List of Southeastern Conference champions


The Southeastern Conference sponsors nine men's sports and thirteen women's sports. This is a list of conference champions for each sport. Also see the list of SEC national champions.

Members

The SEC was established in December 1932, when the 13 members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachian Mountains left to form their own conference. Ten of the 13 founding members have remained in the conference since its inception. Three schools left the conference before 1966 and six have joined since 1991, bringing the current membership to 16.

Current members

Former members

Current champions

Men's sports

BaseballTexas Vanderbilt
Football–Georgia
Men's BasketballAuburn Florida
Men's Cross Country–Alabama
Men's Golf–Florida
Men's Indoor Track and Field–Texas A&M
Men's Outdoor Track and Field–Arkansas
Men's Swimming and Diving–Texas
Men's TennisTexas Texas

Baseball

All 16 SEC schools play baseball.
Although this article lists both regular-season and tournament champions, the SEC awards its official baseball championship based solely on regular-season record, whether or not the tournament existed at a given time. The tournament, however, does determine the SEC's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
The method to determine the SEC Champion has varied greatly:
  • 1933-1947: Determined by conference winning percentage.
  • 1948-1950: Division leaders met in best of 5 championship series.
  • 1951: Determined by conference winning percentage.
  • 1952: Division leaders were to meet in best of 3 championship series; Eastern division leader ceded championship series to western division leader.
  • 1953-1976: Division leaders met in best of 3 championship series.
  • 1977-1985: First SEC Tournament. Determined by top 2 teams from each division playing in double elimination tournament.
  • 1986: Determined by top 4 teams overall playing in double elimination tournament.
  • 1987: Determined by top 6 teams overall playing in double elimination tournament.
  • 1988-1991: Determined by conference winning percentage. Tournament played to award NCAA auto-bid.
  • 1992: Determined by conference winning percentage.
  • 1993-1995: Determined by conference and tournament winning percentage. NCAA auto-bid is awarded to winner of divisional tournament that *has highest overall conference winning percentage.
  • 1996-1997: Determined by conference winning percentage. Tournament played with top 3 teams in each division plus 2 at-large teams based on conference winning percentage to award NCAA auto-bid.
  • 1998: Determined as before but with division leaders earning top 2 seeds in tournament.
  • 1999-2012: Determined as before but tournament consisted of top 2 teams in each division plus 4 at-large teams based on conference winning percentage.

Champions

Official SEC champions in bold.

Men's basketball

All 16 SEC members play men's basketball.
Although this article lists both regular-season and tournament champions, the SEC has awarded its official men's basketball championship based solely on regular-season record since the 1950–51 season, whether or not the tournament existed at a given time. The tournament, however, does determine the SEC's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Champions

