SEC
16 current members, three former. Our membership records under this name start in 1933. 2025 champion: Georgia.
1982 standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP | Elo | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Georgia | 6–0 | 11–1 | 4 | 1770 | WWWWL | |
 LSU | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 11 | 1627 | WLWLL | |
 Auburn | 4–2 | 9–3 | 14 | 1631 | LWLWW | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–2 | 8–4 | 1543 | WWWWL | ||
 Tennessee | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | 1536 | WWWLL | ||
 Florida | 3–3 | 8–4 | 1615 | LWWWL | ||
 Alabama | 3–3 | 8–4 | 1677 | WLLLW | ||
 Mississippi State | 2–4 | 5–6 | 1546 | LLLWW | ||
 Ole Miss | 0–6 | 4–7 | 1439 | LLWLL | ||
 Kentucky | 0–6 | 0–10–1 | 1299 | LLLLL |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied. AP: the AP poll, final (else the final AP rank). Elo is our own rating, a measure of strength, not a prediction.
Against other conferences, 1982
SEC teams are 38–18–1 outside the conference.
- Independent23–7
- Big Eight1–4–1
- ACC2–3
- FCS teams4–0
- Southwest Conference2–2
- Pac-103–0
- Big Ten1–1
- Western Athletic Conference1–1
- Missouri Valley Conference1–0
The bar is the share of those games won. Games against teams from lower divisions count together.
All-SEC teams, 1982
First team 32
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Wide receiver | Willie GaultTennessee | Tennessee |
| Tight end | Allama MatthewsVanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
| Tackle | Joe BeazleyAlabama | Alabama |
| Lance SmithLSU | LSU | |
| Jimmy HarperGeorgia | Georgia | |
| Pat PhenixOle Miss | Ole Miss | |
| Guard | Wayne HarrisMississippi State | Mississippi State |
| David JordanAuburn | Auburn | |
| Steve MottAlabama | Alabama | |
| Center | Wayne RadloffGeorgia | Georgia |
| Quarterback | Whit TaylorVanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
| Running back | Herschel WalkerGeorgia | Georgia |
| Dalton HilliardLSU | LSU | |
| James JonesFlorida | Florida | |
| Bo JacksonAuburn | Auburn | |
| Danny KnightMississippi State | Mississippi State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Freddie GilbertGeorgia | Georgia |
| Mike PittsAlabama | Alabama | |
| Defensive tackle | Ramsey DardarLSU | LSU |
| Doug SmithAuburn | Auburn | |
| Jimmy PayneGeorgia | Georgia | |
| Billy JacksonMississippi State | Mississippi State | |
| Middle guard | Dowe AughtmanAuburn | Auburn |
| Linebacker | Tommy ThursonGeorgia | Georgia |
| Al RichardsonLSU | LSU | |
| Wilber MarshallFlorida | Florida | |
| Defensive back | Terry HoageGeorgia | Georgia |
| Jeremiah CastilleAlabama | Alabama | |
| Jeff SanchezGeorgia | Georgia | |
| James BrittLSU | LSU |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Fuad ReveizTennessee | Tennessee |
| Punter | Jim ArnoldVanderbilt | Vanderbilt |
Second team 20
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Tight end | Malcolm ScottLSU | LSU |
| Tackle | Pat ArringtonAuburn | Auburn |
| Dan FikeFlorida | Florida | |
| Guard | Guy McIntyreGeorgia | Georgia |
| Quarterback | Alan RisherLSU | LSU |
| Running back | Lionel JamesAuburn | Auburn |
| Michael HaddixMississippi State | Mississippi State |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive end | Mike CoferTennessee | Tennessee |
| Steve BeardenVanderbilt | Vanderbilt | |
| Defensive tackle | Jackie ClineAlabama | Alabama |
| Andre TownsendOle Miss | Ole Miss | |
| Linebacker | Gregg CarrAuburn | Auburn |
| Chris MartinAuburn | Auburn | |
| Defensive back | Tommy WilcoxAlabama | Alabama |
| Bob HarrisAuburn | Auburn | |
| Manuel YoungVanderbilt | Vanderbilt | |
| Tony LillyFlorida | Florida | |
| Andy MollsKentucky | Kentucky |
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| Kicker | Kevin ButlerGeorgia | Georgia |
| Punter | Jimmy ColquittTennessee | Tennessee |
From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article (CC BY-SA): each player on the best team any selector named him to (the coaches’, the media’s or the AP’s), in the article’s order. Players link to their pages where we could match them.
Champions
Most titles
| Alabama | 30 | last 2023 |
| Georgia | 16 | last 2025 |
| Tennessee | 13 | last 1998 |
| LSU | 12 | last 2019 |
| Auburn | 8 | last 2013 |
| Florida | 8 | last 2008 |
| Ole Miss | 6 | last 1963 |
| Georgia Tech | 5 | last 1952 |
| Tulane | 3 | last 1949 |
| Kentucky | 2 | last 1976 |
By year
| 2025 | Georgia |
| 2024 | Georgia |
| 2023 | Alabama |
| 2022 | Georgia |
| 2021 | Alabama |
| 2020 | Alabama |
| 2019 | LSU |
| 2018 | Alabama |
| 2017 | Georgia |
| 2016 | Alabama |
| 2015 | Alabama |
| 2014 | Alabama |
80 earlier seasons, back to 1933
Conference titles as each program’s Wikipedia infobox lists them (CC BY-SA), shared titles counted for every co-champion; the conference’s earlier names count as the same conference.
