As dominant as the SEC has been in years previous , at times there seemed to be something lacking in the performances of the conference 's top teams -- Florida looked sluggish in several games .
Alabama had close calls against an unranked Tennessee squad and Auburn .
As dominant as the SEC has been in years previous , at times there seemed to be something lacking in the performances of the conference 's top teams -- Florida looked sluggish in several games , and Alabama had close calls against an unranked Tennessee squad and Auburn .