Missed those 2. I added below:
Obviously, this doesn't factor in which teams will jump up next year, or which teams fall off next year. I could see Ole Miss falling if the QB transfers and depending on who they bring in as OC. I think Vandy will see a drop without Pavia given how good he is a keeping drives alive with is scrambling/running ability. I think Clark Lea has elevated the overall talent level, but hard to think they won't see a drop. I could see LSU rebounding if Kiffin can find a QB, as they have a lot of talent on the roster, especially with some of the 2025 recruiting class. I'm not sure what happens with Tennessee next year, but Neyland Stadium has a reputation as a difficult place to play and we play on the road next year.
If the playoffs aren't expanded to 16 next year, there are going to be fewer SEC teams in given there will be more losses with the extra conf game on everyone's schedule.
Interesting with Ohio St having a more difficult record, could they possibly get the 3-loss treatment next year. If they were to lose to us and then they have games at Indiana & USC and home games vs. Michigan and Oregon.
Still can't believe how easy the Miami and Tx Tech schedules are next year. The committee just can't look at W/L, there has to be a strength of schedule component added or both have an easy path to the playoffs. I don't know what players Tech loses off this year's team, but they could go undefeated next year with that schedule. If Tech was in the SEC they may not crack the top 8 teams in the conference.
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