SEC Regular Season Champions
SEC Regular Season Champions
Full list of Southeastern Conference (SEC) regular season men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has been active since 1932 and Kentucky is the program with the most titles (53), followed by Tennessee (14), LSU and Mississippi State (12 each). Adolph Rupp is the head coach with the most titles (27), followed by Joe B. Hall (eight), Tubby Smith and Billy Donovan (seven each). See also: SEC Tournament Champions
1932-33 — Kentucky, Adolph Rupp
1933-34 — Alabama, Hank Crisp
1934-35 (tie) — Kentucky (2), Adolph Rupp (2) // LSU, Harry Rabenhorst
1935-36 — Tennessee, Blair Gullion
1936-37 — Kentucky (3), Adolph Rupp (3)
1937-38 — Georgia Tech, Roy Mundorff
1938-39 — Kentucky (4), Adolph Rupp (4)
1939-40 — Kentucky (5), Adolph Rupp (5)
1940-41 — Tennessee (2), John Mauer
1941-42 — Kentucky (6), Adolph Rupp (6)
1942-43 — Tennessee (3), John Mauer (2)
1943-44 — Kentucky (7), Adolph Rupp (7)
1944-45 — Kentucky (8), Adolph Rupp (8)
1945-46 — Kentucky (9), Adolph Rupp (9)
1946-47 — Kentucky (10), Adolph Rupp (10)
1947-48 — Kentucky (11), Adolph Rupp (11)
1948-49 — Kentucky (12), Adolph Rupp (12)
1949-50 — Kentucky (13), Adolph Rupp (13)
1950-51 — Kentucky (14), Adolph Rupp (14)
1951-52 — Kentucky (15), Adolph Rupp (15)
1952-53 — LSU (2), Harry Rabenhorst (2)
1953-54 (tie) — Kentucky (16), Adolph Rupp (16) // LSU (3), Harry Rabenhorst (3)
1954-55 — Kentucky (17), Adolph Rupp (17)
1955-56 — Alabama (2), Johnny Dee
1956-57 — Kentucky (18), Adolph Rupp (18)
1957-58 — Kentucky (19), Adolph Rupp (19)
1958-59 — Mississippi State, Babe McCarthy
1959-60 — Auburn, Joel Eaves
1960-61 — Mississippi State (2), Babe McCarthy (2)
1961-62 (tie) — Kentucky (20), Adolph Rupp (20) // Mississippi State (3), Babe McCarthy (3)
1962-63 — Mississippi State (4), Babe McCarthy (4)
1963-64 — Kentucky (21), Adolph Rupp (21)
1964-65 — Vanderbilt, Roy Skinner
1965-66 — Kentucky (22), Adolph Rupp (22)
1966-67 — Tennessee (4), Ray Mears
1967-68 — Kentucky (23), Adolph Rupp (23)
1968-69 — Kentucky (24), Adolph Rupp (24)
1969-70 — Kentucky (25), Adolph Rupp (25)
1970-71 — Kentucky (26), Adolph Rupp (26)
1971-72 (tie) — Kentucky (27), Adolph Rupp (27) // Tennessee (5), Ray Mears (2)
1972-73 — Kentucky (28), Joe B. Hall
1973-74 (tie) — Alabama (3), C. M. Newton // Vanderbilt (2), Roy Skinner (2)
1974-75 (tie) — Alabama (4), C. M. Newton (2) // Kentucky (29), Joe B. Hall (2)
1975-76 — Alabama (5), C. M. Newton (3)
1976-77 (tie) — Kentucky (30), Joe B. Hall (3) // Tennessee (6), Ray Mears (3)
1977-78 — Kentucky (31), Joe B. Hall (4)
1978-79 — LSU (4), Dale Brown
1979-80 — Kentucky (32), Joe B. Hall (5)
1980-81 — LSU (5), Dale Brown (2)
1981-82 (tie) — Kentucky (33), Joe B. Hall (6) // Tennessee (7), Don DeVoe
1982-83 — Kentucky (34), Joe B. Hall (7)
1983-84 — Kentucky (35), Joe B. Hall (8)
