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There is a team from the Southeastern Conference and another one from the Atlantic Coast Conference that are distancing themselves from the rest of the pack.
These two teams would make for great television ratings should they make the College Football Playoff and face off against one another. Alabama vs. Clemson, how’s that sound?
The SEC has long said it is better than the ACC, but that wouldn’t be the headline if these two teams get together. The best storyline of that possible game would be much more personal. That’s because Clemson coach Dabo Swinney played wide receiver at Alabama.
Before we can possibly get to that scenario, there is still a lot of football to play. Here is a ranking of the SEC teams vs. the ACC according to the SDS power rankings:
PLAYOFFS
Here are the teams with a real shot at not only making the playoffs, but have a chance to win it all.
1.Clemson Tigers (9-0)
2. Alabama Crimson Tide (8-1)
3. LSU Tigers (7-1)
4. Fl0rida Gators (8-1)
5. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1)
CONTENDERS
These two still have a shot in a weird world:
6. Florida State Seminoles (7-2)
7. Mississippi State Bulldogs (7-2)
CHALLENGERS
These teams have a way outside shot at getting to a title game:
8. Ole Miss Rebels (7-3)
9. Duke Blue Devils (6-3)
10. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-4)
11. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-3)
NO ONE WANTS TO PLAY
Teams hope these guys are in the rear-view mirror:
12. Georgia Bulldogs (6-3)
13. Tennessee Volunteers (5-4)
14. Auburn Tigers (5-4)
15. Miami Hurricanes (6-3)
16. Louisville Cardinals (5-4)
ON THE UPSWING
Watch out for these folks in 2016:
17. North Carolina State Wolfpack (6-3)
18. Kentucky Wildcats (5-4)
19. Texas A&M Aggies (6-3)
THE REST
Oh well, there is always next year:
20. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-6)
21. Vanderbilt Commodores (3-6)
22. Syracuse Orange (3-6)
23. Missouri Tigers (4-5)
24. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-5)
25. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4-5)
26. Virginia Cavaliers (3-6)
27. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3-6)
28. Boston College Eagles (3-7)
Steve Barnes is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers SEC football.
