2024 SEC Preseason Predictions: Game-by-Game Picks and Team Schedules

Texas and Oklahoma are in, Saban and divisions aren't, and the SEC is about to be far different in a brand new era for the conference.

The pressure is on ... a whole slew of SEC teams are expected to rise up and have big seasons. The pressure is off ... now there's room to spill. You can lose twice and still get into the new College Football Playoff.

Who gets the toughest teams, who has to deal with Texas and OU, and who doesn't? How will the new 16-team conference play out? We break down every SEC team's season with game-by-game picks.

Predictions for Every Team & Game
AAC | ACC | Big Ten | Big 12 | CUSA
IND | MAC | MWest | Sun Belt

2024 SEC Team Previews, Breakdowns
Alabama | Arkansas | Florida | Georgia
Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri
Oklahoma | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee
Texas | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt
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2024 Alabama Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 10-2 (6-2)
Aug 31 WKU W
Sept 7 USF W
Sept 14 at Wisconsin W
Sept 21 OPEN DATE
Sept 28 Georgia L
Oct 5 at Vanderbilt W
Oct 12 South Carolina W
Oct 19 at Tennessee L
Oct 26 Missouri W
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 at LSU W
Nov 16 Mercer W
Nov 23 at Oklahoma W
Nov 30 Auburn W
Missing: Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Texas, Texas A&M

2024 Arkansas Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 5-7 (2-6)
Aug 31 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W
Sept 7 at Oklahoma State L
Sept 14 UAB W
Sept 21 at Auburn L
Sept 28 vs Texas A&M (in Arlington) L
Oct 5 Tennessee W
Oct 12 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 LSU L
Oct 26 at Mississippi State W
Nov 2 Ole Miss L
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 Texas L
Nov 23 Louisiana Tech W
Nov 30 at Missouri L
Missing: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

2024 Auburn Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6 (2-6)
Aug 31 Alabama A&M W
Sept 7 Cal W
Sept 14 New Mexico W
Sept 21 Arkansas W
Sept 28 Oklahoma L
Oct 5 at Georgia L
Oct 12 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 at Missouri L
Oct 26 at Kentucky L
Nov 2 Vanderbilt W
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 ULM W
Nov 23 Texas A&M L
Nov 30 at Alabama L
Missing: Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas

2024 Florida Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6 (3-5)
Aug 31 Miami W
Sept 7 Samford W
Sept 14 Texas A&M W
Sept 21 at Mississippi State L
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 UCF W
Oct 12 at Tennessee L
Oct 19 Kentucky W
Oct 26 OPEN DATE
Nov 2 vs Georgia (in Jacksonville) L
Nov 9 at Texas L
Nov 16 LSU L
Nov 23 Ole Miss W
Nov 30 at Florida State L
Missing: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

2024 Georgia Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 12-0 (8-0)
Aug 31 vs Clemson (in Atlanta) W
Sept 7 Tennessee Tech W
Sept 14 at Kentucky W
Sept 21 OPEN DATE
Sept 28 at Alabama W
Oct 5 Auburn W
Oct 12 Mississippi State W
Oct 19 at Texas W
Oct 26 OPEN DATE
Nov 2 vs Florida (in Jacksonville) W
Nov 9 at Ole Miss W
Nov 16 Tennessee W
Nov 23 UMass W
Nov 30 Georgia Tech W
Missing: Arkansas, LSU, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

2024 Kentucky Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (3-5)
Aug 31 Southern Miss W
Sept 7 South Carolina W
Sept 14 Georgia L
Sept 21 Ohio W
Sept 28 at Ole Miss L
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Vanderbilt W
Oct 19 at Florida L
Oct 26 Auburn W
Nov 2 at Tennessee L
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 Murray State W
Nov 23 at Texas L
Nov 30 Louisville W
Missing: Alabama, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas A&M

2024 LSU Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 9-3 (5-3)
Sept 1 vs USC (in Las Vegas) W
Sept 7 Nicholls W
Sept 14 at South Carolina W
Sept 21 UCLA W
Sept 28 South Alabama W
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 Ole Miss L
Oct 19 at Arkansas W
Oct 26 at Texas A&M L
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 Alabama L
Nov 16 at Florida W
Nov 23 Vanderbilt W
Nov 30 Oklahoma W
Missing: Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas

2024 Mississippi State Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 5-7 (2-6)
Aug 31 Eastern Kentucky W
Sept 7 at Arizona State L
Sept 14 Toledo W
Sept 21 Florida W
Sept 28 at Texas L
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 at Georgia L
Oct 19 Texas A&M L
Oct 26 Arkansas L
Nov 2 UMass W
Nov 9 at Tennessee L
Nov 16 OPEN DATE
Nov 23 Missouri W
Nov 30 at Ole Miss L
Missing: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

