2012 SEC BaSEB all M Edia Guid E - Southeastern Conference

the southeastern conference
“The standard of excellence”
The Southeastern Conference,
with its storied 78-year history
of athletic achievements and
academic excellence, has built
perhaps the greatest tradition of intercollegiate
competition of any league in the
country since its inception in 1933.
The 2010-11 academic year was
another season to remember for the
SEC as conference teams captured six
national titles and three national runnerup
finishes. The SEC has won consecutive
national championships in baseball,
football and men’s indoor track & field.
Since 1990, the SEC has won 140 national
team championships for an average of
more than six per year.
Auburn won the SEC’s first national
title of the year with its win in the BCS
National Championship Game in football.
It is the SEC’s fifth consecutive football
national title. Florida won its second
consecutive national title in men’s
indoor track & field while the Gators’
women’s tennis team also captured the
national championship.Alabama won
its fifth gymnastics national title and
South Carolina won its second consecutive
national championship in baseball.
Florida finished first among Southeastern
Conference schools and fourth overall in
the Director’s Cup final standings.
Overall, the SEC finished in the top
two in eight of its 20 sponsored sports
and in the top five in 14 of the 20
sports. Ten SEC teams participated in
football postseason bowls with Auburn,
LSU, Mississippi State, Alabama and
Florida winning the BCS National Title
Game, Cotton, Gator, Capital One and
Outback bowls, respectively. Five men’s
basketball teams were invited to the
NCAA Tournament and four women’s
basketball teams were also invited to
the NCAA Tournament. The SEC had
seven teams advance to postseason play
in baseball, hosting three regionals with
South Carolina, Florida and Vanderbilt
advancing to the College World Series.
With 139 teams advancing to NCAA
postseason competition, the SEC continued
to solidify its place as the nation’s
premier conference.
In addition to the four team championships,
39 SEC student-athletes garnered
individual national championships, while
367 individuals were awarded with First-
Team All-America Honors. Studentathletes
around the league continued to
excel in the classroom as well with more
than 2,500 earning recognition on the
SEC Academic Honor Roll.
On the national all-sport level, nine
SEC schools placed in the top 40 of the
NACDA Director’s Cup rankings. Florida
led the league with a fourth place finish.
LSU placed 19th while Georgia was 20th;
Tennessee finished 22nd, Arkansas 24th,
Alabama 25th, Auburn 31st, Kentucky
36th and South Carolina 39th to round
out the league’s top-40 finishes.
A brief sport-by-sport summary of the
2010-11 year follows:
Baseball
Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt advanced to the
College World Series in Omaha with the Gamecocks
winning their second consecutive national championship.
An SEC squad has won the national championship
in each of the last three years.
NCAA Tournament Participants:
South Carolina National Champion
Florida
CWS - 2nd
Vanderbilt
CWS - t3rd
Mississippi State Regional Finals
Georgia
Regionals
Arkansas
Regionals
Alabama
Regionals
SEC Champion: South Carolina, Florida, Vanderbilt
(22-8)
SEC Tournament Champion: Florida
Coach of the Year: Ray Tanner, SC
Player of the Year: Mike Zunino, UF
Pitcher of the Year: Grayson Garvin, VU
Freshman of the Year: Tony Kemp, VU
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: James McCann, AR
Men’s Basketball
The SEC sent seven teams into postseason play with five
receiving NCAA Tournament bids and two playing in the
National Invitation Tournament.
NCAA Tournament Participants:
Kentucky
Final Four
Florida
Elite Eight
Georgia
1st Round
Tennessee
1st Round
Vanderbilt
1st Round
SEC Champion: Florida (13-3)
SEC Tournament Champion: Kentucky
Coach of the Year: Billy Donovan, UF
Player of the Year: Chandler Parsons, UF
Freshman of the Year: Terrence Jones, UK
Defensive Player of the Year: Sam Muldrow, SC
Sixth Man of the Year: Brian Williams, UT
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Riley Benock, MS
Women’s Basketball
The SEC had four teams earn bids to the 2011 NCAA
Tournament and the Women’s NIT saw five SEC teams
participate.
NCAA Tournament Participants:
Tennessee
Elite Eight
Georgia
Sweet Sixteen
Kentucky
2nd Round
Vanderbilt
1st Round
SEC Champion: Tennessee (16-0)
SEC Tournament Champion: Tennessee
Coach of the Year: Pat Summitt, UT
Player of the Year: Shekinna Stricklen, UT
Freshman of the Year: Meighan Simmons, UT
Defensive Player of the Year: Victoria Dunlap, UK
Sixth Woman of the Year: Stephanie Holzer, VU
Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Mary Kathryn Govero,
MS
Men’s Cross Country
The SEC sent two teams to compete in the NCAA
Championships with Arkansas leading the way with a
10th-place finish.
NCAA Championships Participants:
Arkansas 329 10th
Alabama 338 11th
Georgia
South Regional - 5th
Florida
South Regional - 3rd
Tennessee
South Regional - 4th
Barnabas Kirui – Ole Miss
Brad Davis Male
Community Service Leader
Bridget Lyons – Georgia
Brad Davis Female
Community Service Leader
Dan Mazzaferro – Auburn
Boyd McWhorter Male
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Erica Meissner – Auburn
Boyd McWhorter Female
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
John-Patrick Smith – Tennessee
Roy F. Kramer SEC Male
Athlete of the Year
Kayla Hoffman – Alabama
Roy F. Kramer SEC Female
Athlete of the Year
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