With the college basketball season about a month away, I thought it would be fun to write up and rank each position group as a countdown thing. I'll start with the most important position: PG.

Tier 1

1. LSU

Tremont Waters, Javonte Smart, Skylar Mays

Don't get big heads LSU fans, but there's no question that LSU has a deep stable of talented PGs. Smart and Mays will spend a lot of time off-the-ball with Waters handling the main duties, but all three could handle the position if needed. Waters is one of the most fun players to watch in the conference, and his mini-Steph antics will lead LSU to a pretty solid record this season.

2. Kentucky

Ashton Hagans, Quade Green, Immanuel Quickley

Normal Kentucky backcourt. Hagans is a lottery talent, and he was physically ready to play PG in the SEC two years ago. Green had his ups and downs last year as a freshman, and he'll probably be more of a small SG than a PG this year, but he can play PG when Hagans is out. Don't know how much to expect from Quickley.

3. Mississippi State

Lamar Peters, Nick Weatherspoon

Both Peters and Weatherspoon are pro talents, and this two-headed monster will have a good chance of leading State to their first tournament bid in awhile. Peters has had a rollercoaster of a career so far, but he came on late last season, and could be a superstar if he finds consistency. Weatherspoon is more of an undersized SG, and needs to get consistent with his shot, but he can handle the ball and create shots for himself and others like a pro.

4. Auburn

Jared Harper, Samir Doughty

Harper, a three-year starter, will be one of the most experienced lead guards in the conference. He can shoot, pass, and initiate the offense, and he's enough of a pest defensively that he's not a liability even with his size. Doughty is a VCU transfer who was pretty good as a freshman, although he has more experience off the ball. Not as deep as the top position groups, but Harper will probably play 35 minutes a game anyways.

5. Tennessee

Jordan Bone, Lamonte Turner

Tennessee has another very experienced backcourt, and Bone has been a solid presence in his time at UT. This Tennessee team is so balanced that you won't often see any position group put up huge numbers, but Turner can score with the best of them, and Bone has his days, although he's the steady, well-rounded one.

Tier 2

6. Texas A&M

TJ Starks, Admon Gilder

Starks was awful at times as a freshman last year, but he had games where he took over and showed off NBA-level creative ability. If he can get consistent and play with even an average bball IQ, A&M won't be nearly as bad as people are predicting. Gilder isn't a true PG but he has experience at the position and will likely handle back-up duties there in addition to his main SG duties.

7. Vanderbilt

Saben Lee, Darius Garland

Lee and Garland likely will both start in Vanderbilt's backcourt, and the two should complement each other well. Garland will be in the running for SEC freshman of the year, and he may be the most talented freshman scorer in the conference. Lee is a serviceable shooter, but he'll make his living getting into the paint and drawing fouls.

8. Florida

Andrew Nembhard, Mike Okauru

Nembhard is yet another 5* freshman PG, and he'll immediately be one of the more creative passers in the conference, and he also has ideal size to develop into a solid defender. He's a bit skinny and his shot needs work, but he'll show flashes of being a pro talent. Okauru surprised some last season as an underrated recruit. He's a scorer with feel and has potential to be a lockdown defender with great quickness and athleticism. His ball skills are underdeveloped for a PG, and he may play more off the ball, conceding creative opportunities to Nembhard and SG Kevaughn Allen.

Tier 3

9. Georgia

Turtle Jackson, Teshaun Hightower

Georgia's backcourt has size and athleticism but has been inconsistent handling the ball, leading to some late-game collapses the past few seasons. Jackson looks like an NBA PG but has never been consistent in any phase of the game. Hightower had some huge games late last season and will look to take over the main duties. Defensively this could be one of the better duos in the conference.

10. Alabama

Kira Lewis, Dazon Ingram, Avery Johnson, Jr.

Lewis is the youngest player in the conference and needs to eat a few hamburgers, but he's already Bama's most talented handler and creator. Ingram is a strong combo guard who can get to the rim and draw fouls or create for others, but he'll need to develop his shot to take the next step. Johnson, Jr. isn't athletically out of place on an SEC court, but besides having a nice layup/floater high off the board, he doesn't have the skills needed to be an SEC PG.

Tier 4

11. Ole Miss

Breein Tyree, DC Davis, Franco Miller, Jr.

Tyree is an extremely talented scorer. He's shown ability at all three levels and some exciting explosiveness around the basket. He's been fairly bad at distributing the ball, however, and there's not much depth behind him, with DC Davis a preferred walk-on JUCO who got some time late last year and Miller an unheralded freshman.

12. South Carolina

Hassani Gravett, Tre Campbell, TJ Moss

Gravett has experience starting in the SEC, and he's had his good games, but he's inconsistent putting the ball in the hoop, although he's a very competent defender and passer. Tre Campbell is a grad transfer from Georgetown who didn't make much of an impact in his time there, and TJ Moss is a typical Frank Martin diamond in the rough.

13. Missouri

Jordan Geist, Xavier Pinson

Geist isn't an awful player, and he's become somewhat of a villian in SEC basketball with his defense and gritty drives, but you don't want him as the lead creator in your offense. Pinson is an unheralded freshman. This position group may hold an otherwise talented team back.

14. Arkansas

Jalen Harris, Desi Sills

Harris is a New Mexico transfer who should step in and immediately be the main PG on this roster. He's not very explosive offensively on any level, though, and he'll almost always defer to Arkansas' other options. Sills is an unheralded freshman who will back Harris up.