Dating back more than 80 years, the SEC has a long and storied history. The conference has gone through several iterations, starting with schools like Sewanee, Tulane and Georgia Tech, eventually evolving to the two-division, 14-team roster we have now.

Which coaches have won the most games as a member of the SEC, which formed in 1933?

Steve Spurrier, the all-time wins leader at Florida and South Carolina, resigned midseason, but not before he added two more wins to his SEC total of 208. That’s second to the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant, who still sits 84 wins ahead of the now-idle, likely retired Head Ball Coach.

The SEC lost two of its all-time top 10 in 2015, as Georgia also fired Mark Richt — No. 8 all-time, just behind one-time rival Phillip Fulmer. Richt passed Bobby Dodd and Wallace Butts last season.

Coach Nick Saban made the biggest move, leaping from ninth to sixth on the strength of 14 wins last season, passing Fulmer courtesy of the College Football Playoff. With two more outstanding seasons, he’ll be hovering in the Shug Jordan range. He’s still 139 SEC wins behind Bear Bryant and would need to coach until he’s 79 to pass him even if he wins 10 games every year for the next 14 seasons.

Les Miles, in saving his job at LSU for at least one more year, is the coach with the best opportunity to sneak into the top 10. At 112 SEC wins, he’s tied for 13th all-time. Incidentally, General Robert Neyland — who won 173 games coaching Tennessee — is tied with Miles, as he led the Vols to a 61-2-5 record as a member of the Southern Conference prior to the SEC’s formation.

Miles is 28 wins behind Wallace Butts, so to make this list he likely needs to keep his job through the 2018 season. So, for now, Nick Saban is the only active coach in the all-time top 10. It seems like he’s a bit of a black hole, as some would argue that his presence has upset the job security of others.

Interestingly, Georgia — with Vince Dooley, Richt and Butts — is the only school represented three times on the list, while Alabama — with Bryant and Saban — is the only other program with multiple entries.

Here are the SEC’s current all-time coaching wins leaders.

All-time leaders

1. Paul “Bear” Bryant, Kentucky/Alabama — 292 wins: 33 seasons (1946-1982), 292-69-14 overall

2. Steve Spurrier, Florida/South Carolina — 208 wins: 23 seasons (1990-2015), 208-76-1 overall

3. Vince Dooley, Georgia — 201 wins: 25 seasons (1964-1988), 201-77-10 overall

4. John Vaught, Ole Miss — 190 wins: 25 seasons (1947-1973), 190-61-12 overall

5. Ralph Jordan, Auburn — 176 wins: 25 season (1951-1975), 176-83-6 overall

6. Nick Saban, LSU/Alabama — 153 wins: 14 seasons (2000-present), 153-34 overall

7. Phillip Fulmer, Tennessee — 152 wins: 17 seasons (1992-2008), 152-52 overall

8. Mark Richt, Georgia — 145 wins: 15 seasons (2001-2015), 145-51 overall

9. Bobby Dodd, Georgia Tech — 142 wins: 19 seasons (1945-1963), 142-56-7 overall

10. Wallace Butts, Georgia — 140 wins: 22 seasons (1939-1960), 140-86-9 overall

Editor’s note: All records provided by sports-reference.com. Records begin with 1933, the first year of the SEC.