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The last decade has perhaps been the best in SEC history. The from 2005-2014, the SEC brought home a stretch of seven straight national championships, starting with Florida in 2006 and continuing through Alabama in 2012.
In the last title-rich decade, which year has been the best for each school? While the SEC has been very strong over the course of the last decade, there were a few years that saw clusters. In 2007, we counted three teams as recording their top campaign of the decade, as well as three in 2012.
Alabama
Year: 2009
Record: 14-0
High ranking: 1
Final ranking: 1
Accolades: SEC champion, BCS champion
Awards: Mark Ingram, Heisman Trophy, Doak Walker and Maxwell Award winner; Rolandon McClain, Butkus and Jack Lambert Award winner; six consensus All-Americans
Arkansas
Year: 2011
Record: 11-2
High ranking: 3
Final ranking: 5
Accolades: Cotton Bowl champion
Awards: One consensus All-American (Joe Adams, all purpose/return specialist)
Auburn
Year: 2010
Record: 14-0
High ranking: 1
Final ranking: 1
Accolades: SEC champion, BCS Champion
Awards: Cam Newton, Heisman Trophy, Walter Camp, Maxwell and AP Player of the Year award winner; three consensus All-Americans
Florida
Year: 2008
Record: 13-1
High ranking: 1
Final ranking: 1
Accolades: SEC champion, BCS champion
Awards: Tim Tebow, Maxwell and Manning Award winner; one consensus All-American (Brandon Spikes, LB)
Georgia
Year: 2012
Record: 12-2
High ranking: 3
Final ranking: 5
Accolades: SEC East champion, Capital One Bowl champion
Awards: One consensus All-American (Jarvis Jones, LB)
Kentucky
Year: 2007
Record: 8-5
High ranking: 8
Final ranking: N/A
Accolades: Music City Bowl champions
Awards: One first-team All-SEC selection (Jacob Tamme, TE)
LSU
Year: 2007
Record: 12-2
High ranking: 1
Final ranking: 1
Accolades: SEC champion, BCS champion
Awards: Glenn Dorsey, Lombardi, Outland, Nagurski Award winner, SEC Defensive Player of the Year; two consensus All-Americans (Dorsey, DT; Craig Steltz, S)
Mississippi State
Year: 2014
Record: 10-3
High ranking: 1
Final ranking: 11
Accolades: First No. 1 ranking in school history
Awards: Dak Prescott, finalist for Maxwell and Davey O’Brien Awards; two first-team All-SEC selections (Prescott, QB; Ben Beckwith, G)
Missouri
Year: 2013
Record: 12-2
High ranking: 5
Final ranking: 5
Accolades: SEC East champion, Cotton Bowl champion
Awards: Michael Sam, SEC Defensive Player of the Year; one unanimous All-American (Sam, DE); four first-team All-SEC selections
Ole Miss
Year: 2014
Record: 9-4
High ranking: 3
Final ranking: 17
Accolades: Reached highest in-season ranking since 1964
Awards: One consensus All-American (Senquez Golson, CB); four first-team All-SEC selections (Golson; Laremy Tunsil, OT; Robert Nkemdiche, DT; Cody Prewitt, S)
South Carolina
Year: 2013
Record: 11-2
High ranking: 4
Final ranking: 4
Accolades: Capital One Bowl champion, highest post-season ranking in school history
Awards: Two first-team All-SEC selections (Jadeveon Clowney, DE; Kelcey Quarles, DT)
Tennessee
Year: 2007
Record: 10-4
High ranking: 12
Final ranking: 12
Accolades: SEC East champion, Outback Bowl champion
Awards: Two first-team All-SEC selections (Jerod Mayo, LB; Anthony Parker, G)
Texas A&M
Year: 2012
Record: 11-2
High ranking: 5
Final ranking: 5
Accolades: Cotton Bowl champion, tied for highest post-season ranking in school history
Awards: Johnny Manziel, Heisman Trophy and Davey O’Brien Award winner; three consensus All-Americans (Manziel, QB; Luke Joeckel, LT; Damontre Moore, DE)
Vanderbilt
Year: 2012
Record: 9-4
High ranking: 24
Final ranking: 23
Accolades: Music City Bowl champion, highest post-season ranking since 1948, Jordan Matthews broke the SEC career catches record
Awards: One first-team All-SEC selection (Matthews, WR)
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.
