List of Southeastern Conference national championships
The list of Southeastern Conference national championships begins in 1933, the first year of competition for the Southeastern Conference, and includes 203 team national championships sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and four additional national championships sanctioned by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, won by current conference members through the end of the 2016−17 academic year. During 2016−17, SEC members won six national championships—women's basketball, men's indoor track & field, women's equestrian, men's outdoor track & field, women's tennis, and baseball. The conference has so far won seven national titles in 2017–18, namely Alabama claiming the consensus football championship, Auburn in women's equestrian, Florida in men's indoor track, Georgia in women's indoor track, Kentucky in rifle, Vanderbilt in bowling, and Georgia in men's outdoor track.
The SEC has averaged almost seven national championships per year since 1990.
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 except for women's volleyball. Between 1979 and 1982, teams representing current member universities also claimed four AIAW Championships. Logan Durham claims a mascot national championship at the University of Tennessee.
Fall sports
Football (38 claimed)
Schools don't necessarily claim each of the championships listed.Pre-SEC
- Prior to 1932, Vanderbilt was named national champion in football in 1921 and 1922 by Berryman.
- Prior to 1932, LSU was named national champion in football in 1908 by the National Championship Foundation.
- Prior to 1932, Auburn was named national champion in football in 1913 by Billingsley and 1914 by Howell.
- Prior to 1932, Alabama claimed national championships in football in 1925, 1926, and 1930.
- Prior to 1932, Georgia was named national champion in football in 1920 by Berryman and 1927 by the Boand and Poling polls.
- Prior to 1932, former member Georgia Tech claimed football national titles in 1917 and 1928.
- Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas claimed the 1964 football championship.
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M claimed national titles in 1919, 1927, and 1939, all awarded by multiple selectors.
- Bold type indicates title is officially claimed by the university.
| Year | School | Source | Officially Claimed |
| 1934 | Alabama | Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling, Williamson, Ronnie Bunch | Yes |
| 1935 | LSU | Williamson | No |
| 1936 | LSU | Williamson | No |
| 1938 | Tennessee | Billingsley, Boand, Dunkel, Football Research, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Sagarin | Yes |
| 1940 | Tennessee | Dunkel, Williamson | Yes |
| 1941 | Alabama | Houlgate | Yes |
| 1942 | Georgia | Berryman, DeVold, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Poling, Williamson | Yes |
| 1945 | Alabama | National Championship Foundation | No |
| 1946 | Georgia | Williamson | No |
| 1950 | Kentucky | Sagarin | Yes |
| 1950 | Tennessee | Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, National Championship Foundation | Yes |
| 1951 | Tennessee | AP, Litkenhous, UPI, Williamson | Yes |
| 1951 | Georgia Tech | Berryman, Boand | No |
| 1952 | Georgia Tech | Berryman, INS, Poling | Yes |
| 1956 | Tennessee | Sagarin | No |
| 1956 | Georgia Tech | Berryman | No |
| 1957 | Auburn | AP, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Williamson | Yes |
| 1958 | LSU | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson | Yes |
| 1959 | Ole Miss | Berryman, Dunkel | Yes |
| 1960 | Ole Miss | Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation, Williamson | Yes |
| 1961 | Alabama | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson | Yes |
| 1962 | LSU | Berryman | No |
| 1962 | Ole Miss | Billingsley, Litkenhous | Yes |
| 1964 | Alabama | AP, Berryman, Litkenhous, UPI | Yes |
| 1965 | Alabama | AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW, National Championship Foundation | Yes |
| 1966 | Alabama | Berryman | No |
| 1967 | Tennessee | Litkenhous | Yes |
| 1968 | Georgia | Litkenhous | No |
| 1973 | Alabama | Berryman, UPI | Yes |
| 1975 | Alabama | Matthews | No |
| 1977 | Alabama | Football Research | No |
| 1978 | Alabama | AP, FACT, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF | Yes |
| 1979 | Alabama | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI | Yes |
| 1980 | Georgia | AP, Berryman, FACT, FB News, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sporting News, UPI | Yes |
| 1983 | Auburn | FACT, Football Research, NY Times | No |
| 1984 | Florida | Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Matthews, NY Times, Sagarin, Sporting News | No |
| 1992 | Alabama | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NY Times, Sporting News, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN | Yes |
| 1993 | Auburn | National Championship Foundation | No |
| 1996 | Florida | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, NFF, Sagarin, Sporting News, USA/CNN, NY Times, National Championship Foundation, Dunkel, Matthews, DeVold | Yes |
| 1998 | Tennessee | Alderson, AP, BCS, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, NY Times, Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN | Yes |
| 2003 | LSU | BCS, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Massey, NFF, Sagarin, Seattle Times, USA/ESPN | Yes |
| 2006 | Florida | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2007 | LSU | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2008 | Florida | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2009 | Alabama | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2010 | Auburn | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2011 | Alabama | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2012 | Alabama | BCS, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2015 | Alabama | CFP, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2017 | Alabama | CFP, USA Today, AP | Yes |
| 2019 | LSU | CFP, USA Today, AP | Yes |
Men's cross country (8)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas won four titles in men's cross country.
