The College Football News SEC preseason predictions for every game, predicted order of finish, and lookahead to the 2021 season.
SEC Preseason Predictions: East
SEC East Predicted Finish
1. Georgia
2. Florida
T3. Kentucky
T3. Missouri
T3 .Tennessee
6. South Carolina
7. Vanderbilt
Florida Gators
2021 Preseason Prediction: 9-3
2021 SEC Prediction: 5-3
2020: 8-4, Prediction: 10-2
2019: 11-2, Prediction: 11-2
Sept. 4 Florida Atlantic W
Sept. 11 at USF W
Sept. 18 Alabama L
Sept. 25 Tennessee W
Oct. 2 at Kentucky W
Oct. 9 Vanderbilt W
Oct. 16 at LSU L
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Georgia (in Jacksonville) L
Nov. 6 at South Carolina W
Nov. 13 Samford W
Nov. 20 at Missouri W
Nov. 27 Florida State W
– Florida 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Georgia Bulldogs
2021 Preseason Prediction: 11-1
2021 SEC Prediction: 8-0
2020: 11-3, Prediction: 11-1
2019: 12-2, Prediction: 12-2
Sept. 4 Clemson (in Charlotte) L
Sept. 11 UAB W
Sept. 18 South Carolina W
Sept. 25 at Vanderbilt W
Oct. 2 Arkansas W
Oct. 9 at Auburn W
Oct. 16 Kentucky W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Florida (in Jacksonville) W
Nov. 6 Missouri W
Nov. 13 at Tennessee W
Nov. 20 Charleston Southern W
Nov. 27 at Georgia Tech W
– Georgia 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Kentucky Wildcats
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 SEC Prediction: 3-5
2020: 5-6, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 4 ULM W
Sept. 11 Missouri W
Sept. 18 Chattanooga W
Sept. 25 at South Carolina L
Oct. 2 Florida L
Oct. 9 LSU L
Oct. 16 at Georgia L
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 at Mississippi State L
Nov. 6 Tennessee W
Nov. 13 at Vanderbilt W
Nov. 20 New Mexico State W
Nov. 27 at Louisville W
– Kentucky 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Missouri Tigers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 SEC Prediction: 3-5
2020: 5-5, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 6-6, Prediction: 6-6
Sept. 4 Central Michigan W
Sept. 11 at Kentucky L
Sept. 18 SE Missouri State W
Sept. 25 at Boston College W
Oct. 2 Tennessee W
Oct. 9 North Texas W
Oct. 16 Texas A&M L
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 at Vanderbilt W
Nov. 6 at Georgia L
Nov. 13 South Carolina W
Nov. 20 Florida L
Nov. 27 Arkansas (in Little Rock) L
– Missouri 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
South Carolina Gamecocks
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 SEC Prediction: 2-6
2020: 2-8, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 8-4
Sept. 4 Eastern Illinois W
Sept. 11 at East Carolina W
Sept. 18 at Georgia L
Sept. 25 Kentucky W
Oct. 2 Troy W
Oct. 9 at Tennessee L
Oct. 16 Vanderbilt W
Oct. 23 at Texas A&M L
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 Florida L
Nov. 13 at Missouri L
Nov. 20 Auburn L
Nov. 27 Clemson L
– South Carolina 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Tennessee Volunteers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 SEC Prediction: 3-5
2020: 3-7, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 4 Bowling Green W
Sept. 11 Pitt W
Sept. 18 Tennessee Tech W
Sept. 25 at Florida L
Oct. 2 at Missouri L
Oct. 9 South Carolina W
Oct. 16 Ole Miss W
Oct. 23 at Alabama L
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 at Kentucky L
Nov. 13 Georgia L
Nov. 20 South Alabama W
Nov. 27 Vanderbilt W
– Tennessee 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Vanderbilt Commodores
2021 Preseason Prediction: 2-10
2021 SEC Prediction: 0-8
2020: 0-9, Prediction: 4-8
2019: 3-9, Prediction: 4-8
Sept. 4 ETSU W
Sept. 11 at Colorado State L
Sept. 18 Stanford L
Sept. 25 Georgia L
Oct. 2 UConn W
Oct. 9 at Florida L
Oct. 16 at South Carolina L
Oct. 23 Mississippi State L
Oct. 30 Missouri L
Nov. 6 OPEN DATE
Nov. 13 Kentucky L
