Football (43 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 national championship awarded by the Football Writers Association of America (FW) and Helms Athletic Foundation (Helms) polls. Arkansas has 1 more unclaimed national title in 1977 awarded by the Rothman (FACT) poll.
• Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M claimed national titles in 1919, 1927, and 1939. The 1919 title was awarded by Billingsley Report (BR) and the National Championship Foundation (NCF). The 1927 title was awarded by the Sagarin Ratings (SR). The 1939 title was awarded by the AP poll.
• Future SEC member Oklahoma, set to join in 2024, officially claims 7 national titles, with 11 more unclaimed titles.
• Future SEC member Texas, set to join alongside Oklahoma, officially claims 4 national titles, with 5 more unclaimed titles.
• Bold type indicates title is officially claimed by the university.

Men's cross country (8)

• Prior to joining the SEC in 1992, Arkansas won four titles in men's cross country.

Women's cross country (2)

Future SEC member Texas has won one team title in women's cross country (1986).

Women's soccer (1)

Women's volleyball (1)

Future SEC member Texas has won three national titles in women's volleyball (1988, 2012, 2022).

Men's basketball (11 official)

The NCAA did not sanction a postseason tournament to determine a national champion until 1939. Some schools claim basketball national championships based on polls for seasons prior to 1939, but those are not listed here.

Note: LSU claims a basketball national championship on the basis of a win in the 1935 American Legion Bowl, though the event made no claim to determine a national champion. Kentucky also claims the 1933 title, based on the Helms poll. Neither of these claimed titles are officially recognized by the NCAA and thus are not listed here.

Women's basketball (12)

• Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one women's basketball title (in 2011).
• Future SEC member Texas won one women's basketball title in 1986.

Men's gymnastics (0)

The SEC has never sponsored men's gymnastics. Future member Oklahoma has won 12 team titles in that sport.

Women's gymnastics (21)

• Future SEC member Oklahoma has won five team titles in women's gymnastics.

*** Florida shared the 2014 national title with future SEC member Oklahoma.

Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) 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 (NCAA) 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.
• Future SEC member Texas won one men's indoor track title in 2022.

Women's indoor track and field (18)

• Future SEC member Texas has won six titles in women's indoor track and field (1986, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2006).

Men's swimming and diving (11)

• Future SEC member Texas has won 15 team titles in men's swimming & diving (1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021)

Women's swimming and diving (15)

• Future SEC member Texas has won 7 team titles in women's swimming & diving (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, and 1991).

Note before 1981, the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) 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 (NCAA) 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 (3)

Note that the SEC does not sponsor bowling. Vanderbilt won its first title as an independent and its second and third as a member of the single-sport Southland Bowling League. Since the 2023–24 school year, Vanderbilt bowling has competed in Conference USA, which absorbed the SBL after the 2022–23 season.

Rifle (4)

Note that the SEC does not sponsor rifle. Kentucky is a member of the single-sport Great America Rifle Conference.

Men's wrestling (0)

The SEC sponsored wrestling from 1969 to 1981, but no member won an NCAA team title during the existence of SEC wrestling. Future SEC member Oklahoma has won seven national team championships in that sport. Current SEC member Missouri is currently a wrestling-only member of the Big 12 Conference, in which it had been a full member before joining the SEC in 2012.

Baseball (15)

One current and two future SEC members have won national titles before joining the conference:

• Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Missouri won one national title (in 1954).
• Future member Oklahoma won titles in 1951 and 1994.
• Future member Texas won six titles (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002, and 2005).

Softball (3)

One current and one future SEC member have won national titles in softball before becoming SEC members:

• Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one AIAW title (1982) and two NCAA titles (1983 and 1987).
• Future member Oklahoma has won seven NCAA titles (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023).

Men's outdoor track and field (22)

• 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.

* Arkansas was forced to vacate the NCAA titles won in 2004 and 2005 because of recruiting violations with Tyson Gay. Florida finished second both years.^[3][4]

*** Texas A&M and Florida finished tied for the national title at the 2013 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

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.
• Future SEC member Texas has won five titles in women's outdoor track and field (1986, 1998, 1999, 2005, and 2023).

• LSU was forced to vacate the 2012 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship due to positive testing for banned substances in one athlete.^[5]

Men's tennis (8)

• Future SEC member Texas has won one title in men's tennis (2019).

Women's tennis (10)

• Future SEC member Texas has won four titles in women's tennis (1993, 1995, 2021 and 2022).

Men's golf (14)

• Prior to joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won one national title (in 2009).
• Future SEC member Oklahoma has two national titles (1989 and 2017).
• Future SEC member Texas has four national titles (1971, 1972, 2012 and 2022).

Women's golf (5)

Women's rowing (0)

The SEC has never sponsored women's rowing; only two current members, Alabama and Tennessee, sponsor the sport, both competing as single-sport Big 12 members. Both future members, Oklahoma and Texas, sponsor the sport, and Texas has won two NCAA titles (2021 and 2022).

The SEC is now expected to add the sport in 2024–25, although it has made no official announcement. Conference bylaws allow a championship to be awarded in any sport sponsored by at least 25% of the full conference membership.^[6] The Big 12's announcement that it would add Old Dominion and Tulsa as women's rowing associates for 2024–25 hinted at the departure of Alabama and Tennessee from Big 12 rowing, as neither school was announced as a participant in the 2024–25 Big 12 season.^[7]

Men's boxing (1)

Equestrian (17)

• The NCAA does not yet sanction a championship for Equestrian.^[8] The following is a list of non-NCAA championships won by SEC schools.^[9] 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.
• The list of national champions on the SEC website only includes championships won since the conference first sponsored the sport.^[10] This table includes all championships won by schools that were SEC members at the time of the championship.
• Before joining the SEC in 2012, Texas A&M won two national titles (in 2002 and 2012).