| Year | School |
| 1972 | Tennessee |
| 1991 | Arkansas |
| 1992 | Arkansas |
| 1993 | Arkansas |
| 1995 | Arkansas |
| 1998 | Arkansas |
| 1999 | Arkansas |
| 2000 | Arkansas |
Women's cross country (2)
Women's soccer (1)
Winter sports
Men's basketball (11 official, 1 more claimed)
Prior to 1939 the NCAA did not sanction a post-season tournament to determine a national champion. Some schools claim basketball national championships based on polls from this era.| Year | School | Notes |
| 1935 | LSU | MNC claim based on winning the American Legion Bowl game† |
| 1948 | Kentucky | |
| 1949 | Kentucky | |
| 1951 | Kentucky | |
| 1958 | Kentucky | |
| 1978 | Kentucky | |
| 1994 | Arkansas | |
| 1996 | Kentucky | |
| 1998 | Kentucky | |
| 2006 | Florida | |
| 2007 | Florida | |
| 2012 | Kentucky |
Women's basketball (9, 1 more claimed)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one women's basketball title.
- Because of the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic, South Carolina is claiming a women's basketball championship based on polls.
| Year | School | Notes |
| 1987 | Tennessee | - |
| 1989 | Tennessee | |
| 1991 | Tennessee | |
| 1996 | Tennessee | |
| 1997 | Tennessee | |
| 1998 | Tennessee | |
| 2007 | Tennessee | |
| 2008 | Tennessee | |
| 2017 | South Carolina | |
| 2020 | South Carolina'' | MNC claim based on final polls.† |
Women's gymnastics (20)
| Year | School |
| 1982 | Florida |
| 1987 | Georgia |
| 1988 | Alabama |
| 1989 | Georgia |
| 1991 | Alabama |
| 1993 | Georgia |
| 1996 | Alabama |
| 1998 | Georgia |
| 1999 | Georgia |
| 2002 | Alabama |
| 2005 | Georgia |
| 2006 | Georgia |
| 2007 | Georgia |
| 2008 | Georgia |
| 2009 | Georgia |
| 2011 | Alabama |
| 2012 | Alabama |
| 2013 | Florida |
| 2014 | Florida * |
| 2015 | Florida |
Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 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 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)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas won eight titles in men's indoor track.
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Missouri won one title in men's indoor track.
| Year | School |
| 1992 | Arkansas |
| 1993 | Arkansas |
| 1994 | Arkansas |
| 1995 | Arkansas |
| 1997 | Arkansas |
| 1998 | Arkansas |
| 1999 | Arkansas |
| 2000 | Arkansas |
| 2001 | LSU |
| 2002 | Tennessee |
| 2003 | Arkansas |
| 2004 | LSU |
| 2005 | Arkansas |
| 2006 | Arkansas |
| 2010 | Florida |
| 2011 | Florida |
| 2012 | Florida |
| 2013 | Arkansas |
| 2017 | Texas A&M |
| 2018 | Florida |
Women's indoor track and field (16)
| Year | School |
| 1987 | LSU |
| 1989 | LSU |
| 1991 | LSU |
| 1992 | Florida |
| 1993 | LSU |
| 1994 | LSU |
| 1995 | LSU |
| 1996 | LSU |
| 1997 | LSU |
| 2002 | LSU |
| 2003 | LSU |
| 2004 | LSU |
| 2005 | Tennessee |
| 2009 | Tennessee |
| 2015 | Arkansas |
| 2018 | Georgia |
| 2019 | Arkansas |
Men's swimming and diving (11)
| Year | School |
| 1978 | Tennessee |
| 1983 | Florida |
| 1984 | Florida |
| 1997 | Auburn |
| 1999 | Auburn |
| 2003 | Auburn |
| 2004 | Auburn |
| 2005 | Auburn |
| 2006 | Auburn |
| 2007 | Auburn |
| 2009 | Auburn |
Women's swimming and diving (15)
| Year | School |
| 1979 | Florida |
| 1982 | Florida |
| 1999 | Georgia |
| 2000 | Georgia |
| 2001 | Georgia |
| 2002 | Auburn |
| 2003 | Auburn |
| 2004 | Auburn |
| 2005 | Georgia |
| 2006 | Auburn |
| 2007 | Auburn |
| 2010 | Florida |
| 2013 | Georgia |
| 2014 | Georgia |
| 2016 | Georgia |
Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women 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 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 (2)
Note that the SEC does not sponsor bowling. Vanderbilt won its first title as an independent and its second as a member of the single-sport Southland Bowling League.Rifle (2)
Note that the SEC does not sponsor rifle. Kentucky is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference.Spring sports
Baseball (13)
Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Missouri won one national title.| Year | School |
| 1954 | Missouri |
| 1990 | Georgia |
| 1991 | LSU |
| 1993 | LSU |
| 1996 | LSU |
| 1997 | LSU |
| 2000 | LSU |
| 2009 | LSU |
| 2010 | South Carolina |
| 2011 | South Carolina |
| 2014 | Vanderbilt |
| 2017 | Florida |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt |
Softball (3)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one AIAW national title and two NCAA national titles.
| Year | School |
| 2012 | Alabama |
| 2014 | Florida |
| 2015 | Florida |
Men's outdoor track and field (21*)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas won one title in men's outdoor track.
