1996 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$		8	–	0		12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1		10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5		4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#24 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6		5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 SEC Championship Game was won by the Florida Gators 45-30 over the Alabama Crimson Tide. The game was played in the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 7, 1996, and was televised to a national audience on ABC.