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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.
They are University of Alabama, University of Florida, University of
Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of Mississippi, University
of Tennessee, Auburn University, Louisiana State University,
Mississippi State University, and Vanderbilt University. The other
charter members were:
Sewanee: Left the SEC in 1940. The school has since
deemphasized varsity athletics, and is currently a member of the
Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.
Georgia Tech: Left the SEC in 1964. In 1975, it became a
founding member of the Metro Conference, (most members joined
Conference USA), competing there in all sports except football, in
which it was independent. In 1978, Georgia Tech joined the Atlantic
Coast Conference for all sports, where it has remained.
Tulane: Left the SEC in 1966. Along with Georgia Tech, it was
a charter member of the Metro Conference. Unlike Tech, however, Tulane
remained in the Metro until the Metro Conference merged into the new
Conference USA in 1995. Tulane remained an independent in football
until the formation of Conference USA.
The SEC expanded from 10 to 12 members in 1991 with the addition of
the University of Arkansas from the Southwest Conference and the
University of South Carolina from the independent ranks in football
and the Metro Conference in other sports (except men's soccer, where
it stayed with the Metro for two years; after the disbandment of the
Metro, it was independent until joining Conference USA for soccer in
2005). In 1992, the SEC adopted the divisional setup that exists
today. Also in 1992, the SEC was the first conference to receive
permission from the NCAA to conduct an annual championship game in
football, featuring the winners of the conference's eastern and
western divisions. It was held at Birmingham's Legion Field the first
two years and at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta thereafter.
The SEC currently has twelve member institutions in nine Southeastern
states. The geograpic domain of the conference streches from Arkansas
to South Carolina and from Kentucky to Florida. One or both of the
flagship universities in each state in the geographic domain of the
SEC is a member of the conference, along with one of the preeminent
private universities of the Deep South.
The conference is divided into two geographic divisions:
The East Division and the West Division. The twelve current members
of the Southeastern Conference are:
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SEC Teams
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Western Division
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Eastern Division
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Team |
Home
Town |
Year
Joined |
Logo |
Team |
Home
Town |
Year
Joined |
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Alabama
Crimson Tide |
Tuscaloosa, AL. |
1932 |
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Florida
Gators |
Gainesville, FL. |
1932 |
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Arkansas
Razorbacks |
Fayetteville, AR. |
1991 |
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Georgia
Bulldogs |
Athens, GA. |
1932 |
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Auburn
Tigers |
Auburn, AL. |
1932 |
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Kentucky
Wildcats |
Lexington, KY. |
1932 |
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LSU
Tigers |
Baton Rouge, LA. |
1932 |
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South Carolina
Gamecocks |
Columbia, SC. |
1991 |
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Tennessee
Volunteers |
Knoxville, TN. |
1932 |
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Mississippi
Rebels |
Oxford, MS. |
1932 |
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Vanderbilt
Commodores |
Nashville, TN |
1932 |
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Mississippi State
Bulldogs |
Starkville, MS. |
1932 |
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