Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year

The Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding baseball head coach in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), as chosen by the league's head coaches.[1]

Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding baseball head coach in the Southeastern Conference
CountryUnited States
First awarded1933–present
Currently held byDave Van Horn, Arkansas

Key

Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year:

Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (CB)
Baseball America Coach of the Year (BA)

Coach (X)Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point
*
Elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active
*^
Active coach who has been elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame (as a coach)
Conf. W–LConference win–loss record for that season
Conf. St.TConference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)
Overall W–LOverall win–loss record for that season
SeasonTeam won the Men's College World Series

Winners

SeasonCoachSchoolNational Coach of
the Year Awards
Conf.
W–L
Conf.
St.
Overall
W–L
Reference
1933W.P. WhiteGeorgia8–1112–3[2]
1934Jennings B. WhitworthAlabama13–3113–5[2]
1935Tilden CampbellAlabama8–2112–2[2]
1936Tilden Campbell (2)Alabama7–3–1110–3–1[2]
1937Dell MorganAuburn8–118–1[2]
1938Tilden Campbell (3)Alabama10–1113–2[2]
1939Harry RabenhorstLSU10–2122–6[2]
1940Tilden Campbell (4)Alabama12–1112–1[2]
1941Tilden Campbell (5)Alabama13–2119–2–1[2]
1942Tilden Campbell (6)Alabama9–1110–2[2]
1943Red SwansonLSU11–3113–8[2]
1944No competition due to World War II[2]
1945No competition due to World War II[2]
1946Harry Rabenhorst (2)LSU11–3111–3[2]
1947Tilden Campbell (7)Alabama11–3120–7[2]
1948R.P PattyMississippi State12–51 (Western)17–8[2]
1949R.P. Patty (2)Mississippi State13–31 (Western)19–6[2]
1950Tilden Campbell (8)Alabama12–41 (Eastern)22–12[2]
1951S. W. AndersonTennessee16–1120–3[2]
1952Dave FullerFlorida12–2121–4-2[2]
1953Jim WhatleyGeorgia12–41 (Eastern)23–5[2]
1954Jim WhatleyGeorgia11–41 (Eastern)16–09[2]
1955Tilden Campbell (9)Alabama16–21 (Western)23–6[2]
1956Dave Fuller (2)Florida13–31 (Eastern)13–11[2]
1957Joe PittardGeorgia Tech13–31 (Eastern)18–8–1[2]
1958Joe ConnallyAuburn12–31 (Eastern)17–8[2]
1959Tom SwayzeOle Miss10–31 (Western)18–6[2]
1960Tom Swayze (2)Ole Miss12–21 (Western)22–3[2]
1961Ray DidierLSU11–41 (Western)20–5[2]
1962Dave Fuller (3)Florida14–31 (Eastern)14–3[2]
1963Paul NixAuburn15–31 (Eastern)17–8[2]
1964Tom Swayze (3)Ole Miss11–11 (Western)19–04[2]
1965Paul GregoryMississippi State11–41 (Western)13–7[2]
1966Paul Gregory (2)Mississippi State11–41 (Western)17–09[2]
1967Paul Nix (2)Auburn15–21 (Eastern)27–07[2]
1968Joe SewellAlabama10–81 (Western)22–11[2]
1969Tom Swayze (4)Ole Miss11–51 (Western)27–15[2]
1970Paul Gregory (3)Mississippi State11–41 (Western)11–4[2]
1971Paul Gregory (4)Mississippi State13–51 (Western)32–12[2]
1972Jake GibbsOle Miss15–31 (Western)28–16[2]
1973Larry SchmittouVanderbilt13–31 (Eastern)36–16[2]
1974Larry Schmittou (2)Vanderbilt11–41 (Eastern)37–22–1[2]
1975Jim SmithLSU19–31 (Western)40–16[2]
1976Paul Nix (3)Auburn12–71 (Western)37–15[2]
1977Jake Gibbs (2)Ole Miss15–91 (Western)40–18[2]
1978Paul Nix (4)Auburn15–81 (Western)33–21[2]
1979Ron Polk*Mississippi State17–21 (Western)48–12[2]
1980Roy MewbourneVanderbilt13–92 (Eastern)34–21–1[2]
1981Jack RhineFlorida16–71 (Eastern)42–17[2]
1982Jack Rhine (2)Florida14–81 (Eastern)34–24–1[2]
1983Barry ShollenbergerAlabamaBA14–71 (Western)46–11[2]
1984Joe ArnoldFlorida18–41 (Eastern)43–161[2]
1985Ron Polk* (2)Mississippi StateBA16–81 (Western)50–15[2]
1986Skip Bertman*LSUBA22–51 (Western)49–09[2]
1987Steve WebberGeorgia18–81 (Eastern)42–21[2]
1988Joe Arnold (2)Florida21–61 (Eastern)48–19–1[2]
1989Ron Polk* (3)Mississippi State20–51 (Western)54–14[2]
1990Skip Bertman* (2)LSU20–71 (Western)54–19[2]
1991Skip Bertman* (3)LSUCB19–71 (Western)55–18[2]
1992Skip Bertman* (4)LSU18–61 (Western)50–16[2]
1993Skip Bertman* (5)LSUCB18–8–11 (Western)53–17–1[2]
1994Rod DelmonicoTennessee24–51 (Eastern)52–14[2]
1995Rod Delmonico (2)Tennessee22–81 (Eastern)54–16[2]
1996Skip Bertman* (6)
Andy Lopez
Jim Wells
LSU
Florida
Alabama
BA, CB
CB
20–10
20–10
20–10
1 (Western)
1 (Eastern)T
1 (Eastern)T
52–15
50–18
50–19
[2]
1997Skip Bertman* (7)LSUCB22–71 (Western)57–13[2]
1998Ray TannerSouth Carolina19–102 (Eastern)44–18[2]
1999Norm DeBriynArkansas22–81 (Western)42–23[2]
2000Ray Tanner (2)South CarolinaBA25–51 (Eastern)56–10[2]
2001Ron Polk* (4)Georgia20–101 (Eastern)47–22[2]
2002Jim Wells (2)Alabama20–101 (Western)51–15[2]
2003Smoke LavalLSU20–9–11 (Western)45–22–1[2]
2004Dave Van Horn
David Perno
Arkansas
Georgia

