SEC
Projecting the top 25 after big rivalry week shake-up
Rivalry weekend is in the books, and it was a wild one capped off by Ohio State vs. Michigan and Kentucky’s upset of Louisville.
A number of teams in the 15-25 range went down this week, so expect quite a bit of a shake-up in the back half of the top 25.
As of now, we are projecting four SEC teams to be ranked in the top 25.
- Alabama def. Auburn.
- Ohio State def. Michigan.
- Clemson def. South Carolina.
- Wisconsin def. Minnesota.
- Washington def. Washington State.
- Michigan lost to Ohio State.
- Oklahoma did not play.
- Penn State def. Michigan State.
- Colorado def. Utah.
- Oklahoma State did not play.
- USC def. Notre Dame.
- FSU leading Florida.
- Western Michigan def. Toledo.
- West Virginia def. Iowa State.
- LSU def. Texas A&M.
- Louisville lost to Kentucky.
- Florida losing to FSU.
- Auburn lost to Alabama.
- Nebraska lost to Iowa.
- Virginia Tech def. Virginia.
- Stanford def. Rice.
- Navy def. SMU.
- Utah lost to Colorado.
- Washington State lost to Washington.
- Pittsburgh def. Syracuse.
Dropped out: No. 18 Houston, No. 20 Boise State, No. 22 Texas A&M, No. 24 Tennessee
LSU up 10 spots and jumping two teams that beat them after only beating an unranked opponent? Explain.
SDS is rarely right in their projections.
SDS loves them some lsu
All 10 teams they jumped including the two teams that beat them lost LSU won this week not that this poll matters at all. The only thing that matters is the playoff poll and somebody out of LSU Auburn Tennessee and Florida is going to the sugar bowl even though none deserve it.
You’re right that none deserve the Sugar Bowl but someone has to go and it should certainly be Florida or Auburn (respectively in my opinion) more than LSU.
By your logic becausec Auburn and Florida won against LSU they should automatically be ranked above them then A&M should be ranked ahead of Auburn and Tennessee should be ranked ahead of Florida. All these teams will have 4 losses and all have wins over each other its more complicated than you want to make it seem.
Not worth arguing, the AP ended up doing it the way they should have; LSU moving up and Auburn and Florida dropping down but without them crossing one another.
It’s been a good year. The Vols are still $hit on a brick. LSU and Auburn faded away like usual. Ole Miss is back to normal and TAMU is a rinse and repeat of the last couple years…….
Too optimistic, I think. Florida is the only other SEC school that even remotely deserves to be ranked, and they’ll likely disappear from the polls after the SECCG. I pointed out this impending possibility last week, and sadly it’s materialized. We just need to accept the fact that this is a very down year for the SEC, other than Bama.
Assuming Saban takes care of business Saturday against Florida, the second-best team in the SEC – take your pick – will have FOUR losses. Think about that for a minute. When was the last time you can recall that happening? We’ve gone from wondering if we can get a second team in the playoff to hoping we can get a second team in the polls after bowl season is over. And those of you thinking the conference will redeem itself during the bowls may be whistling past the graveyard. LSU, Vandy and Kentucky are the only teams that have any positive momentum going. Tennessee, Georgia, Arkansas, A&M, Florida, South Carolina, Auburn – all have serious issues that aren’t going to miraculously disappear on the field against a resurgent B1G or a fairly deep ACC.
Remember the Big East? Miami wins NCs and the rest of the conference was basically MIA? That could be us this year. I hope not, but it sure seems to be the direction we’re heading. I have a lot of friends who are B1G and PAC 12 fans, and I expect a miserable off-season of relentless badgering.