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Predicting the SEC

Over the past few seasons, team FG percentage prior to the onset of conference play has been an incredibly accurate predictor of SEC rankings at the end of the season.

Tennessee has been the only consistent outlier, based on their defensive efficiency. With new teams and coaches throughout the league, I’m not sure how this metric will hold up moving forward. However, UGA currently sits at 5th. I can’t remember the last time the team was in the upper half at this point of the season.


They are currently 6th in team 3PT percentage, in case anyone is curious.

IDGAF about conference pride and mostly root against SEC teams, but

For SEC teams on the bubble next season (hopefully not us) it's going to be hard to play the "SEC schedules are tougher" card the way the non-UGA SEC teams have been laying eggs in bowl/playoff games. I'm not saying I agree with the arguments that the B1G or whomever play tougher schedules, and bowl games certainly don't tell the whole story. However, the narrative that the SEC is tougher is always going to depend in large part on how the SEC plays against non-SEC teams. Thus far they've done poorly.
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