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UPDATED: SEC schools ranked by average proximity to each other

Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:22 pm
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:22 pm
(Original Thread)

With the addition of our two newest potential members, I figured I'd dust this list off and update it to include Texas and Oklahoma in the numbers.

As pointed out in the original thread, distances are measured in a straight line from the 50 yard line of each school's football stadium on Google Maps.

Here's the ranking of SEC schools by average proximity to the rest of the conference:

1. Alabama - 345 miles
2. Ole Miss - 359 miles
3. Mississippi State - 360 miles
4. Vanderbilt - 386 miles
5. Auburn - 404 miles
6. Tennessee - 437 miles
7. Georgia - 440 miles
8. LSU - 462 miles
9. Arkansas - 473 miles
10. Kentucky - 489 miles
11. Missouri - 523 miles
12. South Carolina - 539 miles
13. Oklahoma - 586 miles
14. Texas A&M - 587 miles
15. Florida - 598 miles
16. Texas - 655 miles


Here's a breakdown by each individual school, from closest conference opponent to furthest conference opponent per school:

1. Alabama – Average miles: 345

Mississippi State – 74 miles
Auburn – 128 miles
Ole Miss – 137 miles
Vanderbilt – 210 miles
Georgia – 247 miles
Tennessee – 282 miles
LSU – 285 miles
Kentucky – 376 miles
South Carolina – 380 miles
Florida – 396 miles
Arkansas – 423 miles
Missouri – 478 miles
Texas A&M – 545 miles
Oklahoma – 582 miles
Texas – 631 miles

2. Ole Miss – Average miles: 359

Mississippi State – 75 miles
Alabama – 137 miles
Vanderbilt – 198 miles
Auburn – 262 miles
LSU – 287 miles
Arkansas – 288 miles
Tennessee – 335 miles
Georgia – 353 miles
Missouri – 353 miles
Kentucky – 377 miles
Oklahoma – 452 miles
Texas A&M – 474 miles
South Carolina – 486 miles
Florida – 533 miles
Texas – 555 miles

3. Mississippi State – Average miles: 360

Alabama – 74 miles
Ole Miss – 75 miles
Auburn – 201 miles
Vanderbilt – 221 miles
LSU – 249 miles
Georgia – 315 miles
Tennessee – 329 miles
Arkansas – 354 miles
Kentucky – 398 miles
Missouri – 426 miles
South Carolina – 450 miles
Florida – 463 miles
Texas A&M – 482 miles
Oklahoma – 508 miles
Texas – 568 miles

4. Vanderbilt – Average miles: 386

Tennessee – 161 miles
Kentucky – 179 miles
Ole Miss – 198 miles
Alabama – 210 miles
Mississippi State – 221 miles
Georgia – 248 miles
Auburn – 257 miles
Missouri – 358 miles
South Carolina – 359 miles
Arkansas – 413 miles
LSU – 469 miles
Florida – 520 miles
Oklahoma – 600 miles
Texas A&M – 671 miles
Texas – 749 miles

5. Auburn – Average miles: 404

Alabama – 128 miles
Georgia – 153 miles
Mississippi State – 201 miles
Tennessee – 249 miles
Vanderbilt – 257 miles
Ole Miss – 262 miles
South Carolina – 275 miles
Florida – 277 miles
LSU – 365 miles
Kentucky – 380 miles
Arkansas – 550 miles
Missouri – 583 miles
Texas A&M – 652 miles
Oklahoma – 708 miles
Texas – 739 miles

6. Tennessee – Average miles: 437

Georgia – 144 miles
Kentucky – 146 miles
Vanderbilt – 161 miles
South Carolina – 212 miles
Auburn – 249 miles
Alabama – 282 miles
Mississippi State – 329 miles
Ole Miss – 335 miles
Florida – 445 miles
Missouri – 504 miles
LSU – 565 miles
Arkansas – 574 miles
Oklahoma – 761 miles
Texas A&M – 807 miles
Texas – 889 miles

7. Georgia – Average miles: 440

South Carolina – 134 miles
Tennessee – 144 miles
Auburn – 153 miles
Alabama – 247 miles
Vanderbilt – 248 miles
Kentucky – 291 miles
Florida – 304 miles
Mississippi State – 315 miles
Ole Miss – 353 miles
LSU – 514 miles
Missouri – 606 miles
Arkansas – 629 miles
Texas A&M – 790 miles
Oklahoma – 804 miles
Texas – 877 miles

