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• Matt Hayes of The Sporting News writes that Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel has only himself to blame for his troubles.
• Johnny Football was also very close to transferring before the 2012 season.
• Tennessee's response to Marcus Lattimore's devastating knee injury last year earns the SEC's annual sportsmanship award.
• Alabama, Auburn and Vanderbilt rank in the top 10 of CBS Sports' list of the softest non-conference schedules.
• Alabama commits JC Hassenauer and JK Scott join an exclusive geographic club at Alabama.
• Kevin Scarbinsky of Al.com writes that Auburn coach Gus Malzahn is already giving some other SEC coaches nightmares.
• Ole Miss quarterback Bo Wallace's mechanics are better after surgery.
• A fast set of twins transfers to Kentucky from Pittsburgh.

The most important game for Tennessee in 2013 is the Nov. 2 trip to Missouri.

The key to success at the college level is a strong foundation. And that foundation comes from annual recruiting classes that fans and coaches obsess over each year.

Well, SEC teams are once again making sure their recruiting foundations are strong, as 10 of the 14 teams are among the top 30 of the ESPN class rankings, including five in the top 10.

Alabama moved up two spots to lead all the SEC teams, ranking second only to Michigan in the rankings. Alabama has 13 commitments, including six ESPN 150 members and nine ESPN 300 members. Right now, the Crimson Tide's class is highlighted by recent ESPN 150 quarterback commit David Cornwell (Norman, Okla./Norman North) and No. 2 athlete Bo Scarbrough (Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge).

Texas A&M fell one spot behind Alabama. The Aggies' class currently has 14 members with four ESPN 150 members and nine ESPN 300 members. Kevin Sumlin is having no problem recruiting in his second year in the SEC and as the Aggies' coach. He closed very well last year and has verbals from the No. 1 outside linebacker -- Hoza Scott (La Porte, Texas) -- and No. 3 pocket passing quarterback -- Kyle Allen (Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain).

Kentucky and Tennessee have been very pleasant surprises in the recruiting world this year. Both are operating with new head coaches, yet both are ranked inside the top 15. Tennessee sits at No. 6 in the rankings, while Kentucky is 11th.

Here's a look at where all the SEC teams ranked in the top 30:

2. Alabama (13 commits) -- 6 ESPN 150, 9 ESPN 300
3. Texas A&M (14) -- 4 ESPN 150, 9 ESPN 300
6. Tennessee (17) -- 2 ESPN 150, 7 ESPN 300
7. LSU (10) -- 5 ESPN 150, 9 ESPN 300
9. Florida (10) -- 3 ESPN 150, 6 ESPN 300
11. Kentucky (18) -- 1 ESPN 150, 5 ESPN 300
13. Georgia (10) -- 4 ESPN 150, 5 ESPN 300
14. Auburn (9) -- 3 ESPN 150, 6 ESPN 300
15. Ole Miss (16) -- 1 ESPN 150, 3 ESPN 300
26. Vanderbilt (10) -- 0 ESPN 150, 1 ESPN 300

The 14 SEC teams also have combined to grab verbal commitments from 32 ESPN 150 members and 64 ESPN 300 members.

It wasn't long ago when Kentucky and Tennessee were two programs considered to be in shambles.

On the field, nothing was really going right and the top players weren't exactly lining up to sign their names on letters of intent from either school.

But in the past few months, things have changed. Neither team has won a game or even stepped onto a field for a meaningful game, but both programs are currently feeling the sort of recruiting momentum reserved for top schools. And to find the source of all that momentum, look no further than the two new head coaches in charge.

The hirings of Mark Stoops at Kentucky and Butch Jones at Tennessee came with mixed reviews from the masses, but one thing everyone knew was that they'd have the ability to make some waves in recruiting. But I highly doubt anyone thought the swells would reach these heights.

If you look at ESPN's current recruiting class rankings you'll see both Tennessee and Kentucky in the top 11. Tennessee currently sits sixth, while Kentucky is at No. 11. The Vols are only behind Alabama (No. 2) and Texas A&M (No. 3) in the SEC, and both are ahead of Georgia (No. 13), Auburn (No. 14) and Ole Miss (No. 15).

Other recruiting services have the Vols and Cats ranked within the top five in their rankings, too. Everyone seems impressed with these two coaches, and it's easy to see why.

Jones already has verbal commitments from 16 players, including two ESPN 150 members in running back Jalen Hurd (Hendersonville, Tenn./Beech Senior) and safety Todd Kelly Jr. (Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School Of Knoxville). Six of Tennessee's commitments are ESPN 300 members and eight are four-star prospects.

