the dashed Picked column is the pre-season consensus — every ribbon starts where the league expected it to finish · each column is a conference match · hover a logo for that match's result · hover a name to trace a team
KentuckyBaton RougeAntiochNew OrleansTeutopolisStarkvilleNashvilleMerritt Island
The Consensus — SEC Pre-season Ballots
Where 14 coaches placed each team before a ball was served — and where they actually sit now, through Session 7.
Biggest riser · Baton Rouge, picked 6th, now 3rdBiggest faller · Nashville, picked 2nd, now 7thMost divisive · Starkville — no two coaches agreedMost agreed on · Merritt Island — 8 of 14 said 8th
Every coach's pre-season ballot — closest to the consensus first
Team
Coach
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Jason
Allan
Rob
Roy
Kevin
Bryce
Phil
Mike
Steve
Roger
Matthew
Mike
Eduard
Brian
Grouped by who each coach picked to win, most first-place votes first — then by the most-backed second pick, and so on. A green underline marks the most-backed pick for that slot; hover any logo for the count.
Who's most right so far?
Every ballot scored against the table as it stands, through Session 7. A perfect ballot is 80.
10spot on5off by one2off by two0off by three+
1Mike50
1Steve50
3Allan42
3Rob42
5Roger41
6Roy40
7Bryce39
7Jason39
7Matthew39
10Eduard35
11Phil34
12Kevin29
13Mike23
14Brian10
The consensus order itself scores 50 — everyone above that line is beating the crowd.
Who wins the conference?
The pre-season model's odds, from 50,000 simulated seasons. Independent of the coaches' ballots.
Starkville52.8%
Nashville21.7%
Teutopolis7.9%
New Orleans6.9%
Baton Rouge4.9%
Antioch3.4%
Kentucky1.6%
Merritt Island0.7%
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