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The SEC Championship Gamerefers to the game determining the Southeastern Conference 's football season champion. The championship game pits the SEC Western Division representative against the Eastern Division representative in a game held after the regular season has been completed. Thus far, nine of the fourteen SEC members have played in the Championship. Ole Miss and Texas A&M have yet to reach the game from the West. Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and Missouri have never represented the East. The Eastern division currently holds an 11-10 advantage in the game.

History Results Year Eastern Division Western Division Venue Attendance MVP 1992 #12 Florida 21 #2Alabama28Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama 83,091 CB Antonio Langham , Alabama 1993 #9Florida28#16 Alabama 13 76,345 QB Terry Dean, Florida 1994 #6Florida24#3 Alabama 23 Georgia Dome 74,751 DT Ellis Johnson , Florida 1995 #2Florida34#23 3 71,325 QB Danny Wuerffel , Florida 1996 #4Florida45#11 Alabama 30 74,132 QB Danny Wuerffel , Florida 1997 #330#11 29 74,896 QB Peyton Manning , Tennessee 1998 #124#23 Mississippi State 14 74,795 WR Peerless Price , Tennessee 1999 #5 Florida 7 #7Alabama3471,500 WR , Alabama 2000 #7Florida28#18 6 73,427 QB , Florida 2001 #2 20 #21LSU3174,843 QB Matt Mauck , LSU 2002 #4Georgia30#22 3 75,835 QB David Greene , Georgia 2003 #5 Georgia 13 #3LSU3474,913 RB , LSU 2004 #15 28 #33874,892 QB Jason Campbell , Auburn 2005 #13Georgia34#3 LSU 14 73,717 QB , Georgia 2006 #4Florida38#8 28 73,374 WR Percy Harvin , Florida 2007 #14 14 #5LSU2173,832 QB , LSU 2008 #2Florida31#1 Alabama 20 75,892 QB , Florida 2009 #1 Florida 13 #2Alabama3275,514 QB , Alabama 2010 #19 South Carolina 17 #15675,802 QB Cam Newton , Auburn 2011 #12 Georgia 10 #1LSU4274,515 CB , LSU 2012 #3 Georgia 28 #2Alabama3275,624 RB Eddie Lacy , Alabama Totals 11 Wins 517 10 Wins 531 74,905 (Avg) Results by team Home/away designation Rematches Selection criteria Two-team tie-breaker procedure Three or more-team procedure Winner's bowl performance Season SEC Champ Result Opponent Opp. Conference Bowl Game National Champion 1992 #2 AlabamaW 34-13#1 Miami Big East 1993 Sugar BowlAlabama1993 #8 FloridaW 41-7#3 Big East 1994 Sugar Bowl Florida State 1994 #5 Florida L 17-23 #7 Florida State ACC 1995 Sugar Bowl Nebraska 1995 #2 Florida L 24-62 #1 Nebraska Big 8 1996 Fiesta Bowl Nebraska 1996 #3 FloridaW 52-20#1 Florida State ACC 1997 Sugar BowlFlorida1997 #3 L 17-42 #2 Nebraska Big 12 1998 Orange Bowl Nebraska , Michigan 1998 #1W 23-16#2 Florida State ACC 1999 Fiesta Bowl 1999 #5 Alabama L 34-35 OT #8 Michigan Big Ten 2000 Orange Bowl Florida State 2000 #7 Florida L 20-37 #2 Miami Big East 2001 Sugar Bowl Oklahoma 2001 #12 LSUW 47-34#7 Illinois Big Ten 2002 Sugar Bowl Miami 2002 #4 GeorgiaW 26-13#16 Florida State ACC 2003 Sugar Bowl Ohio State 2003 #3 LSUW 21-14#2 Oklahoma Big 12 2004 Sugar BowlLSU, 2004 #3W 16-13#9 ACC 2005 Sugar Bowl (vacated) 2005 #8 Georgia L 35-38 #13 Big East 2006 Sugar Bowl 2006 #2 FloridaW 41-14#1 Ohio State Big Ten 2007 BCS Champ. GameFlorida2007 #2 LSUW 38-24#1 Ohio State Big Ten 2008 BCS Champ. GameLSU2008 #2 FloridaW 24-14#1 Oklahoma Big 12 2009 BCS Champ. GameFlorida2009 #1 AlabamaW 37-21#2 Big 12 2010 BCS Champ. GameAlabama2010 #1W 22-19#2 Pac-10 2011 BCS Champ. Game 2011 #1 LSU L 0-21 #2 Alabama SEC 2012 BCS Champ. GameAlabama2012 #2 Alabama #1 Notre Dame FBS Independents 2013 BCS Champ. Game Runner up's bowl performance Season SEC Runner Up Result Opponent Opp. Conference Bowl Game 1992 #14 FloridaW 27-10#12 NC State ACC 1992 Gator Bowl 1993 #18 AlabamaW 24-10#12 North Carolina ACC 1993 Gator Bowl 1994 #6 AlabamaW 24-17#13 Ohio State Big Ten 1995 Citrus Bowl 1995 #24 L 10-20 North Carolina ACC 1995 Carquest Bowl 1996 #16 AlabamaW 17-14#15 Michigan Big Ten 1997 Outback Bowl 1997 #13W 21-17Clemson ACC 1998 Peach Bowl 1998 #25 Mississippi State L 11-38 #20 Big XII 1999 Cotton Bowl 1999 #10 Florida L 34-37 #9 Michigan State Big Ten 2000 Citrus Bowl 2000 #20 L 28-31 #17 Michigan Big Ten 2001 Citrus Bowl 2001 #8W 45-17#17 Michigan Big Ten 2002 Citrus Bowl 2002 #25 L 14-29 Minnesota Big Ten 2002 Music City Bowl 2003 #11 GeorgiaW 34-27#12 Big Ten 2004 Capital One Bowl 2004 #15W 38-7#22 Big XII 2005 Cotton Bowl 2005 #10 LSUW 40-3#9 Miami ACC 2005 Peach Bowl 2006 #12 L 14-17 #6 Big Ten 2007 Capital One Bowl 2007 #16W 21-17#18 Big Ten 2008 Outback Bowl 2008 #4 Alabama L 17-31 #6 Mountain West 2009 Sugar Bowl 2009 #5 FloridaW 51-24#4 Cincinnati Big East 2010 Sugar Bowl 2010 #19 South Carolina L 17-26 #23 Florida State ACC 2010 Chick-Fil-A Bowl 2011 #18 Georgia L 30-33 #12 Michigan State Big Ten 2012 Outback Bowl 2012 #6 Georgia #23 Nebraska Big Ten 2013 Capital One Bowl

