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Emphasizing the prediction element in ‘predictor’, here’s how we project each team’s chances to win the league title heading into the season’s eighth weekend:
LSU (30 percent chance)
LSU has the toughest remaining schedule of arguably any team in the SEC, so the Tigers are going to have to earn it beginning Saturday night in Tuscaloosa.
FLORIDA (30 percent chance)
Can we go ahead and pencil in the Gators? A win over Vanderbilt on Saturday locks up a title game berth.
ALABAMA (20 percent chance)
We’ll know if Alabama’s the front-runner after Saturday night, but the Crimson Tide still need another Ole Miss to reach Atlanta (if Nick Saban’s team indeed wins out).
OLE MISS (10 percent chance)
The mission is simple for the Rebels — win out and they’re in. Notable games remaining against LSU and Mississippi State won’t be easy.
MISSISSIPPI ST. (2 percent chance)
In the case of a three-way tie in the West with all teams sporting 6-2 league records, the Bulldogs could go to Atlanta. Mississippi State would win the tiebreaker if the other two teams are Ole Miss and Alabama as long as the Bulldogs beat both.
TEXAS A&M (2 percent chance)
Head to head losses to Alabama and Ole Miss will hurt the Aggies down the road in a tiebreaker scenario, but if Texas A&M finishes 6-2 in the SEC with some help (like LSU losing twice including on Nov. 28), it could happen.
GEORGIA (2 percent chance)
The Bulldogs lost their legitimate shot at the division with the disappointing showing in Jacksonville but for the sake of the formula, Georgia still has a faint chance.
ARKANSAS (2 percent chance)
There’s still a glimmer of hope if the Razorbacks win out, but several other dominoes must fall into place.
VANDERBILT (2 percent chance)
Believe it or not, the Commodores aren’t mathematically eliminated yet. There are still four SEC games left on Vanderbilt’s schedule, but it would need to win out and have lots of help.