Official SEC champions in bold.
1933KentuckyKentucky
1934KentuckyAlabama
1935Kentucky, LSUNo Tournament
1936KentuckyTennessee
1937Georgia TechKentucky
1938KentuckyGeorgia Tech
1939AlabamaKentucky
1940AlabamaKentucky
1941Kentucky,TennesseeTennessee
1942Tennessee,KentuckyKentucky
1943Kentucky,TennesseeTennessee
1944Georgia Tech, TulaneKentucky
1945Kentucky, TennesseeKentucky
1946Kentucky, LSUKentucky
1947KentuckyKentucky
1948KentuckyKentucky
1949KentuckyKentucky
1950KentuckyKentucky
1951KentuckyVanderbilt
1952KentuckyKentucky
1953LSUNo Tournament
1954Kentucky, LSU'
1955KentuckyNo Tournament
1956AlabamaNo Tournament
1957KentuckyNo Tournament
1958KentuckyNo Tournament
1959Mississippi StateNo Tournament
1960AuburnNo Tournament
1961Mississippi State'
1962Kentucky, Mississippi StateNo Tournament
1963Mississippi StateNo Tournament
1964KentuckyNo Tournament
1965VanderbiltNo Tournament
1966KentuckyNo Tournament
1967TennesseeNo Tournament
1968KentuckyNo Tournament
1969KentuckyNo Tournament
1970KentuckyNo Tournament
1971KentuckyNo Tournament
1972Kentucky, TennesseeNo Tournament
1973KentuckyNo Tournament
1974Alabama, VanderbiltNo Tournament
1975Alabama, KentuckyNo Tournament
1976AlabamaNo Tournament
1977Kentucky, TennesseeNo Tournament
1978KentuckyNo Tournament
1979LSUTennessee
1980KentuckyLSU
1981LSUOle Miss
1982Kentucky, TennesseeAlabama
1983KentuckyGeorgia
1984KentuckyKentucky
1985LSUAuburn
1986KentuckyKentucky
1987AlabamaAlabama
1988KentuckyKentucky
1989FloridaAlabama
1990GeorgiaAlabama
1991LSU, Mississippi StateAlabama
1992ArkansasKentucky
1993VanderbiltKentucky
1994ArkansasKentucky
1995KentuckyKentucky
1996KentuckyMississippi State
1997South CarolinaKentucky
1998KentuckyKentucky
1999AuburnKentucky
2000Florida, Kentucky, LSU, TennesseeArkansas
2001Florida, KentuckyKentucky
2002AlabamaMississippi State
2003KentuckyKentucky
2004Mississippi StateKentucky
2005KentuckyFlorida
2006LSUFlorida
2007FloridaFlorida
2008TennesseeGeorgia
2009LSUMississippi State
2010KentuckyKentucky
2011FloridaKentucky
2012KentuckyVanderbilt
2013FloridaOle Miss
2014FloridaFlorida
2015KentuckyKentucky
2016Kentucky, Texas A&MKentucky
2017KentuckyKentucky
2018Auburn, TennesseeKentucky
2019LSUAuburn
2020KentuckyTournament Canceled
2021AlabamaAlabama
2022AuburnTennessee
2023AlabamaAlabama
2024TennesseeAuburn
2025AuburnFlorida

Division champions (1992–2011)

When the SEC expanded to 12 schools with the addition of South Carolina and Arkansas for the 1992 season, the conference divided its basketball teams into separate divisions, East and West, just like for football. In June 2011, the SEC voted to eliminate divisions in basketball.
1992KentuckyArkansas
1993VanderbiltArkansas
1994Florida, KentuckyArkansas
1995KentuckyArkansas, Mississippi State
1996KentuckyMississippi State
1997South CarolinaOle Miss
1998KentuckyOle Miss
1999TennesseeAuburn
2000Florida, Kentucky, TennesseeLSU
2001Florida, KentuckyOle Miss
2002Florida, Georgia, KentuckyAlabama
2003KentuckyMississippi State
2004KentuckyMississippi State
2005KentuckyAlabama, LSU
2006TennesseeLSU
2007FloridaMississippi State, Ole Miss
2008TennesseeMississippi State
2009South Carolina, TennesseeLSU
2010KentuckyMississippi State, Ole Miss
2011FloridaAlabama

Women's basketball

All 16 SEC members play women's basketball.
Although the SEC began sponsoring women's basketball competition in the 1979–80 season, it was not fully integrated into the conference until the 1982–83 season, which was the first in which each team played the same number of conference games. Also, although this article lists both regular-season and tournament champions, the SEC has officially awarded its conference title based solely on the regular-season standings since the 1985–86 season. From 1980 to 1985, the official SEC champion was the tournament winner, but the tournament now only determines the recipient of the SEC's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

Cross country

All current SEC members participate in men's and women's cross country except South Carolina, which only fields a women's team.

Equestrian

Four SEC schools compete in Women's Equestrian: Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M. The first conference championship was contested in 2013.

Football

All 16 SEC schools play football.

