a few thoughts - 
yes, the SEC is a great football conference, but lets be realistic - LSU is very talented, but I just don't see the 'freakish SEC speed' when I watch them - they ran their QB 10 times, and he's no running QB - their leading rusher is certainly one of the slower RB's of any top 40 team, and their starting safety looks like he runs at MAC conference speed - I love their LB's, and their D line ( though I've seen about 10 really stupid penalties on their DE's this year, late hits and such) - honestly, other than that return guy who is a track star, I'm not seeing a ton of team speed - Florida's team last year looked much faster than this team.  Georgia, Auburn, Florida, Tenn, Ark - these are all very good teams, but I'm not sure they are heads and shoulders above other teams.
Why did Arkansas run a crap set of plays when they got the ball back in regulation?  49 seconds, ball near midfield, 1 timeout, and they basically did nothing - could have won the game with 15-20 yards and a FG, and avoided the overtime - good game to watch though.
I would love to see USC play LSU or Florida in a bowl game this year btw.
Before everyone piles on with the "West Virginia doesn't belong in the title game' stuff - remember they beat up Georgia in a bowl game last year.
I think Missouri is going to beat Kansas, then lose to Oklahoma (again), and we will be looking at W.Virginia vs Ohio State for the championship game - I don't think those are the two best teams in the country, but the system is what it is.