2012 Southeastern Conference football season

2012 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS
Sportfootball
DurationAugust 30, 2012
through January 7, 2013
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ESPN, ESPNU, ESPN2, CBS, and SEC Network
2013 NFL Draft
Top draft pickLuke Joeckel (Texas A&M)
Picked byJacksonville Jaguars, 2nd overall
Regular season
East championsGeorgia
  East runners-upFlorida
West championsAlabama
  West runners-upLSU, Texas A&M
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upGeorgia
2012 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. T–5 Georgia xy   7 1     12 2  
No. 9 Florida x%   7 1     11 2  
No. 8 South Carolina   6 2     11 2  
No. 23 Vanderbilt   5 3     9 4  
Missouri   2 6     5 7  
Tennessee   1 7     5 7  
Kentucky   0 8     2 10  
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#   7 1     13 1  
No. 14 LSU *   6 2     10 3  
No. T–5 Texas A&M   6 2     11 2  
Mississippi State   4 4     8 5  
Ole Miss *   3 5     7 6  
Arkansas   2 6     4 8  
Auburn   0 8     3 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * Ole Miss and LSU vacated all wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Southeastern Conference football season began on August 30 with South Carolina visiting Vanderbilt, and concluded with the BCS National Championship Game on January 7, 2013. It was also the first season of play for former Big 12 Conference members Texas A&M and Missouri. Texas A&M plays in the West Division, while Missouri plays in the East Division, although, geographically, Missouri is one of the conference's westernmost teams.


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