Contenders Or Pretenders?: The SEC through Week 7

The SEC has lived up to the hype this year. Missouri has looked good, Vanderbilt has looked elite, and even Mississippi State turned heads with a great early win over then-ranked ASU. However, not every team in the SEC is a true contender. In this article, we go through the current SEC standings and decide whether or not each team is a contender or a pretender.

Completely Cooked

• Kentucky (2-3)
• Auburn (3-3)
• Arkansas (2-4)
• Florida (2-4)

Pretenders

• LSU (5-1)
• Vanderbilt (5-1)
• Mississippi State (4-2)
• South Carolina (3-3)

SEC Championship / Playoff Contenders

• Georgia (5-1)
• Missouri (5-1)
• Texas (4-2)
• Oklahoma (5-1)
• Ole Miss (6-0)
• Texas A&M (6-0)

National Championship Frontrunners

• Alabama (5-1)
• Tennessee (5-1)