8. LSU – Average miles: 462

Mississippi State – 249 miles
Alabama – 285 miles
Ole Miss – 287 miles
Texas A&M – 310 miles
Auburn – 365 miles
Texas – 391 miles
Arkansas – 425 miles
Vanderbilt – 469 miles
Oklahoma – 492 miles
Georgia – 514 miles
Florida – 528 miles
Tennessee – 565 miles
Missouri – 592 miles
South Carolina – 640 miles
Kentucky – 646 miles

9. Arkansas – Average miles: 473

Oklahoma – 193 miles
Missouri – 225 miles
Ole Miss – 288 miles
Mississippi State – 354 miles
Texas A&M – 397 miles
Vanderbilt – 413 miles
Alabama – 423 miles
LSU – 425 miles
Texas – 449 miles
Auburn – 550 miles
Kentucky – 551 miles
Tennessee – 574 miles
Georgia – 629 miles
South Carolina – 757 miles
Florida – 818 miles

10. Kentucky – Average miles: 489

Tennessee – 146 miles
Vanderbilt – 179 miles
Georgia – 291 miles
South Carolina – 339 miles
Alabama – 376 miles
Ole Miss – 377 miles
Auburn – 380 miles
Mississippi State – 398 miles
Missouri – 428 miles
Arkansas – 551 miles
Florida – 593 miles
LSU – 646 miles
Oklahoma – 743 miles
Texas A&M – 846 miles
Texas – 925 miles

11. Missouri – Average miles: 523

Arkansas – 225 miles
Ole Miss – 353 miles
Vanderbilt – 358 miles
Oklahoma – 382 miles
Mississippi State – 426 miles
Kentucky – 428 miles
Alabama – 478 miles
Tennessee – 504 miles
Auburn – 583 miles
LSU – 592 miles
Georgia – 606 miles
Texas A&M – 618 miles
Texas – 672 miles
South Carolina – 714 miles
Florida – 858 miles

12. South Carolina – Average miles: 539

Georgia – 134 miles
Tennessee – 212 miles
Auburn – 275 miles
Florida – 312 miles
Kentucky – 339 miles
Vanderbilt – 359 miles
Alabama – 380 miles
Mississippi State – 450 miles
Ole Miss – 486 miles
LSU – 640 miles
Missouri – 714 miles
Arkansas – 757 miles
Texas A&M – 924 miles
Oklahoma – 937 miles
Texas – 1009 miles

13. Oklahoma – Average miles: 586

Arkansas – 193 miles
Texas A&M – 324 miles
Texas – 341 miles
Missouri – 382 miles
Ole Miss – 452 miles
LSU – 492 miles
Mississippi State – 508 miles
Alabama – 582 miles
Vanderbilt – 600 miles
Auburn – 708 miles
Kentucky – 743 miles
Tennessee – 761 miles
Georgia – 804 miles
South Carolina – 937 miles
Florida – 959 miles

14. Texas A&M – Average miles: 587

Texas – 86 miles
LSU – 310 miles
Oklahoma – 324 miles
Arkansas – 397 miles
Ole Miss – 474 miles
Mississippi State – 482 miles
Alabama – 545 miles
Missouri – 618 miles
Auburn – 652 miles
Vanderbilt – 671 miles
Georgia – 790 miles
Tennessee – 807 miles
Florida – 840 miles
Kentucky – 846 miles
South Carolina – 924 miles

15. Florida – Average miles: 598

Auburn – 277 miles
Georgia – 304 miles
South Carolina – 312 miles
Alabama – 396 miles
Tennessee – 445 miles
Mississippi State – 463 miles
Vanderbilt – 520 miles
LSU – 528 miles
Ole Miss – 533 miles
Kentucky – 593 miles
Arkansas – 818 miles
Texas A&M – 840 miles
Missouri – 858 miles
Texas – 921 miles
Oklahoma – 959 miles

16. Texas – Average miles: 655

Texas A&M – 86 miles
Oklahoma – 341 miles
LSU – 391 miles
Arkansas – 449 miles
Ole Miss – 555 miles
Mississippi State – 568 miles
Alabama – 631 miles
Missouri – 672 miles
Auburn – 739 miles
Vanderbilt – 749 miles
Georgia – 877 miles
Tennessee – 889 miles
Florida – 921 miles
Kentucky – 925 miles
South Carolina – 1009 miles
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15512 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:22 pm to
Top 10 longest distances between schools:

