2016 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW

By Mike Nowoswiat
August 1st, 2016

The SEC has been the gold standard in College Football since the turn of the century.  There have been power shifts between divisions as the East reigned supreme in the mid 2000s led by Urban Meyer's legendary Florida teams and the West has been dominant in the past five years led by Nick Saban's Alabama dynasty.  Once again, it looks like the SEC West will be the toughest division in football, but the East should be stronger with the resurgence of Tennessee.  Two new coaches also enter the East division as Kirby Smart and Will Muschamp take over Georgia and South Carolina, respectively.  In what should be another great year in the SEC, we are picking Alabama to win the conference and make another Playoff appearance, while we also have Tennessee grabbing the first ever at-large Playoff bid.  Here's to another great year!


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Eastern Division

1. Tennessee

2015 Record: 9-4
Defense Returning Starters: 8
Offense Returning Starters: 9
Head Coach: Butch Jones

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2. Georgia

2015 Record: 10-3
Defense Returning Starters: 6
Offense Returning Starters: 8
Head Coach: Kirby Smart

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3. Florida

2015 Record: 10-4
Defense Returning Starters: 6
Offense Returning Starters: 6
Head Coach: Jim McElwain

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4. Missouri

2015 Record: 5-7
Defense Returning Starters: 8
Offense Returning Starters: 5
Head Coach: Barry Odom

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5. Kentucky

2015 Record: 5-7
Defense Returning Starters: 5
Offense Returning Starters: 9
Head Coach: Mark Stoops

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6. Vanderbilt

2015 Record: 4-8
Defense Returning Starters: 7
Offense Returning Starters: 8
Head Coach: Derek Mason

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7. South Carolina

2015 Record: 3-9
Defense Returning Starters: 5
Offense Returning Starters: 4
Head Coach: Will Muschamp

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Western Division

1. Alabama

2015 Record: 14-1
Defense Returning Starters: 5
Offense Returning Starters: 6
Head Coach: Nick Saban

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2. LSU

2015 Record: 9-3
Defense Returning Starters: 9
Offense Returning Starters: 8
Head Coach: Les Miles

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3. Ole Miss

2015 Record: 10-3
Defense Returning Starters: 5
Offense Returning Starters: 5
Head Coach: Hugh Freeze

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4. Texas A&M

2015 Record: 8-5
Defense Returning Starters: 7
Offense Returning Starters: 6
Head Coach: Kevin Sumlin

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5. Auburn

2015 Record: 7-6
Defense Returning Starters: 8
Offense Returning Starters: 4
Head Coach: Gus Malzahn

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6. Arkansas

2015 Record: 8-5
Defense Returning Starters: 6
Offense Returning Starters: 9
Head Coach: Bret Bielema

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7. Mississippi State

2015 Record: 9-4
Defense Returning Starters: 3
Offense Returning Starters: 4
Head Coach: Dan Mullen

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