Conference record book

Southeastern Conference Top 25 Games of the 2000s

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

Games: 25
Top score: 84/100
Overtime: 7

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.

2005Week 111OT
LSU at Alabama
LSU 16, Alabama 13
Conference game
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 4 Alabama · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
84
Game score
2005Week 41OT
Tennessee at LSU
Tennessee 30, LSU 27
Conference game
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 3 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
80
Game score
Full Game · 2005 LSU vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)
2001Week 15
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 34, Florida 32
Conference game
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
2003NOKIA SUGAR BOWL
Oklahoma at LSU
Oklahoma 14, LSU 21
Postseason
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 2003 LSU vs. Oklahoma (Bowl Full Game)
2006Week 3
LSU at Auburn
LSU 3, Auburn 7
Conference game
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 3 Auburn · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
2008Week 111OT
Alabama at LSU
Alabama 27, LSU 21
Conference game
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 15 LSU · 6-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
74
Game score
2008Week 15Neutral site
Alabama vs. Florida
Alabama 20, Florida 31
Conference game · Neutral site
No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida · 11-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
2007Week 6
Florida at LSU
Florida 24, LSU 28
Conference game
No. 9 Florida vs. No. 1 LSU · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 2007 LSU vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
2003CAPITAL ONE BOWL1OT
Georgia at Purdue
Georgia 34, Purdue 27
Postseason
No. 5 Georgia vs. No. 11 Purdue · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
73
Game score
2009Week 6
Florida at LSU
Florida 13, LSU 3
Conference game
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 4 LSU · 10-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
72
Game score
Full Game · 2009 LSU vs. Florida (Regular Season Full Game)
2007Week 71OT
LSU at Kentucky
LSU 37, Kentucky 43
Conference game
No. 1 LSU vs. No. 17 Kentucky · 6-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 9/15
72
Game score
2008FEDEX BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Florida vs. Oklahoma
Florida 24, Oklahoma 14
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 4 Oklahoma · 10-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
Full Game · 2008 Oklahoma vs. Florida (National Championship Full Game)
2004SUGAR BOWL
Virginia Tech at Auburn
Virginia Tech 13, Auburn 16
Postseason
No. 10 Virginia Tech vs. No. 3 Auburn · 3-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
2005Week 81OT
Auburn at LSU
Auburn 17, LSU 20
Conference game
No. 16 Auburn vs. No. 7 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
70
Game score
2006CAPITAL ONE BOWL AT ORLANDO FL
Arkansas at Wisconsin
Arkansas 14, Wisconsin 17
Postseason
No. 8 Arkansas vs. No. 7 Wisconsin · 3-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Wisconsin vs. Arkansas (Citrus/Capital One Bowl Full Game)
2009CITI BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMENeutral site
Texas vs. Alabama
Texas 21, Alabama 37
Postseason · Neutral site
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 1 Alabama · 16-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. Texas (National Championship Full Game)
2006Week 13
LSU at Arkansas
LSU 31, Arkansas 26
Conference game
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 5 Arkansas · 5-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
Full Game · 2006 Arkansas vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2005Week 3
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 7, Florida 16
Conference game
No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Florida · 9-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
Full Game · 2005 Florida vs. Tennessee (Regular Season Full Game)
2004Week 4
LSU at Auburn
LSU 9, Auburn 10
Conference game
No. 5 LSU vs. No. 14 Auburn · 1-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
2007Week 131OT
Arkansas at LSU
Arkansas 50, LSU 48
Conference game
Unranked Arkansas vs. No. 1 LSU · 2-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 9/15
67
Game score
2009Week 10
LSU at Alabama
LSU 15, Alabama 24
Conference game
No. 9 LSU vs. No. 3 Alabama · 9-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
Full Game · 2009 Alabama vs. LSU (Regular Season Full Game)
2008Week 4
LSU at Auburn
LSU 26, Auburn 21
Conference game
No. 6 LSU vs. No. 10 Auburn · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2002Week 8
Tennessee at Georgia
Tennessee 13, Georgia 18
Conference game
No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 6 Georgia · 5-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2000Week 4
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 27, Tennessee 23
Conference game
No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 Tennessee · 4-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
2003Week 14
LSU at Ole Miss
LSU 17, Ole Miss 14
Conference game
No. 3 LSU vs. No. 15 Ole Miss · 3-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
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.