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How Oklahoma, Texas stack up in marquee sports

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How Oklahoma, Texas stack up in marquee sports

NORMAN — Nearly three years after the move was announced, OU and Texas will officially make the leap to the SEC on July 1.

The Sooners and Longhorns stack up favorably with the rest of the SEC in overall performance, having success across the board.

Here’s a look at each SEC program through the lens of football, men’s and women’s basketball, women’s gymnastics, baseball and softball:

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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Football

National championships (18): 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020

SEC championships (30): 1933, 1934*, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961*, 1964, 1965, 1966*, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981*, 1989*, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2023

Heisman winners (4): Mark Ingram II (2009), Derrick Henry (2015), DeVonta Smith (2020), Bryce Young (2021)

Stadium (capacity): Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 2024

Arena (capacity): Coleman Coliseum (15,383)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 1994

Women’s gymnastics

National championships (5): 1988, 1991, 1996, 2011, 2012

Honda Award winners (5): Andree’ Pickens (2002), Jeana Rice (2004), Ashley Miles (2006), Kayla Hoffman (2011), Kim Jacob (2014)

Baseball

MCWS appearances (5): 1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Dave Magadan (1983)

Stadium (capacity): Sewell-Thomas Stadium (8,500)

Softball

WCWS championships (1): 2012

WCWS appearances (15): 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024

Stadium (capacity): Rhoads Stadium (3,940)

ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS

Football

National championships (1): 1964

SEC championships: None

Stadium (capacity): Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (76,212)

Men’s basketball

National championships (1): 1994

Final Four appearances (6): 1941, 1945, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1995,

Arena (capacity): Bud Walton Arena (19.368)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 1998

Baseball

MCWS appearances (11): 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2004, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022

Golden Spikes Award winners (2): Andrew Benintendi (2015), Kevin Kopps (2021)

Stadium (capacity): Baum-Walker Stadium (10,737)

Softball

Stadium (capacity): Bogle Park (3,200)

AUBURN TIGERS

Football

National championships (2): 1957, 2010

SEC championships (8): 1957, 1983, 1987, 1988*, 1989*, 2004, 2010, 2013,

Heisman winners (3): Pat Sullivan (1971), Bo Jackson (1985), Cam Newton (2010)

Stadium (capacity): Pat Dye Field at Jordan-Hare Stadium (88,043)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 2019

Arena (capacity): Neville Arena (9,121)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (3): 1988, 1989, 1990

Baseball

MCWS appearances (6): 1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 2019, 2022

Stadium (capacity): Samford Stadium — Hitchcock Field at Plainsmen Park (4,096)

Softball

WCWS appearances (2): 2015, 2016

Stadium (capacity): Jane B. Moore Field (1,500)

FLORIDA GATORS

Football

National championships (3): 1996, 2006, 2008

SEC championships (8): 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2006, 2008,

Heisman winners (3): Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007)

Stadium (capacity): Steve Spurrier-Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548)

Men’s basketball

National championships (2): 2006, 2007

Final Four appearances (5): 1994, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2014,

Arena (capacity): Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center (10,500)

Women’s gymnastics

National championships (3): 2013, 2014*, 2015

Honda Award winners (7): Kytra Hunter (2012, 2015), Bridget Sloan (2013, 2016), Alex McMurttry (2017), Trinity Thomas (2022, 2023)

Baseball

MCWS championships (1): 2017

MCWS appearances (14): 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Mike Zunino (2012)

Stadium (capacity): Florida Ballpark (7,000)

Softball

WCWS championships (2): 2014, 2015

WCWS appearances (12): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (2): Lauren Haeger (2015), Kelly Barnhill (2017)

Stadium (capacity): Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium (2,800)

GEORGIA BULLDOGS

Football

National championships (4): 1942, 1980, 2021, 2022

SEC championships (14): 1942, 1946*, 1948, 1959, 1966*, 1968, 1976*, 1980, 1981*, 1982, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2022

Heisman winners (2): Frank Sinkwich (1942), Herschel Walker (1982)

Stadium (capacity): Sanford Stadium (92,746)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 1983

Arena (capacity): Stegeman Coliseum (10,523)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (6): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1999

Naismith College Players of the Year (1): Saudia Roundtree (1996)

Women’s gymnastics

National championships (10): 1987, 1989, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Honda Award winners (3): Courtney Kupets (2007, 2009), Katie Heenan (2008)