1984-85 — LSU (6), Dale Brown (3)
1985-86 — Kentucky (36), Eddie Sutton
1986-87 — Alabama (6), Wimp Sanderson
1987-88 — vacated
1988-89 — Florida, Norm Sloan
1989-90 — Georgia, Hugh Durham
1990-91 (tie) — LSU (7), Dale Brown (4) // Mississippi State (5), Richard Williams
1991-92 (tie) — Arkansas, Nolan Richardson // Kentucky (37), Rick Pitino
1992-93 (tie) — Arkansas (2), Nolan Richardson (2) // Vanderbilt (3), Eddie Fogler
1993-94 (tie) — Arkansas (3), Nolan Richardson (3) // Florida (2), Lon Kruger // Kentucky (38), Rick Pitino (2)
1994-95 (tie) — Arkansas (4), Nolan Richardson (4) // Kentucky (39), Rick Pitino (3) // Mississippi State (6), Richard Williams (2)
1995-96 (tie) — Kentucky (40), Rick Pitino (4) // Mississippi State (7), Richard Williams (3)
1996-97 (tie) — Ole Miss, Rob Evans // South Carolina, Eddie Fogler (2)
1997-98 (tie) — Kentucky (41), Tubby Smith // Ole Miss (2), Rob Evans (2)
1998-99 (tie) — Auburn (2), Cliff Ellis // Tennessee (8), Jerry Green
1999-00 (tie) — Florida (3), Billy Donovan // Kentucky (42), Tubby Smith (2) // LSU (8), John Brady // Tennessee (9), Jerry Green (2)
2000-01 (tie) — Florida (4), Billy Donovan (2) // Kentucky (43), Tubby Smith (3) // Ole Miss (3), Rod Barnes
2001-02 (tie) — Alabama (7), Mark Gottfried // Florida (5), Billy Donovan (3) // Kentucky (44), Tubby Smith (4)
2002-03 (tie) — Kentucky (45), Tubby Smith (5) // Mississippi State (8), Rick Stansbury
2003-04 (tie) — Kentucky (46), Tubby Smith (6) // Mississippi State (9), Rick Stansbury (2)
2004-05 (tie) — Alabama (8), Mark Gottfried (2) // Kentucky (47), Tubby Smith (7) // LSU (9), John Brady (2)
2005-06 (tie) — LSU (10), John Brady (3) // Tennessee (10), Bruce Pearl
2006-07 (tie) — Florida (6), Billy Donovan (4) // Mississippi State (10), Rick Stansbury (3)
2007-08 (tie) — Mississippi State (11), Rick Stansbury (4) // Tennessee (11), Bruce Pearl (2)
2008-09 (tie) — LSU (11), Trent Johnson // South Carolina (2), Darrin Horn // Tennessee (12), Bruce Pearl (3)
2009-10 (tie) — Kentucky (48), John Calipari // Mississippi State (12), Rick Stansbury (5)
2010-11 (tie) — Alabama (9), Anthony Grant // Florida (7), Billy Donovan (5)
2011-12 — Kentucky (49), John Calipari (2)
2012-13 — Florida (8), Billy Donovan (6)
2013-14 — Florida (9), Billy Donovan (7)
2014-15 — Kentucky (50), John Calipari (3)
2015-16 (tie) — Kentucky (51), John Calipari (4) // Texas A&M, Billy Kennedy
2016-17 — Kentucky (52), John Calipari (5)
2017-18 (tie) — Auburn (3), Bruce Pearl (4) // Tennessee (13), Rick Barnes
2018-19 — LSU (12), Will Wade
2019-20 — Kentucky (53), John Calipari (6)
2020-21 — Alabama (10), Nate Oats
2021-22 — Auburn (4), Bruce Pearl (5)
2022-23 — Alabama (11), Nate Oats (2)
2023-24 — Tennessee (14), Rick Barnes (2)
2024-25 — Auburn (5), Bruce Pearl (6)
2025-26 — Florida (10), Todd Golden
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