TideFans.com/NARCAS SEC predictions and national top 25

TideFans.com/NARCAS SEC predictions and national top 25

SEC East

1. Georgia 11-1, 7-1
2. South Carolina 10-2, 6-2
3. Florida 7-5, 4-4
4. Tennessee 7-5, 3-5
5. Missouri 7-5, 3-5
6. Vanderbilt 5-7, 2-6
7. Kentucky 3-9, 0-8

SEC West

1. LSU 12-0, 8-0
2. Alabama 11-1, 7-1
3. Arkansas 9-3, 5-3
4. Auburn 7-5, 4-4
5. Mississippi State 8-4, 4-4
6. Texas A&M 6-6, 2-6
7. Ole Miss 4-8, 1-7

SEC Champion: LSU over Georgia

National Top 25

Team Comments

1. USC Schedule sets up well for Trojans, who have a statement to make
2. LSU Tigers, Tide could be headed toward repeat of 2011
3. Alabama That Alabama-LSU game will be so crucial
4. Oklahoma Sooners need to toughen up, break through again under Stoops
5. Georgia If Bulldogs aren’t close to here at end of year, Richt goes back on hot seat
6. Oregon Ducks have a great chance to make noise in top-heavy PAC-12
7. Florida State If Noles fail to play to potential, Fisher could join Richt
8. South Carolina Gamecocks will ride Lattimore as far as he’ll take them
9. Nebraska Cornhuskers hope to finally, seriously challenge for a conference title
10. Oklahoma St. Cowboys won’t sneak up on anyone, but system is sound
11. Texas Mack Brown needs to mount turnaround, or be forced out
12. Virginia Tech Has time passed Beamer Ball by?
13. Arkansas Anything approaching 13^th would be a win for Smith’s new regime
14. West Virginia Mountaineers lost a lot following 2011 season
15. Ohio State Meyer will need a year to fully implement his system
16. Michigan Lack of defense will hurt Wolverines, but improvement continues
17. Wisconsin Big Ten logjam as Badgers follow Buckeyes, Wolverines
18. Stanford Still some firepower left in the tank for Cardinal
19. Michigan St. Spartans must take steps to reach the next level, or risk falling back
20. Clemson Tigers have been tough lately, but far too erratic on defense
21. Boise State Schedule still means a gaudy record, but no one is fooled anymore
22. Notre Dame Crucial year for Kelly, as he tries to put recent mishaps behind him
23. Kansas State Wildcats continue working miracles in Manhattan
24. Virginia Cavaliers are slowly catching up to the rest of the pack
25. Mississippi St. Bulldogs must begin to figure out SEC West teams not named Ole Miss