Hurd was a huge get for Jones. He's an elite back who could come in and contribute right away for the Vols. He's also the type of player other prospects can rally around and want to play with.

As for Stoops and Kentucky, the Wildcats -- fresh off of offering a 13-year-old prospect -- have an SEC-high 18 commits with one ESPN 150 player -- defensive end Denzel Ware (Crestview, Fla.) -- and five ESPN 300 members, including No. 6 pocket passing quarterback Drew Barker. Ware actually spent two stints committed to Florida State before committing to Kentucky.

Both of these coaches have been very pleasant surprises on the recruiting trail since their arrivals. People wondered if a more defensive-minded coach like Stoops, who was Florida State's defensive coordinator before taking the Kentucky job, could reel in the kind of offensive players needed to get Kentucky going again. Well, he signed top junior college receiver Javess Blue and lured four-star receiver Ryan Timmons away from Florida and Ohio State in the Wildcats' 2013 class.

So far in his 2014 class he's managed to get commitments from three ESPN 300 offensive players. Stanley Williams (Monroe, Ga./George Walton Academy) is the No. 16 running back in the country, while Thaddeus Snodgrass (Springfield, Ohio) is the No. 25 receiver nationally.

And Jones has Tennessee's recruiting class loaded with stars like the old days. People wondered if he'd be able to recruit the Southeast, but he's put those reservations in the past with the way he's pounded the pavement around these parts. Oh, and let's not forget the fact that he signed ESPN 150 receiver Marquez North and ESPN 300 quarterbacks Joshua Dobbs and Riley Ferguson, who will compete for starting jobs this fall.

The past struggles at both universities haven't shaken either one of these coaches on the recruiting trail. They're recruiting with the big boys and they're holding their own. It's still a long way until national signing day, but these coaches are on a roll.

Imagine what they could do if they start winning on the field.

Kanye and Jay-Z are about to seriously damage my eardrums with all this music they are churning out this summer!

• Jon Solomon of AL.com has a wealth of information on college football's new targeting rule. He starts by talking about where black and white meets gray for officials when it comes to the new rule.
• David Climer of The (Nashville) Tennessean writes that college football recruiting has hit a new low with coaches offering middle school kids.
• Johnny Manziel's weekend tweet is generating the wrong kind of attention for Texas A&M's quarterback.
• Texas A&M athletic director Eric Hyman's comments about Alabama bring attention to a store's "We Control the Tide" T-shirt.
• Missouri redshirt freshman linebacker Torey Boozer has been dismissed from Missouri's football team for undisclosed disciplinary reasons.
• Four-star wide receiver Derek Kief committed to Alabama Sunday.
• Pat Dooley of the Gainesville Sun lists seven keys to success for Florida in 2013.
• The Robert Nkemdiche effect still pushes Ole Miss on the recruiting trail.
• Eric Berry endorses Butch Jones' approach at Tennessee.
• Freshman cornerback Reggie Wilkerson's season-ending knee injury provides more opportunities for other freshmen at Georgia.

If you aren't putting avocado on pretty much everything, then you're doing it wrong.

Also, “College Football Live” will be discussing Alabama-Texas A&M today at 3:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2, so make sure you tune in!

• Georgia's young defense takes another hit, as freshman cornerback Reggie Wilkerson suffers a knee injury.
• Kentucky gets a commitment from four-star running back Stanley "Boom" Williams.
• LSU coach Les Miles enjoys the quiet love that comes with Father's Day.
• Texas A&M athletic director Eric Hyman kids that coach Kevin Sumlin "controls the Tide."
• Danny Sheridan gives Nick Saban a D-minus for backup quarterback management.
• Virginia Tech has limited tickets available for the season opener against Alabama.
• Lee's Summit, Mo., cornerback Logan Cheadle packs on the pounds and commits to Missouri.
• Can Tennessee turn its APR dilemma into a winning number?
• Butch Jones and Erik Spoelstra built a friendship on coaching values.
• Auburn linebackers and special teams coach Scott Fountain is enjoying his return "home" as an on-field coach.

As the offseason grinds on and the days get hotter, we're slowly creeping closer and closer to the 2013 football season. With every day that ticks down until the start of a new, glorious football season, we're seeing more preseason predictions.

It's the time for all the prognosticators to get their thoughts and forecasts out there. We'll even take part in all the fun soon enough ... but that's a story for another day.

