The SEC buried the Big Ten in the preseason coaches poll, but that does not add up to a College Football Playoff advantage.

Unranked Oklahoma Sooners among underrated teams in US LBM Coaches Poll.

Nick Saban's preseason effect gone from Alabama.

After an offseason filled with interconference propaganda wars , thinly veiled shots and public sniping , the 67 coaches who vote in the US LBM Coaches Poll got to offer one last, private word on which conference is strongest.

The ballots are in: It’s the SEC. That’s the preseason perception, anyway.

Nine SEC teams are ranked in the preseason coaches poll, compared to six Big Ten teams. Together, the Super Two conferences account for 60% of the Top 25.

The two highest vote-getters among unranked teams also hail from the SEC. Add it up

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