Feb. 2, 2006
The Southeastern Conference, propelled by at least one of its member institutions placing in the national top four in 16 of 20 sponsored sports, placed first in a survey of all NCAA Division I-A conferences, comparing athletics success in the 2004-05 academic year.
The survey, compiled by the Big 12 Media Relations Office,
gives 20 points for a member institution placing first nationally, 19th
for second place, 18th for third and down to one point for 20th place.
The survey takes into account the 20 sports that are sponsored by the
SEC.
The SEC placed first with 973.5 points followed by the
Pac-10 with 868 points, the Big 12 with 603.5 points, Big Ten with 481
points, ACC with 453 points and the Mountain West was sixth with 193.5
points.
The SEC placed first among all conferences in its nine men’s
sponsored sports with 451 points compared to the Pac-10’s 367 points and
the Big 12’s 267 points. The SEC has accumulated the most men’s sports
in each of the last seven years and 13 of the last 14 years.
The SEC also placed first among all conferences in its 11
women’s sponsored sports with 522.5 points compared to the Pac-10’s 501
points and the Big 12’s 336.5 points. The SEC broke an eight-year
string by the Pac-10 as the highest women’s point total. Since 1986-87,
the Pac-10 has claimed the top spot each year with the exception of
1990-91 (SEC), 1995-96 (SEC) and last season (SEC).
The SEC won seven team national championships during the
2004-05 season – men’s golf (Georgia), gymnastics (Georgia), men’s
swimming & diving (Auburn), women’s swimming & diving (Georgia), men’s
indoor track & field (Arkansas), women’s indoor track & field
(Tennessee) and men’s outdoor track & field (Arkansas).
For the 2004-05 academic year, the SEC had 160 teams
participate in NCAA post-season competition among the 20
league-sponsored sports, an average of eight teams per sport. The SEC
also had 554 first-team All-Americas in its 20 team sponsored sports,
including 72 individual national champions.
Below is a breakdown of the rankings and how SEC teams
finished among the top squads nationally in NCAA competition.
2004-05 Men’s Conference Points (20 for 1st, 19 for 2nd, etc.)
1. Southeastern, 451 points
2. Pacific-10, 367
3. Big 12, 267
4. Big Ten, 221
5. Atlantic Coast, 239
6. Mountain West, 127.5
7. Conference USA, 48
8. Big East, 39.5
9. Western Athletic, 32.5
10. Horizon, 17
11. West Coast, 14.5
12. Big West, 14
Metro Atlantic, 14
Big West, 14
15. Independents, 13.5
16. Atlantic Sun, 8.5
Horizon, 8.5
Southern 8.5
19. Colonial, 1
Ivy, 1
2004-05 Men’s NCAA or BCS Football Champions
Football-Southern California
Basketball-North Carolina
Indoor Track-Arkansas
Outdoor Track-Arkansas
Tennis-UCLA
Cross Country-Colorado
Baseball-Texas
Swimming-Auburn
Golf-Georgia
2004-05 Women’s Conference Points
1. Southeastern, 522.5 points
2. Pacific-10, 501
3. Big 12, 336.5
4. Big Ten, 260
5. Atlantic Coast, 214
6. Big East, 133
7. West Coast, 70
8. Mountain West, 66
9. Conference USA, 43
10. Ivy, 37
11. Western Athletic, 33.5
12. Sun Belt, 11
13. Big West, 10.5
14. Mid-American, 10
15. Big South, 8.5
16. Southwestern Athletic, 6
17. Colonial, 1
2004-05 Women’s NCAA Champions
Volleyball-Stanford
Basketball-Baylor
Soccer-Notre Dame
Indoor Track-Tennessee
Outdoor Track-Texas
Tennis-Stanford
Gymnastics-Georgia
Cross Country-Colorado
Softball-UCLA
Swimming-Georgia
Golf-Duke
[NOTE: Original Big 12 research was conducted for 21 sports. For
purposes of this release, wrestling’s points were subtracted because it
is not an SEC-sponsored sport. The SEC’s standings were not affected by
the changing point totals.]
