SEC Men’s Basketball Champions by Year
The history of SEC Men's Basketball is defined by the unparalleled dominance of Kentucky and a collection of formidable programs that have risen to challenge them. Each year, the conference crowns two champions: the **Regular Season Champion**, awarded to the team(s) with the best record in conference play, and the **Tournament Champion**, who wins the postseason SEC Tournament. Below is the complete history of both. 🏀
Total Championships by School
Kentucky stands alone as the most decorated program in SEC history. This table includes all Regular Season and Tournament titles.
| School | Regular Season | Tournament | Total Titles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 50 | 32 | 82 |
| Alabama | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| Tennessee | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| Florida | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| LSU | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Auburn | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Vanderbilt | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ole Miss | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Former members Georgia Tech (1 Tourney) and Tulane (1 Regular Season) also won titles.
SEC Champions by Year (1933-Present)
The SEC Tournament was not held from 1953 to 1978.
| Season | Regular Season Champion(s) | Tournament Champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | Kentucky |
| 2024 | Alabama | Auburn |
| 2023 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2022 | Auburn | Tennessee |
| 2021 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 2020 | Kentucky | Canceled (COVID-19) |
| 2019 | LSU | Auburn |
| 2018 | Auburn, Tennessee | Kentucky |
| 2017 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2016 | Texas A&M | Kentucky |
| 2015 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2014 | Florida | Florida |
| 2013 | Florida | Ole Miss |
| 2012 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt |
| 2011 | Florida | Kentucky |
| 2010 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2009 | LSU | Mississippi State |
| 2008 | Tennessee | Georgia |
| 2007 | Florida | Florida |
| 2006 | LSU | Florida |
| 2005 | Alabama | Florida |
| 2004 | Mississippi State | Kentucky |
| 2003 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 2002 | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky | Mississippi State |
| 2001 | Florida | Kentucky |
| 2000 | Florida, Kentucky, LSU, Tennessee | Arkansas |
| 1999 | Auburn | Kentucky |
| 1998 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1997 | South Carolina | Kentucky |
| 1996 | Kentucky | Mississippi State |
| 1995 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1994 | Arkansas | Kentucky |
| 1993 | Vanderbilt | Kentucky |
| 1992 | Arkansas | Kentucky |
| 1991 | LSU | Alabama |
| 1990 | Georgia | Alabama |
| 1989 | Florida | Alabama |
| 1988 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1987 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 1986 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1985 | LSU | Auburn |
| 1984 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1983 | Kentucky | Georgia |
| 1982 | Tennessee | Alabama |
| 1981 | LSU | Ole Miss |
| 1980 | Kentucky | LSU |
| 1979 | LSU | Tennessee |
| 1978 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1977 | Kentucky, Tennessee | No Tournament |
| 1976 | Alabama | No Tournament |
| 1975 | Alabama, Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1974 | Vanderbilt | No Tournament |
| 1973 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1972 | Kentucky, Tennessee | No Tournament |
| 1971 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1970 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1969 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1968 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1967 | Tennessee | No Tournament |
| 1966 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1965 | Vanderbilt | No Tournament |
| 1964 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1963 | Mississippi State | No Tournament |
| 1962 | Kentucky, Mississippi State | No Tournament |
| 1961 | Mississippi State | No Tournament |
| 1960 | Auburn | No Tournament |
| 1959 | Mississippi State | No Tournament |
| 1958 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1957 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1956 | Alabama | No Tournament |
| 1955 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1954 | Kentucky | No Tournament |
| 1953 | LSU | No Tournament |
| 1952 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1951 | Kentucky | Vanderbilt |
| 1950 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1949 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1948 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1947 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1946 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1945 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1944 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1943 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 1942 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1941 | Tennessee | Tennessee |
| 1940 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1939 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1938 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech |
| 1937 | Kentucky | Kentucky |
| 1936 | Alabama, Tennessee | Alabama |
| 1935 | Kentucky, LSU | Kentucky |
| 1934 | Alabama | Alabama |
| 1933 | Kentucky | Kentucky |