Which teams are the SEC’s best in crunch time in recent years?
Over the last five seasons, Auburn’s posted 20 wins in games decided by a single possession (8 points or less) including a sparkling 7-0 mark in such contests during its 2010 national championship campaign.
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Since 2010, LSU has played in a league-high 28 games decided by a single possession and the Tigers have won 18 of those contests. Their .643 winning percentage trails only Auburn’s .769 and Mississippi State’s .684 (included three overtime wins) decided by a 8 points or fewer during that stretch.
Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide, who have two national titles over that stretch, is 7-7 in close games. Only two of Alabama’s nine total losses since 2010 came by more than one possession — 2010 at South Carolina and 2013 vs. Oklahoma.
SEC records in one possession games since 2010
- Auburn 20-6 (.769)
- Mississippi State 13-6 (.684)
- LSU 18-10 (.643)
- South Carolina 14-9 (.609)
- Mizzou 11-10 (.524)
- Vanderbilt 9-9 (.500)
- Alabama 7-7 (.500)
- Texas A&M 13-14 (.481)
- Georgia 12-13 (.480)
- Florida 10-13 (.435)
- Arkansas 8-12 (.400)
- Tennessee 7-12 (.368)
- Ole Miss 6-13 (.316)
- Kentucky 4-10 (.286)
