re: Rankings the SEC Programs since league-wide integration (1972)

Good Post. I'm late to the thread, but if you assign each accomplishment the following point value:

National Titles = 10 points
SEC TItles = 5 points
Top 5 Finish = 3 Points
Top 6-10 Finish = 2 points
Top 11-25 Finish = 1 point

... it yields the following Program rankings since integration:

1. Alabama- 233
2. Florida- 128
3. Auburn- 90
4. LSU- 88
5. Georgia- 86
6. Tennessee- 73
7. Ole Miss- 10
8. Kentucky- 9
8. Miss St.- 9
10. Vanderbilt- 2

This is fairly accurate, IMO.

It shows just how dominant Alabama has been. It also shows the giant gap between the "Big 6" and everyone else. But it also shows that Tennessee is emerging as the obvious weakest program of those "Big 6" in the modern era.

Auburn, LSU, and Georgia are all very close in modern day prestige, IMO. Not much difference between the three. For some reason LSU fans always want to act as if they are closer to #2 or #3 in the league, but the facts just don't prove that.