GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Five team titles led the University of Florida athletics program to a sweep of the 2016-17 GateHouse Media Southeastern Conference All-Sports titles.
It is the 16
th time the Gator program has taken each of the three titles – overall, men and women. UF is the only school to collect the three titles in a single season.
Tabulation for the SEC All-Sports standings finished after the conclusion of baseball play Saturday, the final sport to determine a league champion in the 2016-17 season. Florida and LSU shared the 2017 SEC baseball title. It was Florida's fifth SEC crown in 2016-17, equaling Arkansas for the season's high for team titles.
The overall SEC All-Sports title is the 27
th for Florida, while the Gator program also earned its 23
rd women's and 20
th men's titles.
Did You Know?
Florida's 2016-17 SEC titles:
Five Florida team won league titles, equaling the league high for 2016-17:
- Baseball
- Women's Golf
- Softball
- Men's swimming & diving
- Volleyball
One other Florida sport claimed a league crown in 2017 as the Gator lacrosse team won the BIG EAST title for the third consecutive year.
SEC Athletes of the Year:
Five Gators picked up SEC Athletes of the Year honors in 2016-17:
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Kelly Barnhill |
Softball Pitcher of the Year |
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Canyon Barry |
Men's Basketball Sixth Man of the Year |
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KeAndre Bates |
Indoor Field Athlete of Year |
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Caeleb Dressel |
Men's Swimmer of the Year |
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Alex McMurtry |
Gymnast of the Year |
Florida Athletics Director Scott Stricklin says:
"Five SEC titles and several other Gator teams in the hunt for league rings – there certainly was plenty for Florida fans to cheer this season. This sweep of SEC All-Sport titles is due to the drive and heart shown by the exceptional Gator coaches and student-athletes throughout this season."
Scott Stricklin
University of Florida Athletics Director
How is the GateHouse Media SEC All-Sports titles figured?
Points are awarded based on the number of competing teams in a sport (e.g. – 14 teams compete in SEC baseball, giving the winner 14 points, second gets 13, etc. Four teams compete in equestrian, awarding four points to the winner). A program's points total is divided by the total number of teams competing in the sports the school fields and that quotient ranks the teams in the final GateHouse Media standings. The sports of cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field are combined. A program's outdoor track finish makes up half, while the remaining two quarters are based on the cross country and indoor finishes.
| GateHouse Media Southeastern Conference All-Sports formula |
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Total points for school's finish in each SEC sport it competes in
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Total number of teams competing
in sports a school fields |
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Quotient ranked for
program finish |
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(e.g. – Florida men's total of 92 participating teams derived by adding
14 (base) + 14 (MBB) + 14 (FB) + 14 (GLF) + 10 (S&D) + 13 (TEN) + 13 (T&F) = 92 |
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About the SEC All-Sports Trophy:
This is the third year GateHouse Media, which owns The Gainesville Sun as well as dozens of other publications around the country, awards the overall, men's and women's SEC All-Sports trophies.
The Halifax Media Group awarded the 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 trophies. The New York Times Regional Newspaper Group gave the awards from the 1994-95 through 2010-11 seasons. Prior to that, the league tabulated the SEC All-Sports totals.
What's Next?
UF is hopeful of finishing among the nation's top 10 most successful overall athletic programs for the 34
th consecutive year with the release of
final national all-sports rankings June 30 or July 1. Florida is the only school to finish among the nation's top 10 overall most successful athletic programs each year since 1983.
Let's Look at the Charts:
| 2016-17 SEC All-Sports Overall All-Sports Standings |
| Place |
School |
Points |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Florida |
168.5 |
208 |
0.8101 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
138.5 |
204 |
0.67892 |
| 3 |
Kentucky |
126 |
208 |
0.60577 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
124 |
212 |
0.58491 |
| 5 |
Arkansas |
110 |
198 |
0.55556 |
| 6 |
Alabama |
114.5 |
208 |
0.55048 |
| 7 |
South Carolina |
109 |
204 |
0.53431 |
| 8 |
LSU |
108 |
208 |
0.51923 |
| 9 |
Auburn |
107 |
212 |
0.50472 |
| 10 |
Tennessee |
90 |
200 |
0.45 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt |
73.5 |
164 |
0.44817 |
| 12 |
Mississippi |
77 |
178 |
0.43258 |
| 13 |
Missouri |
84 |
195 |
0.43077 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State |
72 |
178 |
0.40449 |
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| Men |
| Place |
School |
Points |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Florida |
80.5 |
92 |
0.8750 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
63.5 |
92 |
0.6902 |
| 3 |
Arkansas |
51 |
82 |
0.6220 |
| 4 |
Alabama |
56 |
92 |
0.6087 |
| 5 |
Georgia |
55 |
92 |
0.5978 |
| 6 |
Kentucky |
54.5 |
92 |
0.5924 |
| 7 |
LSU |
48.5 |
92 |
0.5272 |
| 8 |
Mississippi |
42.5 |
82 |
0.5183 |
| 9 |
South Carolina |
45.5 |
92 |
0.4946 |
| 10 |
Auburn |
45 |
92 |
0.4891 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt |
39.5 |
82 |
0.4817 |
| 12 |
Mississippi State |
30.5 |
82 |
0.3720 |
| 13 |
Tennessee |
33 |
92 |
0.3587 |
| 14 |
Missouri |
26 |
79 |
0.3291 |
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| Women |
| Place |
School |
Points |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Florida |
88 |
116 |
0.7586 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
75 |
112 |
0.6696 |
| 3 |
Kentucky |
71.5 |
116 |
0.6164 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
69 |
120 |
0.5750 |
| 5 |
South Carolina |
63.5 |
112 |
0.5670 |
| 6 |
Tennessee |
57 |
108 |
0.5278 |
| 7 |
Auburn |
62 |
120 |
0.5167 |
| 8 |
LSU |
59.5 |
116 |
0.5129 |
| 9 |
Arkansas |
59 |
116 |
0.5086 |
| 10 |
Alabama |
58.5 |
116 |
0.5043 |
| 11 |
Missouri |
58 |
116 |
0.5000 |
| 12 |
Mississippi State |
41.5 |
96 |
0.4323 |
| 13 |
Vanderbilt |
34 |
82 |
0.4146 |
| 14 |
Mississippi |
34.5 |
96 |
0.3594 |
