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SEC FIVE-YEAR STANDINGS

 

This ranking tries to answer a simple question: Who has been the best team in the SEC over the last five years?

 

The SEC welcomed a bumper crop of talented freshman last season to its ranks.  Luckily a few of them actually hung around for a second-go-round the league, and three of them find themselves on this list.

 

 

Pick Six: SEC

Preseason Media Poll
(First-Place Votes in Parentheses; *-unanimous selection)

SEC Champion: Tennessee (23); Florida (5); Kentucky (2)

Eastern Division

Tennessee (23) 172 14-2 31-5
Florida (5) 143 8-8 24-12
Kentucky (2) 130 12-4 18-13
Vanderbilt 88 10-6 26-8
South Carolina 56 5-11 14-18
Georgia 41 4-12 17-17

 

 

Perhaps because they were reserves last season, or hidden in the shadows of bigger-name teammates, or simply not yet ready to shine.. these 10 Sleepers are ready to the steal the national headlines and emerge as legitimate NBA Draft prospects.

 

 

 

If you're looking for the most important game in the SEC season over the past few seasons, LSU (4-2, 2-0 SEC) vs. Florida (4-1, 2-1 SEC) may be the one worthy of that distinction. It may not be the most heated of games on the SEC schedule from a rivalry standpoint, but the number of players who can play on Sundays makes this must-see television. "What makes this such a big game is the quality of personnel on both sides," said Florida head coach Urban Meyer earlier this week.

Yes, football season is here, and as per usual, a good deal of the national talk is centered around the SEC.

UCONN at Notre Dame (Jan 17)

Florida at Tennessee (Jan 31)

Memphis at Gonzaga (Feb 7)

Oklahoma at Texas (Feb 21)

Other (Ohio State at Wisconsin, L'Ville at WVU, Miami at UNC)

 

 

Cheerleader of the Day

 

Thanks to our friends over at Icon Sports Media, we have access to thousands of great college & NBA basketball photos to use on the site.  Each day, along with our Picture of the Day, we'll be featuring a Cheerleader of the Day. After a brief mid-summer run of NBA dancers, we're back with college girls..