The 2001 season marks the last year the SEC will employ the 5-2-1 schedule format.

Beginning in 2002, the SEC goes to a 5-1-2 schedule. Teams will play the five rivals from their division each season, plus one permanent opponent from the opposite division. The remaining two opponents from the opposite division will rotate on a two-year basis.

A look at how the new schedule will affect the SEC:

Alabama - Permanent: Tennessee. Rotating: at Vanderbilt, vs. Georgia in 2002; at Georgia, vs. Kentucky in 2003; at Kentucky, vs. South Carolina in 2004; at South Carolina, vs. Florida in 2005; at Florida, vs. Vanderbilt in 2006.

Arkansas - Permanent: South Carolina. Rotating: at Tennessee, vs. Kentucky in 2002; at Kentucky, vs. Florida in 2003; at Florida, vs. Georgia in 2004; at Georgia, vs. Vanderbilt in 2005; at Vanderbilt, vs. Tennessee in 2006.

Auburn - Permanent: Georgia. Rotating: at Florida, vs. Vanderbilt in 2002; at Vanderbilt, vs. Tennessee in 2003; at Tennessee, vs. Kentucky in 2004; at Kentucky, vs. South Carolina in 2005; at South Carolina, vs. Florida in 2006.

Florida - Permanent: LSU. Rotating: vs. Auburn, at Ole Miss in 2002; vs. Ole Miss, at Arkansas in 2003; vs. Arkansas, at Mississippi State in 2004; vs. Mississippi State, at Alabama in 2005; vs. Alabama, at Auburn in 2006.

Georgia - Permanent: Auburn. Rotating: vs. Ole Miss, at Alabama in 2002; vs. Alabama, at LSU in 2003; vs. LSU, at Arkansas in 2004; vs. Arkansas, at Mississippi State in 2005; vs. Mississippi State, at Ole Miss in 2006.

Kentucky - Permanent: Mississippi State. Rotating: vs. LSU, at Arkansas in 2002; vs. Arkansas, at Alabama in 2003; vs. Alabama, at Auburn in 2004; vs. Auburn, at Ole Miss in 2005; vs. Ole Miss, at LSU in 2006.

LSU - Permanent: Florida. Rotating: at Kentucky, vs. South Carolina in 2002; at South Carolina, vs. Georgia in 2003; at Georgia, vs. Vanderbilt in 2004; at Vanderbilt, vs. Tennessee in 2005; at Tennessee, vs. Kentucky in 2006.

Ole Miss - Permanent: Vanderbilt. Rotating: at Georgia, vs. Florida in 2002; at Florida, vs. South Carolina in 2003; at South Carolina, vs. Tennessee in 2004; at Tennessee, vs. Kentucky in 2005; at Kentucky, vs. Georgia in 2006.

Mississippi State - Permanent: Kentucky. Rotating: at South Carolina, vs. Tennessee in 2002; at Tennessee, vs. Vanderbilt in 2003; at Vanderbilt, vs. Florida in 2004; at Florida, vs. Georgia in 2005; at Georgia, vs. South Carolina in 2006.

South Carolina - Permanent: Arkansas. Rotating: vs. Mississippi State, at LSU in 2002; vs. LSU, at Ole Miss in 2003; vs. Ole Miss, at Alabama in 2004; vs. Alabama, at Auburn in 2005; vs. Auburn, at Mississippi State in 2006.

Tennessee - Permanent: Alabama. Rotating: vs. Arkansas, at Mississippi State in 2002; vs. Mississippi State, at Auburn in 2003; vs. Auburn, at Ole Miss in 2004; vs. Ole Miss, at LSU in 2005; vs. LSU, at Arkansas in 2006.

Vanderbilt - Permanent: Ole Miss. Rotating: vs. Alabama, at Auburn in 2002; vs. Auburn, at Mississippi State in 2003; vs. Mississippi State, at LSU in 2004; vs. LSU, at Arkansas in 2005; vs. Arkansas, at Alabama in 2006.