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Annual Southeastern Conference Champions

Year    Champion         Overall        Tourney Champ   Site        Championship Game Result
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Year    Champion        SEC Overall        Tourney Champ   Site        Championship Game Result
1933            8-0    20-3        Kentucky        Atlanta     Kentucky 46, Miss. State 27
1934    Alabama        13-2    16-2        Alabama         Atlanta     Alabama 41,  25
1935                12-0    14-1        No Tournament
        Kentucky       11-0    19-2
1936    Tennessee       8-4    15-6        Tennessee       Knoxville   Tennessee 29, Alabama 25
1937    Kentucky        5-3    17-5        Kentucky       *Knoxville   Kentucky 39, Tennessee 25
1938     Tech    9-2    18-2        Georgia Tech    Baton Rouge Georgia Tech 58,  47
1939    Kentucky        5-2    16-4        Kentucky        Knoxville   Kentucky 46, Tennessee 38
1940    Kentucky        4-4    15-6        Kentucky        Knoxville   Kentucky 51, Georgia 43
1941    Tennessee       8-3    17-5        Tennessee       Louisville  Tennessee 36, Kentucky 33
1942    Kentucky        6-2    19-6        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 36, Alabama 34
1943    Tennessee       6-3    14-4        Tennessee       Louisville  Tennessee 33, Kentucky 30
1944    Kentucky        0-0    19-2        Kentucky      **Louisville  Kentucky 62, Tulane 46
1945    Kentucky        4-1    22-4        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 39, Tennessee 35
1946    Kentucky        6-0    28-2        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 59, LSU 36
1947    Kentucky       11-0    34-3        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 55, Tulane 38
1948    Kentucky        9-0    36-3        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 54, Georgia Tech 43
1949    Kentucky       13-0    32-2        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 68, Tulane 52
1950    Kentucky       11-2    25-5        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 95, Tennessee 58
1951    Kentucky       14-0    32-2        Vanderbilt      Louisville  Vanderbilt 61, Kentucky 57
1952    Kentucky       14-0    29-3        Kentucky        Louisville  Kentucky 44, LSU 43
1953    LSU            13-0    25-2        No Tournament
1954    Kentucky       14-0    25-0        No Tournament
        LSU            14-0    21-5
1955    Kentucky       12-2    23-3        No Tournament
1956    Alabama        14-0    21-3        No Tournament
1957    Kentucky       12-2    23-5        No Tournament
1958    Kentucky       12-2    23-6        No Tournament
1959    Miss. State    13-1    24-1        No Tournament
1960             12-2    19-3        No Tournament
1961    Miss. State    11-3    19-6        No Tournament
1962    Miss. State    13-1    24-1        No Tournament
        Kentucky       13-1    23-3
1963    Miss State     13-1    23-3        No Tournament
1964    Kentucky       11-3    21-6        No Tournament
1965    Vanderbilt     15-1    24-4        No Tournament
1966    Kentucky       15-1    32-2        No Tournament
1967    Tennessee      15-3    21-7        No Tournament
1968    Kentucky       15-3    22-5        No Tournament
1969    Kentucky       16-2    23-5        No Tournament
1970    Kentucky       17-1    26-2        No Tournament
1971    Kentucky       16-2    22-4        No Tournament
1972    Kentucky       14-4    21-7        No Tournament
        Tennessee      14-4    19-6
1973    Kentucky       14-4    20-8        No Tournament
1974    Vanderbilt     15-3    23-3        No Tournament
        Alabama        15-3    22-4
1975    Kentucky       15-3    26-5        No Tournament
        Alabama        15-3    22-5
1976    Alabama        15-3    23-5        No Tournament
1977    Kentucky       16-2    26-4        No Tournament
        Tennessee      16-2    22-6
1978    Kentucky       16-2    30-2        No Tournament
1979    LSU            14-4    23-6        Tennessee         Birmingham  Tennessee 75, Kentucky 69 (OT)
1980    Kentucky       15-3    29-6        LSU               Birmingham  LSU 80, Kentucky 78
1981    LSU            17-1    31-5        Ole Miss          Birmingham  Ole Miss 66, Georgia 62
1982    Kentucky       13-5    22-8        Alabama           Lexington   Alabama 48, Kentucky 46
        Tennessee      13-5    20-10
1983    Kentucky       13-5    23-8        Georgia           Birmingham  Georgia 86, Alabama 71
1984    Kentucky       14-4    29-5        Kentucky          Nashville   Kentucky 51, Auburn 49
1985    LSU            13-5    19-10       Auburn            Birmingham  Auburn 53, Alabama 49 (OT)
1986    Kentucky       17-1    32-4        Kentucky          Lexington   Kentucky 83, Alabama 72
1987    Alabama        16-2    28-5        Alabama           Atlanta     Alabama 69, LSU 62
1988    Vacated                            Vacated           Baton Rouge Kentucky 62, Georgia 57
1989    Florida        13-5    21-13       Alabama           Knoxville   Alabama 72, Florida 60
1990    Georgia        13-5    20-9        Alabama           Orlando     Alabama 70, Ole Miss 51
1991    Miss. State    13-5    20-9        Alabama           Nashville   Alabama 88, Tennessee 64
