LSU’s baseball national championship last week completed a banner year of competition for the Southeastern Conference.
SEC teams won five national championships, including one by Auburn in men's swimming, in the 2008-2009 year, equaling the total for 2007-2008. In 10 of its 20 sponsored sports, the SEC had either the national champion or the national runner-up.
The SEC had national championships in football (Florida), men’s swimming & diving (Auburn), women’s indoor track & field (Tennessee), gymnastics (Georgia) and baseball (LSU). The SEC also had national runners-up finishes in men’s golf (Arkansas), gymnastics (Alabama), softball (Florida), women’s swimming & diving (Georgia) and men’s indoor track & field (Florida).
In its 76-year history, the SEC has won 179 team national championships, including 63 since 2000. In this decade, the SEC has won at least one national championship in 16 of its 20 sponsored sports, missing only in women’s cross country, volleyball, soccer and softball.
