Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Georgia | 11 | 3 | .786 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 26.5 | 14.5 | 17.46 | 6.11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tennessee | 10 | 3 | .769 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 28.1 | 18.4 | 11.53 | 3.99 | 12 | 6 | 15 | |
| Florida | 8 | 5 | .615 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 30.0 | 20.8 | 10.67 | 6.75 | 11 | 24 | ||
| South Carolina | 5 | 7 | .417 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 22.3 | 26.2 | 3.27 | 6.77 | 25 | |||
| Kentucky | 4 | 8 | .333 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 27.3 | 26.8 | -0.16 | 0.34 | ||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 19.6 | 29.8 | -5.85 | 3.31 | ||||
| West | W | L | Pct | W | L | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| LSU | 13 | 1 | .929 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 33.9 | 11.0 | 20.85 | 3.28 | 14 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ole Miss | 10 | 3 | .769 | 7 | 1 | .875 | 34.0 | 21.9 | 10.99 | 2.53 | 13 | 13 | ||
| Auburn | 8 | 5 | .615 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 26.3 | 16.3 | 8.09 | 4.70 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Arkansas | 9 | 4 | .692 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 33.5 | 23.5 | 12.67 | 4.51 | 7 | |||
| Alabama | 4 | 9 | .308 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 5.27 | 7.27 | 21 | |||
| Mississippi State | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 7 | .125 | 18.8 | 39.3 | -9.53 | 4.88 | ||||
7 Bowl Games
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-04 | Sugar Bowl | Louisiana State (2) | 21 | Oklahoma (3) | 14 | New Orleans, LA |
| 2004-01-02 | Cotton Bowl | Mississippi (16) | 31 | Oklahoma State (21) | 28 | Dallas, TX |
| 2004-01-02 | Peach Bowl | Clemson | 27 | Tennessee (6) | 14 | Atlanta, GA |
| 2004-01-01 | Capital One Bowl | Georgia (11) | 34 | Purdue (12) | 27 | Orlando, FL |
| 2004-01-01 | Outback Bowl | Iowa (13) | 37 | Florida (17) | 17 | Tampa, FL |
| 2003-12-31 | Independence Bowl | Arkansas | 27 | Missouri | 14 | Shreveport, LA |
| 2003-12-31 | Music City Bowl | Auburn | 28 | Wisconsin | 14 | Nashville, TN |
2003 Conference Leaders