The SEC Is First In Both Men's & Women's Sports

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Posted: July 28, 2010 | Last updated: July 28, 2010 at 10:14 AM

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SEC LEADS ALL CONFERENCES IN 2009-10 OVERALL SPORTS CONFERENCE VS. CONFERENCE SURVEY
League also set the standard in both men’s and women’s sports

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 28, 2010) -- In a statistical survey that is based on NCAA championship and rankings, the Southeastern Conference placed first in the both men’s sports and women’s sports.

The survey, compiled each year since 1986 by Bo Carter, takes into account final NCAA championship standings in 10 men’s and 11 women’s sports and poll rankings in football. Each conference gets 20 points for a team that wins a national championship, 19 for a second place finish and down to 1 point for a 20th place finish.

Wrestling is included in the men’s totals, but the sports is not sponsored by the Southeastern Conference.

In the nine men’s sports the SEC sponsors, the SEC had 398 points with the Pac-10 coming in second with 396 points, followed by the Big 12 with 395 points, Big Ten with 279.5 points, ACC with 238 points and the Big East with 83 points.

In the 11 women’s sports the SEC sponsors, the SEC led the way with 502.5 points followed by the Pac-10 with 480 points, the Big 12 with 382 points, ACC with 369 points, Big Ten with 221 points and the Big East with 164 points.

Combining the 20 sponsored sports, the SEC had 900.5 points to pace all conferences followed by the Pac-10 with 876 points, Big 12 with 777 points, ACC with 607 points, Big Ten with 500.5 points and the Big East with 247 points.

In 2009-10, the SEC had four team national championships – football (Alabama), men’s indoor track & field (Florida), women’s swimming & diving (Florida) and baseball (South Carolina). Also, the league recorded four national runners-up finishes – men’s outdoor track & field (Florida), women’s indoor track & field (Tennessee), men’s tennis (Tennessee) and women’s tennis (Florida).

The SEC had at least one of its teams finish in the top eight in the nation in 17 of the league’s 20 sponsored sports. The SEC has had the highest men’s point total in 17 seasons since 1986-87, the first year this survey was done, and in 11 of the last 12 seasons. The SEC has had the highest women’s point total five times since 1986-87, including three of the last six seasons.

2009-10 Men’s Points (20 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, etc.)
1. Southeastern, 398
2. Pacific-10, 396
3. Big 12, 395
4. Big Ten, 279.5
5. Atlantic Coast, 238
6. Big East, 83
7. Mountain West, 75.5
8. Colonial, 68
9. Big Sky, 64.5
10. Ivy, 27.5
11. Western Athletic, 27
12. Missouri Valley, 26.5
13. West Coast, 28
14. Southern, 26
15. Independents, 25
16. Southland, 23
17. Atlantic-10, 23
18. Patriot, 20.5
19. Horizon, 19
20. Big South, 16
21. MAAC, 12.5
21. Ohio Valley, 12.5
23. Big West, 11
24. Mid-American, 10.5
25. Mid-Eastern, 8.5
25. Summit, 8.5
27. Atlantic Sun, 7
28. Southwestern Athletic, 2

2009-10 Men’s NCAA or Football Champions
Football—Alabama
Basketball—Duke
Indoor Track—Florida
Outdoor Track—Texas A&M
Wrestling—Iowa
Tennis—Southern California
Cross Country—Oklahoma State
Baseball—South Carolina
Swimming—Texas
Golf—Augusta State

2009-10 Women’s Conference Points
1. Southeastern, 502.5 points
2. Pacific-10, 480
3. Big 12, 382
4. Atlantic Coast, 369
5. Big Ten, 221
6. Big East, 164
7. Mountain West, 71.5
8. West Coast, 38
9. Western Athletic, 35
10. Conference USA, 30.5
11. Atlantic 10, 23
12. Ivy, 19
13. Missouri Valley, 18
14. Sun Belt, 8.5
15. Summit League, 3

2009-10 Women’s NCAA Champions
Volleyball—Penn State
Basketball—Connecticut
Soccer—North Carolina
Indoor Track—Oregon
Outdoor Track—Texas A&M
Tennis—Stanford
Gymnastics—UCLA
Cross Country—Villanova
Softball—UCLA
Swimming—Florida
Golf—Purdue

Total Points (Men & Women Combined) [Top 14 Only]
1. Southeastern, 900.5
2. Pacific-10, 876
3. Big 12, 777
4. Atlantic Coast, 607
5. Big Ten, 500.5
6. Big East, 247
7. Mountain West, 147
8. Colonial, 68
9. West Coast, 66
10. Big Sky, 64.5
11. Western Athletic, 62
12. Ivy, 46.5
13. Atlantic-10, 46
14. Missouri Valley, 44.5

All-Time NCAA Division I School Championship Leaders (Excluding Football –

Total – Men and Women (Through June 28, 2010)
1. UCLA, 106
2. Stanford, 98
3. Southern California, 87
4. Penn State, 51
5. Oklahoma State, 49
6. Arkansas, 43
7. LSU, 41
8. Texas, 40
9. North Carolina, 34
10. Michigan, 32

Men
1. Southern California, 74
2. UCLA, 71
3. Stanford, 59
4. Oklahoma State, 49
5. Arkansas, 43
6. Penn State, 35
7. Michigan, 31
8. Yale 25
9. Indiana, Iowa, California, 22

Women
1. Stanford, 39
2. UCLA, 35
3. North Carolina, 25
4. LSU, 24
5. Texas, 22
6. Georgia, 17
7. Penn State, 16
8. Maryland, 13
9. Southern California, 13
10. Tennessee, 12

Coed Sports
1. West Virginia 14
2. Alaska-Fairbanks, Penn State 10
4. Utah 9
5. Denver 7
6. Colorado 5
7. Vermont 4
8. Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee Tech-3

Previous Conference Men’s High Point Finishers
[NOTE: SEC has won 17 times since 1986-87. The league has won 11 of the last 12 and the last two years.]
1986-87—Southwest 1987-88—Pacific-10 1988-89—Pac-10 1989-90—Pac-10 1990-91—Pac-10 1991-92—Southeastern 1992-93—SEC 1993-94—SEC 1994-95—SEC 1995-96—SEC 1996-97—SEC 1997-98—Pac-10 1998-99--SEC 1999-00—SEC 2000-01—SEC 2001-02—SEC 2002-03—SEC 2003-04—SEC 2004-05—SEC 2005-06—SEC 2006-07—SEC 2007-08—Big 12 2008-09—SEC 2009-10—SEC.

Previous Conference Women’s High Point Finishers
[NOTE: SEC has won 5 times since 1986-87. The league has won three of the last six seasons.]
1986-87—Pacific-10 1987-88—Pac-10 1988-89—Pac-10 1989-90—Pac-10 1990-91—Southeastern 1991-92—Pac-10 1992-93—Pac-10 1993-94—Pac-10 1994-95—Pac-10 1995-96—SEC 1996-97—Pac-10 1997-98—Pac-10 1998-99—Pac-10 1999-00—Pac-10 2000-01—Pac-10 2001-02—Pac-10 2002-03—Pac-10 2003-04—Pac-10 2004-05—SEC 2005-06—Pac-10 2006-07—SEC 2007-08—Pac-10 2008-09—Pac-10 2009-10—SEC.