The SCRC was formed in December 2010 by a core group of founding schools — Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee.

By April 2011 the SCRC had expanded to 12 schools composed of the NCAA's Southeastern Conference (SEC).

In 2012, Florida beat Tennessee 22-14 at the championship match, held in Montgomery, Alabama,[3] to win the inaugural SCRC title.

In the other semifinal, LSU (#1 West) defeated Florida (#2 East) 54–27, marking the first time that a team from the Western Division reached the final.

In the other semifinal, Alabama (#2 West) defeated Tennessee (#1 East) 37–25 in overtime, marking the first time that the top seed from the Eastern Division did not reach the final.

South Carolina beat Georgia 46–22 in the Round of 16, before falling 28–44 in the quarterfinals to eventual champions Central Florida.

Tennessee won the inaugural 2010 Southeastern Collegiate Rugby Sevens Championship and currently has the most titles at two.