The conference is better off with one division, which has led to better matchups even if it means minor headaches.

Following Saturday's championship game, Vols Wire provides SEC football power rankings. Tennessee is ranked No. 9. Week 2 - Tennessee 72, East Tennessee State 17 (Knoxville, Tennessee)

This is an opinion column. There was always something about Atlanta on that first Saturday in December. That unmistakable buzz. Tension. Drama. The SEC was an innovator among major college football conferences when launching its football conference championship game in 1992.

Georgia and Alabama squared off Saturday for the fifth time in the SEC Championship Game, a game with big College Football Playoff implications. Here are three things we learned from the game.

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No. 3 Georgia has solidified its position for a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff by beating Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game for the first time.

The Georgia Bulldogs' social media team has recently revealed what head coach Kirby Smart told the team ahead of the Dawgs' win in the SEC Championship.

Conference championship weekend brought plenty of storylines. Teams completed their College Football Playoff resumes, and the Big Ten emerged as the big TV ratings winner of the weekend. An average of 18.