SEC Power Poll Draft: Loki Wins

by David Hooper on Oct 17, 2010 1:00 PM EDT in College Football

We have a new leader in the SEC board, and it's Chaos.

SEC	Team	WL	SOS	PED	RD	3DO	TD	PEO	OPPG	TO	3DD	SCORE
1	LSU	1.768	0.485	1.152	1.623	0.031	2.051	-1.118	1.380	-0.799	0.350	112.428
2	Alabama	1.160	0.324	1.640	1.059	0.484	1.275	1.721	1.584	0.642	1.023	108.632
3	Auburn	1.768	0.448	-0.577	1.184	0.812	-0.074	2.203	0.077	1.432	0.517	100.819
4	Mississippi St.	0.553	0.404	0.364	0.776	1.203	0.517	0.139	1.175	0.133	0.195	57.158
5	South Carolina	0.350	1.046	-1.273	1.221	1.873	-0.127	1.462	0.546	0.109	-0.572	49.659
6	Arkansas	0.350	0.747	0.725	-0.401	-0.419	0.560	1.657	0.220	1.415	0.927	42.498
7	Florida	-0.055	0.733	1.181	0.468	0.221	1.109	-0.672	0.822	-0.793	0.360	32.268
8	Georgia	-0.662	0.612	-0.491	1.142	-0.021	1.239	1.210	0.989	0.176	-0.077	9.322
9	Kentucky	-0.055	0.264	0.050	-0.615	0.457	0.027	1.088	-0.631	0.674	-0.066	5.820
10	Mississippi	-0.359	-0.101	-0.974	0.911	-0.143	0.143	0.028	-0.780	0.148	0.804	-17.895
11	Tennessee	-1.068	0.885	0.433	-0.070	-1.718	-0.296	-0.295	-0.323	-0.898	0.129	-46.618
12	Vanderbilt	-1.068	0.419	-0.105	-0.998	-2.205	-0.260	-0.675	-0.063	-0.995	0.974	-72.021

Well, let's just say that the West is stronger than the East this year. Yeeeeeeeesh.

The top three

They are all close enough to move if needed, but here's what the numbers are saying. LSU, thanks to both being undefeated and having strong defense, are at the top. Sure, perhaps they shouldn't be undefeated, but we can't hold that against them. Alabama gets better numbers than Auburn (despite the records) because Auburn's defense is pretty bad against the pass. They also allow a lot of points. I'm inclined to bump them ahead of Alabama due to the whole undefeated thing (both here and in the BlogPoll), but let me know your thoughts first.

Mississippi St. / South Carolina

MSU has really done well, even though we haven't talked about them as much as some other teams. I don't mind them ahead of South Carolina.

Georgia / Kentucky

I'm inclined to flip them as well, even though they'll settle things on the field next week.

Tennessee / Vanderbilt

I'd like to leave them alone as well. Vandy has quite the claim on last place at the moment.

The BlogPoll draft will come up later this afternoon, as we're waiting on this week's widget.

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Really, I do think you should rank Steve Adazzio at #1.

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I will give my North Carolina for Tennessee Today. Apparently.

by bobothevol on Oct 17, 2010 3:22 PM EDT reply actions

I love that.

The only problem is that the ranking thingy is a radio-button script. I can’t do write-ins.

But I’ll try to work that in somehow.

by David Hooper on Oct 17, 2010 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Auburn has to be #1 at the moment

Auburn and LSU have comparable non-conference wins, so let’s just look at the SEC schedule. Auburn’s SEC wins have been over #s 4, 5, 6, and 9 (according to the Power Poll). LSU, on the other hand, has wins over #s 4, 7, 11, and 12. Until they settle it on the field next week, Auburn is #1 and LSU is #2.

After that, let’s go with Alabama #3, Miss State #4, and then…it’s a mess. Let’s be honest, it’s not a banner year for the SEC since the East is more or less in the toilet.

by VolnVA on Oct 17, 2010 3:45 PM EDT reply actions

Comparable non-conference?

North Carolina > Clemson (head to head). LSU played UNC at a neutral site. Auburn played Clemson at home. And there’s no way in hell West Virginia is comparable to Arkansas State.

I really find it hard to choose between LSU and Auburn, but I tend to go LSU because I trust a solid D more than a solid O, and they lead a charmed existence. But either way, it will be resolved on the field this week. And then by the end of the season, results will show that Bama is better than both of them.

by Incipient_Senescence on Oct 17, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Color me not impressed by nearly blowing a 20-point lead against the UNC's B team

Or by Patrick Pattersoning past West Virginia. I know it’s hard to argue against a 7-0 team, but they have not played a single “wow” game. Auburn and LSU are definitely 1 and 2 right now and will settle the argument on Saturday.

by VolnVA on Oct 17, 2010 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, I totally agree

I was just taking issue with your claim that their non-conference schedules are comparable.

Actually, neither team has impressed me all that much. I wasn’t impressed by blown leads against North Carolina and Kentucky or narrow home victories over West Virginia and Clemson (who lost to UNC’s B team). I wasn’t impressed by needing two questionable calls to notch a home win over Arkansas (in a game in which the defense gave up 40+) or relying on the complete ineptitude of the other team late in the game to grab victories over South Carolina and MSU. But likewise, I wasn’t impressed by needing dumb luck to beat Tennessee and Florida or relying on the complete ineptitude of the other team against MSU. Eh

by Incipient_Senescence on Oct 17, 2010 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions

MSU > USC

MSU doesn’t quite have an Alabama scalp on their wall, but their only losses this year have come to the #1 and #2 teams in the conference. Also, they have a road win, and South Carolina does not.

by Incipient_Senescence on Oct 17, 2010 4:13 PM EDT reply actions

My big hangup in the LSU/Auburn debate

is that I’m predisposed to go against LSU simply for how they’ve played a couple of games. That’s partly why I’m so leery about moving them – that Tennessee game in particular makes me feel like Auburn should be at the top, but then again, I write for a Tennessee site. I just need to make sure I’m being honest with them.

by David Hooper on Oct 17, 2010 4:35 PM EDT reply actions

Can you rank them 1a & 1b?

Cause this is all a moot point in six days

Rocky Top Talk

by Will Shelton on Oct 17, 2010 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Technically, yes.

I’ve toyed with that; you can actually rank all the teams #1 if you really wish. I don’t because that’d be a particularly oafish thing to do, but I could put them both at 1 and then Alabama at 3.

I’ve never done it before, though. Just noted that I could.

by David Hooper on Oct 17, 2010 4:48 PM EDT up reply actions