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Probably worth mentioning that the SEC just broke its own record by having eight team's ranked in the top 25. Congratulations to Alabama, LSU, aTm, Mizzou, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and Auburn.
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SEC gets record 8 in AP's Top 25
The Southeastern Conference set a record Sunday for most schools in The Associated Press college football poll with eight ranked teams. The Top 25 was shaken Sunday after seven ranked teams lost, including five to teams that were unranked or lower ranked. Stanford dropped eight spots and Michigan fell from the poll. The top four was unchanged, with No. 1 Alabama receiving 55 of 60 first-place votes. No. 2 is Oregon, followed by Clemson and Ohio State. Florida State moved up to No. 5 to set up a top-five matchup at Clemson next week. Stanford, which had been top-five all season, lost 27-20 at Utah and dropped eight spots to No. 13. The Cardinal's Pac-12 and national title hopes took a serious hit, though they'll be able to get right back in the conversation next week by beating No. 9 UCLA at home. No. 24 Auburn moved into the rankings for the first time this season to join No. 6 LSU, No. 7 Texas A&M, No. 11 South Carolina, No. 14 Missouri, No. 15 Georgia and No. 22 Florida from the SEC. Missouri (6-0) jumped 11 spots with its first statement victory since joining the SEC, a 41-26 win against banged-up Georgia. But the Tigers lost quarterback James Franklin to a separated throwing shoulder. The senior will miss the rest of the regular season, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy on Saturday. Franklin's replacement is Maty Mauk, a redshirt freshman and big-time recruit. The record for most teams from one conference in a regular-season poll had been seven, done many times, including this season by the SEC. The ACC and Big Ten have also reached seven ranked teams in season. The SEC also had eight teams ranked in the 2011 preseason poll. No. 12 Baylor is the highest ranked team in the Big 12 for the first time since the league started in 1996, taking advantage of Oklahoma's surprising loss to Texas. The Sooners fell six spots to No. 18. |
SEC has three teams ranked with Tigers as a mascot.
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The 6 SEC schools that are not ranked: 1-16 in league play.
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Big 12...2-9 against ranked teams
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http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/2012/Intern...games_cumm.pdf As for this year there is much to play out but it appears the SEC is very good, PAC 12 up, Big 12 down, Big Ten it's usual pile of steaming rotten garbage, ACC up. |
I will predict that the SEC's streak of championships ends this year. It has to end eventually, right.
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I don't think there's any question that the league was hurt by expansion. Smaller footprint, Fewer "name" programs. Those things speak to perception, which is important and will drive TV $ long term. The #'s they are throwing around right now for the SEC are mind boggling. http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...eases/1836389/ Also, recruiting is down across the board http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/footbal...k/2014/all/all although that is likely due to multiple reasons. I am w/ the others that think TCU was a terrible add. They don't bring anything to the table the league didn't already possess. I would have taken Louisville. Spinning #'s notwithstanding. WVA OTOH was an excellent choice given available options. They will be fine long term they are just adjusting to not getting to play South Florida and UCONN every other week. ****************************** All that said, the other thing that's important to remember is that the reality is that we've just hit the pause button on expansion. IDK about the where or when but I don't believe for a second that it's over. |
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