I would say there are more. You have State, Auburn, and Bama obviously leading the pack right now, but Ole miss is right in that mix healthy, as is LSU as there only losses are to the teams above them in the same division of the same conference.
Then there is A&M, while not like they were, and are probably the worst team in the division, but they are still dangerous.
Arkansas has had a tough time closing, but look at who they have played and lost to. They pushed the current number one and number 4 (or 5) Bama to the limit. Some may be down on the Hogs, I for one am not.
In the East, its a down year. No doubt. You have Georgia that pretty good, then Florida and Tennessee that are above average. All three of those are missing one or two keys to having a complete season. USC is just not that good this year, Missouri is Average, Vandy is below average.
That leaves Kentucky. I see them as a slightly less good version of Arkansas. But still better than they have gotten credit for.
At the end of the year, the end records might not speak to it as there will be losses everywhere, but they are for the most part coming at the hands of division members themselves. Unless ive missed it, only one loss for a western division member has been to a team outside of the western division. And it came to the (at the time) eastern division leader.
So, IMO the SEC still is the toughest conference to play in, and the West is BY FAR the toughest division to play in. Whether they compare to years past SEC teams is irrelevant, it is how they compare to this years other conference teams that matters.
