List of Southeastern Conference national championships explained

The list of Southeastern Conference national championships begins in 1933, the first year of competition for the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and includes 214 team national championships sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and four additional national championships sanctioned by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW), won by current conference members through the end of the 2022–23 school year.[1] SEC members won eight national championships in 2023–24—Arkansas in women's indoor and outdoor track, Auburn in men's golf, Florida in men's outdoor track, LSU in women's gymnastics, South Carolina in women's basketball, Tennessee in baseball, and Texas A&M in women's tennis. Also in 2023–24, both new members won at least one national title as members of the Big 12 ConferenceOklahoma in softball and Texas in women's rowing and women's volleyball.

The SEC has averaged almost seven national championships per year since 1990.[2]

Listed below are all championship teams of NCAA-sponsored events, as well as the titles won in football and equestrian, which are not official NCAA-sanctioned championships. Conference members have won at least one title in every sponsored sport in which the SEC participates. Kentucky completed this feat by winning the 2020 National Championship in women's volleyball on April 24, 2021. Between 1979 and 1982, teams representing current member universities also claimed four AIAW Championships.

Fall sports

Football (43 claimed)

Schools don't necessarily claim each of the championships listed.

Pre-SEC

Year School Source Officially Claimed
1934AlabamaDunkel, Houlgate, Poling, Williamson, Ronnie BunchYes
1935LSUWilliamsonNo
1936LSUWilliamsonNo
1938TennesseeBillingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, SagarinYes
1940TennesseeDunkel, WilliamsonYes
1941AlabamaHoulgateYes
1942GeorgiaBerryman, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, WilliamsonYes
1945AlabamaNational Championship FoundationNo
1946GeorgiaWilliamsonNo
1950KentuckySagarinYes
1950TennesseeBillingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship FoundationYes
1951TennesseeAP, Litkenhous, UPI, WilliamsonYes
1951Georgia TechBerryman, BoandNo
1952Georgia TechBerryman, INS, PolingYes
1956TennesseeSagarinNo
1956Georgia TechBerrymanNo
1957AuburnAP, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, WilliamsonYes
1958LSUAP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, UPI, WilliamsonYes
1959Ole MissBerryman, Dunkel, SagarinYes
1960Ole MissBillingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation, WilliamsonYes
1961AlabamaAP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, UPI, WilliamsonYes
1962LSUBerrymanNo
1962Ole MissBillingsley, Litkenhous, SagarinYes
1964AlabamaAP, Berryman, Litkenhous, UPIYes
1965AlabamaAP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW, National Championship FoundationYes
1966AlabamaBerrymanNo
1967TennesseeLitkenhousYes
1968GeorgiaLitkenhousNo
1973AlabamaBerryman, UPIYes
1975AlabamaMatthewsNo
1977AlabamaFootball ResearchNo
1978AlabamaAP, FACT, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFFYes
1979AlabamaAP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPIYes
1980GeorgiaAP, Berryman, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sporting News, UPIYes
1983AuburnFACT, Football Research, NY TimesNo
1984FloridaBillingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, NY Times, Sagarin, Sporting NewsNo
1992AlabamaAP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NY Times, Sporting News, UPI/NFF, USA/CNNYes
1993AuburnNational Championship FoundationNo
1996FloridaAP, Berryman, Billingsley, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, NFF, Sagarin, Sporting News, USA/CNN, NY Times, National Championship Foundation, Dunkel, Matthews, DeVoldYes
1998TennesseeAlderson, AP, BCS, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPNYes
2003LSUBCS, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Massey, NFF, Sagarin, Seattle Times, USA/ESPNYes
2006FloridaBCS, USA Today, APYes
2007LSUBCS, USA Today, APYes
2008FloridaBCS, USA Today, APYes
2009AlabamaBCS, USA Today, APYes
2010AuburnBCS, USA Today, APYes
2011AlabamaBCS, USA Today, APYes
2012AlabamaBCS, USA Today, APYes
2015AlabamaCFP, USA Today, APYes
2017AlabamaCFP, USA Today, APYes
2019LSUCFP, USA Today, APYes
2020AlabamaCFP, USA Today, APYes
2021GeorgiaCFP, USA Today, APYes
2022GeorgiaCFP, USA Today, APYes

See also: College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS.

