SI.com did a fairly expansive college football survey, and the results are finally in.

Despite all the whining you hear about the SEC from other conferences, fans around the country voted it the both the toughest and most entertaining conference to watch. That's significant since voters weren't allowed to vote for the conference of their favorite team and about a fifth of voters pledged allegiance to SEC campuses. More than a third of respondents called the SEC the most entertaining, while a full 80 percent of non-SEC fans said our league was the toughest.

In other categories...

The SEC is the home of the most recruitniks (no surprise). Vanderbilt was voted among the nicest home stadiums to visitors while Florida was voted among the rudest (which harmonizes with my experience). SEC fans also as a whole voted no on selling alcohol inside stadiums.

As for the BCS? Only 10.2% of respondents supported it, with 7.7% voting for a return to the old bowl system and more than 81% voting for a playoff of some kind. If you've ever wondered where the nation's desire truly lies among all the vocal proponents of one thing or another, now you know.