The SEC buried the Big Ten in the US LBM Coaches Pol l. Nine SEC teams are ranked, including No. 1 Texas , compared to six ranked teams from the Big Ten. Fire up the preseason chants of superiority, but that will mean squat come College Football Playoff selection time.

In fact, the SEC's poll takeover could be a sign of a playoff path filled with landmines, while Big Ten front-runners Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon and Illinois enjoy cleaner routes to the postseason.

On this edition of " SEC Football Unfiltered ," a podcast from the USA TODAY Network, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams react to the SEC's poll blitz and explain why this should be viewed cautiously for the conference's playoff contenders.

They also point to two overrated SEC teams, plus an unranked team that t

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