Members
Every school and its years (19)
Members now
- Alabama 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Auburn 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Florida 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Georgia 1933 on
- Kentucky 1933–1942, 1944 on
- LSU 1933 on
- Mississippi State 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Ole Miss 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Tennessee 1933–1942, 1944 on
- Vanderbilt 1933 on
- Arkansas 1992 on
- South Carolina 1992 on
- Missouri 2012 on
- Texas A&M 2012 on
- Oklahoma 2024 on
- Texas 2024 on
Former members
- Tulane 1933–1965
- Georgia Tech 1933–1963
- Sewanee 1933–1939
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1933; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Oklahoma | Joined from Big 12 | February 9, 2023 | |
| 2024 | Texas | Joined from Big 12 | February 9, 2023 | |
| 2012 | Missouri | Joined from Big 12 | Source | |
| 2012 | Texas A&M | Joined from Big 12 | Source | |
| 1992 | Arkansas | Joined from Southwest Conference (football only) | Source | |
| 1992 | South Carolina | Joined (independent before) (football only) | Source | |
| 1966 | Tulane | Left to play as an independent | January 1, 1965 | |
| 1964 | Georgia Tech | Left to play as an independent | January 17, 1964 | |
| 1932 † | Alabama | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Auburn | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Florida | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Georgia | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Georgia Tech | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Kentucky | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | LSU | Joined from SoCon | Source |
6 earlier moves
| 1932 † | Mississippi State | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Ole Miss | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Sewanee | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Tennessee | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Tulane | Joined from SoCon | Source | |
| 1932 † | Vanderbilt | Joined from SoCon | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. † Our membership records (CollegeFootballData.com) date the move to another season, or don’t show it. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 1,110 team-seasons from 1933. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1933); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.
The money
The Southeastern Conference is a nonprofit. Its IRS Form 990 for the year to August 2025 reports $1.11 billion in revenue, $772.2 million of it from TV/radio right fees, and $1.12 billion in expenses; it ended the year with $351.0 million in assets. Its best-paid, commissioner Greg Sankey, was paid $4.8 million.
By year
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Top pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | $1.11B | $1.12B | $351M | $4.8M |
| 2023-24 | $840M | $899M | $482M | $4.3M |
| 2022-23 | $853M | $823M | $541M | $3.6M |
| 2021-22 | $802M | $782M | $512M | $3.8M |
| 2020-21 | $833M | $833M | $492M | $3.0M |
| 2019-20 | $729M | $697M | $141M | $2.9M |
| 2018-19 | $721M | $697M | $109M | $2.6M |
| 2017-18 | $660M | $671M | $84.7M | $2.0M |
| 2016-17 | $650M | $638M | $95.5M | |
| 2015-16 | $639M | $622M | $83.9M | |
| 2014-15 | $527M | $510M | $66.7M | |
| 2013-14 | $326M | $323M | $49.5M | |
| 2012-13 | $314M | $318M | $42.9M | |
| 2011-12 | $273M | $271M | $46.3M | |
| 2010-11 | $261M | $257M | $43.8M |
Best paid, 2024-25
| Greg Sankey, commissioner | $4.8 million |
| Charles Hussey, deputy commissioner | $867,000 |
| William King, associate commissioner | $864,000 |
| Tiffany Daniels, associate commissioner | $615,000 |
| Mark Womack, executive assoc. commissio | $610,000 |
Paid by bowls
| 2024-25 | Sugar Bowl | $5.8 million |
| 2024-25 | Liberty Bowl | $3.0 million |
| 2024-25 | Gator Bowl | $2.6 million |
| 2024-25 | ReliaQuest Bowl | $3.3 million |
| 2023-24 | Gator Bowl | $2.5 million |
| 2023-24 | ReliaQuest Bowl | $2.9 million |
| 2022-23 | Sugar Bowl | $5.5 million |
| 2022-23 | Liberty Bowl | $2.9 million |
| 2022-23 | Gator Bowl | $1.5 million |
| 2022-23 | ReliaQuest Bowl | $2.9 million |
Grants it lists, 2024-25
| Florida | NCAA assistance | $556,000 |
| Tennessee | NCAA assistance | $548,000 |
| Alabama | NCAA assistance | $547,000 |
| Ole Miss | NCAA assistance | $545,000 |
| South Carolina | NCAA assistance | $543,000 |
| Mississippi State | NCAA assistance | $543,000 |
| Missouri | NCAA assistance | $541,000 |
| Kentucky | NCAA assistance | $540,000 |
8 more
| Auburn | NCAA assistance | $540,000 |
| Georgia | NCAA assistance | $537,000 |
| Arkansas | NCAA assistance | $535,000 |
| Louisiana State University | NCAA assistance | $534,000 |
| Texas A&m University | NCAA assistance | $534,000 |
| Vanderbilt | NCAA assistance | $516,000 |
| Oklahoma | NCAA assistance | $135,000 |
| Texas | NCAA assistance | $135,000 |
From the organization’s IRS Form 990, via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer and the IRS’s e-file data. Fiscal years end in August; top pay is the best-paid person’s total compensation on the return, listed for e-filed years (2018 on). Grants are the ones the conference lists on Schedule I; bowl payments are the ones bowls list on theirs. See every filing at ProPublica (EIN 63-0377461).