The SEC has played 56 out of conference games this year. Only 11 of these are against teams from other Power 5 conferences. The SEC record in these games is 5-6. The SEC continues to be evaluated by the eye test which appears to take into account past performance. Here is the eye test:
ACC 1-4
2014/11/29 South Carolina 17 – Clemson 35 L
2014/11/29 Kentucky 40 – Louisville 44 L
2014/11/29 Georgia 24 – Georgia Tech 30 L OT
2014/11/29 Florida 19 – Florida St 24 L
2014/08/30 Georgia 45 – Clemson 21 W
Big 12 3-1
2014/09/18 Auburn 20 – Kansas St 14 W
2014/09/13 Tennessee 10 – Oklahoma 34 L
2014/09/13 Arkansas 49 – Texas Tech 28 W
2014/08/30 Alabama 33 – West Virginia 23 W
Big Ten 1-1
2014/09/20 Missouri 27 – Indiana 31 L
2014/08/30 LSU 28 – Wisconsin 24 W