Admittedly, we all will have a little better handle about where the SEC fits within the rankings of the top conferences when the Thanksgiving holiday week is over on next Sunday evening, but, how about a few early facts and observations (only my opinion, of course):
As of today at 1 PM (EST), the SEC has 46 wins against 12 losses
7 teams remain undefeated and are a collective 28-0; obviously, the remaining 7 teams are 18-12.
The conference has played a whopping 6 games . . . 2 wins and 4 losses . . . against Power 5 teams: TN and aTm both lost to Colorado while KY lost to Michigan State and GA was beaten by Wake Forest with uSc chalking up a win over Clemson and Florida beating FSU.
If you extend the Power conferences out to include the American and the A-10, then Arkansas beat Fordham, KY beat Duquesne, uSc lost to Davidson (2 of the 3 teams will end up at or near the bottom of the A-10 while Davidson will likely have a "down" year) while the Dores split their two American match-ups with Temple and Memphis . . . from the conference perspective, 3 wins and 2 losses.
Of course, Gonzaga from the WCC is now considered a top echelon team and UK was schooled by the Zags last night.
From an early "eye test" perspective, uSc has the least amount of talent, with GA only very slightly above the Cocks talent level. I would argue the Gators massive come from behind win over the Seminoles at Tallahassee is the most impressive win so far for the entire conference; Florida's front court will be a "load" to handle as the season unfolds. although I am not sold on their backcourt yet. Since almost all the SEC teams' wins have come at home against non-Power conference teams, I would say that the Dores win at Temple is the 2nd most impressive win by the entire conference to date which, in a weird way, says something about scheduling to date. Finally, aTm's two losses last week in a tourney set the stage for another "cry fest" from Buzz Williams when (and if) aTm does not make the NCAA tourney again.
