If the SEC selects the simplest solution that also preserves the most annual rivalry football games, then it will opt for two eight-team divisions when Oklahoma and Texas join the conference by 2025.
East: Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
West: Arkansas, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
Debate persists on the two-division format, though.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said Friday on “The Paul Finebaum Show” that eliminating divisions is under consideration.
“Options include the single-division structure.