Over the past 20 years, three of its teams have combined to win 10 national titles. It has boasted one of the best dynasties the sport has ever seen (Bama) and almost no actual bad teams -- in the past 10 years, only four of its teams have finished outside of the SP+ top 60. All seven are projected in the top 30 to start 2023.
The SEC West has been the standard-bearer for all divisions for much of the 2000s. Its champions lost 11 of the first 17 SEC championship games, but have since won 12 of 14.