Going into our season’s first blog poll, let’s distill what makes the Top 25, aside from records: Who has the best offense, the best defense, the best special teams? Who’s done the best coaching job. Who has great line play. How did the rest of the conference look when it stepped onto the national stage. Who’s played the toughest schedule? Who’s done the most with that schedule. What do analytics say about a team? Can you cover a spread? What is the schedule projection?
Then do we get to W/L.
So, it’s no surprise that the Top 25 is usually riddled with SEC programs.