While we wait for all that hoopla, we'll take a look at Athlon Sports' 2013 All-SEC team. Many of the regulars made the cut, like Johnny Manziel, Todd Gurley, Amari Cooper, Jadeveon Clowney, C.J. Mosley and Anthony Johnson earning first-team honors.

AJ McCarron and Denzel Nkemdiche made the second team, while Aaron Murray and E.J. Gaines made the third team.

Alabama led all schools with 14 players making the three teams, including six first-team selections. Florida and Texas A&M were next with 10 selections, while Georgia and Ole Miss each had nine selections.

Here's a look at Athlon's All-SEC first-team:

OFFENSE

QB: Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
RB: Todd Gurley, Georgia
RB: T.J. Yeldon, Alabama
WR: Amari Cooper, Alabama
WR: Jordan Matthews, Vanderbilt
TE: Arthur Lynch, Georgia
C: Travis Swanson, Arkansas
OG: Gabe Jackson, Mississippi State
OG: Anthony Steen, Alabama
OT: Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama
OT: Jake Matthews, Texas A&M

DEFENSE

DE: Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
DE: Chris Smith, Arkansas
DT: Dominique Easley, Florida
DT: Anthony Johnson, LSU
LB: Jordan Jenkins, Georgia
LB: A.J. Johnson, Tennessee
LB: C.J. Mosley, Alabama
CB: Andre Hal, Vanderbilt
CB: Loucheiz Purifoy, Florida
S: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Alabama
S: Craig Loston, LSU

SPECIAL TEAMS

K: Carey Spear, Vanderbilt
P: Kyle Christy, Florida
KR: Andre Debose, Florida
PR: Marcus Murphy, Missouri

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• Danny Sheridan breaks down odds and lines for Alabama, as he looks at the 2013 college football season. He also handicaps the 2013 Heisman Trophy race that includes a few SEC players.
• Texas A&M's Kevin Sumlin says he's already been given the chance to be a head coach in the NFL.
• Four-star offensive lineman Jordan Sims is focused on Alabama, Auburn and Ole Miss.
• Marc Weiszer of the Athens Banner-Herald has more on Georgia defensive tackle John Atkins' arrest last week for not having a valid driver's license.
• Tennessee's football team must work on academics as it looks to improve on the field.
• Because Florida failed to sell its ticket allotment for the Sugar Bowl, the school lost about $840,000 on the bowl game.
• Four-star running back Stanley Williams plans to visit Kentucky today.
• Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame inductee Tom Hodson is still the king of LSU quarterbacks.

The four first-year head coaches in the SEC all have their work cut out for them next season.

Of course, when new coaches enter this league, they almost always face significant rebuilding jobs.

Here’s a breakdown of some of the challenges and hurdles Bret Bielema, Butch Jones, Gus Malzahn and Mark Stoops have in front of them heading into the 2013 season.

Bret Bielema, Arkansas: Bielema’s track record speaks for itself. He went to three straight Rose Bowls at Wisconsin and now gets to prove that he can get it done in the SEC. Recruiting more difference-makers on defense was the first priority, and that’s still a work in progress. The Hogs simply haven’t measured up defensively the last couple of seasons. It’s also going to be equally important next season that Arkansas develop an identity on offense, especially losing the likes of quarterback Tyler Wilson, running backs Knile Davis and Dennis Johnson and receiver Cobi Hamilton. With Jim Chaney coming over as offensive coordinator, look for the Hogs to be more balanced. Any team Bielema is coaching is always going to be able to run the ball, but he also understands the importance of being able to throw it in the SEC. The biggest hurdle Bielema has in 2013 is the schedule. The Hogs play at Alabama, at Florida, at LSU, at Ole Miss and get South Carolina and Texas A&M at home. Talk about a rude welcome to the league. This is a program that needs some confidence early after everything the players went through last year.

Butch Jones, Tennessee: Tennessee’s program has plummeted to nearly unprecedented depths over the last few years, and Jones is the Vols’ fourth head coach in the last six seasons. Tennessee has suffered through four losing seasons in the last five years and hasn’t won a bowl game since 2007. The fan base has been splintered, and there’s been a dark cloud hovering over this program for a long time. Jones has worked feverishly to galvanize the fans, and he’s also reached out to the Vols’ former lettermen and welcomed them back with open arms. The talent level in Tennessee’s program had slipped noticeably, and that’s where Jones has concentrated much of his efforts. The 2014 signing class is coming along nicely with several nationally ranked recruits committed. In the meantime, Jones has to find a way to survive with a defense that was ravaged last season and very few proven playmakers returning on offense. Simply getting to a bowl game this first season could be dicey. The Vols have trips to Alabama, Florida and Oregon.

