USA TODAY Sports’ SEC power rankings following spring practice season

With spring football ostensibly in the rearview mirror, take a look at how USA TODAY Sports ranks the conference schools along with their biggest questions ahead of the 2023 season.

Florida football wrapped up its spring practice season on Thursday, April 13, with the conclusion of the annual Orange and Blue game — the pinnacle of the program’s intrasquad scrimmages. Since then, the remainder of the Southeastern Conference’s member schools also wrapped up their spring schedules after the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers played theirs last Saturday.

The SEC has at least four — and potentially as many as six or seven teams – with legitimate playoff hopes, including the Tennessee Volunteers and even possibly the Texas A&M Aggies who cratered in 2022. Unfortunately, things still are not looking great for Billy Napier’s Gators.

With spring football ostensibly in the rearview mirror, take a look at how Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports ranks the conference schools along with his biggest question for each respective team ahead of the 2023 season.