Southeastern Conference Title history

Updated through the 2012 SEC Tournament.

Here are some random stats and facts concerning SEC titles through the years.

The first SEC basketball season was 1932-33.  Tulane, Georgia Tech and Sewanee were among the 13 original members.  Those three eventually left (in 1966, 1964 and 1940 respectively).  In 1991-92, Arkansas and South Carolina joined to make it a 12 team league split into two divisions.  Now, it's a 14-team league with no divisions.

This is the 81st regular season of SEC basketball.  


Here are the regular season title winners (including shared titles):
Kentucky - 45
LSU - 11
Alabama, Tennessee - 8
Mississippi State - 6
Florida - 5
Vanderbilt - 3
Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia Tech - 2
Georgia, South Carolina, Tulane - 1
Ole Miss, Sewanee - 0


So altogether, Kentucky has 45, and the rest of the SEC 50.


SEC regular season titles with sole possession:
Kentucky - 35
LSU, Alabama - 6
Mississippi State - 4
Tennessee, Florida - 3
Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn - 2 
Georgia Tech, Georgia, South Carolina - 1
Tulane, Ole Miss - 0


Altogether, Kentucky has 35, and the rest of the SEC 31.




SEC East Division Titles (including shared titles) - note that the divisions no longer exist...
Kentucky - 13
Florida, Tennessee - 5
South Carolina - 2
Vanderbilt, Georgia - 1


Altogether, Kentucky has 13 East Division titles, and the rest of the division 14.




SEC East Division Titles with sole possession:
Kentucky - 9
Tennessee - 3
Florida, Vanderbilt, South Carolina - 1
Georgia - 0


Altogether, Kentucky has sole possession of 9 East titles, and the rest of the division 6.




Just for the heck of it, the West Division titles:
MSU - 7 (4 unshared)
Ole Miss - 5 (3 unshared)
Arkansas, LSU - 4 (both have 3 unshared)
Alabama - 3 (2 unshared)
Auburn - 1 (1 unshared)


I certainly wouldn't have recalled Ole Miss having that level of success...




SEC Tournament championships (note that there have only been 52 tournaments in 79 seasons)
Kentucky - 27
Alabama - 6
Tennessee - 4
Mississippi State, Florida, Georgia - 3 (one of Georgia's is UK's forfeited 1988 title)
Vanderbilt - 2
Georgia Tech, Auburn, LSU, Ole Miss, Arkansas - 1
South Carolina, Sewanee, Tulane - 0


Altogether, UK has 27 tournament titles, and the rest of the SEC 26.




Double-title years (won the regular season and the tournament)
Kentucky - 15 (12 unshared regular season titles, 3 shared titles)
Florida, Alabama - 1 (Florida in 2007, Alabama in 1987, both were unshared)


Kentucky accomplished the triple crown, with the NCAA title, in 1948, 1949, and 1998.  




Based on all-time success within conference regular season and tournament play, here are the rankings:
1) Kentucky - 72 combined titles
2) Alabama - 14
3) LSU, Tennessee - 12
5) MSU - 9
6) UF - 8
7) Vanderbilt - 5
8) Georgia - 4
9) Arkansas, Auburn, Georgia Tech - 3
12) Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tulane - 1
15) Sewanee - 0 


Altogether, Kentucky has 72 titles, and the rest of the SEC 75.