Mel Kiper Jr. previews the SEC West's 2001 season. Schools are listed in order of how they finished in the 2000 conference standings.

School	2000 overall record	2000 SEC record
Auburn	9-4	6-3
LSU	8-4	5-3
Mississippi State	8-4	4-4
Mississippi	7-5	4-4
Arkansas	6-6	3-5
Alabama	3-8	3-5

SEC East preview | Detailed 2000 SEC standings