Sunday’s question of the day: Which college football conference is the strongest this season?

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After three weeks, which college football conference appears to be the strongest? Reporters from around the Tribune family answer today’s question of the day, then you get a chance to chime in and tell them why they are wrong.

Chris Dufresne, Los Angeles Times
There’s no question the Southeastern Conference is the best league in college football and it’s not just because the SEC spents 365 days a year telling everyone it is. This does not excuse some SEC schools from historically scheduling weak teams in nonconference play. It doesn’t mean the SEC isn’t prone to attack when it talks about ‘defense’ and then Georgia beats Arkansas, 52-41 the week after it beat South Carolina, 41-37. Yet, when Boise State beats Fresno State, 51-34, well, that’s just one of those crazy ‘WAC’ games. ‘Don’t they play defense out west?’ But the bottom line is always the bottom line, and the SEC has won three straight BCS national titles and four since 2003. You will never witness more intensity and athleticism than there was in Atlanta last December when Florida outlasted Alabama for the SEC title and the right to play for the national championship. You’re simply the best, SEC, just quit talking about it.
Andrea Adelson, Orlando Sentinel

Here we are, three weeks into the season, and the SEC has three teams ranked in the top four. No other conference comes close to being as dominant or as impressive. For those sick and tired of hearing about how great the SEC is, come up with a better argument for anyone else.

The SEC is the only league without an embarrassing non-conference loss this season. You can argue the league does not play as tough a non-conference schedule as the other leagues, but unlike the ACC, teams in the SEC have managed to beat their lesser opponents.

The Mountain West was looking good until BYU imploded. The Pac-10 was looking good until USC lost to yet another ranked team (albeit one from its own league). The Big 12 has seen top 5 teams Oklahoma and Oklahoma State lose to non-BCS teams.

So that leaves us once again with the SEC looking down at everyone else.