Nov. 20 at Ole Miss L
Nov. 27 at Tennessee L
– Vanderbilt 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
NEXT: SEC Preseason Predictions: West
SEC Preseason Predictions: West
SEC West Predicted Finish
1. Alabama
T2. LSU
T2. Texas A&M
T4. Auburn
T4. Ole Miss
6. Mississippi State
7. Arkansas
Alabama Crimson Tide
2021 Preseason Prediction: 11-1
2021 SEC Prediction: 7-1
2020: 14-1, Prediction: 11-1
2019: 11-2, Prediction: 12-0
Sept. 4 Miami (in Atlanta) W
Sept. 11 Mercer W
Sept. 18 at Florida W
Sept. 25 Southern Miss W
Oct. 2 Ole Miss W
Oct. 9 at Texas A&M L
Oct. 16 at Mississippi State W
Oct. 23 Tennessee W
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 LSU W
Nov. 13 New Mexico State W
Nov. 20 Arkansas W
Nov. 27 at Auburn W
– Alabama 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Arkansas Razorbacks
2021 Preseason Prediction: 5-7
2021 SEC Prediction: 2-6
2020: 3-7, Prediction: 4-8
2019: 2-10, Prediction: 5-7
Sept. 4 Rice W
Sept. 11 Texas L
Sept. 18 Georgia Southern W
Sept. 25 Texas A&M (in Arlington) L
Oct. 2 at Georgia L
Oct. 9 at Ole Miss L
Oct. 16 Auburn L
Oct. 23 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 Mississippi State W
Nov. 13 at LSU L
Nov. 20 at Alabama L
Nov. 27 Missouri (in Little Rock) W
– Arkansas 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Auburn Tigers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 SEC Prediction: 4-4
2020: 6-5, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 9-4, Prediction: 8-4
Sept. 4 Akron W
Sept. 11 Alabama State W
Sept. 18 at Penn State L
Sept. 25 Georgia State W
Oct. 2 at LSU L
Oct. 9 Georgia L
Oct. 16 at Arkansas W
Oct. 23 OPEN DATE
Oct. 30 Ole Miss W
Nov. 6 at Texas A&M L
Nov. 13 Mississippi State W
Nov. 20 at South Carolina W
Nov. 27 Alabama L
– Auburn 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
LSU Tigers
2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2021 SEC Prediction: 6-2
2020: 5-5, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 15-0, Prediction: 10-2
Sept. 4 at UCLA W
Sept. 11 McNeese State W
Sept. 18 Central Michigan W
Sept. 25 at Mississippi State W
Oct. 2 Auburn W
Oct. 9 at Kentucky W
Oct. 16 Florida W
Oct. 23 at Ole Miss L
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 at Alabama L
Nov. 13 Arkansas W
Nov. 20 ULM W
Nov. 27 Texas A&M W
– LSU 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Ole Miss Rebels
2021 Preseason Prediction: 8-4
2021 SEC Prediction: 4-4
2020: 5-5, Prediction: 6-6
2019: 4-8, Prediction: 5-7
Sept. 6 Louisville (in Atlanta) W
Sept. 11 Austin Peay W
Sept. 18 Tulane W
Sept. 25 OPEN DATE
Oct. 2 at Alabama L
Oct. 9 Arkansas W
Oct. 16 at Tennessee L
Oct. 23 LSU W
Oct. 30 at Auburn L
Nov. 6 Liberty W
Nov. 13 Texas A&M W
Nov. 20 Vanderbilt W
Nov. 27 at Mississippi State L
– Ole Miss 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Mississippi State Bulldogs
2021 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2021 SEC Prediction: 3-5
2020: 4-7, Prediction: 7-5
2019: 6-7, Prediction: 7-5
Sept. 4 Louisiana Tech W
Sept. 11 NC State W
Sept. 18 at Memphis W
Sept. 25 LSU L
Oct. 2 at Texas A&M L
Oct. 9 OPEN DATE
Oct. 16 Alabama L
Oct. 23 at Vanderbilt W
Oct. 30 Kentucky W
Nov. 6 at Arkansas L
Nov. 13 at Auburn L
Nov. 20 Tennessee State W
Nov. 27 Ole Miss W
– Mississippi State 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
Texas A&M Aggies
2021 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2021 SEC Prediction: 6-2
2020: 9-1, Prediction: 9-3
2019: 8-5, Prediction: 9-3
Sept. 4 Kent State W
Sept. 11 at Colorado (in Denver) W
Sept. 18 New Mexico W
Sept. 25 Arkansas (in Arlington) W
Oct. 2 Mississippi State W
Oct. 9 Alabama W
Oct. 16 at Missouri W
Oct. 23 South Carolina W
Oct. 30 OPEN DATE
Nov. 6 Auburn W
Nov. 13 at Ole Miss L
Nov. 20 Prairie View W
Nov. 27 at LSU L
– Texas A&M 2021 Preview
– Full Schedule Analysis