        LSU            13-5    20-10
1992    Arkansas       13-3    26-8        Kentucky          Birmingham  Kentucky 80, Alabama 54
        Eastern Div.   12-4                Kentucky
        Western Div.   13-3                Arkansas
1993    Vanderbilt     14-2    28-6        Kentucky          Lexington   Kentucky 82, LSU 65
        Eastern Div.   14-2                Vanderbilt
        Western Div.   10-6                Arkansas
1994    Arkansas       14-2    31-3        Kentucky               Kentucky 73, Florida 60
        Eastern Div.   12-4                Kentucky/Florida
        Western Div.   14-2                Arkansas
1995    Kentucky       14-2    28-5        Kentucky          Atlanta     Kentucky 95, Arkansas 93 (OT)
        Eastern Div.   14-2                Kentucky
        Western Div.   12-4                Arkansas/Mississippi State
1996    Kentucky       16-0    34-2        Miss. State       New Orleans Mississippi State 84, Kentucky 73
        Eastern Div.   16-0                Kentucky
        Western Div.   10-6                Mississippi State
1997     15-1    24-8        Kentucky          Memphis     Kentucky 95, Georgia 68
        Eastern Div.   15-1                South Carolina
        Western Div.   11-5                Ole Miss
1998    Kentucky       14-2    35-4        Kentucky          Atlanta     Kentucky 86, South Carolina 56
        Eastern Div.   14-2                Kentucky
        Western Div.   12-4                Ole Miss
1999    Auburn         14-2    29-4        Kentucky          Atlanta     Kentucky 76, Arkansas 63
        Eastern Div.   12-4                Tennessee
        Western Div.   14-2                Auburn
2000    Kentucky/Florida/Tennessee/LSU
                       12-4    ----        Arkansas          Atlanta     Arkansas 75, Auburn 67
        Eastern Div.   12-4                /Fla/Tenn
        Western Div.   12-4                LSU
2001    UK/Florida     12-4    24-10/24-7  Kentucky          Nashville   Kentucky 77, Ole Miss 55
        Eastern Div.   12-4                Kentucky/Florida
        Western Div.   11-5                Ole Miss
2002    Alabama        12-4    27-8        Mississippi St.   Atlanta     Mississippi St. 61, Alabama 58
        Eastern Div.   10-6                Kentucky/Florida/Georgia
        Western Div.   12-4                Alabama
2003    Kentucky       16-0    32-4        Kentucky          New Orleans Kentucky 64, Mississippi St. 57
        Eastern Div.   16-0                Kentucky
        Western Div.    9-7                Mississippi St.
2004    Mississippi St.14-2    26-4        Kentucky          Atlanta     Kentucky 89, Florida 73
        Eastern Div.   13-3                Kentucky
        Western Div.   14-2                Mississippi St.
2005    Kentucky       14-2                Florida	      Atlanta     Florida 70, Kentucky 52
        Eastern Div    14-2                Kentucky
        Western Div    12-4                Alabama/LSU
2006    LSU            14-2                Florida	      Nashville   Florida 49, South Carolina 47
        Eastern Div    12-4                Tennesee
        Western Div    14-2                LSU
2007    Florida        13-3                Florida           Atlanta     Florida 77, Arkansas 56
        Eastern Div    13-3                Florida
        Western Div    8-8                 Ole Miss/Miss St
2008    Tennessee      14-2                Georgia	      Atlanta	Georgia 66, Arkansas 57
        Eastern Div    14-2                Tennessee
        Western Div    12-4                Mississippi St
2009    LSU            13-3                Mississippi St    Tampa	Mississippi St 64, Tennesee 61
        Eastern Div    10-6                Tenn/SC
        Western Div    13-3                LSU
2010    Kentucky       14-2                Kentucky          Nashville  Kentucky 75, Mississippi State 74 (OT)
        Eastern Div    14-2                Kentucky
        Western Div    9-7                 Mississippi St
2011    Florida        13-3                Kentucky          Atlanta    Kentucky 70, Florida 54
        Eastern Div    13-3                Florida
        Western Div    12-2                Alabama
2012    Kentucky       16-0                Vanderbilt        New Orleans Vanderbilt 71, Kentucky 64
        Eastern Div    16-0                Kentucky
        Western Div    9-7                 Alabama
2013    Florida        14-4                Ole Miss          Nashville   Ole Miss 66, Florida 63
2014    Florida        18-0                Florida           Atlanta     Florida 61, Kentucky 60
2015    Kentucky       18-0                Kentucky          Nashville   Kentucky 78, Arkansas 63
2016    Kentucky       13-5                Kentucky          Nashville   Kentucky 82, Texas A&M 77 (OT)
        Texas A&M      13-5                    
2017    Kentucky       16-2                Kentucky          Nashville   Kentucky 82, Arkansas 65
2018    Auburn         13-5                Kentucky          St. Louis   Kentucky 77, Tennessee 72
        Tennessee      13-5                
2019    LSU            16-2                Auburn            Nashville   Auburn 84, Tennessee 64
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NOTES: 