Baseball

MCWS championships (1): 1990

MCWS appearances (6): 1987, 1990, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Charlie Condon (2024)

Stadium (capacity): Foley Field (3,291)

Softball

WCWS appearances (5): 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2021

Stadium (capacity): Jack Turner Softball Stadium (2,000)

KENTUCKY WILDCATS

Football

National championships (1): 1950

SEC championships (2): 1950, 1976*,

Stadium (capacity): Kroger Field at C.M. Newton Grounds (61,000)

Men’s basketball

National championships (8): 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012

Final Four appearances (17): 1942, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1966, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015,

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): Anthony Davis (2012), Oscar Tshiebwe (2022)

Arena (capacity): Rupp Arena (20,545)

Women’s basketball

Arena (capacity): Memorial Coliseum (8,000)

Baseball

MCWS appearances (1): 2024

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): A.J. Reed (2014)

Stadium (capacity): Kentucky Proud Park (5,000)

Softball

WCWS appearances (1): 2014

Stadium (capacity): John Cropp Stadium (2,117)

LSU TIGERS

Football

National championships (4): 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019

SEC championships (12): 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961*, 1970, 1986, 1988*, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019,

Heisman winners (3): Billy Cannon (1959), Joe Burrow (2019), Jayden Daniels (2023)

Stadium (capacity): Tiger Stadium (102,321)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (4): 1953, 1981, 1986, 2006

Naismith College Players of the Year (1): Pete Maravich (1970)

Arena (capacity): Pete Maravich Assembly Center (13,215)

Women’s basketball

National championships (1): 2023

Final Four appearances (6): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2023

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): Seimone Augustus (2005, 2006)

Women’s gymnastics

National championships (1): 2024

Honda Award winners (2): Susan Jackson (2010), Haleigh Bryant (2024)

Baseball

MCWS championships (7): 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009, 2023

MCWS appearances (19): 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023

Golden Spikes Award winners (2): Ben McDonald (1989), Dylan Crews (2023)

Stadium (capacity): Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field (10,326)

Softball

WCWS appearances (6): 2001, 2004, ,2012, 2015, 2016, 2017

Stadium (capacity): Tiger Park (2,671)

MISSISSIPPI STATE BULLDOGS

Football

National championships: None

SEC championships (1): 1941

Stadium (capacity): Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (61,337)

Men’s Basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 1996

Arena (capacity): Humphrey Coliseum (10,575)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (2): 2017, 2018

Baseball

MCWS championships (1): 2021

MCWS appearances (12): 1971, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2021

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Will Clark (1985)

Stadium (capacity): Dudy Noble Field, Polk—DeMent Stadium (15,000)

Softball

Stadium (capacity): Nusz Park (1,100)

MISSOURI TIGERS

Football

National championships: None

SEC championships: None

Stadium (capacity): Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium (61,620)

Basketball

Arena (capacity): Mizzou Arena (15,061)

Baseball

Men’s College World Series championships: 1954

MCWS appearances (6): 1952, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1964

Stadium (capacity): Taylor Stadium (3,031)

Softball

WCWS appearances (6): 1983, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011

Stadium (capacity): Mizzou Softball Stadium (2,600)

OKLAHOMA SOONERS

Football

National championships (7): 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000

SEC championships: NA

Heisman winners (7): Billy Vessels (1952), Steve Owens (1969), Billy Sims (1978), Jason White (2003), Sam Bradford (2008), Baker Mayfield (2017), Kyler Murray (2018),

Stadium (capacity): Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium (86,112)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (5): 1939, 1947, 1988, 2002, 2016

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): Blake Griffin (2009), Buddy Hield (2016)

Arena: Lloyd Noble Center (11,528)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (3): 2002, 2009, 2010

Women’s gymnastics

National championships (6): 2014*, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023

Honda Award winners (2): Maggie Nichols (2019), Anastasia Webb (2021)

Baseball

MCWS championships (2): 1951, 1994

MCWS appearances (11): 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995, 2010, 2022

Stadium (capacity): L. Dale Mitchell Park (3,180)

Softball

WCWS championships (8): 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

WCWS appearances (17): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (4): Keilani Ricketts (2012, 2013), Jocelyn Alo (2021, 2022)

Stadium (capacity): Love’s Field (4,200)

