While it often results in a plate of crow, I’ve never been one to shy away from SEC game predictions. Admittedly, they’re much more accurate week-to-week during the season when I’ve seen teams play, but projecting the entire league from start to finish in August is a challenge I welcome with confidence.

RELATED: Week 8 SEC Predictions

My Alabama vs. Florida SEC title game projection looks all but over, but there’s a couple games left that could influence that pick. During the 2013 season, I accurately predicted 8-of-14 teams’ final record within a game either way (pre-bowl) in our ‘Crystal Ball‘ series.

It’s not looking good for repeat success. Through eight weeks, five teams are exactly where I thought they would be with a few — notably Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Mississippi State — heading toward very different expected finishes.

Going team-by-team, here’s a glance at which programs I undervalued and the ones I oversold.

Teams listed in alphabetical order:

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (5-1, 2-1)
Predicted record at this point: 5-1, 2-1
Good pick: Loss to Ole Miss
Bad pick: None
Projected finish then: 11-1, 7-1
Projected finish now: 11-1, 7-1

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS (3-3, 0-3)
Predicted record at this point: 2-4, 0-3
Good pick: Loss to Texas A&M
Bad pick: Loss to Texas Tech
Projected finish then: 3-9, 0-8
Projected finish now: 6-6, 2-6

AUBURN TIGERS (5-1, 2-1)
Predicted record at this point: 6-0, 3-0
Good pick: Win over LSU
Bad pick: Win over Mississippi State
Projected finish then: 11-1, 7-1
Projected finish now: 10-2, 6-2

FLORIDA GATORS (3-2, 2-2)
Predicted record at this point: 5-1, 3-1
Good pick: Loss at Alabama
Bad pick: Win over LSU
Projected finish then: 10-2, 7-1
Projected finish now: 7-4, 5-3

GEORGIA BULLDOGS (5-1, 3-1)
Predicted record at this point: 5-1, 3-1
Good pick: Loss at South Carolina
Bad pick: None
Projected finish then: 9-3, 5-3
Projected finish now: 9-3, 5-3

KENTUCKY WILDCATS (5-1, 2-1)
Predicted record at this point: 3-3, 0-3
Good pick: Win over Ohio
Bad pick: Loss to Vanderbilt
Projected finish then: 3-9, 0-8
Projected finish now: 6-6, 2-6

LSU TIGERS (5-2, 1-2)
Predicted record at this point: 5-2, 1-2
Good pick: Win over Wisconsin
Bad pick: Win over Mississippi State
Projected finish then: 9-3, 5-3
Projected finish now: 7-5, 3-5

MISSISSIPPI REBELS (6-0, 3-0)
Predicted record at this point: 5-1, 2-1
Good pick: Win over Alabama
Bad pick: Loss to Texas A&M
Projected finish then: 9-3, 5-3
Projected finish now: 11-1, 7-1

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS (6-0, 3-0)
Predicted record at this point: 4-2, 1-2
Good pick: Win over Texas A&M
Bad pick: Loss to Auburn
Projected finish then: 8-4, 4-4
Projected finish now: 10-2, 6-2

MISSOURI TIGERS (4-2, 1-1)
Predicted record at this point: 4-2, 0-2
Good pick: Loss to Georgia
Bad pick: Win over Indiana
Projected finish then: 8-4, 4-4
Projected finish now: 7-5, 4-4

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS (3-3, 2-2)
Predicted record at this point: 6-0, 4-0
Good pick: Win over Georgia
Bad pick: Win over Texas A&M
Projected finish then: 10-2, 6-2
Projected finish now: 6-6, 3-5

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (3-3, 0-2)
Predicted record at this point: 3-3, 0-2
Good pick: Loss to Florida
Bad pick: None
Projected finish then: 4-8, 1-7
Projected finish now: 5-7, 2-6

TEXAS A&M AGGIES (5-2, 2-2)
Predicted record at this point: 5-2, 2-2
Good pick: Loss to Mississippi State
Bad pick: Loss to South Carolina
Projected finish then: 7-5, 3-5
Projected finish now: 8-4, 4-4

VANDERBILT COMMODORES (2-5, 0-4)
Predicted record at this point: 4-3, 1-3
Good pick: Loss to South Carolina
Bad pick: Win over Kentucky
Projected finish then: 6-6, 2-6
Projected finish now: 3-9, 0-8