SEC

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Southeastern Conference

Established	1932
Classification	FBS
National Titles	151
Commissioner	Mike Slive
Members	12
Sports Fielded	18
States	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 1932. 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.

[edit] History

The SEC was established in December 1932, when the 13 members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachian Mountains left to form their own conference. Ten of the thirteen charter members have remained in the conference since its inception. 1991, the SEC expanded from 10 to 12 members with the addition of: Arkansas and South Carolina

[edit] 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