expected they're very similar to my subjective "prestige" rankings.
SEC/B12 states ranked by economies/GDP (with my "prestige" ranking in parentheses)...
1. Texas (1)
2. Florida (2)
3. Georgia (3)
4. Tennessee (4)
5. Missouri (5)
6. Louisiana (7)
7. South Carolina (6)
8. Alabama (10)
9. Kentucky (9)
10. Iowa (12)
11. Oklahoma (8)
12. Kansas (13)
13. Arkansas (11)
14. Mississippi (14)
15. West Virginia (15)
source:
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_GDP
Edited by myself at 12:28:54 on 06/14/18