Editing Southeastern Conference (section)

==Member universities==

===Members===
The SEC consists of 16 member institutions located in the U.S. states of [[Alabama]], [[Arkansas]], [[Florida]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[Kentucky]], [[Louisiana]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[Oklahoma]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], and [[Texas]]. The SEC was formerly divided into East and West Divisions, although the divisional alignment was not strictly geographic, with Missouri in the East Division while being farther west than several West Division schools, and Auburn in the West Division despite being located farther east than East Division schools Missouri and Vanderbilt.<ref name="d154">{{cite web | last=Larrabee | first=Brandon | title=Alabama and Auburn to the East? Missouri and Vanderbilt to the West? | website=Team Speed Kills | date=2016-04-07 | url=https://www.teamspeedkills.com/2016/4/7/11319796/alabama-auburn-sec-west-missouri-vanderbilt-sec-east | access-date=2024-11-27}}</ref> These divisional groupings were applied only in football, baseball, and women's soccer, for both scheduling and standings purposes. In football, the two division winners met in the [[SEC Championship Game]].

The SEC eliminated its baseball and football divisions once Oklahoma and Texas joined in 2024.<ref name=SevenSports>{{cite press release|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/35857432/seven-sec-sports-future-scheduling-formats-approved |title=Seven SEC sports future scheduling formats are approved |publisher=Southeastern Conference |date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 15, 2023}}</ref><ref name=SixSports>{{cite press release|url=https://www.secsports.com/article/34032021/six-sec-sports-future-scheduling-formats-approved |title=Six SEC sports future scheduling formats are approved |publisher=Southeastern Conference |date=June 3, 2022 |access-date=October 8, 2023}}</ref>

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|-
!Institution !! Location !! Founded !! Joined !! Enrollment<br /><small>(fall 2023)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/ |title=College Navigator |website=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |publisher=[[United States Department of Education]] |access-date=January 1, 2025 }}</ref>!! Endowment<br />{{nowrap|<small>(billions – [[fiscal year|FY]]24)</small><ref name=NACUBO>As of June 30, 2024. {{cite web |url=https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |title=U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student |date=February 12, 2025 |publisher=National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) |access-date=February 12, 2025 |format=XLSX |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250212074654/https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2024-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL-Feb-12-2025.xlsx |archive-date=February 12, 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
! Nickname !!class="unsortable"|Colors
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Alabama]]'''
| [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
| 1831
| 1932
| 39,622
| $2.379<br /><small>([[University of Alabama System|system-wide]])</small>
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide|Crimson Tide]]
| {{college color boxes|Alabama Crimson Tide}}<!-- Crimson and White -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Arkansas]]'''
| [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]
| 1871
| 1992
| 32,140
| $1.666
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Razorbacks]]
| {{college color boxes|Arkansas Razorbacks}}<!-- Cardinal and White -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Auburn University]]'''
| [[Auburn, Alabama]]
| 1856
| 1932
| 33,015
| $1.187
| [[Auburn Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Auburn Tigers}}<!-- Navy Blue and Burnt Orange -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Florida]]'''
| [[Gainesville, Florida]]
| 1853
| 1932
| 54,814
| $2.454
| [[Florida Gators|Gators]]
| {{college color boxes|Florida Gators }}<!-- Orange and Blue -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Georgia]]'''
| [[Athens, Georgia]]
| 1785
| 1932
| 41,615
| $2.056
| [[Georgia Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Georgia Bulldogs}}<!-- Red and Dark Gray -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Kentucky]]'''
| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
| 1865
| 1932
| 32,703{{efn|group=full|Includes a small enrollment in engineering programs housed in [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]].}}
| $1.979
| [[Kentucky Wildcats|Wildcats]]
| {{college color boxes|Kentucky Wildcats}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Louisiana State University]]'''
| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
| 1860
| 1932
| 39,418
| $1.138<br /><small>([[Louisiana State University System|system-wide]])</small>
| [[LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|LSU Tigers}}<!-- Purple and Gold -->
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Mississippi]]'''
| [[University, Mississippi]]{{efn|group=full|The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Census Bureau designate the location of Ole Miss as "University, Mississippi."}}
| 1848
| 1932
| 24,043{{efn|group=full|Includes enrollment in academic programs housed at the [[University of Mississippi Medical Center]] in [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]].}}
| $0.925
| [[Ole Miss Rebels|Rebels]]
| {{college color boxes|Ole Miss Rebels}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Mississippi State University]]'''
| [[Mississippi State, Mississippi]]{{efn|group=full|The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Census Bureau designate the location of Mississippi State as "Mississippi State, Mississippi."}}
| 1878
| 1932
| 22,657
| $0.895
| [[Mississippi State Bulldogs|Bulldogs]]
| {{college color boxes|Mississippi State Bulldogs}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Missouri]]'''
| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
| 1839
| 2012
| 31,013
| $2.411<br /><small>([[University of Missouri System|system-wide]])</small>
| [[Missouri Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Missouri Tigers}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Oklahoma]]'''
| [[Norman, Oklahoma]]
| 1890
| 2024
| 29,145{{efn|group=full|Enrollment at the main campus in Norman.}}
| $1.808<ref>As of June 30, 2024. {{Cite web|title=Consolidated Financial Statements: June 30, 2024 and 2023 with Independent Auditor's Report |publisher=The University of Oklahoma Foundation |url=https://home.oufoundation.org/s/1720/images/gid2/editor_documents/transparency_documents/2024_university_of_oklahoma_foundation_report_final.pdf |date=October 21, 2024 |access-date=January 1, 2025 }}</ref>
| [[Oklahoma Sooners|Sooners]]
| {{college color boxes|Oklahoma Sooners}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of South Carolina]]'''
| [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
| 1801
| 1992
| 36,579
| $1.044
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks|Gamecocks]]
| {{college color boxes|South Carolina Gamecocks}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Tennessee]]'''
| [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
| 1794
| 1932
| 36,304 
| $1.766<br /><small>([[University of Tennessee system|system-wide]])</small>
| [[Tennessee Volunteers|Volunteers]]
| {{college color boxes|Tennessee Volunteers}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[University of Texas at Austin]]'''
| [[Austin, Texas]]
| 1883
| 2024
| 53,082
| $47.465<br /><small>([[University of Texas System|system-wide]])</small>
| [[Texas Longhorns|Longhorns]]
| {{College color boxes|Texas Longhorns}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Texas A&M University]]'''
| [[College Station, Texas]]
| 1876
| 2012
| 76,633
| $20.381<br /><small>([[Texas A&M University System|system-wide]])</small>
| [[Texas A&M Aggies|Aggies]]
| {{College color boxes|Texas A&M Aggies}}
|-
! scope="row" | '''[[Vanderbilt University]]'''
| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
| 1873
| 1932
| 13,456
| $10.248
| [[Vanderbilt Commodores|Commodores]]
| {{College color boxes|Vanderbilt Commodores}}
|}

