championships in the following sports : Men's sports (2): Golf: 2 (2013, 2014) Women's sports (8): Team gymnastics: 6 (1988, 1991, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012) Softball: 1 (2012) Golf: 1 (2012) In addition, Alabama has claimed or been awarded 18 national championships at the FBS level of Division I football, a sport in which the NCAA did not award a championship. Football: 18 (1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020) See also SEC national team championships List of NCAA schools with the most NCAA Division I championships Rivalries The two main rivalries for the program are those with Auburn University and the University of Tennessee. The rivalry with the Auburn Tigers is especially heated, as the two compete annually in nearly all sports. The annual football meeting, nicknamed the Iron Bowl, is considered among the most intense college football rivalries, as well as one of the top rivalries in all sports according to Sports Illustrated and ESPN. Other rivalries include those against Mississippi State University in baseball and basketball (Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry), Louisiana State University in football (Alabama–LSU rivalry), the University of Mississippi in football (Alabama–Ole Miss rivalry), the University of Florida in softball, and the University of Georgia in gymnastics. Athletic academics Alabama has student-athletes who have excelled in the classroom as well as on the field. The University of Alabama is eighth in the nation for the number of Academic-All Americans since 2000 from all universities in the United States. Among Division I BCS schools in the southeastern U.S., the University of Alabama is at the top of the list with the greatest number of Academic All-Americans since 2000. Each of the University of Alabama's 21 varsity athletic teams scored significantly above the national standard of 925 in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) of 2012. 14 Crimson Tide teams achieved scores equal to or above the national Division I average for the particular sport, and two teams achieved "perfect" APR scores, which placed them in the highest percentile in the nation. In popular media The hit song Deacon Blues, by Steely Dan, says "They call Alabama the Crimson Tide... call me Deacon Blues". "Deacon Blues" itself is a football reference, having originally been Deacon Jones but was renamed to avoid legal troubles. The movie Crimson Tide depicts a mutiny on a submarine, USS Alabama. See also