2024 Missouri Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 8-4 (4-4)
Aug 31 Murray State W
Sept 7 Buffalo W
Sept 14 Boston College W
Sept 21 Vanderbilt W
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 at Texas A&M L
Oct 12 at UMass W
Oct 19 Auburn W
Oct 26 at Alabama L
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 Oklahoma W
Nov 16 at South Carolina L
Nov 23 at Mississippi State L
Nov 30 Arkansas W
Missing: Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas

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2024 Oklahoma Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 7-5 (3-5)
Aug 31 Temple W
Sept 7 Houston W
Sept 14 Tulane W
Sept 21 Tennessee W
Sept 28 at Auburn W
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 vs Texas (in Dallas) L
Oct 19 South Carolina W
Oct 26 at Ole Miss L
Nov 2 Maine W
Nov 9 at Missouri L
Nov 16 OPEN DATE
Nov 23 Alabama L
Nov 30 at LSU L
Missing: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

2024 Ole Miss Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 10-2 (6-2)
Aug 31 Furman W
Sept 7 Middle Tennessee W
Sept 14 at Wake Forest W
Sept 21 Georgia Southern W
Sept 28 Kentucky W
Oct 5 at South Carolina W
Oct 12 at LSU W
Oct 19 OPEN DATE
Oct 26 Oklahoma W
Nov 2 at Arkansas W
Nov 9 Georgia L
Nov 16 OPEN DATE
Nov 23 at Florida L
Nov 30 Mississippi State W
Missing: Alabama, Auburn, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt

2024 South Carolina Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 6-6 (3-5)
Aug 31 Old Dominion W
Sept 7 at Kentucky L
Sept 14 LSU L
Sept 21 Akron W
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 Ole Miss L
Oct 12 at Alabama L
Oct 19 at Oklahoma L
Oct 26 OPEN DATE
Nov 2 Texas A&M W
Nov 9 at Vanderbilt W
Nov 16 Missouri L
Nov 23 Wofford W
Nov 30 at Clemson L
Missing: Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Texas

2024 Tennessee Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 9-3 (5-3)
Aug 31 Chattanooga W
Sept 7 vs NC State (in Charlotte) W
Sept 14 Kent State W
Sept 21 at Oklahoma L
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 at Arkansas L
Oct 12 Florida W
Oct 19 Alabama W
Oct 26 OPEN DATE
Nov 2 Kentucky W
Nov 9 Mississippi State W
Nov 16 at Georgia L
Nov 23 UTEP W
Nov 30 at Vanderbilt W
Missing: Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Texas, Texas A&M

2024 Texas Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 9-3 (6-2)
Aug 31 Colorado State W
Sept 7 at Michigan L
Sept 14 UTSA W
Sept 21 ULM W
Sept 28 Mississippi State W
Oct 5 OPEN DATE
Oct 12 vs Oklahoma (in Dallas) W
Oct 19 Georgia L
Oct 26 at Vanderbilt W
Nov 2 OPEN DATE
Nov 9 Florida W
Nov 16 at Arkansas W
Nov 23 Kentucky W
Nov 30 at Texas A&M L
Missing: Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee

2024 Texas A&M Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 9-3 (5-3)
Aug 31 Notre Dame W
Sept 7 McNeese State W
Sept 14 at Florida L
Sept 21 Bowling Green W
Sept 28 vs Arkansas L
Oct 5 Missouri W
Oct 12 OPEN DATE
Oct 19 at Mississippi State W
Oct 26 LSU W
Nov 2 at South Carolina L
Nov 9 OPEN DATE
Nov 16 New Mexico State W
Nov 23 at Auburn W
Nov 30 Texas W
Missing: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Vanderbilt

2024 Vanderbilt Football Schedule

CFN Predicted Record: 3-9 (0-8)
Aug 31 Virginia Tech L
Sept 7 Alcorn State W
Sept 14 at Georgia State W
Sept 21 at Missouri L
Sept 28 OPEN DATE
Oct 5 Alabama L
Oct 12 at Kentucky L
Oct 19 Ball State W
Oct 26 Texas L
Nov 2 at Auburn L
Nov 9 South Carolina L
Nov 16 OPEN DATE
Nov 23 at LSU L
Nov 30 Tennessee L
Missing: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Texas A&M

2024 SEC Team Previews, Breakdowns
Alabama | Arkansas | Florida | Georgia
Kentucky | LSU | Mississippi State | Missouri
Oklahoma | Ole Miss | South Carolina | Tennessee
Texas | Texas A&M | Vanderbilt
College Football Preview 2024: All 134 Teams
CFN 2024 All-SEC Team
CFN Top 25 SEC Players