^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant The 2026 Southeastern Conference football season is the 95th season of Southeastern Conference (SEC) football. This is the SEC's third season with 16 teams with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma , and its third season since 1991 with a non-divisional scheduling format. 2026 SEC Spring Football and number of signees on signing day: Mississippi State - South Carolina - Recruiting classes Note: ESPN only ranks the top 75 teams. 2026 Media Days The 2026 SEC Media days took place from July 20–23, 2026 at the JW Marriott and Tampa Marriott Water Street, in Tampa, Florida . This marked the first time ever that Tampa has hosted the annual preseason event. It was the sixth time they were held outside of Birmingham, Alabama . Each team was expected to have its head coach available to talk to the media at the event, which was televised on SEC Network and ESPN. The schedule for the teams was: Preseason media poll Preseason polls were released on July 24, 2026. [ 5 ] Preseason awards Preseason All−American Teams Preseason individual awards Preseason All-SEC Pre-season changes Arkansas head coach Sam Pittman was fired during the 2025 season, with seven games left in the regular season. [ 41 ] Offensive coordinator Bobby Petrino , who had previously served as head coach of the program from 2008 to 2011, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 30, 2025, Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield was hired to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2026. [ 42 ] Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze was fired during the 2025 season, with three games left in the regular season. [ 43 ] Defensive coordinator D. J. Durkin was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 30, 2025, South Florida head coach Alex Golesh was hired to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2026. [ 44 ] Florida head coach Billy Napier was fired during the 2025 season, with five games left in the regular season. [ 45 ] Wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 30, 2025, Tulane head coach Jon Sumrall was hired to take over their head coaching position beginning in 2026. [ 46 ] Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops was fired after the conclusion of the 2025 season. [ 47 ] On December 1, 2025, Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein was hired to take to over their head coaching position. [ 48 ] LSU head coach Brian Kelly was fired during the 2025 season, with four games left in the regular season. [ 49 ] Associate head coach and running backs coach Frank Wilson was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On November 30, 2025, Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin accepted the head coaching position, and will take over the position beginning in 2026. [ 50 ] Ole Miss head coach Kiffin announced on November 30, 2025, that he was taking the head coaching position at LSU beginning in 2026. [ 50 ] Defensive coordinator Pete Golding was named head coach beginning with the 2025 playoffs, with 2026 expected to be his first full season. [ 51 ] In-season changes Post-season changes Note: All stats current through the completion of the 2026 season. All records are at Division I schools only. The schedule was released on December 11, 2025. The season will begin on September 5, 2026, and will end with the SEC Championship Game on December 5, 2026. Rankings reflect those of the AP poll for weeks 1 through 8. Rankings from Week 9 until the end of the season reflect those of the College Football Playoff Rankings. ↑ Start time delayed from 7:30 p.m. due to thunderstorms. SEC Championship Game Head to head matchups × – Matchup not played in 2026 Updated after the season. SEC vs other conferences SEC vs Power Four matchups The following games include SEC teams competing against Power Four teams from the ACC , Big Ten , Big 12 , and Notre Dame . All rankings are from the AP Poll at the time of the game. Note: † denotes neutral site game. Updated after Week 1. SEC vs Group of Six matchups The following games include SEC teams competing against "Group of Six" teams from the American , C-USA , MAC , Mountain West , Pac-12 and Sun Belt . Updated after Week 1. SEC vs FCS matchups The Football Championship Subdivision comprises 13 conferences and two independent programs. The following games include SEC teams competing against FCS teams from the CAA , Missouri Valley , Ohio Valley , Southern , Southland , SWAC , and UAC . Note: † denotes neutral site game. Updated after Week 1. Record vs. other conferences Television selections The Southeastern Conference has television contracts with ESPN, which allow games to be broadcast across ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, TNT, ESPN2, ESPNU and SEC Network. Streaming broadcasts for games under SEC control are streamed on ESPN+. Games under the control of other conferences fall under the contracts of the opposing conference. Awards and honors Players of the week Totals per school SEC individual awards Players of the Year On December 9, 2026, the Southeastern Conference will release their Players of the Year and All-Conference Honors at the end of the season. Source : [ 53 ] Currently, the NCAA compiles consensus all-America teams in the sports of Division I-FBS football and Division I men's basketball, using a point system computed from All-America teams named by coaches' associations or media sources. The system consists of three points for a first-team honor, two points for second-team honor, and one point for third-team honor. Honorable mention and fourth team or lower recognitions are not accorded any points. College Football All-American consensus teams are compiled by position, and the player accumulating the most points at each position is named first team consensus all-American. Currently, the NCAA recognizes All-Americans selected by the AP, AFCA, FWAA, TSN, and WCFF to determine Consensus and Unanimous All-Americans. Any player named to the First Team by all five of the NCAA-recognized selectors is deemed a Unanimous All-American. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] List of All-American teams 2026 AFCA All-America Team 2026 Associated Press All-America Team 2026 FWAA All-America Team Sporting News 2026 College Football All-America Team Walter Camp Football Foundation 2026 All-America Team 2026 The Athletic All-America Team 2026 Athlon Sports College Football's Postseason All-America Team 2026 CBS Sports All-America Team 2026 College Football News 2026 ESPN All-America Team 2026 Fox Sports All-America Team 2026 PFF College All-America team 2026 Phil Steele's Postseason All-America Team Sports Illustrated 2026 All-America Team USA Today 2026 All-America Team At the conclusion of the regular season, All-SEC Conference football teams will be named. Any teams showing (_) following their name are indicating the number of All-Big 12 Conference Honors awarded to that university for 1st team and 2nd team respectively. RS = Return specialist AP/ST = All-purpose/special teams player (not a kicker or returner) † Two-time first team selection ‡ Three-time first team selection Honorable mentions Mississippi State : South Carolina : National award winners 2026 College Football Award Winners [ 56 ] Home game attendance

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