The predicted order of finish for the 2018 SEC football season will be announced at SEC Media Days today. All the attending media members cast their votes for where they believe all 14 teams will finish within their respective divisions, and they chose who they believe will win the conference as well.
Before those results come out, however, the RTI team wanted to share with you our predictions for the upcoming SEC season.
Three of RTI’s team cast official votes for the SEC Media Days selection, and we’ve shared our picks with you. We’ve also averaged out our picks and chosen RTI’s official SEC East and West winners along with who we think will win the whole SEC. We also have our picks for where we think Tennessee will finish in bold.
The final tally was totaled by a simple point system. Each time a team was picked as a division winner, they were awarded seven points. The second-place team was given six points, third-place team was given five points, etc.
Managing editor Nathanael Rutherford, staff writer Will Boling, contributor Wil Wright, and recruiting contributor Charley Collier all share their predictions below.
Nathanael’s Predictions
SEC East
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Vanderbilt
SEC West
Alabama
Auburn
Texas A&M
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
LSU
Arkansas
SEC Champ
Alabama
Will’s Predictions
SEC East
Georgia
South Carolina
Missouri
Tennessee
Florida
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC West
Alabama
Auburn
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
LSU
Arkansas
Ole Miss
SEC Champ
Alabama
Wil’s Predictions
SEC East
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Missouri
Vanderbilt
SEC West
Alabama
Mississippi State
Texas A&M
Auburn
LSU
Ole Miss
Arkansas
SEC Champ
Alabama
Charley’s Predictions
SEC East
Georgia
South Carolina
Missouri
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC West
Alabama
Mississippi State
Auburn
Ole Miss
LSU
Texas A&M
Arkansas
SEC Champ
Alabama
RTI Team’s Official Predictions
SEC East
1. Georgia – 28 points
2. South Carolina – 23 points
3. Florida – 16 points
3. Tennessee – 16 points
5. Missouri – 14 points
6. Kentucky – 11 points
7. Vanderbilt – 4 points
SEC West
1. Alabama – 28 points
2. Auburn – 21 points
2. Mississippi State – 21 points
4. Texas A&M – 16 points
5. LSU – 11 points
6. Ole Miss – 10 points
7. Arkansas – 6 points
SEC Champ
Alabama
