Mid-Season Grades

Ranking the defenses:

1. LSU
2. Mississippi State
3. South Carolina
4. Alabama
5. Florida
6. Auburn
7. Georgia
8. Arkansas
9. Tennessee
10. Ole Miss
11. Vanderbilt
12. Kentucky

Offenses:

1. Auburn
2. Arkansas
3. Alabama
4. South Carolina
5. Kentucky
6. Mississippi State
7. Florida
8. Ole Miss
9. Georgia
10. LSU
11. Tennessee
12. Vanderbilt


Coaching Jobs:

1. Dan Mullen
2. Gene Chizik
3. Steve Spurrier
4. Nick Saban
5. Joker Philips
6. Derek Dooley
7. Bobby Petrino
8. Robbie Caldwell
9. Les Miles
10. Urban Meyer
11. Houston Nutt
12. Mark Richt


Top 10 players:

1. Cam Newton
2. Patrick Peterson
3. Randall Cobb
4. A.J. Green
5. Drake Nevis
6. Mark Ingram
7. Nick Fairley
8. Marcus Lattimore
9. Ryan Mallett
10.Alshon Jeffrey


QBs 1-12:

1. Cam Newton
2. Ryan Mallett
3. Greg McElroy
4. Mike Hartline
5. Stephen Garcia
6. Aaron Murrey
7. Jeremiah Masoli
8. Chris Relf
9. John Brantley
10. Matt Sims
11. Jordan Jefferson
12. Larry Smith


Looking forward...

Best games of the 2nd half:

1. Auburn at Alabama
2. LSU at Auburn
3. Alabama at LSU
4. South Carolina at Florida
5. Mississippi State at Alabama
6. LSU at Arkansas
7. Arkansas at South Carolina
8. Arkansas at Mississippi State
9. Florida at Florida State
10.Kentucky at Tennessee


Bowl projections:

Auburn - Sugar Bowl
Alabama - National Championship Game
LSU - Gator Bowl
Mississippi State - Chick-Fil-A Bowl
South Carolina - Capitol One Bowl
Arkansas - Cotton Bowl
Florida - Outback Bowl
Kentucky - Birmingham Bowl
Georgia - Music City Bowl

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