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Power rankings 1-16: SEC football from first to worst if Oklahoma and Texas played in the 2021 season

What we know: Texas and Oklahoma are leaving the Big 12 to join the SEC.

What we don't know: When exactly that will happen.

It may very well be all the way in 2025, as all three sides involved in this expansion whirlwind have said in every public statement throughout the process. It could end up being sooner, should the groups come to a buyout agreement freeing the two programs from the current Big 12 grants of media rights deal.

But let's say Texas and OU were joining the SEC right away. Would the Longhorns and Sooners slot right in with the league's established heavyweights? Here's a glimpse at the SEC power rankings with the two newcomers included, weighing factors such as recent success, current program prestige and the odds of winning the conference championship in 2021.