The SEC East Leads the series 11-10.

#16 Alabama (8-2-1) finished second in the SEC West in 1993 but played in the SEC Championship Game since #4 Auburn (11-0), the first-place finisher in the SEC West, was prohibited from post-season play because of NCAA violations. Alabama was later forced to forfeit eight of its nine victories and one tie during the regular season due when it was found cornerback Antonio Langham had received improper benefits from an agent prior to the season. The bowl win against UNC remains as Langham was suspended for that game.

Alabama won the SEC West on a tie-breaker by defeating LSU (9-2) 26-0.

Auburn won the SEC West on a tie-breaker by defeating LSU (8-3) 31-28.

#23 Mississippi State (8-3) won a tie-break for the SEC West in 1998 over #11 Arkansas(9-2), 22-21.

LSU (SEC 5-3) won a tiebreaker for the SEC West by defeating Auburn that season 27-14.

#22 Arkansas (9-3) tied for second in the SEC West in 2002 but played in the SEC Championship Game since #14 Alabama (10-3), the first-place finisher in the SEC West, was prohibited from post-season play because of recruiting violations. Arkansas won a tie-break over #20 Auburn (8-4) and #25 LSU (8-4) by virtue of their wins over both teams.

#5 Georgia (10-2) won a tie-breaker for the SEC East over Florida and Tennessee (all 6-2 in conference play). The eventual tie-breaker was the BCS standings, as all higher tie-breakers could not break the tie. Georgia had defeated Tennessee, who had defeated Florida, while Florida had defeated Georgia.

#3 LSU (11-1) won a tie-breaker for the SEC West over Ole Miss to play in the conference championship game. Ole Miss and LSU were both 7-1 in conference play, however LSU won the head to head match.

Although #8 Arkansas (10-2) was the first-place finisher in the SEC West in 2006, they were the second-highest ranked team in the SEC West behind #4 LSU (10-2), which Arkansas had lost to the previous week. Arkansas went 7-1 in the conference, while LSU had a 6-2 mark.

Tennessee and Georgia finished the season as co-Divisional Champions at 6-2. Tennessee won the tie-breaker due to a 35-14 win over Georgia earlier in the season.

Average attendance from 1992 through 2012 games.

Nebraska shared the 1997 NCAA title with Michigan

Alabama took the spot of ACC champion Florida State in the Orange Bowl, as the Seminoles were selected to play in the BCS national championship game in the Sugar Bowl.

the Sugar Bowl was the BCS national championship game for the 2003 season.

Game played at Georgia Dome in Louisiana Superdome by .

Prior to the 2011 BCS Championship game, the SEC champion had never played the champion from the Pac-12 (established in 1959) in a bowl game. Championship teams from the Pacific Coast Conference, a precursor to the Pac-12, did play SEC Champions in The Rose Bowl Game in 1934, 1937, 1939, 1942, and 1945. The eventual 1978 champions from each league (USC and Alabama) played on September 23, 1978 at Legion Field in Birmingham with USC winning 24-14.

See also Other Conference Championship Games