The Nos. 1 and 2 teams in the Associated Press poll have faced 48 times in the poll’s history, with many of those matchups coming in a conference or national championship setting.

And of those 48 showdowns, four have featured two SEC teams fighting for not only conference, but national supremacy on the biggest of stages. To honor the conference we all love, let’s relive those historic games, which all took place in the last 10 years.

No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama — Jan. 9, 2012

Stakes: BCS Championship Game

Outcome: Alabama 21, LSU 0. In the rematch to a historic regular season showdown that we’ll discuss later on this list, Alabama held the Tigers out of the end zone for a second straight game in a 21-0 win that once again featured mostly defense and place kickers. The Tide gradually built a 15-0 lead with five field goals in the first three quarters before Trent Richardson iced the game late with a 34-yard touchdown run (after which Alabama ironically missed the extra point).

This game will always be remembered as a game that may have finally inspired a move to the current College Football Playoff. Despite facing in the regular season, and despite Alabama missing out on a trip to its conference title game upon losing that regular season matchup, Alabama and LSU topped the BCS computer rankings ahead of Big 12 champ Oklahoma State, which boasted the same loss total (1) as Alabama.

Many thought that because Alabama already had its shot at LSU, that Oklahoma State should get a spot in the game given its identical 11-1 record. Instead, Alabama received the title game bid and made the most of it.

No. 1 LSU vs. No. 2 Alabama — Nov. 5, 2011

Stakes: Regular season

Outcome: LSU 9, Alabama 6. In the first showdown between these two teams in during the 2011 season, LSU and Alabama played perhaps the game of the still-young century in Tuscaloosa. The two teams with the nation’s two best defenses engaged in an epic struggle that didn’t include one touchdown for either side all game.

Alabama created more scoring opportunities with six field goal attempts, but it only converted on two of those attempts. LSU connected on all three of its field goal tries and won the game 9-6. Ultimately, the two defenses are what fans will remember most, as both offenses combined for only 534 yards of total offense.

A total of 44 players between the two teams participating in this game have since been drafted into the NFL, and both teams were so convincing they warranted an intradivision national title rematch.

No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama — Dec. 5, 2009

Stakes: SEC Championship Game

Outcome: Alabama 32, Florida 13. In a rematch of the 2008 SEC title game (another game we’ll discuss below), Alabama and Florida squared off in a game featuring two undefeated teams led by two men who were then and now the two premier coaches in college football.

Florida entered the game having won two of the last three BCS championship games, and although Alabama was undefeated Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was in the prime of his legendary career with the Gators, and few thought he could be stopped on his way to another title.

But Florida wasn’t just stopped, it was spanked by the Tide as Nick Saban’s bunch put an end to Urban Meyer’s dynasty in Gainesville. Alabama amassed 490 yards of offense on its way to a conference championship victory; it was an impressive 11-15 on third down, it forced a rare Tim Tebow interception and played turnover free football on its end.

Mark Ingram ran for 113 yards and three touchdowns on his way to the Heisman Trophy, while Tebow threw for 247 yards and ran for only 63, scoring only one total touchdown in defeat. The win not only put an end to Florida’s reign, but it began Alabama’s as the Tide won its first national championship under Saban to close the ’09 season. It would ultimately win three titles in four years.

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 2 Florida — Dec. 6, 2008

Stakes: SEC Championship Game

Outcome: Both Florida and Alabama entered the ’08 SEC title game with one loss, and it appeared the conference was up for grabs after Les Miles and LSU won it the year prior.

Tim Tebow was a year removed from his Heisman victory, and mere weeks removed from his historic speech after the Gators’ lone loss to Ole Miss. Alabama, meanwhile, was in its second year under Nick Saban, and it appeared poised to take the next step back to the former glory with which the Tide is so familiar.

But Alabama would have to wait another year for that glory, as we just learned. Instead, it was Tebow and Florida keeping good on the quarterback’s promise with a 31-20 victory on the way to UF’s second national title in three years.

Tebow was sharp this time around, completing 63.6 percent of his throws to go along with three touchdown tosses. The Florida defense was even better, forcing John Parker Wilson to complete only 48 percent of his throws with one interception and no touchdowns.

Florida’s victory would set it up as the preseason No. 1 team in 2009, and it would maintain that No. 1 ranking until its famous rematch with the Tide.

Another interesting game worth mentioning: Most of the all-time matchups between the AP No. 1 and No. 2 came in title games, just like three of the four games listed above. In fact, since 1993 only five of the 23 Nos. 1 vs. 2 matchups were played without a championship on the line.

Of those five games, one was the 2011 regular season showdown between LSU and Alabama, but there was another that featured an SEC team against a hated in-state rival.

No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Florida State — Nov. 30, 1996

Stakes: In-state rivalry

Outcome: Florida State 24, Florida 21. The Seminoles and Gators both entered the games with unblemished records, which made this loss hurt particularly bad for the Gators. FSU jumped out to an early 17-0 lead through one quarter, but Florida answered with 14 points in the second quarter to cut the deficit to three at halftime.

The second half was much lower scoring, and the Seminoles managed to hold Danny Wuerffel and the Gators to their lowest scoring output of the season. Florida’s 21 points marked only the second time all year it had scored fewer than 28 points and only the second time all year it scored fewer than 35 points.

Of course, Florida would get its revenge in that year’s Sugar Bowl when the Gators (which had moved back up to No. 3 after topping Alabama for the SEC championship) took down No. 1 Florida State 52-20.