Gus Malzahn, Auburn: Malzahn knows his way around the Plains. He was Auburn’s offensive coordinator for three years, including the 2010 national championship season. In returning to replace his old boss, Gene Chizik, Malzahn has done his best to erase everybody’s memory of what happened a year ago. That’s easier said than done when you go winless in the SEC and lose your last three SEC games by a combined 129 points. The good news for Malzahn is that he inherited some talent. The Tigers are much more talented than they played a year ago. The trick will be getting them to play to that talent level. The most pressing question is finding a quarterback, or more specifically, finding some consistency at the quarterback position in Malzahn’s fast-paced, no-huddle offense. Jonathan Wallace and Kiehl Frazier battled it out in the spring, and a couple of newcomers will join the fray this August. Even though Auburn won the national title three years ago, Alabama has run off and left its Iron Bowl rival. Closing that gap (and doing it quickly) will be Malzahn’s most daunting challenge.

Mark Stoops, Kentucky: What’s the toughest coaching job in the SEC? Most in and around this league would tell you that it’s a close race between Kentucky and Vanderbilt. And with James Franklin taking the Commodores to back-to-back bowl games, the challenge that Stoops faces at Kentucky is in a class by itself. Basketball is always going to be king at Kentucky, but that doesn’t mean there’s zero passion for football there. In fact, give Stoops major props for exciting that fan base with some of his early recruiting and his aggressive style on both sides of the ball. More than 50,000 people showed up for Kentucky’s spring game. Upgrading the talent level was right at the top of Stoops’ to-do list, and he’s off to a good start. He's had good success in the state of Ohio. The Wildcats are lacking in the offensive playmaker department, and that’s one of Stoops' biggest concerns going into this first season. Ultimately, he’s confident that offensive coordinator Neal Brown will put an offense on the field that can score points and move the ball. But filling in the right pieces could take some time.

The NCAA released its latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) scores on Tuesday, and nine of the 14 SEC football programs beat the national average score for football (949).

Missouri had the SEC’s highest score with a 982, and two-time defending national champion Alabama was second with a 978. Both the Tigers and Crimson Tide were honored by the NCAA last week for their APR scores in football.

The APR measures eligibility, retention and graduation over a four-year period. The new scores cover a four-year period from the 2008-09 through the 2011-12 academic years.

Tennessee (924) was the only SEC football program under the 925 threshold, which subjects teams to penalties such as scholarship losses and reduced practice time.

By 2014, schools that fall under a four-year APR average of 930 could face a postseason bowl ban.

First-year Tennessee coach Butch Jones knew the Vols were flirting with that standard when he took the job in December, but is confident the right steps have been taken to get Tennessee's APR scores back up to speed and steer clear of a bowl ban.

For instance, Tennessee's team GPA in the most recent semester improved to a 2.8, and Tennessee has also made it a priority under athletic director Dave Hart to strengthen its academic support system. Tennessee recently hired Joe Scogin from Missouri to head up its Thornton Center, which is the academic support center for athletes.

“Academics are at the forefront of the priorities within our football team, and we are excited with the results in the classroom from the spring semester,” Jones said. “We are moving forward with a great plan and structure that alleviates past academic concerns, and we are confident of avoiding any APR issues. Everything is in place to provide the best possible environment for achieving academic success for our student-athletes as we continue to move forward."

Hitting the SEC links on a Tuesday:

• The Iron Bowl rivalry is all about respect and understanding for Nick Saban and Gus Malzahn.
• Running back Jabo Lee is Tennessee's only 2013 signee unlikely to qualify.
• LSU's proximity to home was a key to landing receiver D.J. Chark.
• Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity doesn't expect the school's stringent punishment for a positive drug test to be lessened any time soon.
• Joe Tereshinski Sr., a Georgia football patriarch, passes away at 89.
• Athlon Sports ranks the top stadiums in the SEC, and LSU's Tiger Stadium checks in at No. 1.
• Top running back prospect Nick Chubb will choose Tuesday night among Auburn, Georgia and South Carolina.
• South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney enters the 2013 season squarely in the Heisman Trophy talk.
• Picking the ideal Florida football team.
• Harvey Updyke is freed in the Auburn tree poisoning case.
• Texas A&M will face UTSA in 2016 and 2019.