Divisional champions

From 1992 through 2023, divisional champions were crowned. Occasionally, a tie between two or more teams occurred, requiring a tiebreaker. All teams involved in the tiebreaker were considered co-divisional champions, and the winner of the tiebreaker was the division's representative to the championship game. The 2023 season was the last for the divisional format. All divisional champions and co-champions are listed below.
1992Florida*, GeorgiaAlabama
1993FloridaAlabama†
1994FloridaAlabama
1995FloridaArkansas
1996FloridaAlabama*, LSU
1997TennesseeAuburn*, LSU
1998TennesseeMississippi State*, Arkansas
1999FloridaAlabama
2000FloridaAuburn
2001TennesseeLSU*, Auburn
2002GeorgiaArkansas*, Auburn, LSU
2003Georgia*, Florida, TennesseeLSU*, Mississippi
2004TennesseeAuburn
2005GeorgiaLSU*, Auburn
2006FloridaArkansas
2007Tennessee*, GeorgiaLSU
2008FloridaAlabama
2009FloridaAlabama
2010South CarolinaAuburn
2011GeorgiaLSU
2012Georgia*, FloridaAlabama
2013Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]Auburn*, Alabama
2014MissouriAlabama
2015FloridaAlabama
2016FloridaAlabama
2017GeorgiaAuburn*, Alabama
2018GeorgiaAlabama
2019GeorgiaLSU
2020FloridaAlabama
2021GeorgiaAlabama
2022GeorgiaLSU*, Alabama
2023GeorgiaAlabama

* denotes tie-break winner and subsequent division representative to the SEC championship game.

in 1993 Auburn finished first in the West standings but was ineligible due to NCAA probation and postseason ban.

in 2002 Alabama finished first in the West standings but was ineligible due to NCAA probation and postseason ban.

Southern Conference football champions

The Southern Conference was an immediate predecessor to the SEC, with all thirteen charter SEC schools having been members before leaving to form the SEC after the 1932 season.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was a predecessor to the Southern Conference, with every current and former member of the SEC having been members at some point except Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.

Golf

All 16 SEC schools play both men's and women's golf.

Women's gymnastics

Nine SEC schools participate in women's gymnastics: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Oklahoma has a men's gymnastics team in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
In 2017, the SEC began recognizing a regular season champion in addition to the winner of the SEC championship meet. LSU claimed the first regular season title.

Women's rowing

The SEC added women's rowing for the 2024–25 school year with four programs—Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.

Indoor track and field

All current SEC schools participate in both men's and women's indoor track & field except Vanderbilt, which once sponsored the sport for both sexes but now sponsors it only for women.

Outdoor track and field

All current SEC schools participate in outdoor track & field for both sexes except for Vanderbilt, which sponsors the sport only for women.

Soccer

All 16 schools play women's soccer. While only women's soccer is sponsored by the SEC, Kentucky and South Carolina both have men's soccer teams in the Sun Belt Conference.

Other division winners

1995 - Alabama

1996 - Arkansas

1997 - Alabama

1998 - Alabama

1999 - Mississippi

2000 - Mississippi

2001 - Mississippi State, Auburn

2002 - Tennessee

2003 - Auburn

2004 - Auburn

2005 - Mississippi

2006 - Auburn

2007 - LSU

2008 - Auburn, LSU

2009 - LSU

2010 - Auburn

2011 - LSU

2012 - Texas A&M

2019 – Vanderbilt

2020–21 – Tennessee
  • Divisional winners discontinued from 2013–2018, and after 2020–21.

Softball

All current SEC schools except Vanderbilt play softball.

Other division winners

1997 - LSU

1998 - LSU

1999 - Tennessee, South Carolina

2000 - Kentucky

2001 - South Carolina

2002 - South Carolina

2003 - Alabama

2004 - Tennessee

2005 - Georgia

2006 - Georgia

2007 - LSU

2007 - Alabama

2008 - Alabama

2009 - Alabama

2010 - Florida

2011 - Florida

2012 - Tennessee

2013 - LSU
  • Division winners discontinued in 2014

Swimming and diving

10 SEC schools participate in men's swimming and diving, and 12 in women's swimming and diving.
The following schools have both men's and women's teams: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee Texas, and Texas A&M.
Arkansas and Vanderbilt sponsor the sport for women only. The two Mississippi schools and Oklahoma do not sponsor the sport at all.

