Conference record book

Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 1990s

The best games involving a SEC member at the time of kickoff, ranked without favoring either side.

Games: 25
Top score: 81/100
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.

1996Week 15
Florida at Florida State
Florida 21, Florida State 24
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
1999Week 4
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 21, Florida 23
Conference game
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
1998PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Tennessee
Florida State 16, Tennessee 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
1994Week 8
Auburn at Florida
Auburn 36, Florida 33
Conference game
No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 1 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
1999Week 13
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 30, Florida 23
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
1994Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 31, Florida 31
Nonconference
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 4 Florida · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Florida State (Regular Season Full Game)
1990Week 6
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 26, Tennessee 26
Conference game
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
1996Week 5
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 35, Tennessee 29
Conference game
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 2 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · Florida at Tennessee (Full Game)
1994PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Florida
Alabama 23, Florida 24
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
1993Week 8
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 17, Tennessee 17
Conference game
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
1991Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 9, Florida 14
Nonconference
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 5 Florida · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
1995PostseasonNeutral site
Ohio State vs. Tennessee
Ohio State 14, Tennessee 20
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
1998Week 12
Arkansas at Tennessee
Arkansas 24, Tennessee 28
Conference game
No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
1999PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Michigan
Alabama 34, Michigan 35
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 8 Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
1998Week 4
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 17, Tennessee 20
Conference game
No. 8 Florida vs. No. 4 Tennessee · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
1997Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 29, Florida 32
Nonconference
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 10 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
1994Week 13
Auburn at Alabama
Auburn 14, Alabama 21
Conference game
No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 4 Alabama · 7-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1990Week 9
Florida State at Auburn
Florida State 17, Auburn 20
Nonconference
No. 12 Florida State vs. No. 2 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1997PostseasonNeutral site
Auburn vs. Tennessee
Auburn 29, Tennessee 30
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 13 Auburn vs. No. 3 Tennessee · 1-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
Full Game · 1997 Tennessee vs. Auburn (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
1994PostseasonNeutral site
Florida vs. Florida State
Florida 17, Florida State 23
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 5 Florida vs. No. 7 Florida State · 6-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida State vs. Florida (Bowl Full Game)
1999PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Nebraska
Tennessee 21, Nebraska 31
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Nebraska · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
1998Week 6
Georgia at LSU
Georgia 28, LSU 27
Conference game
No. 7 Georgia vs. No. 11 LSU · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
1991Week 11
Tennessee at Notre Dame
Tennessee 35, Notre Dame 34
Nonconference
No. 13 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Notre Dame · 1-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
1997Week 5
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 20, Florida 33
Conference game
No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 3 Florida · 13-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
1993Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 33, Florida 21
Nonconference
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 7 Florida · 12-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
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.