BA
19–11
19–11
1 (Western)
1 (Eastern)
45–24
45–23
[2]
2005Pat McMahonFlorida20–101 (Eastern)48–23[2]
2006John CohenKentucky20–101 (Eastern)44–17[2]
2007Tim CorbinVanderbilt22–81 (Eastern)54–13[2]
2008David Perno (2)Georgia20–9–11 (Eastern)45–25–1[2]
2009Paul MainieriLSUBA, CB20–101 (Western)56–17[2]
2010Kevin O'SullivanFlorida22–81 (Eastern)43–21[2]
2011Ray Tanner (3)South CarolinaCB22–81 (Eastern)55–14[2]
2012Gary HendersonKentucky45–183 (Eastern)45–18[2]
2013Tim Corbin (2)Vanderbilt26–31 (Eastern)54–12[3]
2014Kevin O'Sullivan (2)Florida21–91 (Eastern)40–23[4]
2015Paul Mainieri (2)LSUBA, CB20–101 (Western)56–17
2016John Cohen (2)Mississippi State-21–91 (Western)46–16–1
2017Nick MingioneKentucky-19–112 (Eastern)43–23[5]
2018Kevin O'Sullivan (3)Florida-20–101 (Eastern)49–21
2019Tim Corbin (3)Vanderbilt-23–71 (Eastern)49–10[6]
2021Dave Van Horn (2)Arkansas-22–81 (West)[7]
2022Tony VitelloTennessee22–51 (East)57–9
2023Dave Van Horn (3)Arkansas20–101 (West)43–18[8]
2024Nick Mingione (2)Kentucky22–81 (East)39–12[9]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
LSU (1932)151939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2015
Alabama (1932)141934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1983, 1996, 2002
Florida (1932)121952, 1956, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2018
Mississippi State (1932)101948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2016
Georgia (1932)71933, 1953, 1954, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2008
Auburn (1932)61937, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1978
Ole Miss (1932)61959, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1977
Vanderbilt (1932)61973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2013, 2019
Arkansas (1991)41999, 2004, 2021, 2023
Kentucky (1932)42006, 2012, 2017, 2024
Tennessee (1932)41951, 1994, 1995, 2022
South Carolina (1991)31998, 2000, 2011
Georgia Techa (1932)11957

Footnotes

  • a Georgia Tech left the Southeastern Conference in 1964.
  • b Tulane left the Southeastern Conference in 1966.

See also

References