1. Texas & South Carolina - 1,009 miles
2. Oklahoma & Florida - 959 miles
3. Oklahoma & South Carolina - 937 miles
4. Texas & Kentucky - 925 miles
5. Texas A&M & South Carolina - 924 miles
6. Texas & Florida - 921 miles
7. Texas & Tennessee - 889 miles
8. Texas & Georgia - 877 miles
9. Missouri & Florida - 858 miles
10. Texas A&M & Kentucky - 846 miles

Top 10 shortest distances between schools:

1. Alabama & Mississippi State - 74 miles
2. Ole Miss & Mississippi State - 75 miles
3. Texas A&M & Texas - 86 miles
4. Alabama & Auburn - 128 miles
5. Georgia & South Carolina - 134 miles
6. Alabama & Ole Miss - 137 miles
7. Tennessee & Georgia - 144 miles
8. Tennessee & Kentucky - 146 miles
9. Georgia & Auburn - 153 miles
10. Tennessee & Vanderbilt - 161 miles
Posted by BranchDawg
Flowery Branch
Member since Nov 2013
9830 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

5. Georgia & South Carolina - 134 miles


And yet the SEC apparently would rather have us play Kentucky every year than USC
Posted by paperwasp
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Member since Sep 2014
23088 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:36 pm to
I for one love this stuff, well done.

In my head I don't think of both Texas schools being that close. Pretty wild considering how mind-bogglingly large that state actually is.

For example, the distance between the University of Houston and Texas El-Paso/UTEP is roughly 675 miles (!).
Posted by Smokeyone
Maryville Tn
Member since Jul 2016
15921 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:39 pm to
So move the SEC headquarters to Nashville
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15512 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:40 pm to
quote:

I for one love this stuff, well done.


I appreciate it! This took me a long time to organize the data but I find this stuff very interesting as well, so it was worth it.
Posted by mckibaj
Member since Nov 2010
7728 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:41 pm to
Nice work.

I would assume the Birmingham SEC Office would be in the Top 3 if listed. Maybe somewhere like Tupelo, MS would be “center”
Posted by Tiger Live2
Westwego, LA
Member since Mar 2012
9590 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:42 pm to
Top half in shortest average, and unless I overlooked one, LSU has the furthest distance from closest fellow school.
Posted by mckibaj
Member since Nov 2010
7728 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:44 pm to
quote:

and unless I overlooked one, LSU has the furthest distance from closest fellow school.


Florida is the furthest to its closest, Auburn.
Posted by JJxvi
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2011
368 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:49 pm to
quote:

Top half in shortest average, and unless I overlooked one, LSU has the furthest distance from closest fellow school.


Florida has the furthest distance from the closest fellow school (Auburn), according to the post.
Posted by Gunny Hartman
Member since Jan 2021
413 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 4:58 pm to
You went through all that just to discover that the teams on the outer edges of the conference are farther on average from their conference mates than teams in the middle?
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
50395 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:02 pm to
quote:

1. Alabama & Mississippi State - 74 miles


But somehow this isn't a game the SEC feels should continue on a yearly basis.
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36110 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:08 pm to
That's a lot of work but some of it seems pretty inaccurate.

For example:

quote:

LSU

Oklahoma – 492 miles


The distance from Baton Rouge to Norman Oklahoma is 612 miles
Posted by UKWildcats
Lexington, KY
Member since Mar 2015
17141 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:10 pm to
This is surpringly interesting. Thanks for posting hoss.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15512 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:11 pm to
quote:

As pointed out in the original thread, distances are measured in a straight line from the 50 yard line of each school's football stadium on Google Maps.


These are distances as the crow flies, not driving distances
Posted by molsusports
Member since Jul 2004
36110 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:14 pm to
quote:


These are distances as the crow flies, not driving distances



That's the wrong metric especially since the number of major roads is limited in say Oklahoma.
Posted by KCM0Tiger
Kansas City, MISSOURI
Member since Nov 2011
15512 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:15 pm to
quote:

That's the wrong metric especially since the number of major roads is limited in say Oklahoma.


You’re welcome to compile your own list using your own metrics
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
63929 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 5:53 pm to
How's the job search going?
Posted by Tigerlaff
FIGHTING out of the Carencro Sonic
Member since Jan 2010
20861 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 6:07 pm to
Great thread. Well done.
Posted by financetiger38
Member since Nov 2022
3182 posts
Posted on 8/8/23 at 6:15 pm to
I know this had to take awhile. Thanks OP. Pretty cool thread
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