The SEC had a historically bad bowl season, finishing with a 4-10 record overall and a dismal 1-8 record against other Power 4 conference teams, with only Texas securing an out-of-conference win. This marked the third consecutive year an SEC team missed the College Football Playoff National Championship, with Ole Miss losing in the semifinals, highlighting a significant downturn in postseason dominance despite having five teams in the expanded playoff.
Over the past three seasons (2023-2025), SEC teams have a combined record of 3-13 against non-SEC opponents in the College Football Playoff and other bowl games. The record specifically within the College Football Playoff against non-SEC opponents is 0-6.
To put it a different way, Miami has as many wins in the College Football Playoff in the past 21 days as the entire SEC does in 3 years (wins over a Clemson team that snuck into the CFP, Arizona State, and Tulane).
And overall, here is how the conferences did in bowl games this season.
| Conference | Record (W-L) | Winning percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 9-4 | 0.692 |
| ACC | 9-4 | 0.692 |
| American | 5-4 | 0.555 |
| C-USA | 4-3 | 0.571 |
| Sun Belt | 4-6 | 0.400 |
| Big 12 | 4-4 | 0.500 |
| SEC | 4-10 | 0.286 |
| MAC | 2-3 | 0.400 |
| Mountain West | 2-5 | 0.286 |
| Pac-12 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | 0-1 | 0.000 |
But hey.. “it just means more”, right? 
ACC! ACC! ACC! ACC!
Go 'Canes!