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2026 preseason · Power 4 · #1 of 11

SEC

Elite league. Underperformed its 2025 projection.

74.6
Median PTR
Teams
16
Elite tier
4
Contender
7
Elite + Cont.
11
2025 mean Δ
−3.4
2025 A grades
1

2026 tier shape

4
7
5
4 Elite7 Contender5 Solid

Top: Georgia 94.1 (Elite). Floor: Arkansas 57.1 (Solid).

2025 grade shape

1
7
7
1
1 A7 Cs7 Ds1 F

Best: Vanderbilt Δ +23.6 (A). Worst: Florida Δ −18.1 (F).

SEC · every team, ranked by 2026 projection

The roster.

1
Georgia
Tier #3 · SP+ +25.5 · 100% recruit · 68% returning
94.1
Elite
C
−0.1
2
Texas
Tier #5 · SP+ +23.7 · 96% recruit · 68% returning
90.4
Elite
D
−9.9
3
Texas A&M
Tier #8 · SP+ +20.3 · 85% recruit · 65% returning
84.3
Elite
C
+3.4
4
LSU ★ new HC
Tier #9 · SP+ +20.2 · 90% recruit · 61% returning
83.9
Elite
D
−14.0
5
Oklahoma
Tier #11 · SP+ +17.2 · 84% recruit · 65% returning
79.4
Contender
C
+1.1
6
Alabama
Tier #12 · SP+ +18.2 · 98% recruit · 48% returning
79.2
Contender
D
−15.3
7
Tennessee
Tier #14 · SP+ +16.0 · 88% recruit · 62% returning
77.4
Contender
D
−6.3
8
Missouri
Tier #17 · SP+ +14.8 · 78% recruit · 58% returning
74.9
Contender
C
+0.6
9
Ole Miss ★ new HC
Tier #18 · SP+ +15.9 · 79% recruit · 61% returning
74.2
Contender
C
+4.7
10
Florida ★ new HC
Tier #22 · SP+ +14.9 · 89% recruit · 58% returning
72.1
Contender
F
−18.1
11
South Carolina
Tier #24 · SP+ +12.1 · 78% recruit · 58% returning
71.1
Contender
D
−14.4
12
Auburn ★ new HC
Tier #29 · SP+ +11.2 · 90% recruit · 58% returning
67.0
Solid
C
−2.1
13
Vanderbilt
Tier #32 · SP+ +10.0 · 61% recruit · 58% returning
66.3
Solid
A
+23.6
14
Kentucky
Tier #48 · SP+ +3.8 · 74% recruit · 58% returning
59.1
Solid
D
−6.7
15
Mississippi State
Tier #52 · SP+ +3.9 · 72% recruit · 58% returning
58.3
Solid
C
+4.9
16
Arkansas ★ new HC
Tier #57 · SP+ +5.0 · 70% recruit · 58% returning
57.1
Solid
D
−6.6