Men's tennis

All current SEC schools play men's tennis except for Missouri.
From 1953-1989, the SEC Champion was determined by the accumulation of points in an individual flighted tournament.
In 1990, a team dual match format was instituted for the conference tournament which provided the SEC tournament champion.
From 1990-98, the SEC Champion was determined by a total aggregate points accumulated at the conclusion of the conference tournament: one full
point was awarded for each regular-season conference win, one-half point for wins in the first two rounds of the conference tournament, one-half point for receiving a first-round bye in the conference tournament and one full point for a win in the conference tournament semifinals and finals.
For the 1999 season, the same points system was in place with a couple of changes: one full point for first-round bye in the conference tournament and one full point for a win in any round of the conference tournament.
In 2000, the SEC changed the determination of its tennis regular season champion to the team with the best winning percentage in conference regular-season dual matches.

Other division winners

2002 - Ole Miss

2003 - Ole Miss

2004 - Florida

2005 - Florida, Ole Miss

2006 - Ole Miss

2007 - Ole Miss

2008 - Ole Miss

2009 - Georgia

2010 - Ole Miss

2011 - Mississippi State

2012 - Mississippi State

2013 - Texas A&M, Ole Miss
  • Divisional winners discontinued in 2014

Women's tennis

All current SEC schools play women's tennis.
In 2000, the SEC changed the determination of its tennis champions to the team with the best winning percentage in conference regular-season dual matches. Before this, a points system was used in which full- or half-points were awarded for wins during the season as well as during the conference tournament.

Other division winners

2002 - Auburn

2003 - Alabama

2004 - LSU

2005 - Mississippi State, Ole Miss

2006 - Alabama

2007 - LSU, Auburn

2008 - Arkansas

2009 - Arkansas

2010 - Ole Miss

2011 - Alabama

2012 - Alabama

2013 - Florida, Georgia, Texas A&M
  • Divisional winners discontinued in 2014

Volleyball

As of the current 2025 NCAA women's volleyball season, all SEC members play women's volleyball. Vanderbilt reinstated women's volleyball in 2025 after an absence of more than 45 years; it played in the first SEC tournament in 1979, but dropped the sport after that season. The SEC does not currently sponsor men's volleyball, and no conference member has a varsity men's team.
The SEC Volleyball Tournament was suspended for three seasons after the 2005 season. It was not renewed, but, with the NCAA on the verge of officially adding beach volleyball to its Emerging Sports program, the conference's coaches instead sponsored a Commissioner's Cup tournament for that variation of the sport. The tournaments, which were held in mid-April between 2008–10, were won by Georgia, South Carolina, and LSU respectively.
On March 14, 2023, the SEC announced that the women's volleyball tournament would be reinstated in the near future. At the time, the conference had not decided whether the tournament would resume in 2024 or 2025. In September 2024, the SEC announced that the tournament would resume in 2025.

Champions

  • The 2020 season was split into fall and spring phases due to COVID-19.
  • From 1979–1982 regular-season conference standings were not tabulated.

Other division winners

1995 - Arkansas

1996 - Arkansas

1997 - Arkansas

1998 - Arkansas

1999 - Arkansas

2000 - Alabama

2001 - Arkansas

2002 - Arkansas

2003 - Arkansas

2004 - Arkansas, Alabama

2005 - LSU, Arkansas

2006 - LSU

2007 - LSU

2008 - LSU

2009 - Kentucky

2010 - LSU

2011 - LSU

2012 - Texas A&M
  • Divisional winners discontinued in 2013