Sec Championship

Get ready to watch one of the most exciting football encounters of the year, the SEC Championship. This year, Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA will be central attraction of all the college football lovers as two mighty giants from the Southeastern Conference will come face to face to clinch the coveted title of SEC Champion of the year. Every year, the followers of College Football wait with bated breath for this game and why not. The Southeastern Conference or SEC is rated among the top performing college athletic conferences of United States; so its football finale is ought to grab headlines. SEC holds various championships for different games. In football, it organizes a single championship game that pits the two highest scoring teams from its Western Division and Eastern Division against each other. If you want to be a part of this much-awaited game, then grab your 2010 SEC Championship tickets from us right away!

The SEC Championship stores lot of excitement and thrills for football fanatics. The Georgia Dome in Atlanta witnesses a mammoth crowd every year and supporters of both the teams flock in big numbers to watch the much anticipated encounter. First played in 1992, this particular game has been continuously growing in terms of popularity and commercialization. Every franchise of Southeastern Conference dreams about playing in this championship game, but only a few have managed to do so till yet.

The Organizers:
When it comes to college football, no one can ignore the domination of Southeastern Conference in NCAA. Although, this college athletic conference has teams in various sports and they hold many significant championships, the football crazy nation gives most of its love to the football teams present in the conference. Here, SEC participates in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The conference is hailed as one of the most successful ones in National Collegiate Athletic Association, both as financially and performance wise.

SEC is based in Birmingham, Alabama and it sponsors 17 sports in men's and women's category. Other than football, it represents the NCAA's Division I in different athletic competitions. The Southeastern Conference is comprised of two divisions, Eastern Division and Western Division. The Eastern Division includes team from University of Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt University. The Western Division comprises of University of Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn University, Louisiana State University, University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University.

Southeastern Conference has always played a pivotal role in developing the sport of football at regional level. It became the first conference to hold a college football championship game and also hailed as one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series. With Sec Championship football game, it further opened ways of introducing new events at conference level.

The formation of the game:

The history of SEC Championship football game can be traced back to 1991 when the total number of conference members reached 12, after the inclusion of University of Arkansas and the University of South Carolina. That time, the idea of determining conference champion through single championship game was adopted by this conference and the first ever SEC Championship football game was played in late 1992. The game attracted the attention of sports lover from day one and soon became one of the most eagerly awaited matchups in NCAA labeled sports. The idea of one-game final was later adopted by Big 12 and other leagues of NCAA as well.

The Selection Process:

In order to decide the SEC Champion of the year, the Sec Championship football game pits the division champions from eastern and western divisions against each other. Division champions are decided at the end of regular season, depending on the standings from each team's overall performance. In case when two or more teams end on the same highest record within a same division, tiebreakers are held to decide upon the division champion. Once done, it's a clash of Eastern Division Vs Western Division at the SEC Championship game.

History of SEC Championship game:

In the first ever SEC Championship Game, played on Dec. 5, 1992 at Birmingham's Legion Field, Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Florida Gators. The Gators took revenge the very next year by beating Alabama. In 1994, the game was shifted to Georgia that has been hosting this annual football gala since then. Overall, Eastern division rules the Western division in terms of most wins at the SEC Championship game. Florida has won most of the titles from 1993 - 1996 and then in 2000, 2006 and 2008. Alabama, Tennessee, LSU and Georgia have won 2 titles each while Auburn has clinched the title in 2004.

The latest SEC Championship gala:

This year, SEC Championship game will witness the encounter between two football powerhouses, the Florida Gators and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Scheduled to be played on December 5, 2009; the game is expected to receive great response in terms of attendance and popularity. The game will be played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, where supporters of both the teams will create amazing energy and zest. If you want to experience the real spirit of this exciting match, then quickly reserve your SEC Championship Football Game Tickets before other football fanatics grab them all. Book your tickets now and keep your fingers crossed for NCAA Southeastern football champion of the year!