I don't know what to make of such rankings other than that they are fun to discuss, I suppose. This is from Athlon, I'm a bit surprised Vandy would be at 15 and LSU at 18. I guess Vandy has returning players more than LSU, who probably has more talent at the position. How do you rank a team with experience versus a team with new raw high level talent? Early in the year, maybe the former is a bit better. Maybe. The Vols at 5? Maybe so.
Alabama leads the rankings at No. 1. Others from the SEC are Tennessee (5), Georgia (8), Florida (12), Vanderbilt (15), LSU (18) and Missouri (26).