be entertaining.

Missouri: The entire Mizzou athletics department has felt like a giant soap opera for the last year. From injuries (Harold Brantley) to discipline issues (Maty Mauk) to cancer (Gary Pinkel) to the retirement of the team’s all-time wins leader (Pinkel again) to social issues (the entire team), there’s been enough drama to last for a decade. Missouri fans should be interested to see how first-year head coach Barry Odom performs in his new role and whether Drew Lock can develop. But it also will be a welcome change to get back to talking about on-field issues, even if the expectations for the 2016 team are markedly lower than the level they’d reached prior to last season.

South Carolina: Most fans loved Steve Spurrier. But it was time for a change. Will Muschamp’s staff is exciting from a recruiting standpoint, though it will take some time for that to fully manifest itself. And this offense lacks playmakers, though if Kurt Roper is allowed to install what he wants, perhaps Lorenzo Nunez in a full-blown spread could be interesting. The defensive line in particular can’t help but get better from the last two seasons. It seems that Gamecocks fans aren’t necessarily thrilled with the prospects of the 2016 season as opposed to the usual. But there’s plenty to keep it interesting.

Texas A&M: The presence of transfer quarterback Trevor Knight and new offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone at least give the Aggies hope that 2016 could author a different narrative on offense. Plus, Myles Garrett could be the most dominant pass rusher in the country and we’re getting ready for Year 2 of the John Chavis experience. But the overall level of excitement can only reach so high before the season given Kevin Sumlin’s tenuous job status and the internal issues that have plagued this program recently. The Aggies are going to have things to prove before the fans get more excited than this.

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Kentucky: If the Wildcats win 6 or more games to get bowl eligible in 2016, fans will be happy. But there also will be an element of “it’s about time.” Entering his fourth season as head coach, Mark Stoops’ momentum has stalled, though he continues to bring solid talent to Lexington. There’s growing doubt as to whether he’ll ultimately be able to develop that talent and put UK in position to compete for winning seasons every year. If Stoops disproves that doubt, fans will get a lot more excited in late October and November.

Mississippi State: Call it the year A.D. After Dak. The Bulldogs won a combined 19 games the last two years with the All-SEC quarterback. Now coach Dan Mullen must rely on his track record of excellent development at the position. De’Runnya Wilson is gone as well, as is Chris Jones. There were other big-time losses after the 2014 season. Can this program continue to flirt with the top 25? Optimistic Mississippi State fans think so. But, on average, the fan base can’t be nearly as excited entering 2016 as it was last year.

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Vanderbilt: The feeling here is that Commodores fans are among the most reasonable in the SEC. Sure, they love their team. But they’re intelligent and realistic as well. And it’s clear in the post-James Franklin era, or at least in the Derek Mason era, that this team isn’t in a position to upend the natural order of things in 2016, and may not be for some time. Any improvement is going to be incremental and probably not enough to lead to a bowl game. Tell us if we’re wrong, Vandy fans. But wouldn’t you settle for progress on offense, a defense that’s just as good and 2 more SEC wins?