From 1933-1950 the SEC champion was determined by a tournament, except for 1935.
Since 1951, when the round-robin schedule was introduced, the title has been decided by a winning percentage on the conference schedule.

From 1951-1964 the round-robin schedule was 14 games. From 1965-1966 the round-robin schedule was 16 games.

From 1967-1990 the round-robin schedule was 18 games.

In 1979 the SEC Tournament was renewed with the winner receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA.

* Only eight teams invited to participate
**Only six teams participated due to World War II

On This Day In UK Basketball History

On March 28, 1992, in what many called the “best NCAA Tournament game ever,” Kentucky takes defending NCAA champion Duke into overtime before losing 104-103 in the East Regional finals in Philadelphia. A last-second shot by Christian Laettner sends Duke to the Final Four, and breaks the hearts of Wildcat fans everywhere. It is Cawood Ledford’s last game as the “Voice of the Wildcats.”

 

On March 28, 1998, against Stanford, Kentucky rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit, then grabbed a 5-point overtime lead, before fending off the Cardinals to advance to the title game for the third straight season. Jeff Sheppard canned three long-range three-pointers - two in the final three minutes and one in overtime - en route to a career-high 27 points.

 

On March 28, 2014, unranked Kentucky beat No. 5 Louisville 74-69, in the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.  Aaron Harrison buried a three-pointer from the left corner with 39 seconds left that put UK ahead to stay before 41,072 in Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

On March 28, 2015, No. 1 Kentucky defeated No. 8 Notre Dame, 68-66, in the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.  With its 37-0 record on the line, Kentucky trailed Notre Dame 59-53 with 6:14 left. UK rallied in front of 19,464 fans in Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena and preserved its perfect season thanks to a crucial blocked shot by Willie Cauley-Stein and two game-deciding free throws from Andrew Harrison in the final seconds.