The SEC doesn’t have Texas and Oklahoma quite yet, but as is, it’s still the nastiest football conference in college football with the SEC West an almost unfairly fantastic division.
Can Georgia replace enough parts and get back into the championship mix? With a schedule that misses Alabama and Texas A&M, maybe.
Can Alabama sidestep all of the landmines on a schedule that would be a total nightmare for just about anyone else?
How about all the 50/50 games with an improved Mississippi State, a stronger Tennessee, and resurgent Florida and LSU teams all likely to bring even more. South Carolina, Kentucky, Arkansas, and Auburn should all be dangerous enough to beat just about anyone on any given day, and …
Welcome to life in the SEC. There will be twist, turns, and a few crazy upsets.
After a wee bit of a down year overall – forgetting who played in the College Football Playoff National Championship – this level of play should be much higher across the board, making the 2022 SEC predictions for every game that much harder.
– 2022 CFN College Football Preview of Every Team
SEC Preseason Predictions: East
SEC East Predicted Finish
1. Georgia
2. Florida
T3. South Carolina
T3. Tennessee
5. Kentucky
6. Missouri
7. Vanderbilt
Florida Gators
2022 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2022 SEC Prediction: 5-3
2021: 6-7, Prediction: 9-3
2020: 8-4, Prediction: 10-2
2019: 11-2, Prediction: 11-2
Sept 3 Utah W
Sept 10 Kentucky W
Sept 17 USF W
Sept 24 at Tennessee W
Oct 1 Eastern Washington W
Oct 8 Missouri W
Oct 15 LSU W
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 Georgia (in Jacksonville) L
Nov 5 at Texas A&M L
Nov 12 South Carolina L
Nov 19 at Vanderbilt W
Nov 25 at Florida State W
Florida Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis
Georgia Bulldogs
2022 Preseason Prediction: 11-1
2022 SEC Prediction: 7-1
2021: 14-1, Prediction: 11-1
2020: 11-3, Prediction: 11-1
2019: 12-2, Prediction: 11-1
Sept 3 Oregon (in Atlanta) W
Sept 10 Samford W
Sept 17 at South Carolina W
Sept 24 Kent State W
Oct 1 at Missouri W
Oct 8 Auburn W
Oct 15 Vanderbilt W
Oct 22 OPEN DATE
Oct 29 Florida (in Jacksonville) W
Nov 5 Tennessee L
Nov 12 at Mississippi State W
Nov 19 at Kentucky W
Nov 26 Georgia Tech W
Georgia Preview | Top 10 Players | Schedule Analysis
Kentucky Wildcats
2022 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2022 SEC Prediction: 3-5
2021: 10-3, Prediction: 7-5
2020: 5-6, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 7-5
Sept 3 Miami University W
Sept 10 at Florida L
Sept 17 Youngstown State W
Sept 24 Northern Illinois W
Oct 1 at Ole Miss L
Oct 8…