The SEC race is heating up, with four teams in very realistic striking distance of becoming the SEC Regular Season Champion. There are also a few teams that have had unexpected hot starts and have started to garner contender consideration.
The two teams that have looked the best are Vanderbilt and Florida. Vanderbilt was 16-0 overall and 3-0 in conference, including a notable SEC win against Alabama, before the Commodores lost to Texas on the road last night.
Meanwhile, the Gators are the reigning national champions, and with only a two-point loss at home to Missouri to open conference play, it looks like Todd Golden's squad is ready to take on any SEC challengers.
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Just behind Florida and Vanderbilt are the other 3-1 teams in conference play, and a few notable 2-2 teams. Arkansas leads the pack of 3-1 teams, with notable non-conference wins against Texas Tech and Louisville, and a conference victory against Tennessee serving as evidence that the Razorbacks could win the SEC.
Missouri has come out of nowhere to also start 3-1 in conference play. The Tigers handed Florida its only conference loss of the season, and also went on the road and stunned Kentucky.
Texas A&M is also off to a 3-1 start, but a lackluster schedule holds the Aggies back from jumping into the group of true favorites. A&M owns a controversial win against Auburn, and barely fell (in double overtime) on the road against Tennessee, so it seems that the Aggies could have some regression to the mean looming in close games.
Out of the 2-2 teams, Alabama and Tennessee stand out. Both teams entered the season among the top four of the SEC Preseason Media Poll and still have good odds to win the conference, despite slow starts in conference play.
All seven of those teams have a decent chance to win the regular-season conference title, but the SEC is as deep as it has ever been, so they will all have to survive multiple landmines to end up on top. The most important games to watch in the SEC are of Vanderbilt's next two games, against Florida (at home) and Arkansas (on the road).
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