The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States, made up of major universities competing across NCAA sports. It also promotes academic relations and broader student-athlete development, and operates the SEC Network.
College athletics governance, NCAA rules and compliance, student-athlete welfare, academic relations, media rights, and legislation affecting higher education and college sports.
Primarily funded by conference revenues, especially media rights, championship events, sponsorships, and distributions from SEC operations.
Member institutions including Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt; SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey.
Intercollegiate athletic conference