Conference record book
Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 1940s
The best games involving a SEC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 73/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The conference's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1942Week 4
Georgia Tech at Notre Dame
Georgia Tech 13, Notre Dame 6
Nonconference
No. 3 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1940PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Boston College
Tennessee 13, Boston College 19
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Boston College · 6-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
- 1943Week 5
Duke at Navy
Duke 13, Navy 14
Nonconference
No. 9 Duke vs. No. 7 Navy · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
- 1948PostseasonNeutral site
North Carolina vs. Oklahoma
North Carolina 6, Oklahoma 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 North Carolina vs. No. 6 Oklahoma · 8-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. LSU
Arkansas 0, LSU 0
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 10 Arkansas vs. No. 9 LSU · 0-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
- 1944Week 8
Duke at Navy
Duke 0, Navy 7
Nonconference
No. 11 Duke vs. No. 2 Navy · 7-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1942PostseasonNeutral site
Tulsa vs. Tennessee
Tulsa 7, Tennessee 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Tulsa vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1946Week 3
Georgia Tech at Tennessee
Georgia Tech 9, Tennessee 13
Conference game
No. 15 Georgia Tech vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
- 1942PostseasonNeutral site
Boston College vs. Alabama
Boston College 21, Alabama 37
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 1 Boston College vs. No. 7 Alabama · 16-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
North Carolina vs. Georgia
North Carolina 10, Georgia 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 3 Georgia · 10-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1941PostseasonNeutral site
Oregon State vs. Duke
Oregon State 20, Duke 16
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 17 Oregon State vs. No. 3 Duke · 4-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
63
Game score
- 1942PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia vs. UCLA
Georgia 9, UCLA 0
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 11 UCLA · 9-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1946Week 8
North Carolina at Tennessee
North Carolina 14, Tennessee 20
Nonconference
No. 11 North Carolina vs. No. 8 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
- 1943Week 8
Duke at Georgia Tech
Duke 14, Georgia Tech 7
Nonconference
No. 5 Duke vs. No. 14 Georgia Tech · 7-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
- 1942PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia Tech vs. Texas
Georgia Tech 7, Texas 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 18 Texas · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1940PostseasonNeutral site
Georgetown vs. Mississippi State
Georgetown 7, Mississippi State 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 11 Mississippi State · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
- 1942Week 6
Tennessee at Alabama
Tennessee 0, Alabama 8
Conference game
No. 11 Tennessee vs. No. 9 Alabama · 8-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1941PostseasonNeutral site
Texas A&M vs. Alabama
Texas A&M 21, Alabama 29
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 18 Alabama · 8-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1948Week 4
North Carolina at Georgia
North Carolina 21, Georgia 14
Nonconference
No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 18 Georgia · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
Kansas vs. Georgia Tech
Kansas 14, Georgia Tech 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 Kansas vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1946PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Rice
Tennessee 0, Rice 8
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 8 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Rice · 8-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1949Week 4
Rice at LSU
Rice 7, LSU 14
Nonconference
No. 5 Rice vs. No. 17 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1942Week 2
Georgia at Kentucky
Georgia 7, Kentucky 6
Conference game
No. 2 Georgia vs. Unranked Kentucky · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
- 1940Week 4
Duke at Tennessee
Duke 0, Tennessee 13
Nonconference
No. 12 Duke vs. No. 5 Tennessee · 13-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1944PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Duke
Alabama 26, Duke 29
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 16 Alabama vs. No. 11 Duke · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Conference inclusion comes from each team's conference ID stored on the game row, so later realignment never rewrites history. Regular-season AP ranks come from the game's week; postseason ranks use the final regular-season poll before bowl and playoff results.