At the end of the regular season, I compile the records of all the SEC teams against other SEC teams over the past 5 years (including this one, and including SEC Championship games), then take the average (rounding all decimals down), and rank them accordingly. Ties are resolved thusly: *Tie within the division: 1. Resolved by comparing division championships over the 5 year span. 2. If this results in a tie, I take the decimals from the average records into account for calculating their average record. 3. If they're still tied after that, I'll leave them tied in the final rankings. *Tie within the conference, cross-division: 1. Resolved by comparing Conference championships over the 5 year span. 2. Same as 2 and 3 above. Results: SEC West 5 year Rankings (2003-2007) 1. LSU (6-1) (3 division championships) 2. Auburn (6-1) (1 division championship) 3. Arkansas (4-4) 4. Alabama (3-4) 5. Ole Miss (2-5) 6. MSU (1-6) SEC East 5 year Rankings (2003-2007) 1. Georgia (5-2) (2 division championships) 2. Florida (5-2) (1 division championship) 3. Tennessee (5-3) 4. South Carolina (3-4) 5. Kentucky (2-5) 6. Vanderbilt (1-6) SEC Conference 5 year rankings (2003-2007) 1. LSU (6-1) 2. Auburn (6-1) 3. Georgia (5-2) 4. Florida (5-2) 5. Tennessee (5-3) 6. Arkansas (4-4) 7. South Carolina (3-4) 8. Alabama (3-4) 9. Ole Miss (2-5) 10. Kentucky (2-5) 11. MSU (1-6) 12. Vanderibilt (1-6) The tie between LSU and Auburn was resolved in LSU's favor because we have 3 division championships since 2003, to Auburn's 1. The tie between UGA and Florida was resolved in UGA's favor because they have 2 division championships to Florida's 1 since 2003. Cross-division ties, such as South Carolina and Alabama, were resolved by accounting for the decimals generated when I took the averages of their schedules, rather than rounding them down. Yes, I have a lot of time on my hands, so please remind me. :LSU231:
Do you still have the overall win/loss records of every SEC team against other SEC teams over the last 5 years? You know, like 30-12, 17-16, or whatever? It'd be interesting to see.
Well, the average records shown should give you an indication, since it was calculated using exactly the figures you're talking about, but sure: LSU 34-9 Auburn 32-9 Arkansas 20-21 Alabama 17-23 Ole Miss 13-27 MSU 9-31 Georgia 29-13 Florida 28-13 Tennessee 27-15 South Carolina 17-23 Kentucky 11-29 Vanderbilt 8-32 These numbers indicate to me that, in general, the East is tougher to win than the West, at least over the last five years on average, because while we currently have two major competitors in the West (LSU at 34-9 and Auburn at 32-9), the East has three in close competition (UGA 29-13, UF 28-13, UT 27-15). To me, that claim was plainly authenticated this season, where LSU had the west wrapped up 3 games before the end of the season, while the east came down to season's end. :geaux:
