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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference which operates in the southeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I-A.
The SEC was established in December 1932, when the 13 members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachians left to form their own conference. Ten of the 13 charter members have remained in the conference since its inception: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt. The other charter members are:
- Georgia Tech: Left the SEC in 1964. Joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1978, where it continues to reside.
- University of the South (Sewanee): Left the SEC in 1940. The school has since deemphasized varsity athletics, and is currently a member of the NCAA's Division III.
- Tulane University: Left the SEC in 1966. Remained an independent in football until it became a charter member of Conference USA in 1995.
Current members (and year joined)
East Division
- University of Florida (1932)
- University of Georgia (1932)
- University of Kentucky (1932)
- University of South Carolina (1991)
- University of Tennessee (1932)
- Vanderbilt University (1932)
- University of Alabama (1932)
- University of Arkansas (1991)
- Auburn University (1932)
- Louisiana State University [=LSU] (1932)
- University of Mississippi [=Ole Miss] (1932)
- Mississippi State University (1932)
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