The projections, as determined by the performance data on TFRRS, are as follows:
Men
Texas A&M - 132
Florida - 103
LSU - 97
Arkansas - 89
Georgia - 65
Ole Miss - 60
Alabama - 52
Miss State - 47
South Carolina - 46
Tennessee - 46
Kentucky - 37
Auburn - 26
Missouri - 19
Events to watch that could swing the meet include the long & triple jump, the 400m, and the pole vault. Texas A&M scores the most points in these events, so Arkansas, Florida, & LSU need to swing some points away from the Aggies onto their side if they want a shot at this years title. Marquis Dendy can make this happen in the LJ & TJ. He is ranked 2nd behind Latario Collie and Olabanji Asekum in the TJ & LJ respectively. The 400m already has Lendore & Taplin of A&M finishing 3rd and 4th behind Vernon Norwood of LSU and Najee Glass of Florida. It would be a big surprise if any of those four finished outside the projected top 4. Pole Vault has A&M going 4,5,8. But many are within striking distance. From what I can tell, Texas A&M has many other athletes in the 9-12 range not projected to score, and few projected winners of individual events. It's going to be tough to unseat the defending champions this year.
Other questions... What will Arkansas trio Campbell, Kebenei, & Tonui run. All are ranked in 3 different distance events, but will most likely only run 2 each. They should sweep the 10k, 5k, and steeple.
Who will win the 800? This event is incredibly stacked in the SEC, and probably the most stacked conference in a single distance event in the country. Hector Hernandez at 1:48.2 is not even projected to make the final. If you are going to watch any event, watch this one for the fireworks that are sure to happen!
As discussed before, the 400m is a virtual national championship preview. Watch who wins this one, as they are the odds on favorite to win the national championship race in Oregon in a few weeks.
A preview of the women is coming up!