Standings
Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
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East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
Tennessee | 11 | 2 | .846 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 32.9 | 22.0 | 20.87 | 10.56 | 5 | 3 | 7 | |
Florida | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 35.8 | 17.1 | 21.07 | 8.90 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Georgia | 10 | 2 | .833 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.7 | 16.3 | 17.42 | 5.59 | 7 | 10 | ||
South Carolina | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 23.5 | 25.4 | 6.85 | 8.94 | ||||
Kentucky | 5 | 6 | .455 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 31.6 | 32.9 | 3.58 | 5.76 | ||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 12.5 | 18.5 | -1.07 | 4.75 | ||||
West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
Auburn | 10 | 3 | .769 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 16.33 | 9.87 | 16 | 6 | 11 | |
LSU | 9 | 3 | .750 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 31.1 | 15.7 | 14.18 | 4.76 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |
Ole Miss | 8 | 4 | .667 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 22.3 | 20.0 | 11.83 | 8.25 | 22 | 22 | ||
Mississippi State | 7 | 4 | .636 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 9.00 | 6.09 | 15 | |||
Alabama | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 22.4 | 22.5 | 5.55 | 6.82 | 15 | 11 | ||
Arkansas | 4 | 7 | .364 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 16.5 | 25.8 | 2.60 | 8.87 |
6 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
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1998-01-02 | Orange Bowl | Nebraska (2) | 42 | Tennessee (3) | 17 | Miami, FL |
1998-01-02 | Peach Bowl | Auburn (13) | 21 | Clemson | 17 | Atlanta, GA |
1998-01-01 | Citrus Bowl | Florida (6) | 21 | Penn State (11) | 6 | Orlando, FL |
1998-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Georgia (12) | 33 | Wisconsin | 6 | Tampa, FL |
1997-12-28 | Independence Bowl | Louisiana State (15) | 27 | Notre Dame | 9 | Shreveport, LA |
1997-12-26 | Motor City Bowl | Mississippi | 34 | Marshall | 31 | Pontiac, MI |
Award Winners
Award | Name | School |
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SEC Player of the Year | Peyton Manning | Tennessee |
SEC Coach of the Year | Tommy Tuberville | Ole Miss |
1997 Conference Leaders