RE: SEC with zipper divisions, 1992-present
I imagine you’d want to keep most of the permanent rivalries that developed naturally in the decades previous. You’d also want year-end games to be in-division, so Auburn and Alabama likely stay together. Third, you’d want to keep the two divisions as balanced as possible.
Pre-‘92 permanent games
Alabama: Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Tennessee & Vanderbilt
Auburn: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State & Tennessee
Florida: Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU & Mississippi State
Georgia: Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss & Vanderbilt
Kentucky: Florida, Georgia, LSU, Tennessee & Vanderbilt
LSU: Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State & Ole Miss
Mississippi State: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, LSU & Ole Miss
Ole Miss: LSU, Georgia, Mississippi State, Tennessee & Vanderbilt
Tennessee: Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, Ole Miss & Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Ole Miss & Tennessee
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