GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A league-high six team titles give the University of Florida athletics program its 12
th consecutive GateHouse Media Southeastern Conference All-Sports title in 2017-18.
Florida wins the SEC Overall All-Sports title for the 28
th time. The men's title also went to the Gator program for the 21
st time. Florida women took second behind Georgia.
Tabulation for the SEC All-Sports standings finished after the close of regular-season baseball play Saturday, the final sport to determine a league champion in the 2017-18 season. Florida took each of the final four SEC team titles of the 2017-18 season – softball, baseball, men's and women's outdoor track & field – to lock up the SEC All-Sports trophy. Florida also won the SEC volleyball and men's swimming & diving to lead the league with six titles.
Did You Know?
Florida's 2017-18 SEC titles:
Florida led the SEC in 2017-18 with six league titles:
- Baseball
- Softball
- Men's swimming & diving
- Men's outdoor track & field
- Women's outdoor track & field
- Volleyball
One other Florida sport claimed a league crown in 2018 as the Gator lacrosse team won its fourth consecutive BIG EAST title.
SEC Athletes of the Year:
So far, six Gators picked up 2017-18 SEC Athletes of the Year honors:
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Rhamat Alhassan |
Volleyball Player of the Year |
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Kelly Barnhill |
Softball Pitcher of the Year |
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Caeleb Dressel |
Men's Swimmer of the Year |
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Grant Holloway |
Indoor Runner of the Year |
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Amanda Lorenz |
Softball Player of the Year |
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Alex McMurtry |
Event Specialist Gymnast of the Year |
Florida Athletics Director Scott Stricklin says:
"The level of competition across Southeastern Conference sports is so challenging, with many league teams contending for national titles. To win the SEC All-Sports trophy is a credit to the efforts of our coaches and the Gator athletes."
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
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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 fourth 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 35
th consecutive year with the release of
final national all-sports rankings June 29. 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:
| 2017-18 SEC All-Sports Overall All-Sports Standings |
| Place |
School |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Points |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Florida |
208 |
159 |
0.76442 |
| 2 |
Georgia |
212 |
145.5 |
0.68632 |
| 3 |
Texas A&M |
204 |
131 |
0.64216 |
| 4 |
Arkansas |
198 |
113 |
0.57071 |
| 5 |
South Carolina |
204 |
114 |
0.55882 |
| 6 |
Auburn |
212 |
117.5 |
0.55425 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
200 |
104 |
0.52000 |
| 8 |
Kentucky |
208 |
106.5 |
0.51202 |
| 9 |
Alabama |
208 |
104 |
0.50000 |
| 10 |
LSU |
208 |
99.5 |
0.47837 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt |
151 |
69 |
0.45695 |
| 12 |
Mississippi |
178 |
78.5 |
0.44101 |
| 13 |
Mississippi State |
178 |
77 |
0.43258 |
| 14 |
Missouri |
195 |
79.5 |
0.40769 |
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| Men |
| Place |
School |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Points |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Florida |
92 |
75 |
0.8750 |
| 2 |
Texas A&M |
92 |
61 |
0.6630 |
| 3 |
Auburn |
92 |
59.5 |
0.6467 |
| 4 |
Georgia |
92 |
58 |
0.6304 |
| 5 |
Arkansas |
82 |
51 |
0.6220 |
| 6 |
Alabama |
92 |
50 |
0.5435 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
92 |
48 |
0.5217 |
| 8 |
Kentucky |
92 |
45 |
0.4891 |
| 9 |
Mississippi State |
82 |
39 |
0.4756 |
| 10 |
LSU |
92 |
43.5 |
0.4728 |
| 11 |
Mississippi |
82 |
37.5 |
0.4573 |
| 12 |
Vanderbilt |
69 |
31 |
0.4493 |
| 13 |
South Carolina |
92 |
40.5 |
0.4402 |
| 14 |
Missouri |
79 |
30 |
0.3797 |
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| Women |
| Place |
School |
Total # of
Part. teams |
Points |
Quotient |
| 1 |
Georgia |
120 |
87.5 |
0.7292 |
| 2 |
Florida |
116 |
84 |
0.7241 |
| 3 |
South Carolina |
112 |
73.5 |
0.6563 |
| 4 |
Texas A&M |
112 |
70 |
0.6250 |
| 5 |
Arkansas |
116 |
62 |
0.5345 |
| 6 |
Kentucky |
116 |
61.5 |
0.5302 |
| 7 |
Tennessee |
108 |
56 |
0.5185 |
| 8 |
Auburn |
120 |
58 |
0.4833 |
| 9 |
LSU |
116 |
56 |
0.4828 |
| 10 |
Alabama |
116 |
54 |
0.4655 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt |
82 |
38 |
0.4634 |
| 12 |
Mississippi |
96 |
41 |
0.4271 |
| 13 |
Missouri |
116 |
49.5 |
0.4267 |
| 14 |
Mississippi State |
96 |
38 |
0.3958 |
