SEC College Football Conference Standings (2024)

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What is the hardest conference in college football? ›

Nine SEC teams are ranked in the top 25, including eight inside the top 15. Those rankings indicate that about half of the conference enjoys realistic aspirations of contending for the College Football Playoff. The SEC and Big Ten account for each of the top nine spots in the rankings.

Based on the only barometer that should count — on-field results — the SEC is the best conference in college football. As a matter of fact, the SEC has a winning record against the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12.

The SEC pumps lots of money into its football programs, giving them the best stadiums and training facilities. A lot of their schools dress players in some of the hottest-looking uniforms and combos. It's been home to some of the best coaches in football history too. The aforementioned Nick Saban is just one of them.

Ten of the fourteen current SEC members have played in the SEC Championship Game, with Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt being the exceptions.

Most of college football's toughest schedules in 2024 reside in the SEC and Big Ten, two expanded leagues which each added several playoff-contending programs.

In the new SEC, there will no longer be eastern and western divisions. All 16 teams will be lumped together. There will be an SEC Championship Game, which will match the two teams with the best conference records.

Who has the most SEC wins in college football? ›

Alabama has the most conference wins and most SEC games played, at 381 and 576, respectively, while Tennessee has the second-most wins at 325 in 536 conference games, which puts them sixth. Six of the charter members have records above .

Researchers used machine learning to uncover media bias in publications across the political spectrum. News stories about domestic politics and social issues are becoming increasingly polarized along ideological lines according to a study of 1.8 million news headlines from major US news outlets from 2014 to 2022.

The only change will be flipping the home and away competition over the two seasons. The 16 football teams in the SEC will play eight in-conference opponents and will also be required to play one additional game against a Power Five or major independent team of their choice.

The SEC is divided into East and West Divisions, although the divisional alignment is not strictly geographic, with Missouri in the East Division while being farther west than several West Division schools, and Auburn in the West Division despite being located farther east than East Division schools Missouri and ...