2023 Southeastern Conference football season

2023 Southeastern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
SportFootball
DurationAugust 26 – December 2, 2023 (2023-08-26 – 2023-12-02)
Number of games8
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)CBS, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+
2024 NFL draft
Top draft pickQB Jayden Daniels, LSU
Picked byWashington Commanders, 2nd overall
Regular season
Season MVPJayden Daniels, LSU, QB
East championsGeorgia
West championsAlabama
SEC Championship Game
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upGeorgia
Finals MVPJalen Milroe, Alabama, QB
SEC seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 4 Georgia xy   8 0     13 1  
No. 8 Missouri   6 2     11 2  
No. 17 Tennessee   4 4     9 4  
Kentucky   3 5     7 6  
Florida   3 5     5 7  
South Carolina   3 5     5 7  
Vanderbilt   0 8     2 10  
West Division
No. 5 Alabama xy$^   8 0     12 2  
No. 9 Ole Miss   6 2     11 2  
No. 12 LSU   6 2     10 3  
Texas A&M   4 4     7 6  
Auburn   3 5     6 7  
Mississippi State   1 7     5 7  
Arkansas   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Alabama 27, Georgia 24
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Southeastern Conference football season was the 91st season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on August 26, 2023, and ended with the 2023 SEC Championship Game on December 2, 2023. The SEC was a Power Five conference in the current College Football Playoff system. The season schedule was released on September 20, 2022.[1] This was also the final year for the conference's divisional structure as Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2024.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2023 SEC football schedule by team: Key games, dates as league releases full slate for next season". CBSSports.com. September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Dellenger, Ross (April 28, 2023). "SEC One Step Closer to Football Schedule Format Decision". si.com.
  3. ^ Scarborough, Alex (June 1, 2023). "SEC, sans divisions, going with 8-game conference slate in '24". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 29, 2023.