SEC
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| Southeastern Conference | |
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| Established | 1932 |
| Classification | Division I-A (Bowl Championship Division) |
| National Titles | 151 |
| Commissioner | Mike Slive |
| Members | 12 |
| Sports Fielded | 18 |
| States | 8 (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| Headquarters | Birmingham, AL |
| Website | SECSports.com |
The Southeastern Conference consists of 12 schools in the SEC East and the SEC West. The conference was formed in 1933. In men's basketball the SEC has appeared in 24 Final Fours, the fourth most of any conference, behind the Pac-10, Atlantic Coast, and Big Ten. [1] Mike Slive is the current commissioner. He was appointed in 2002. Prior to becoming the head man in the SEC, Slive was the founding commissioner of Conference USA. The SEC headquarters are located in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Members
East
West
Member Map
National Championships
Since its founding in 1932, SEC members have won a total of 153 team national championships (as of April 3rd 2006). Listed below are all championship teams of NCAA sponsored events, as well as the titles won in football. Conference members have won at least one title in all but two of the sponsored events, Softball and Women's Volleyball.
- Prior to 1932, the University of Alabama claimed national titles in football in 1925, 1926, and 1930.
- Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, the University of Arkansas claimed the 1964 football championship, nine titles in Men's Indoor Track, three in Men's Outdoor Track, and five in Men's Cross Country.
- Prior to 1932, former member Georgia Tech claimed football national titles in 1917 and 1928. Tech also won the 1952 title in football. The team defeated fellow SEC member Mississippi in the Sugar Bowl and finished with a record of 12-0. This came a year after Tennessee claimed its first unanimous national title in 1951, although it was also voted national champion by multiple polling services in 1938 and 1940.
- Up to 1982, teams representing member schools also claimed three AIAW Championships
SEC Fight Songs
East
Florida Orange and Blue
Georgia Glory
Kentucky On, On, U of K
South Carolina The Fighting Gamecocks Lead the Way
Tennessee Down the Field (Official), Rocky Top (Unofficial)
Vanderbilt Dynamite
West
Alabama Yea, Alabama!
Arkansas Arkansas Fight Song
Auburn War Eagle
LSU Fight For LSU, Hey Fighting Tigers
Ole Miss Forward Rebels (Official), Dixie (Unofficial)
Mississippi State Hail State!
External links
- SECbbs Forum @ NCAAbbs
- LSU student newspaper article about LSU-Ole Miss rivalry
- The original AP article documenting the SEC's formation (12/10/1932)
- SEC Basketball Website
- SouthEastCollegeSports.com
- SEC Fanatics
- SEC Football Zone
| Southeastern Conference East: Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • South Carolina • Tennessee • Vanderbilt West Alabama • Arkansas • Auburn • LSU • Mississippi • Mississippi State |
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