| 2008 | Ole Miss9–4 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #28 (of 120 teams · 407.6 yds/g · 5,299 yards) | #28 (of 120 teams · 32.1 pts/g · 417 points) | #20 (of 120 teams · 307.2 yds/g allowed · 3,994 yards) | #20 (of 120 teams · 19.0 pts/g allowed · 247 points) | #19 (of 120 teams · +13.1 /g · +170 on the season) | #75 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 23 taken, 26 given · -0.23 /g) | #54 (of 120 teams · 18:25 /g · 3h 59m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.073 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #24 (of 120 teams · -0.016 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #31 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #39 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #88 (of 120 teams · 0.874 average PPA on successful plays) | #96 (of 120 teams · 0.964 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 SEC teams in 2008 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #77 (Total offense: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #13–#117. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #87 (Scoring offense: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #4–#116. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #20 (Total defense: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #3–#58. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #21 (Scoring defense: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #4–#94. 3 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Point margin: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #1–#102. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #54 (Turnover margin: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #3–#104. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #55 (Possession: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #13–#108. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #61 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #4–#116. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #23 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #5–#59. 4 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #16–#117. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #36 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #11–#64. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #56 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #3–#119. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | #50 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range #4–#109. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2008 | Alabama12–2 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #61 (of 120 teams · 355.8 yds/g · 4,981 yards) | #35 (of 120 teams · 30.1 pts/g · 422 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 263.5 yds/g allowed · 3,689 yards) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 14.3 pts/g allowed · 200 points) | #12 (of 120 teams · +15.9 /g · +222 on the season) | #35 (of 120 teams · +6 on the season · 26 taken, 20 given · +0.43 /g) | #13 (of 120 teams · 19:28 /g · 4h 33m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.063 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.051 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #24 (of 120 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #12 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #115 (of 120 teams · 0.786 average PPA on successful plays) | #58 (of 120 teams · 0.899 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Arkansas5–7 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #77 (of 120 teams · 339.9 yds/g · 4,079 yards) | #91 (of 120 teams · 21.9 pts/g · 263 points) | #58 (of 120 teams · 349.8 yds/g allowed · 4,198 yards) | #94 (of 120 teams · 31.2 pts/g allowed · 374 points) | #101 (of 120 teams · -9.3 /g · -111 on the season) | #104 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 16 taken, 26 given · -0.83 /g) | #23 (of 120 teams · 19:09 /g · 3h 50m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #47 (of 120 teams · 0.051 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #59 (of 120 teams · 0.026 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #66 (of 120 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #57 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.967 average PPA on successful plays) | #50 (of 120 teams · 0.893 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Auburn5–7 | 1 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #104 (of 120 teams · 302.9 yds/g · 3,635 yards) | #111 (of 120 teams · 17.3 pts/g · 208 points) | #30 (of 120 teams · 317.8 yds/g allowed · 3,813 yards) | #14 (of 120 teams · 18.0 pts/g allowed · 216 points) | #69 (of 120 teams · -0.7 /g · -8 on the season) | #94 (of 120 teams · -7 on the season · 19 taken, 26 given · -0.58 /g) | #53 (of 120 teams · 18:27 /g · 3h 41m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #97 (of 120 teams · -0.029 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.052 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #106 (of 120 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #42 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #31 (of 120 teams · 0.960 average PPA on successful plays) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.875 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Florida13–1 | 3 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #13 (of 120 teams · 445.0 yds/g · 6,230 yards) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 43.6 pts/g · 611 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 285.3 yds/g allowed · 3,994 yards) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 12.9 pts/g allowed · 181 points) | #1 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +30.7 /g · +430 on the season) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · +22 on the season · 36 taken, 14 given · +1.57 /g) | #58 (of 120 teams · 18:21 /g · 4h 17m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.151 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.060 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #16 (of 120 teams · 46% of plays successful) | #45 (of 120 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #37 (of 120 teams · 0.944 average PPA on successful plays) | #4 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.793 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Georgia10–3 | 4 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #19 (of 120 teams · 426.0 yds/g · 5,538 yards) | #29 (of 120 teams · 31.5 pts/g · 409 points) | #23 (of 120 teams · 312.0 yds/g allowed · 4,056 