Overrated? Or underrated? What preseason rankings got right – and wrong – about SEC football

The SEC is as strong as ever.

That’s what a preseason top 25 from 247Sports suggests, anyway. The website updated its rankings while spring practice concluded. Nine SEC teams are ranked in the top 25, including eight inside the top 15.

Those rankings indicate that about half of the conference enjoys realistic aspirations of contending for the College Football Playoff.

The SEC and Big Ten account for each of the top nine spots in the rankings. It really is a Power Two world.

On this edition of “SEC Football Unfiltered,” a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams consider these rankings and whether each SEC team is rated too high, too low or just right.

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Here’s how they see it:

Georgia

247Sports ranking: No. 2

Toppmeyer: One spot too low

Adams: One spot too low

No. 1 Ohio State is every bit as loaded as Georgia at most positions, but Georgia returned star quarterback Carson Beck. He should give the Bulldogs the edge for the nation’s top spot.

247Sports ranking: No. 3

Toppmeyer: Just right

Adams: A smidge too high

Texas returned several key performers, including quarterback Quinn Ewers, from last season’s team that reached the national semifinals. It addressed its wide receiver needs with transfers. The lingering question is whether the defensive front will remain as good as last season.

247Sports ranking: No. 5

Toppmeyer: Too high

Adams: Too high

Alabama faces a tough schedule and a few questions after Nick Saban’s retirement. The Crimson Tide must replace several key defensive backs. Also, does the offense possess enough playmakers to support…

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Author : The Tennessean

Publish date : 2024-05-08 11:04:43

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