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won three titles in men's outdoor track.
| Year | School |
| 1933 | LSU |
| 1974 | Tennessee |
| 1989 | LSU |
| 1990 | LSU |
| 1991 | Tennessee |
| 1992 | Arkansas |
| 1993 | Arkansas |
| 1994 | Arkansas |
| 1995 | Arkansas |
| 1996 | Arkansas |
| 1997 | Arkansas |
| 1998 | Arkansas |
| 1999 | Arkansas |
| 2001 | Tennessee |
| 2002 | LSU |
| 2003 | Arkansas |
| 2004* | Arkansas * |
| 2005* | Arkansas * |
| 2012 | Florida |
| 2013 | Texas A&M/Florida*** |
| 2016 | Florida |
| 2017 | Florida |
| 2018 | Georgia |
Women's outdoor track and field (18*)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won three titles in women's outdoor track.
| Year | School |
| 1987 | LSU |
| 1988 | LSU |
| 1989 | LSU |
| 1990 | LSU |
| 1991 | LSU |
| 1992 | LSU |
| 1993 | LSU |
| 1994 | LSU |
| 1995 | LSU |
| 1996 | LSU |
| 1997 | LSU |
| 2000 | LSU |
| 2002 | South Carolina |
| 2003 | LSU |
| 2006 | Auburn |
| 2008 | LSU |
| *2012 | *LSU |
| 2014 | Texas A&M |
| 2019 | Arkansas |
- LSU was forced to vacate the 2012 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship due to positive testing for banned substances in one athlete.
Men's tennis (7)
| Year | School |
| 1959 | Tulane |
| 1985 | Georgia |
| 1987 | Georgia |
| 1999 | Georgia |
| 2001 | Georgia |
| 2007 | Georgia |
| 2008 | Georgia |
Women's tennis (10)
| Year | School |
| 1992 | Florida |
| 1994 | Georgia |
| 1996 | Florida |
| 1998 | Florida |
| 2000 | Georgia |
| 2003 | Florida |
| 2011 | Florida |
| 2012 | Florida |
| 2015 | Vanderbilt |
| 2017 | Florida |
Men's golf (13)
- Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one national title.
| Year | School |
| 1940 | LSU |
| 1942 | LSU |
| 1947 | LSU |
| 1955 | LSU |
| 1968 | Florida |
| 1973 | Florida |
| 1993 | Florida |
| 1999 | Georgia |
| 2001 | Florida |
| 2005 | Georgia |
| 2013 | Alabama |
| 2014 | Alabama |
| 2015 | LSU |
Women's golf (4)
| Year | School |
| 1985 | Florida |
| 1986 | Florida |
| 2001 | Georgia |
| 2012 | Alabama |
Defunct NCAA championships
Men's boxing (1)
NCAA emerging sports
Equestrian (15)
- The NCAA does not yet sanction a championship for Equestrian. The following is a list of non-NCAA championships won by SEC schools. The SEC began sponsoring equestrian as a conference sport during the 2012–13 school year, with Auburn, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas A&M participating.
- Before joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won two national titles.
| Year | School |
| 2003 | Georgia |
| 2004 | Georgia |
| 2005 | South Carolina |
| 2006 | Auburn |
| 2007 | South Carolina |
| 2008 | Georgia |
| 2009 | Georgia |
| 2010 | Georgia |
| 2011 | Auburn |
| 2013 | Auburn |
| 2014 | Georgia |
| 2015 | South Carolina |
| 2016 | Auburn |
| 2017 | Texas A&M |
| 2018 | Auburn |
| 2019 | Auburn |
NCAA team championships
Through March 12, 2018| School | Total | NCAA Men's | NCAA Women's | NCAA Co-ed | Nickname |
| University of Arkansas | 48 | 46 | 2 | 0 | Razorbacks |
| Louisiana State University | 48 | 22 | 16 | 0 | Tigers |
| University of Florida | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0 | Gators |
| University of Georgia | 31 | 10 | 21 | 0 | Bulldogs |
| University of Tennessee | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | Volunteers |
| Auburn University | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | Tigers |
| Texas A&M University | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | Aggies |
| University of Alabama | 27 | 19 | 8 | 0 | Crimson Tide |
| University of Kentucky | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Wildcats |
| University of South Carolina | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Gamecocks |
| Vanderbilt University | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | Commodores |
| University of Missouri | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Tigers |
| University of Mississippi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Rebels |
| Mississippi State University | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bulldogs |
See also:
List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships,
List of NCAA schools with the most Division I national championships, and
NCAA Division I FBS Conferences
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 sponsored by the SEC:
- Kentucky's total includes two championships in rifle, which the SEC has never sponsored.
- Vanderbilt's total includes a national title in women's bowling, another sport yet to be sponsored by the SEC.