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The 4 College Football Super-Leagues fans deserve

By Craig Williams

Jul 18, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney speaks during the Big Ten Football Media Days event at Hilton Chicago. Mandatory Credit: Jim Young-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 18, 2019; Chicago, IL, USA; Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delaney speaks during the Big Ten Football Media Days event at Hilton Chicago. Mandatory Credit: Jim Young-USA TODAY Sports /
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College Football Super-Leagues: The Southeast League

Tier I

Southeast Division

  • Georgia, (45)
  • Clemson, (49)
  • UCF, (37)
  • Florida, (35)
  • Miami, (28)
  • Auburn, (29)

Northwest Division

  • Alabama, (52)
  • Ole Miss, (24/15)
  • Mississippi State, (25/11)
  • NC State, (30)
  • Wake Forest, (30)
  • Appalachian State, (43)

Tier II

Southeast Division

  • Florida State, (19)
  • UAB, (34)
  • Georgia Southern, (28)
  • Troy, (25)
  • Florida-Atlantic, (26)
  • Georgia State, (23)

Northwest Division

  • Tennessee, (23/10)
  • North Carolina, (23)
  • Coastal Carolina, (32)
  • South Carolina, (20)
  • Duke, (18)
  • Middle Tennessee, (22)

Tier III

  • East Carolina, (17)
  • South Alabama, (14)
  • Southern Miss, (19)
  • Georgia Tech, (16)
  • Vanderbilt, (11)
  • South Florida, (14)
  • Florida-International, (16)
  • Charlotte, (19)
  • Jacksonville State, (joining in 2023)
  • Kennesaw State, (joining in 2024)

The Southeast League includes teams east of the Mississippi River and south of the KY/TN and VA/NC borders. (Only one exception is made for Memphis which is placed in the Midwest Region.)

Rivalries in this region include the North Carolina schools against each other, Alabama/Auburn, Georgia/Alabama, Clemson/South Carolina, Clemson/Florida State, FSU/Florida, Florida/Tennessee, Florida/Georgia, Miami/FSU, and Mississippi State/Ole Miss to name a few.

Notably, Florida State and Tennessee aren’t in the same tier as rival Florida. Would that prevent any future chokes at Doak? No, it wouldn’t. The schools could still schedule a rivalry game; a game between a Tier I school and a Tier II or III opponent in the same region would be considered a non-conference matchup.

Selecting the top tier, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Mississippi State were on the bubble for the final two spots.

The Mississippi schools edge Tennessee, which fits into Tier II (and is therefore ineligible to play for a national title this season!) UAB and Coastal Carolina both have considerably more wins but due to a weak strength of schedule, they land in Tier II. North Carolina, with 23 wins, also played a weaker schedule than the Mississippi schools.

If this model were in play this season, I predict Georgia would beat Alabama in the championship game and receive the top seed in the national semifinals. Tennessee would beat Florida State for promotion to Tier I (replacing Auburn.) In Tier III, I would take East Carolina to win and replace Georgia State in Tier II.

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