2021 Southeastern Conference football season

2021 Southeastern Conference football season
2021 Southeastern Conference football season
League	NCAA Division I FBS football season
Sport	Football
Duration	September 2 – December 4, 2021
Number of games	8
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	CBS, ESPN Family (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN+)
2022 NFL Draft
Top draft pick	Travon Walker (Georgia)
Picked by	Jacksonville Jaguars, 1st overall
Regular season
East champions	Georgia
West champions	Alabama
SEC Championship Game
Date	December 4, 2021
Venue	Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Champions	Alabama
Runners-up	Georgia
Finals MVP	Bryce Young, QB

2021 Southeastern Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Eastern Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 18 Kentucky*	5	–	3	10	–	3
Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Missouri	3	–	5	6	–	7
South Carolina	3	–	5	7	–	6
Florida	2	–	6	6	–	7
Vanderbilt	0	–	8	2	–	10
Western Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^	7	–	1	13	–	2
No. 11 Ole Miss	6	–	2	10	–	3
No. 21 Arkansas	4	–	4	9	–	4
Mississippi State	4	–	4	7	–	6
Texas A&M	4	–	4	8	–	4
Auburn	3	–	5	6	–	7
LSU	3	–	5	6	–	7
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Kentucky vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Southeastern Conference football season was the 89th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, taking place during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season began on September 2, 2021, and ended with the 2021 SEC Championship Game on December 4, 2021. The SEC is a Power Five conference under the College Football Playoff. The season schedule was released on January 27, 2021.