Men's cross country (8)

YearSchool
1972Tennessee
1991Arkansas
1992Arkansas
1993Arkansas
1995Arkansas
1998Arkansas
1999Arkansas
2000Arkansas

See also: NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship.

Women's cross country (2)

YearSchool
1988Kentucky
2019Arkansas

See also: NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship.

Women's soccer (1)

See also: NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship.

Women's volleyball (1)

See also: NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament.

Men's soccer (0)

The SEC has never sponsored men's soccer; only two current members, Kentucky and South Carolina, sponsor the sport. After more than a decade as Conference USA rivals, both teams moved to the Sun Belt Conference for 2022 and beyond. Their annual derby is nicknamed the "Southeastern Conference Championship Game".

Winter sports

Men's basketball (11 official)

The NCAA did not sanction a postseason tournament to determine a national champion until 1939. Some schools claim basketball national championships based on polls for seasons prior to 1939, but those are not listed here.

YearSchoolNotes
1948Kentucky
1949Kentucky
1951Kentucky
1958Kentucky
1978Kentucky
1994Arkansas
1996Kentucky
1998Kentucky
2006Florida
2007Florida
2012Kentucky

Note: LSU claims a basketball national championship on the basis of a win in the 1935 American Legion Bowl, though the event made no claim to determine a national champion. Kentucky also claims the 1933 title, based on the Helms poll. Neither of these claimed titles are officially recognized by the NCAA and thus are not listed here.

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship records.

Women's basketball (12)

YearSchool
1987Tennessee
1989Tennessee
1991Tennessee
1996Tennessee
1997Tennessee
1998Tennessee
2007Tennessee
2008Tennessee
2017South Carolina
2022South Carolina
2023LSU
2024South Carolina

See also: NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Men's gymnastics (0)

The SEC has never sponsored men's gymnastics. Oklahoma has won 12 team titles in that sport.

Women's gymnastics (21)

YearSchool
1982Florida
1987Georgia
1988Alabama
1989Georgia
1991Alabama
1993Georgia
1996Alabama
1998Georgia
1999Georgia
2002Alabama
2005Georgia
2006Georgia
2007Georgia
2008Georgia
2009Georgia
2011Alabama
2012Alabama
2013Florida
2014Florida ***
2015Florida
2024LSU

*** Florida shared the 2014 national title with Oklahoma.

See also: AIAW Champions.

See also: NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships.

Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was the sole governing body for women's intercollegiate athletics and sponsored national championships in women's sports. Starting in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) began to sponsor women's athletic championships as well as those for men's sports. During the 1981–82 school year, the AIAW and NCAA both sponsored championships in several women's sports. Starting in 1982–83, the NCAA became the sole sponsor of women's intercollegiate sports championships and national championships in those sports.

Men's indoor track and field (20)

YearSchool
1992Arkansas
1993Arkansas
1994Arkansas
1995Arkansas
1997Arkansas
1998Arkansas
1999Arkansas
2000Arkansas
2001LSU
2002Tennessee
2003Arkansas
2004LSU
2005Arkansas
2006Arkansas
2010Florida
2011Florida
2012Florida
2013Arkansas
2017Texas A&M
2018Florida

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Women's indoor track and field (20)

YearSchool
1987LSU
1989LSU
1991LSU
1992Florida
1993LSU
1994LSU
1995LSU
1996LSU
1997LSU
2002LSU
2003LSU
2004LSU
2005Tennessee
2009Tennessee
2015Arkansas
2018Georgia
2019Arkansas
2021Arkansas
2022Florida
2023Arkansas
2024Arkansas

See also: NCAA Women's Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Men's swimming and diving (11)

YearSchool
1978Tennessee
1983Florida
1984Florida
1997Auburn
1999Auburn
2003Auburn
2004Auburn
2005Auburn
2006Auburn
2007Auburn
2009Auburn

See also: NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Women's swimming and diving (15)

YearSchool
1979Florida
1982Florida
1999Georgia
2000Georgia
2001Georgia
2002Auburn
2003Auburn
2004Auburn
2005Georgia
2006Auburn
2007Auburn
2010Florida
2013Georgia
2014Georgia
2016Georgia

See also: AIAW Champions and NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.

Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was the sole governing body for women's intercollegiate athletics and sponsored national championships in women's sports. Starting in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) began to sponsor women's athletic championships as well as those for men's sports. During the 1981–82 school year, the AIAW and NCAA both sponsored championships in several women's sports. Beginning in 1982–83, the NCAA became the sole sponsor of women's intercollegiate sports championships and national championships in those sports.

Women's bowling (3)

YearSchool
2007Vanderbilt
2018Vanderbilt
2023Vanderbilt

Note that the SEC does not sponsor bowling. Vanderbilt won its first title as an independent and its second and third as a member of the single-sport Southland Bowling League. Since the 2023–24 school year, Vanderbilt bowling has competed in Conference USA, which absorbed the SBL after the 2022–23 season.

See also: NCAA Bowling Championship.

Rifle (4)

YearSchool
2011Kentucky
2018Kentucky
2021Kentucky
2022Kentucky

Note that the SEC does not sponsor rifle. Kentucky is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference.

See also: NCAA Rifle Championship.

Men's wrestling (0)

The SEC sponsored wrestling from 1969 to 1981, but no member won an NCAA team title during the existence of SEC wrestling. Oklahoma has won seven national team championships in that sport. Missouri and Oklahoma are currently wrestling-only members of the Big 12 Conference, in which they have been full members before joining the SEC in 2012 and 2024, respectively.

Spring sports

Baseball (16)

Three SEC members have won national titles before joining the conference:

YearSchool
1990Georgia
1991LSU
1993LSU
1996LSU
1997LSU
2000LSU
2009LSU
2010South Carolina
2011South Carolina
2014Vanderbilt
2017Florida
2019Vanderbilt
2021Mississippi State
2022Ole Miss
2023LSU
2024Tennessee

See also: NCAA Division I Baseball Championship.

See also: College World Series.

Softball (3)

Two SEC members have won national titles in softball before becoming SEC members:

YearSchool
2012Alabama
2014Florida
2015Florida

See also: Women's College World Series.

Men's outdoor track and field (23)

YearSchool
1933LSU
1974Tennessee
1989LSU
1990LSU
1991Tennessee
1992Arkansas
1993Arkansas
1994Arkansas
1995Arkansas
1996Arkansas
1997Arkansas
1998Arkansas
1999Arkansas
2001Tennessee
2002LSU
2003Arkansas
2004Arkansas (vacated)
2005Arkansas (vacated)
2012Florida
2013Texas A&M/Florida***
2016Florida
2017Florida
2018Georgia
2022Florida
2023Florida
2024Florida

* Arkansas was forced to vacate the NCAA titles won in 2004 and 2005 because of recruiting violations with Tyson Gay. Florida finished second both years.[3] [4]

*** Texas A&M and Florida finished tied for the national title at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

See also: NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Women's outdoor track and field (19)

YearSchool
1981Tennessee
1987LSU
1988LSU
1989LSU
1990LSU
1991LSU
1992LSU
1993LSU
1994LSU
1995LSU
1996LSU
1997LSU
2000LSU
2002South Carolina
2003LSU
2006Auburn
2008LSU
2012LSU (vacated)
2014Texas A&M
2019Arkansas
2022Florida
2024Arkansas

See also: AIAW Champions and NCAA Women's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was the sole governing body for women's intercollegiate athletics and sponsored national championships in women's sports. Starting in 1981, the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) began to sponsor women's athletic championships as well as those for men's sports. During the 1981–82 school year, the AIAW and NCAA both sponsored championships in several women's sports. Beginning in 1982–83, the NCAA became the sole sponsor of women's intercollegiate sports championships and national championships in those sports.

Men's tennis (8)

YearSchool
1959Tulane
1985Georgia
1987Georgia
1999Georgia
2001Georgia
2007Georgia
2008Georgia
2021Florida

See also: NCAA Men's Tennis Championship.

Women's tennis (11)

YearSchool
1992Florida
1994Georgia
1996Florida
1998Florida
2000Georgia
2003Florida
2011Florida
2012Florida
2015Vanderbilt
2017Florida
2024Texas A&M

See also: NCAA Women's Tennis Championship.