yards) | #59 (of 120 teams · 24.5 pts/g allowed · 319 points) | #31 (of 120 teams · +6.9 /g · +90 on the season) | #75 (of 120 teams · -3 on the season · 16 taken, 19 given · -0.23 /g) | #108 (of 120 teams · 16:47 /g · 3h 38m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #11 (of 120 teams · 0.137 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #12 (of 120 teams · -0.045 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #37 (of 120 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #31 (of 120 teams · 37% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.034 average PPA on successful plays) | #68 (of 120 teams · 0.913 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Kentucky7–6 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #106 (of 120 teams · 299.3 yds/g · 3,891 yards) | #87 (of 120 teams · 22.6 pts/g · 294 points) | #40 (of 120 teams · 332.5 yds/g allowed · 4,322 yards) | #35 (of 120 teams · 21.5 pts/g allowed · 279 points) | #58 (of 120 teams · +1.1 /g · +15 on the season) | #37 (of 120 teams · +5 on the season · 27 taken, 22 given · +0.38 /g) | #84 (of 120 teams · 17:34 /g · 3h 48m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #116 (of 120 teams · -0.063 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #48 (of 120 teams · 0.011 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #75 (of 120 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #11 (of 120 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #119 (of 120 teams · 0.754 average PPA on successful plays) | #109 (of 120 teams · 1.011 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | LSU8–5 | 3 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #70 (of 120 teams · 344.7 yds/g · 4,481 yards) | #30 (of 120 teams · 30.9 pts/g · 402 points) | #15 (of 120 teams · 294.9 yds/g allowed · 3,834 yards) | #56 (of 120 teams · 24.1 pts/g allowed · 314 points) | #33 (of 120 teams · +6.8 /g · +88 on the season) | #54 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 21 taken, 20 given · +0.08 /g) | #39 (of 120 teams · 18:46 /g · 4h 04m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #61 (of 120 teams · 0.036 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #23 (of 120 teams · -0.017 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #32 (of 120 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #23 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #93 (of 120 teams · 0.865 average PPA on successful plays) | #78 (of 120 teams · 0.934 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Mississippi State4–8 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #113 (of 120 teams · 274.9 yds/g · 3,299 yards) | #116 (of 120 teams · 15.3 pts/g · 183 points) | #35 (of 120 teams · 327.5 yds/g allowed · 3,930 yards) | #60 (of 120 teams · 24.7 pts/g allowed · 296 points) | #102 (of 120 teams · -9.4 /g · -113 on the season) | #85 (of 120 teams · -5 on the season · 16 taken, 21 given · -0.42 /g) | #55 (of 120 teams · 18:23 /g · 3h 41m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #109 (of 120 teams · -0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 120 teams · 0.020 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #117 (of 120 teams · 33% of plays successful) | #36 (of 120 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #6 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 1.025 average PPA on successful plays) | #57 (of 120 teams · 0.899 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | South Carolina7–6 | 1 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #95 (of 120 teams · 316.5 yds/g · 4,115 yards) | #96 (of 120 teams · 20.8 pts/g · 270 points) | #13 (of 120 teams · 291.9 yds/g allowed · 3,795 yards) | #31 (of 120 teams · 21.1 pts/g allowed · 274 points) | #65 (of 120 teams · -0.3 /g · -4 on the season) | #101 (of 120 teams · -10 on the season · 29 taken, 39 given · -0.77 /g) | #66 (of 120 teams · 18:11 /g · 3h 56m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #79 (of 120 teams · 0.002 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #46 (of 120 teams · 0.007 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #56 (of 120 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #54 (of 120 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #77 (of 120 teams · 0.892 average PPA on successful plays) | #24 (of 120 teams · 0.848 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Tennessee5–7 | 2 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #115 (of 120 teams · 268.8 yds/g · 3,225 yards) | #111 (of 120 teams · 17.3 pts/g · 208 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 263.5 yds/g allowed · 3,162 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 16.8 pts/g allowed · 201 points) | #61 (of 120 teams · +0.6 /g · +7 on the season) | #53 (of 120 teams · +1 on the season · 20 taken, 19 given · +0.08 /g) | #76 (of 120 teams · 17:50 /g · 3h 34m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #96 (of 120 teams · -0.024 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #7 — top 10 (of 120 teams · -0.058 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #98 (of 120 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #15 (of 120 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #56 (of 120 teams · 0.918 average PPA on successful plays) | #5 — top 10 (of 120 teams · 0.803 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2008 | Vanderbilt7–6 | 0 / 4 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 SEC teams in 2008. Range 0–4.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #117 (of 120 teams · 256.2 yds/g · 3,331 yards) | #105 (of 120 teams · 19.1 pts/g · 249 points) | #31 (of 120 teams · 319.6 yds/g allowed · 4,155 yards) | #21 (of 120 teams · 19.6 pts/g allowed · 255 points) | #67 (of 120 teams · -0.5 /g · -6 on the season) | #18 (of 120 teams · +11 on the season · 32 taken, 21 given · +0.85 /g) | #67 (of 120 teams · 18:10 /g · 3h 56m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing production returning) | — (— of last season's receiving production returning) | — (— of last season's rushing production returning) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #115 (of 120 teams · -0.056 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #44 (of 120 teams · 0.007 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #111 (of 120 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #64 (of 120 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #66 (of 120 teams · 0.910 average PPA on successful plays) | #33 (of 120 teams · 0.871 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |