I think if we go 9-3 and win our bowl game against a decent OOC opponent pretty convincingly you will see us in the top 15 for sure. Have the talking heads been wrong in the past to an extent yes. But, we have only finished in the top 25 at the end of the year what like twice? It is going to take several years of consistently winning 9+ games for us to be a regular top 15 preseason team.

That being said, If we finish 9-3 what bowl do yall think we are looking at? The Citrus? or do we sneak into a NY6.

Ahead of us in picks assuming everything happens as expected:

Tier 1 (Sugar Bowl Playoff game and Peach Bowl)
Alabama 12-0 12-1 if they lose SECCG
UGA 12-0 11-1 12-2 Still have Auburn on schedule+ SECCG

Tier 2(assuming we go 9-3) Citrus bowl, Outback bowl, possible at large NY6
MSU 9-3 (Still have Bama, OM, and Arky)
Auburn 9-3 or 8-4 (still have UGA and Bama on schedule.. Losses to Clemson and LSU)
LSU 9-3 or 8-4 7-5 (still have Bama,Ark, Tennessee, and A and M.... Losses to MSU and Troy)
USCE 8-4 (still have UGA, UF, and Clemson) Think they drop two of those three.