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===Membership map===

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===Former members===
Three schools have left the SEC, all charter members:

*[[Sewanee: The University of the South|The University of the South]] ("Sewanee") developed an elite college football program around the turn of the 20th century, with some observers{{Who|date=March 2025}} opining that the [[1899 Sewanee Tigers football team|1899 "Iron Tigers"]] were the most dominant squad in history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899 |url= https://sewanee1899.org}}</ref> However, after helping to establish the SEC in the early 1930s, it became clear that the small private institution's athletic teams could no longer compete with those from large state universities. [[Sewanee Tigers football]] squads never won a conference game, going 0–36 in league play over eight seasons while enjoying much more success against non-conference foes from comparably-sized institutions.<ref name="charter"/> As such, Sewanee opted to leave the SEC after the 1940 season and transitioned its athletic programs to the lower divisions of intercollegiate play.<ref name="Sewanee1">{{cite news |title=Sewanee quits Southeastern |first=Romney |last=Wheeler |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VuU-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4638%2C4829781 |via=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=December 13, 1940 |page=1 |access-date=April 14, 2012}}</ref> The school is currently a member of the [[Southern Athletic Association]].{{efn|group=former|name=D3|Currently an [[NCAA Division III]] athletic conference.}}
*[[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|Georgia Tech]] left the SEC in 1964 due to controversy over the conference's regulation of [[college recruiting|recruiting]] and [[athletic scholarship|scholarships]]. Georgia Tech athletic director and head football coach [[Bobby Dodd]] had lobbied the league to establish rules prohibiting several practices, particularly the oversigning of players by Alabama coach [[Bear Bryant]] and others.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oversigning: An in-depth look into one of college football's biggest controversies |url=https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/sports/national-sports/staff-sports-picks/oversigning-an-in-depth-look-into-1-of-college-footballs-biggest-controversies/ |work=www.gainesvilletimes.com |publisher=The Gainesville Times |date=July 16, 2011}}</ref> When league members voted against tightening the rules, Dodd withdrew the Yellow Jackets from the SEC. The school played as an [[NCAA Division I FBS independent schools|independent]] for several years, and in 1978, Georgia Tech joined another Southern Conference offshoot, the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].<ref name="charter">{{cite news |last1=Sims |first1=Bob |title=Southeastern Conference charter schools move on in different directions |url=https://www.al.com/bn/2008/02/southeastern_conference_charte.html |access-date=December 4, 2022 |work=Alabama.com |date=February 24, 2008}}</ref>
*[[Tulane Green Wave|Tulane]] left the SEC in 1966. The school's athletic squads were competitive in the early days of the conference, but much like Sewanee, the private institution's programs found it difficult to compete against large state universities. This was particularly true in football; the [[Tulane Green Wave football|Green Wave]] were SEC champs in [[1949 Tulane Green Wave football team|1949]] but never again posted a winning record in conference play. Tulane left the SEC in 1966 and subsequently considered dropping to lower levels of NCAA competition or even ending its football program altogether to focus on academics.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Dellenger |first1=Ross |title=Inside Tulane's Rapid Turnaround From Two Wins to Group of Five Dominance |url=https://www.si.com/college/2022/11/10/tulane-football-turnaround-academic-school |access-date=January 2, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=November 10, 2022}}</ref> However, the school has remained in Division I and joined the [[American Athletic Conference]] in 2014.<ref name="charter"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Institution
!Location
!Establishment
!Joined SEC
!Left SEC
!Type
!Nickname
!class="unsortable"|Colors
!Current<br>conference
|-
| '''[[Sewanee: The University of the South]]'''
| [[Sewanee, Tennessee]]
| 1857
| 1932
| 1940
| Private<br>{{small|([[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]])}}
| [[Sewanee Tigers|Tigers]]
| {{college color boxes|Sewanee Tigers}}
| [[Southern Athletic Association|SAA]]{{efn|group=former|name=D3}}
|-
| '''[[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]]'''
| [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 1885
| 1932
| 1964
| Public
| [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets|Yellow Jackets]]
| {{college color boxes|Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets}}
| [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]]
|-
| '''[[Tulane University]]'''
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, Louisiana]]
| 1834
| 1932
| 1966
| Private
| [[Tulane Green Wave|Green Wave]]
| {{college color boxes|Tulane Green Wave}}
| [[American Athletic Conference|The American]]
|}

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