re: Rank the SEC programs overall for the main 3 sports

1935

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jchamil
Rank the SEC programs overall for the main 3 sports

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LSU has won national championships in all three

I didn't realize LSU had won a Final Four. Did LSU win with Shaq, or was it a while ago with Pistol Pete?

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From Wikipedia

Schools that claim pre-NCAA Tournament basketball championships [edit]
Many schools claim or recognize pre-tournament era national college basketball championships by virtue of being selected by third-party selectors, such as the Helms Athletic Foundation, including Kansas University,[20] Purdue University,[21] Stanford University,[22] the University of North Carolina,[23] the University of Pittsburgh,[24] the University of Wisonsin,[25] Syracuse University,[26] and Washington State University.[27] In addition, in some years teams won playoff series or tournaments played on the court for a national championship.

For example, LSU claims the 1935 championship by virtue of winning the American Legion Bowl game against Pittsburgh in a match-up of regional powers.[28]

The following table is a partial list of schools that claim a national championship from the pre-NCAA Tournament era of college basketball. See also Helms Athletic Foundation Basketball National Champions. Not all schools recognize national championship honors bestowed by third-party selectors.

Year (pre-1939) School Source
1930 Pittsburgh [48] Naismith Basketball HOF Championship Game, Helms Athletic Foundation
1931 Northwestern Helms Athletic Foundation
1932 Purdue Helms Athletic Foundation
1934 Wyoming Helms Athletic Foundation

1935 LSU [49] American Legion Bowl Game

1936 Notre Dame Helms Athletic Foundation
1937 Stanford Helms Athletic Foundation
1938 Temple Helms Athletic Foundation, NIT


Since there was no NCAA Tournament, no playoffs, no Final Four, and no official National Champion declared, why should we not claim an UNOFFICIAL national championship that OTHER teams had been claiming since 1904 ???????????