SEC Ends Football Championship Game After 2026 as 24-Team Playoff Starts in 2027
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Updated · WAFB · Nov 9
SEC Ends Football Championship Game After 2026 as 24-Team Playoff Starts in 2027
3 articles · Updated · WAFB · Nov 9
Summary
The SEC said its Dec. 5, 2026 football championship in Atlanta will be the event’s 35th and final edition.
A 24-team College Football Playoff beginning with the 2027-28 season drove the decision, ending a title game the conference said no longer fits the sport’s new format.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium will host the finale after the game’s run across Birmingham and Atlanta since its 1992 debut, including 23 straight editions at the Georgia Dome.
Over 34 previous editions, the championship helped define modern conference title games and sent 14 SEC teams on to national championships.
The playoff era will quickly reshape the postseason calendar: the 2027 national championship is set for Jan. 24, 2028, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.