5 SEC teams with the toughest College Football Playoff path ft. Florida

The SEC is always hailed as the most competitive conference in college football, and getting through the gauntlet and making it to the College Football Playoff is never easy. But with the CFP field expanding to 12 teams this year, it should help some schools find their way into the playoffs.

Heading into the 2024 college football season, five Southeastern Conference teams have a difficult path to making the College Football Playoff, not including Vanderbilt, due to the Commodores having no shot at making the postseason.

5 SEC teams with the toughest College Football Playoff path

#1 Florida Gators

The Florida Gators have a gauntlet of a 2024 schedule, and making the playoffs will be extremely challenging.

Florida opens its season against Miami and then plays Samford. After Week 2, the Gators' schedule gets tougher as it includes games against Texas A&M, Mississippi State on the road, Tennessee on the road, Georgia on the road, Texas on the road, LSU, Ole Miss and Florida State.

The Gators are +2000 to make the playoffs, according to DraftKings.

#2 Oklahoma Sooners

The Oklahoma Sooners are joining the SEC this year, and the school has a rigorous road to making the playoffs.

The Sooners are +450 to make the CFP, as they have notable games against Tennessee, Texas, Ole Miss, Missouri, Alabama and LSU.

#3 Mississippi State

Mississippi State is +7500 to make the playoffs (Image via IMAGN)

The Mississippi State Bulldogs will likely be a fringe bowl team in 2024, and their path to the College Football Playoff is challenging.

The Bulldogs are +7500 to make the playoffs, which implies just a 1.3% chance of it happening.

Mississippi State does have notable games against Texas on the road, Georgia on the road, Tennessee on the road and Ole Miss.

#4 Arkansas Razorbacks

The Arkansas Razorbacks are expected to struggle in 2024, and their chances of making the College Football Playoff are slim to none.

Arkansas has odds of +5000 to make the playoffs, which implies a 2% chance of it happening.

The Razorbacks have notable SEC matchups against Tennessee, Texas A&M on the road, LSU, Mississippi State on the road, Ole Miss, Texas and Missouri.

#5 South Carolina Gamecocks

South Carolina does have some easy matchups on the schedule, like Old Dominion, Akron, and Wofford, but the program's road games in the SEC are demanding.

The Gamecocks will have to go to Death Valley to play Clemson, and they are on the road against Alabama and Oklahoma. They also host LSU, Ole Miss and Texas A&M, which will be tough games.

South Carolina is +2200 to make the playoffs.