In the current SEC, there are two factors that strongly indicate the need for realigning the divisions:
East
South Carolina
Auburn
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Georgia
West
Miss. St
LSU
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Ole Miss
Would you be OK with this?
- The current alignment is, geographically, nonsensical: Missouri in the SEC east? Auburn in the SEC West? The "east-west" line of the SEC actually runs diagonally--not east-west. It makes sense that if we're going to call it the SEC West then it's teams should be, you know, to the west.
- Competitive Imbalance: The current incarnation of the SEC is painfully imbalanced, with a gaggle of ultra-competitive teams in the west and a gaggle of not-so-competitive teams in the east. Realignment could solve some of those issues.
East
South Carolina
Auburn
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Georgia
West
Miss. St
LSU
Texas A&M
Arkansas
Vanderbilt
Missouri
Ole Miss
Would you be OK with this?