After posting the best bowl record of any conference in 2014-15, PAC-12 fans felt like their conference was ready to challenge the SEC for national conference supremacy. It was understandable. Their conference had just completed a 6-2 bowl season, saw their Top 25 teams go 5-1 and made an appearance in the National Championship game.
On the other hand, the SEC’s bowl season was not nearly as fruitful. While the SEC managed a 7-5 record, the stats go much deeper. The “weak” East? 5-0. The “mighty” West? 2-5 with their victories coming in two lower-tier bowl games.