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FULL SEASON ARCHIVE

2025 SEC Contest

152 contestants · Group average 138–54

ChampionJimmy Keaton158–34

COMMISSIONER'S RECAP

The comeback season.

Jimmy Keaton entered Week 14 off the lead and delivered the field's only perfect 16–0 finish, completing a comeback from eight points back in Week 7. Amanda Held finished second after holding the outright lead for eight of fourteen weeks, while Clayton Bromberg Jr. secured third.

1stJimmy Keaton158–34
2ndAmanda Held156–36
3rdClayton Bromberg Jr.153–39
72.06%Group accuracy
89.31%Best week · Week 7
49.40%Toughest week · Week 10
3Perfect weeks by the leaders

HOW THE FIELD SAW THE SEC

Overrated, underrated, or spot on.

Aggregate contestant predictions compared with final results
TeamField PicksPredictedVerdictActual
Texas1648–20011–1Overrated9–3
Georgia1634–21411–1Spot on11–1
Alabama1575–27310–2Spot on10–2
LSU1459–3899–3Overrated7–5
Ole Miss1401–4479–3Underrated11–1
Tennessee1368–4809–3Overrated8–4
Texas A&M1237–6118–4Underrated11–1
Auburn1173–6758–4Overrated5–7
South Carolina1124–7247–5Overrated4–8
Florida1116–7327–5Overrated4–8
Missouri1047–8017–5Underrated8–4
Oklahoma1038–8107–5Underrated10–2
Arkansas773–10755–7Overrated2–10
Vanderbilt764–10845–7Underrated10–2
Kentucky621–12274–8Underrated5–7
Mississippi State551–12974–8Underrated5–7

RISKY BUSINESS

Who followed the crowd—and who trusted the upset?

Minority selections earned increasing risk weight: 1 point for the bottom half of the field, 2 for the bottom 25%, 5 for the bottom 10%, 10 for the bottom 5%, and 25 for a one-of-one pick.

Riskiest Picker · Most minority picksDonna Johnson

44 risky picks · 183 risk points

Riskiest Picker · Most risk pointsMiranda Jackovich

192 risk points · 38 risky picks

Safest PickerTripp McKenney

3 risky picks · 3 risk points

The Gambler · Total correctJimmy Keaton

22 of 32 risky picks correct · 82 of 119 risk points earned

The Gambler · Pick percentageAmanda Held

85.0% · 17 of 20 risky picks correct

The Gambler · Point percentageAmanda Held & Steve Finney

Both earned 88.9% of available risk points

FINAL STANDINGS

The archived final poll.

RankContestantOverallWeek 14
1Jimmy Keaton15834160
2Amanda Held15636115
3Clayton Bromberg Jr.15339124
4Kris Martin15240115
4Scott Johnson15240124
4Steve Finney15240106
7Chuck Dover15042115
8Brad Lapidus14943106
8Dan Martin14943106
10Carter Pierce14745124
10Derek B. Williams1474597
10Mark Howell Easter14745115
10Matt Crowder14745106
10Mike Northrup14745106
10Ron Cochran14745124
10Ryan Saul14745106
17Debbie Sher14646124
17Kenneth Cross14646115
17Kurt Edwards14646115
17Nancy Bryant14646106
21Alan Dubose14547124
21Barbara Johnson14547115
21Bill McTyeire14547115
21Michael Zarichnak14547124
21Stuart Curry14547133
21Todd Lance1454788
27Ben Bonner14448115
27Howard Holcomb14448124
27Lindy Davis14448106
27Ronnie Lear14448106
27Scott Herda14448115
27Tripp McKenney14448106
27Wade Smallwood14448115
34Joseph Ronderos Jr.14349124
34Ken Johnson14349124
34Larry Anderson14349115
34Martin Hoerner1434997
34Rich Edgeworth14349610
34Rick Hobbs14349124
34Robert Sher14349106
34Tim Mooney14349106
42Brad Driggers14250115
42Burton Brooks1425088
42Greg Schroeder14250115
42Joseph Ronderos Sr14250124
42Kim Robertson1425097
42Lonnie Smith14250106
42Philip Robertson14250106
42Sawyer Clemmons1425079
50Blake Lance14151115
50Branham Moore14151106
50Brian Spence1415197
50Charlie Hill14151124
50Chris Battles14151115
50David Scott1415197
50Donna Turner14151124
50Frank Bromberg14151610
50Kip Cobb14151124
50Maury Cobb14151106
50Sarah Eskridge1415197
61David Brentz1405297
61Mike Bryant1405297
61Stan Cohen14052106
61Stephen Boehme14052115
61Wes Salter14052124
66David Halvorson13953511
66Doug Wynn13953124
66Finley Salter13953115
66Frankie Wade13953124
66Greg Cullum1395379
66Jaquelyne Shealey1395397
66Joe Morton13953106
66Proncey Robertson13953106
66Randy Lane13953106
66Rick Saul13953115
66Todd Pembroke13953115
66Tommy May1395397
66Tony Brooks1395388
79Abby Currie13854124
79Bill Reynolds13854133
79Blake Hall1385497
79Drexel Meadors1385497
79John Roberts13854106
79Martin Sher13854124
79Tad 213854124
79Walton Cobb1385488
87Ben Greene13755124
87Bobby Grimes1375597
87Brendan Parmelly13755106
87Cameron Currie13755124
87Donna Johnson13755106
87Gavin Saul13755106
87Kevin Fincher13755115
87Layne Held13755115
87M. Jeff Smith1375597
87Norman Blake1375588
87Rick Turner1375588
87Sean Williams1375597
87Zach Lance13755106
100Mark Armstrong13656124
100Randy Latham1365697
100Ryan Mechler1365679
100Wayne Narramore13656115
104Blake Stacy13557106
104Brian Dunston13557115
104Cindy Scarbrough13557610
104Cleve Estis13557124
104Cory Craig1355797
104Doug Hill13557610
110Ben-Lare13458124
110Hal Gandy1345897
110Johnny Bosworth1345888
110Matt Hansen1345897
110Nolan Ross13458151
110Paul Roughton1345888
110Rick Anderson1345888
110Todd Miller1345879
118Chris Reaves1335997
118Deb Schroeder1335997
118Hank Brown1335988
118Josh Faircloth13359124
118Nathan Pearman13359124
118Rhonda Edgeworth1335997
118Terry Chartrand1335997
118Tony May1335988
126AJ Taylor1326097
126Chris Jackovich1326097
126Justin Spence13260106
126Kevin Lovoy1326097
126Miranda Jackovich1326079
131Dennis Huff13161106
131Josh Naramore1316188
131Ricky Bobby13161313
131Sam Cohen13161133
131Spencer Sams13161412
136Carter May1306288
136Greg Smith13062511
136Howard Mullis13062106
139Lyn Scarbrough12963106
140Bill Baker12864124
140Christopher Mooney12864106
140Josh Morton12864106
143Dave Lebrun12765124
144Cade May12666412
145Dan Mooney1256788
145Myers Hyche12567106
145Rory Keane1256788
148Tad Leithead1246897
149Cameron Cobb12369412
150Drew Robertson1227097
151Gray Lane11973610
152Jacob May1187497