The Florida Gators won the conference, beating the Alabama Crimson Tide 31 to 20 in the SEC Championship game.
The Gators then won a national championship, defeating the Big 12 champion Oklahoma Sooners 24 to 14 in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game.
Alabama led the conference with five consensus first-team All-SEC selections by both the AP and the coaches; Florida was second with three.
Georgia running back Knowshon Moreno was a unanimous selection by both AP and the coaches.
Tennessee safety Eric Berry, a unanimous selection by the coaches, was voted AP SEC Defensive Player of the Year.