May 20, 2025 11:00 am GMT+1
The SEC just completed its 25th regular season of the 21st century, and the league has never been better, relative to its competition around the nation.
Last year, Tennessee became the fifth different SEC team in the last five seasons to win the national championship, and three of the last four College World Series Finals featured an SEC vs. SEC matchup.
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Dating back to 2009, SEC teams have won 10 national titles, with LSU, South Carolina and Vanderbilt each winning two and Florida, Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Tennessee winning one.
These championship teams have been loaded with elite players, headlined by seven winners of the Golden Spikes Award.
So, who are the best of the best? Here’s our SEC All-Century Team.
Catcher: Mike Zunino, Florida (2010-12) — Zunino hit .327 with 47 home runs and a 1.013 OPS in three years at Florida. His best season came in 2011, when he hit .371 with 19 home runs and 67 RBIs. The Gators went 62-28 in the SEC and reached the College World Series three times during his three years on campus.
First base: Jac Caglianone, Florida (2022-24) — Cags is the only player in SEC history with two 30-home run seasons. He hit 33 as a sophomore in 2023 and followed up with 35 in 2024, when he slashed .419/.544/.875 with 83 runs scored and 72 RBIs. He was also part of the Gators’ weekend pitching rotation in his last two seasons.
Second base: Christian Moore, Tennessee (2022-24) — Moore is one of the top offensive second basemen in college baseball history. As a junior, he slashed .375/.451/.791 with a school-record 34 home runs and 74 RBIs. For his career, he hit 61 home runs with a 1.144 OPS. He played in the College World Series twice and was a key member of the Vols’ 2024 national championship team.
Shortstop: Alex Bregman, LSU (2013-15) — Bregman was a consistent producer during the “dead ball” era of college baseball, hitting .337 with 21 home runs and a .923 OPS. His best season statistically was in 2013, when he slashed .369/.417/.546 as a freshman. He played on two teams that reached the College World Series.
Third base: Pedro Alvarez, Vanderbilt (2006-08) — Alvarez’s 22 home runs in 2006 are the most ever by a true freshman in the SEC. He slashed .359/.460/.680 with 40 home runs and 132 RBIs over his first two seasons and was a first-team All-American in 2007. He was slowed by a hamate injury as a junior and hit .317 with nine home runs and 30 RBIs in 40 games