We’re all about spreading the love at the SEC blog. But occasionally, players in this league don’t receive the love they deserve.

So as we point toward the 2013 season, we’ve come up with the 10 most underrated players in the SEC.

To be eligible, players must have played at least two seasons of college football and cannot have received first- or second-team All-SEC honors by the Associated Press or coaches during their careers.

In selecting the players for this list, we based it on past performance and the impact they’ve had on their teams to this point. It’s not a projection of what they’re expected to do this coming season.

Here goes:

Lamin Barrow, LB, LSU, Sr.: He was overshadowed by teammate Kevin Minter last season, but Barrow finished fifth in the SEC with eight tackles per game and was one of seven players in the league with more than 100 tackles (104). The 6-2, 233-pound Barrow played weak side linebacker last season, but is versatile enough to move inside to the middle if needed. The Tigers will lean heavily on his experience and productivity in 2013.

Trey DePriest, LB, Alabama, Jr.: The second leading tackler last season for the two-time defending national champion Crimson Tide, the 6-2, 245-pound DePriest racked up 59 total tackles, including 4.5 for loss. DePriest was the Tide’s starter at middle linebacker last season and a major reason nobody ran the ball against them. They allowed just 2.43 yards per rush, which led the country.

Alvin “Bud” Dupree, LB, Kentucky, Jr.: Talk about underrated. The 6-4, 254-pound Dupree is coming off a super productive sophomore season and barely got any mention for postseason accolades. He tied for seventh in the SEC with 12.5 tackles for loss and led the Wildcats with 6.5 sacks. He’s found a home at defensive end in Kentucky’s new defense after bouncing around between outside linebacker and end last season.

Zach Fulton, OG, Tennessee, Sr.: Tennessee’s offensive line in 2013 will be one of the most experienced in college football with a combined 123 career starts. Left tackle Antonio Richardson is a future first-rounder, and right tackle Ja’Wuan James is somebody else the NFL scouts are watching. But don’t sleep on the 6-5, 324-pound Fulton, who’s started 28 of the last 31 games at right guard. He’s a devastating blocker, equally consistent and will play a long time in the NFL.

E.J. Gaines, CB, Missouri, Sr.: Even though Gaines garnered All-Big 12 honors in 2011, he didn’t show up on the All-SEC first or second teams a year ago. Look for that to change in 2013. The 5-10, 195-pound Gaines led the Tigers last season with 11 pass breakups and tied for fourth on the team with a career-high 74 total tackles. The SEC is never lacking for premier cornerbacks, but Gaines has the size and cover skills to rank up there with anybody.

Jonotthan Harrison, C, Florida, Sr.: The feeling coming out of spring camp at Florida was the Gators would be much improved on offense in 2013, and Harrison’s steady play was a big reason why. He was Florida’s best offensive linemen a year ago and returns as one of the top centers in the SEC. He’s also played guard during his career and graded out above 80 percent in nine games last season.

Wesley Johnson, OT, Vanderbilt, Sr.: He’s been the epitome of versatility for the Commodores and has started everywhere on the offensive line but right guard during a stellar career that has seen him play multiple positions in 23 games. The 6-5, 285-pound Johnson lined up at left tackle last season and more than held his own against some of the top pass-rushers in the country.

Walker May, DE, Vanderbilt, Sr.: Having worked his way into the starting lineup as a redshirt freshman, the 6-5, 250-pound May has gotten better every season. One of the team’s hardest workers and best leaders, May finished with 10.5 tackles for loss last season and led the Commodores with seven quarterback hurries. He’s one of those players who's at his best when his team needs it the most.

Donte Moncrief, WR, Ole Miss, Jr.: The fact that a player like Moncrief didn’t make first or second-team All-SEC last season is surprising, but it also speaks to the talent level at receiver in this league. The 6-3, 220-pound Moncrief was third in the SEC last season with 10 touchdown catches and is the kind of playmaking target all quarterbacks look to at key moments in the game.

Chris Smith, DE, Arkansas, Sr.: The SEC has long been known for its pass-rushers, and the 6-3, 266-pound Smith was as productive as anybody in the league last season off the edge. He and Jadeveon Clowney are the only two players returning in the SEC who had nine or more sacks a year ago. Smith finished with 9.5 sacks and tied for the Arkansas team lead with 13.5 tackles for loss.

