Predict Offensive and Defensive Team Stat Rankings in the SEC in 2016

Top 5 interceptions Offense

Top 5 TD allowed Defense

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LSU will have the best defense and best rushing offense. That's all I know.

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Top 5 Rushing Offenses

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1. LSU
2. Tenn
3. Georgia
4. Bama
5. Arkansas

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Top 5 Passing Offenses

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This one is hard

1. Ole Miss
2. Tenn
3. Bama
4. Florida
5. Georgia

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Top 5 Total Offenses

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1. Ole Miss
2. Tenn
3. Bama
4. LSU
5. Georgia

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Top 5 Rushing Defenses

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1. Bama
2. Arkansas
3. LSU
4. Tenn
5. Mizzou

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Top 5 Passing Defenses

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1. Bama
2. LSU
3. Georgia
4. Tenn
5. A&M

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Top 5 Total Defenses

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1. Bama
2. LSU
3. Tenn
4. Mizzou
5. Georgia

Not an easy list to do and the defensive side was very difficult

Solid list but I have a hard time believing Arkansas will not be somewhere in the top five in terms of rushing defense.

Uga must find a Qb to be top 5 offense. Having chubb at 100% or not.

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thunderbird1100

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I think Harris will improve some while the rest of the conference is pretty much unknown at QB. Pretty difficult list to come up with.

Rush O

LSU
UT
UGA
Arky
AU

Pass O

OM
A&M
Bama
LSU
UGA

Total O

OM
LSU
UT
UGA
Bama

Rush D

Bama
LSU
Arky
OM
UT

Pass D

LSU
Bama
UF
UT
Vandy

Total D

Bama
LSU
UT
UF
A&M

IMHO, Auburn will definitely be a top 5 rushing team in the SEC if (I say when) John Franklin III starts. He adds the dual threat nature to Auburn's offense that Nick Marshall and Cam Newton added.

He will thrive with Jovon Robinson assuming both play all season...

Note, unless UGA figures out it's passing game, I don't think we belong anywhere on the top offenses other than rushing... but...

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Top 5 Passing Offenses
Top 5 Passing Offenses: Not Auburn.

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Top 5 Total Offenses: Auburn

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These 2 just don't compute for me. Are you thinking Auburn is sitting in the 6-8 spot? Without that, are you near doubling the rushing output for team 4-5? Just looking at 2015's top 5 in each category, the passing offense leaders generally take home the total offense top spots as well.

2015 Total Offense
2015 Passing Offense
2015 Rushing Offense

Miss State good example. 2nd ranked passing offense, 10th ranked rushing offense, still in the top 5 of total (4th).
LSU sort of the opposite. 1st ranked rushing offense, 12th ranked passing offense, 7th in total offense.

Not saying it's impossible that Auburn would be in top 5, but it would seem that a viable passing game will be a necessity for that to happen.


ETA: I think it's entirely possible that you could have a top rated *scoring* offense with just a decent run game and a good turnover margin, but to land a top rated "total offense" which is measured in total yardage and/or yards/game, a successful passing game is more often than not a key component.