Men's golf (15)

YearSchool
1940LSU
1942LSU
1947LSU
1955LSU
1968Florida
1973Florida
1993Florida
1999Georgia
2001Florida
2005Georgia
2013Alabama
2014Alabama
2015LSU
2023Florida
2024Auburn

See also: NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

Women's golf (5)

YearSchool
1985Florida
1986Florida
2001Georgia
2012Alabama
2021Ole Miss

See also: NCAA Women's Golf Championship.

Women's rowing (0)

The SEC has never sponsored women's rowing; Alabama, Oklahoma and Tennessee and Texas, sponsor the sport. Oklahoma and Texas also, sponsor the sport, and Texas has won three NCAA titles (2021, 2022, 2024).

The SEC is now expected to add the sport in 2024–25, although it has made no official announcement. Conference bylaws allow a championship to be awarded in any sport sponsored by at least 25% of the full conference membership.[6] The Big 12's announcement that it would add Old Dominion and Tulsa as women's rowing associates for 2024–25 hinted at the departure of Alabama and Tennessee from Big 12 rowing, as neither school was announced as a participant in the 2024–25 Big 12 season.[7]

Defunct NCAA championships

Men's boxing (1)

See also: NCAA Boxing Championship.

NCAA emerging sports

Equestrian (17)

YearSchool
2003Georgia
2004Georgia
2005South Carolina
2006Auburn
2007South Carolina
2008Georgia
2009Georgia
2010Georgia
2011Auburn
2013Auburn
2014Georgia
2015South Carolina
2016Auburn
2017Texas A&M
2018Auburn
2019Auburn
2021Georgia

NCAA team championships

Through June 30, 2024[11]

width=180Schoolwidth=56Total width=28NCAA Men's width=28NCAA Women'swidth=56NCAA Co-edwidth=90Nickname
University of Texas5727300Longhorns
University of Arkansas514380Razorbacks
Louisiana State University4720270Tigers
University of Florida4222200Gators
University of Oklahoma3723140Sooners
University of Georgia3110210Bulldogs
10280Crimson Tide
University of Tennessee177100Volunteers
Auburn University15960Tigers
University of Kentucky14824Wildcats
Texas A&M University14680Aggies
University of South Carolina6240Gamecocks
Vanderbilt University6240Commodores
University of Mississippi2110Rebels
University of Missouri2200Tigers
Mississippi State University1100Bulldogs

See also: List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships and List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships.

The table above ranks the current SEC schools by the number of NCAA recognized national championships each school has won. This does not include Division I-A/FBS football championships, equestrian championships, or unofficial championships in other sports such as men's basketball. However, it does include AIAW titles, which the NCAA has retroactively recognized as equivalent to its own national championships. The totals below include any championships that may have been won before the school was a member of the SEC.

In addition, some recognized national championships are in sports that are not (or were not) sponsored by the SEC:

References

9. https://lsusports.net/ncaachamps/

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Champions . Southeastern Conference . August 11, 2023. For data on a specific sport, click on the name of the sport or its accompanying picture.
  2. Web site: About the SEC . Southeastern Conference . 2007-07-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070708183735/http://secsports.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=9993 . 2007-07-08 . dead .
  3. https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/2007-10-25-arkansas-track-titles_N.htm Arkansas vacates track titles over NCAA violations
  4. Web site: Arkansas loses two track and field titles; sprinter Gay linked to probe. 25 October 2007.
  5. Web site: Women's Track & Field Vacates NCAA Title - LSUsports.net - the Official Web Site of LSU Tigers Athletics . 2013-02-13 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002218/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205745374 . dead .
  6. News: An SEC team winning the Big 12 or Sun Belt? Inside the weird world of conference affiliates . Kennington III . Smith . The Athletic . July 21, 2023 . March 13, 2024.
  7. Big 12 Adds Affiliates in Lacrosse, Rowing . Big 12 Conference . February 21, 2024 . February 24, 2024.
  8. http://www.varsityequestrian.com/about.html Official NCAA Varsity Equestrian Site
  9. http://www.varsityequestrian.com/championship/results.html List of NCAA Equestrian Champions
  10. Web site: SEC National Champs – Equestrian . Southeastern Conference . August 11, 2023.
  11. Web site: Championships summary through Jan. 1, 2022 . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2015-02-25 . 2014-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320185655/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf . live.