SEC Dominance in college football’s BCS Era

By Spawn | Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | ( 0 )

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LSU (2) + Florida (2) + Tennessee = BCS Dominance.

That previously mentioned statement all add up to one thing – the Southeastern Conference’s domination of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) since its inception during the 1998 season. Let’s face it; the in five times that a SEC team has played in the BCS’ national title game they have produced five straight wins, thus a perfect record.

No conference in college football can honestly say that, not the Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC nor the Big 12. Each and every time in that an SEC team has played in this game, they all have walked away with a national championship by a combined score of 144-82.

Even though every college football analyst, prognosticator or avid fan will still debate about which conference is the most dominant in big-time college football or even about the BCS system, one thing still stands clear is the fact that the Southeastern Conference clearly owns the best record in the BCS National Championship game.

This all began during the 1998 season in which Tennessee defeated Florida State 23-16 in the Fiesta Bowl which was followed by LSU in 2003 winning their first national title since 1958 with a 21-14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners. Three years later, the Florida Gators would post another SEC victory with a 41-14 victory over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

In 2007, the LSU Tigers would become the first school during the BCS era to win their second national title in less than a decade with a 38-24 win over Ohio State.

Then in 2008, the Gators would again win their second BCS title in three years with a 21-14 victory over the Sooners. This victory would give the SEC its third straight national title.

As an added note, two of the schools that the SEC teams have defeated featured players who had won the Heisman Trophy at the conclusion of the regular season (Oklahoma quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Jason White in 2008 and 2003 respectively and Ohio State’s Troy Smith in 2006). The SEC itself has produced only one Heisman winner during this time span (Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007).

As we embark on a new decade of the BCS, which team from the Southeastern Conference will rise to the platform to play in the national championship game in 2009? Will be defending champion Florida, previous champions LSU or Tennessee? It is a very strong possibility that someone from the SEC will be represented in the BCS National Championship game for the fourth straight year……stay tuned in 2009.

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