re: Way too early 2012 SEC pre-season Rankings

there is still a decent gap between the East and West and will be again next year, so yeah it is a bit farfetched...
LSU-will bw preseason number 1 and returns most of its key players
Bama- has recruited very well the past several years and will be somewhat able to absorb the many losses they have to the draft. Top 5 imo
Arkansas- will be top 10 again with a good QB and
Knile Davis returning
Auburn- will be top 20 imo with a team finally beginning to grow up and most importantly the OL
MSU- no clue, I expected a bit more this year
Ole Miss- is to the West as UK is to the East
A&M- should be competitive and every bit as good as half the East

the top 3 will still be better than anyone from the East, and I think Auburn will be on par with UGA and USCe. So yeah I think a big gap will still exist next year.
Ranking all 14:
1.LSU
2.Bama
3. Arkansas
4. UGA
5. USCe
6. Auburn
7. Florida
8. A&M
9. Tenn
10. MSU
11. Mizzou
12. Vandy
13. Ole Miss
14. Kentucky