10 Facts About SEC Tournament

1.

SEC Tournament was established on December 1932, when the thirteen members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachian Mountains left to form their own conference.

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2.

From 1980 to 1985, the official SEC champion was the tournament winner, but the tournament now only determines the recipient of the SEC's automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.

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3.

All SEC Tournament schools participate in men's and women's cross country except South Carolina, which only fields a women's team.

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4.

Since the SEC Tournament expanded in 1992, divisional champions have been crowned.

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5.

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was a predecessor to the Southern Conference, with every current and former member of the SEC Tournament having been members at some point except Arkansas and Missouri.

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6.

Eight SEC Tournament schools participate in women's gymnastics: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, and Missouri.

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7.

In 2017, the SEC Tournament began recognizing a regular season champion in addition to the winner of the SEC Tournament Championship meet.

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8.

In 2000, the SEC Tournament changed the determination of its tennis regular season champion to the team with the best winning percentage in conference regular-season dual matches.

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9.

In 2000, the SEC Tournament changed the determination of its tennis champions to the team with the best winning percentage in conference regular-season dual matches.

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10.

SEC Volleyball Tournament was suspended for three seasons after the 2005 season.

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