OLE MISS REBELS

Football

National championships (3): 1959, 1960, 1962

SEC championships (6): 1947, 1954, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963,

Stadium (capacity): Vaught-Hemingway Stadium at Hollingsworth Field (64,038)

Basketball

Arena (capacity): The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)

Baseball

MCWS championships (1): 2022

MCWS appearances (6): 1956, 1964, 1969, 1972, 2014, 2022

Stadium (capacity): Swayze Field (12,152)

Softball

Stadium (capacity): Ole Miss Softball Stadium (1,000^)

SOUTH CAROLINA GAMECOCKS

Football

National championships: None

SEC championships: None

Heisman winners (1): George Rogers (1980)

Stadium (capacity): Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 2017

Arena (capacity): Colonial Life Arena (18,000)

Women’s basketball

National championships (3): 2017, 2022, 2024

Final Four appearances (6): 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): A’ja Wilson (2018), Aliyah Boston (2022)

Baseball

MCWS championships (2): 2010, 2011

MCWS appearances (11): 1975, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1985, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Kip Bouknight (2000)

Stadium (capacity): Founders Park (8,242)

Softball

WCWS appearances (2): 1983, 1997

Stadium (capacity): Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field (1,277)

TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS

Football

National championships (6): 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998

SEC championships (13): 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946*, 1951*, 1956, 1967, 1969, 1985, 1989*, 1990, 1997, 1998,

Stadium (capacity): Neyland Stadium (101,915)

Women’s basketball

National championships (8): 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2008

Final Four appearances (17): 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008

Naismith College Players of the Year (4): Chamique Holdsclaw (1998, 1999), Tamika Catchings (2000), Candace Parker, 2008.

Arena (capacity): Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)

Baseball

National championships (1): 2024

MCWS appearances (7): 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2023, 2024

Stadium (capacity): Lindsey Nelson Stadium (5,548)

Softball

WCWS appearances (8): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2023

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (1): Monica Abbott (2007)

Stadium (capacity): Sherri Parker Lee Stadium (2,200)

TEXAS LONGHORNS

Football

National championships (4): 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005

SEC championships: NA

Heisman winners (2): Earl Campbell (1977), Ricky Williams (1998)

Stadium (capacity): Darrell K Royal—Texas Memorial Stadium (100,119)

Men’s basketball

Final Four appearances (3): 1943, 1947, 2003

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): T.J. Ford (2003), Kevin Durant (2007)

Arena: Moody Center (10,763)

Women’s basketball

National championships (1): 1986

Final Four appearances (3): 1986, 1987, 2003

Naismith College Players of the Year (2): Clarissa Davis (1987, 1989)

Baseball

MCWS championships (5): 1949, 1950, 1975, 1983, 2002

MCWS appearances (38): 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2021, 2022

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): Ivan Melendez (2022)

Stadium (capacity): UFCU Disch-Falk (7,373)

Softball

WCWS appearances (7): 1998, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2013, 2022, 2024

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year (3): Cat Osterman (2003, 2005, 2006)

Stadium (capacity): Red & Charline McCombs Field (1,254)

TEXAS A&M AGGIES

Football

National championships (3): 1919, 1927, 1939

SEC championships: None

Heisman winners (2): John David Crow (1957), Johnny Manziel (2012)

Stadium (capacity): Kyle Field (102,733)

Women’s basketball

National championships (1): 2011

Final Four appearances (1): 2011

Arena (capacity): Reed Arena (12,989)

Baseball

MCWS appearances (8): 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2022, 2024

Stadium (capacity): Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100)

Softball

WCWS championships (2): 1983, 1987

WCWS appearances (8): 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2007, 2008, 2017

Stadium (capacity): Davis Diamond (2,000)

VANDERBILT COMMODORES

Football

National championships: None

SEC championships: None

Home stadium (capacity): FirstBank Stadium (28,500)

Men’s basketball

Arena (capacity): Memorial Gymnasium (14,316)

Women’s basketball

Final Four appearances (1): 1993

Baseball

Men’s College World Series championships (2): 2014, 2019

MCWS appearances (5): 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021

Golden Spikes Award winners (1): David Price (2007)

Stadium (capacity): Hawkins Field (3,626)

-Football national championships claimed by school*Split champion^Ole Miss Softball Stadium is currently undergoing extensive renovation

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