Our Monday stroll around the SEC:

• The NCAA was too easy on Mississippi State, writes Kevin Scarbinsky of The Birmingham News.
• Alabama lands a commitment from one of the country's top punters.
• Florida's Dante Fowler, Jr. is ready for the challenge of his second season.
• Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel is drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 28th round.
• Akeem Judd, the top-ranked junior college running back, commits to Ole Miss.
• Arkansas' Jeff Long is honored as one of the country's top athletic directors.
• Top defensive end prospect Denzel Ware is back in the fold with Kentucky.
• Tennessee will look to its freshman class for help in 2013.
• This could be a huge recruiting week for Georgia.
• The Arkansas-Missouri border rivalry is coming.
• SEC scheduling administrator Larry Templeton talks about the difficulties of sorting out the schedule.
• Johnny Manziel makes an appearance at the NBA Finals and roots for the Heat.

With Steve Spurrier speaking out recently concerning SEC scheduling, we decided to go back and look at the SEC championship game participants over the last decade and who they played out of division.

One thing to keep in mind is that until last season everybody in the league played three games outside their division. With Missouri and Texas A&M joining the league, that number dwindled to two.

Over the last decade, only one team has made the SEC championship game after playing three cross-divisional opponents with winning SEC records.

Wouldn’t you know it. That team was Spurrier’s 2010 South Carolina club. The Gamecocks beat Alabama (5-3), but lost to Arkansas (6-2) and Auburn (8-0). South Carolina was the only team in the East that season with a winning league record. In fact, four of the six teams that year in the East finished with losing SEC records.

During the last two seasons, the SEC championship game participants didn’t play a single team from the other division that finished with a winning SEC record. In fact, seven of their 10 combined opponents out of division won two or fewer league games.

In the last six years, only one time has a team making the SEC championship game had to face more than one cross-divisional opponent with a winning league record. Once again, that team was South Carolina in 2010.

Alabama has played in the SEC championship game three times under Nick Saban (2008, 2009 and 2012). Only one of the eight cross-divisional foes the Crimson Tide played in those three years had a winning conference record. Georgia finished 6-2 in 2008.

Likewise, LSU has also played in the SEC championship game three times under Les Miles (2005, 2007 and 2011). Of the Tigers' nine cross-divisional opponents in those three years, seven finished with losing conference records.

What’s all this mean?

Make up your own mind, but below is a look at the participants in the last 10 SEC championship games and a rundown of who they played out of division and the combined league records of those opponents:

2012

• Alabama: 3-13 (Missouri 2-6 and Tennessee 1-7)
• Georgia: 3-13 (Auburn 0-8 and Ole Miss 3-5)

2011

• LSU: 6-18 (Florida 3-5, Kentucky 2-6 and Tennessee 1-7)
• Georgia: 6-18 (Auburn 4-4, Mississippi State 2-6 and Ole Miss 0-8)

2010

• Auburn: 10-14 (Georgia 3-5, Kentucky 2-6 and South Carolina 5-3)
• South Carolina: 19-5 (Alabama 5-3, Arkansas 6-2 and Auburn 8-0)

2009

• Alabama: 10-14 (Kentucky 3-5, South Carolina 3-5 and Tennessee 4-4)
• Florida: 11-13 (Arkansas 3-5, LSU 5-3 and Mississippi State 3-5)

2008

• Alabama: 11-13 (Georgia 6-2, Kentucky 2-6 and Tennessee 3-5)
• Florida: 10-14 (Arkansas 2-6, LSU 3-5 and Ole Miss 5-3)

2007

• LSU: 11-13 (Florida 5-3, Kentucky 3-5 and South Carolina 3-5)
• Tennessee: 12-12 (Alabama 4-4, Arkansas 4-4 and Mississippi State 4-4)

2006

• Arkansas: 9-15 (South Carolina 3-5, Tennessee 5-3 and Vanderbilt 1-7)
• Florida: 14-10 (Alabama 2-6, Auburn 6-2 and LSU 6-2)

2005

• LSU: 11-13 (Florida 5-3, Tennessee 3-5 and Vanderbilt 3-5)
• Georgia: 10-14 (Arkansas 2-6, Auburn 7-1 and Mississippi State 1-7)

2004

• Auburn: 14-10 (Georgia 6-2, Kentucky 1-7 and Tennessee 7-1)
• Tennessee: 14-10 (Alabama 3-5, Auburn 8-0 and Ole Miss 3-5)

2003

• LSU: 14-10 (Florida 6-2, Georgia 6-2 and South Carolina 2-6)
• Georgia: 14-10 (Alabama 2-6, Auburn 5-3 and LSU 7-1)