Record: 111-68, .620 W-L% (1st of 12) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: 10.06 (1st of 12) ▪ SOS: 5.37 (1st of 12)
Division Champions: Florida (East), Georgia (East) and Alabama (West)
Conference Champion: Alabama (Won Championship Game 32-28)
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 6 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana State and South Carolina)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 7 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana State, South Carolina, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Georgia | 12 | 2 | .857 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 37.8 | 19.6 | 17.93 | 4.21 | |
| Florida | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 26.5 | 14.5 | 17.35 | 6.82 | |
| South Carolina | 11 | 2 | .846 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.5 | 18.2 | 15.97 | 4.51 | |
| Vanderbilt | 9 | 4 | .692 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 30.0 | 18.7 | 9.88 | 2.26 | |
| Missouri | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 5.54 | 9.12 | |
| Tennessee | 5 | 7 | .417 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 36.2 | 35.7 | 4.07 | 4.82 | |
| Kentucky | 2 | 10 | .167 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 17.9 | 31.0 | -5.29 | 5.79 | |
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Alabama | 13 | 1 | .929 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 38.7 | 10.9 | 24.51 | 5.51 | |
| Texas A&M | 11 | 2 | .846 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 44.5 | 21.8 | 20.05 | 5.13 | |
| Louisiana State | 10 | 3 | .769 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 29.8 | 17.5 | 14.76 | 5.45 | |
| Mississippi State | 8 | 5 | .615 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 29.5 | 23.3 | 6.15 | 2.99 | |
| Mississippi | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 31.5 | 27.6 | 8.43 | 5.20 | |
| Arkansas | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 23.5 | 30.4 | 2.40 | 6.40 | |
| Auburn | 3 | 9 | .250 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 18.7 | 28.3 | -0.92 | 6.91 | |
| School | Pre | 9/2 | 9/9 | 9/16 | 9/23 | 9/30 | 10/7 | 10/14 | 10/21 | 10/28 | 11/4 | 11/11 | 11/18 | 11/25 | 12/2 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Georgia | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
| Texas A&M | 22 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Florida | 23 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Louisiana State | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Vanderbilt | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | |||||||
| Tennessee | 23 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-07 | BCS Championship | Alabama | 42 | Notre Dame | 14 | BCS Championship (Miami, FL) |
| 2013-01-05 | BBVA Compass Bowl | Mississippi | 38 | Pittsburgh | 17 | BBVA Compass Bowl (Birmingham, AL) |
| 2013-01-04 | Cotton Bowl | Texas A&M | 41 | Oklahoma | 13 | Cotton Bowl (Arlington, TX) |
| 2013-01-02 | Sugar Bowl | Louisville | 33 | Florida | 23 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) |
| 2013-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Georgia | 45 | Nebraska | 31 | Capital One Bowl (Orlando, FL) |
| 2013-01-01 | Gator Bowl | Northwestern | 34 | Mississippi State | 20 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) |
| 2013-01-01 | Outback Bowl | South Carolina | 33 | Michigan | 28 | Outback Bowl (Tampa, FL) |
| 2012-12-31 | Chick-fil-A Bowl | Clemson | 25 | Louisiana State | 24 | Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Atlanta, GA) |
| 2012-12-31 | Music City Bowl | Vanderbilt | 38 | North Carolina State | 24 | Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN) |
| SEC Defensive Player of the Year: | Jarvis Jones (Georgia) |
| SEC Offensive Player of the Year: | Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M) |
| SEC Coach of the Year: | Kevin Sumlin (Texas A&M) |