Sports in the Southern United States
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9781230806495
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: AFC South, American South Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference, Atlantic Sun Conference, Big South Conference, Gulf South Conference, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, Mississippi Coast Yachting Association, NASCAR, National Stock Car Racing Association, NFC South, Ohio Valley Conference, Peach Belt Conference, Southeastern Conference, Southern Conference, Southland Conference, Southwest Conference, Sun Belt Conference. Excerpt: The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in athletic competitions; for football, it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A. The conference is one of the most successful financially, consistently leading most conferences in revenue distribution to its members, including an SEC record $220.0 million for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. The SEC was also the first NCAA Division I conference to hold a championship game (and award a subsequent title) for college football, and was one of the founding members of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS). The current SEC commissioner is Michael Slive. The conference sponsors team championships in nine men's sports and twelve women's sports. Locations of the SEC full-member institutions. The SEC was established on December 8 and 9, 1932, when the thirteen members of the Southern Conference located west and south of the Appalachian Mountains left to form their own conference. Ten of the thirteen founding members have remained in the conference since its inception: the University of Alabama, Auburn University, the University of Florida, the University of Georgia, the...