SEC Preseason Rankings

Alabama Crimson Tide
2018 Rank: 1
2017 Rank: 2 (That's right 2, deal with it. UCF forever!)
2017 Ended: Losing to Auburn, then conning their way into the college football playoffs after not even representing the SEC West in the SEC Championship, shutting down Clemson, then crushing every decent human beings emotions by coming back and winning the National Championship in essentially a round robin match from the SEC Championship game. Stupid Georgia.
2018 Starts With: Louisville (33)
Coached By: The Devil Nick Saban, 132-20 (12th season, 5 National Championships)
Georgia Bulldogs
2018 Rank: 2
2017 Rank: 4
2017 Ended: By winning the SEC, playing a fantastic game in the Rose Bowl against Oklahoma, then throwing all that out the window in the second half against a backup QB for Alabama, forcing us to watch confetti to fall on the evil empire. Thanks a lot.
2018 Starts With: Austin Peay (131)
Coached By: Kirby Smart, 21-7 (3rd Season)
Auburn Tigers
2018 Rank: 15
2017 Rank: 25
2017 Ended: Beating Alabama to win a share of the SEC West, but lost to Georgia in the SEC Championship. Then lost to UCF in the Peach Bowl. So UCF beat Auburn, Auburn beat Alabama= UCF Champs!
2018 Starts With: Washington (13)
Coached By: Gus Malzahn, 45-22 (6th Season)
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2018 Rank: 19
2017 Rank: 29
2017 Ended: With a win over Louisville in the TaxSlayer Bowl, but Dan Mullen left to go Florida.
2018 Starts With: Stephen F. Austin (131)
Coached By: Joe Moorehead (1st season)
South Carolina Gamecocks
2018 Rank: 22
2017 Rank: 30
2017 Ended: Stunning Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
2018 Starts With: Coastal Carolina (122)
Coached By: Will Muschamp, 15-11 (3rd Season)
LSU Tigers
2018 Rank: 24
2017 Rank: 28
2017 Ended: Losing to Notre Dame in the Citrus bowl.
2018 Starts With: Miami (9)
Coached By: Living, breathing Bayou, Ed Orgeron, 15-6 (3rd Season)
Texas A&M Aggies
2018 Rank: 40
2017 Rank: 59
2017 Ended: Firing Kevin Sumlin and losing a wild game to Wake Forest in the Belk Bowl.
2018 Starts With: A 59-7 Northwestern St dismantling.
Coached By: Jimbo Fisher, 1-0 (1st Season)
Missouri Tigers
2018 Rank: 52
2017 Rank: 69
2017 Ended: Winning six straight to become bowl eligible, but lost the Texas Bowl to old Big 12 rival Texas.
2018 Starts With: Tennessee Martin (131)
Coached By: Barry Odom, 11-14 (3rd Season)
Kentucky Wildcats
2018 Rank: 53
2017 Rank: 62
2017 Ended: Going for two and coming up short against Northwestern in the Music City Bowl.
2018 Starts With: Central Michigan (81)
Coached By: Mark Stoops, 26-36 (6th Season)
Florida Gators
2018 Rank: 61
2017 Rank: 97
2017 Ended: Helping instate rival Florida State clinch a bowl bid and finishing a dismal 4-7.
2018 Starts With: Charleston Southern (131)
Coached By: Dan Mullen (1st Season) previously with Mississippi State.
Ole Miss Rebels
2018 Rank: 62
2017 Rank: 74
2017 Ended: With a stunning Egg Bowl win over Mississippi State.
2018 Starts With: Texas Tech (64)
Coached By: Matt Luke, 6-6, (2nd Season)
Vanderbilt Commodores
2018 Rank: 78
2017 Rank: 86
2017 Ended: Winning bragging rights in Tennessee after a big win over the Volunteers.
2018 Starts With: Middle Tennessee St (65)
Coached By: Derek Mason, 18-31 (5th Season)
Tennessee Volunteers
2018 Rank: 91
2017 Rank: 102
2017 Ended: Losing to Vanderbilt, hiring Greg Schiano, then an uproar by the fan base/student body caused him to back out. Then it was David Cutcliffe, maybe Jeff Brohm, could it be Mike Leach? Well too late John Currie, you've been fired as Athletic Director and replaced by the coach you helped fire in 2008, Phillip Fulmer.
2018 Starts With: West Virginia (35)
Coached By: Jeremy Pruitt (1st Season)
Arkansas Razorbacks
2018 Rank: 95
2017 Rank: 106
2017 Ended: Losing the Battle Line trophy to Missouri for the second straight year.
2018 Starts With: Eastern Illinois (131)
Coached By: Chad Morris (1st Season) was with SMU