Past Recipients of the Gulf Coast Sectional IBA

Year	First Place	Second Place	Third Place
2008	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Houston	Stephen F. Austin University
2009	Texas A&M University	University of Texas at Austin	University of Houston
2010	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Texas at Austin	Louisiana State University
2011	*University of Texasat Austin	Louisiana State University	University of Louisianaat Lafayette
2012	**University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Texas, Austin	University of Houston
2013	Texas A&M University	University of Texas, Austin	University of Houston
2014	***University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Texas A&M University	University of Houston
2015	University of New Orleans	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Tie: University of Texas, Austin & Stephen F. Austin State University
2016	University of New Orleans	University of Houston	Texas A&M University
2017	****University of Houston	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Tie: Texas A&M University & University of Texas
2018	*****University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of New Orleans	Auburn University
2019	******University of Houston	University of Texas	Auburn University
2020	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Houston	Auburn University
2021	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	University of Houston	Steven F. Austin State University
2022	† University of Louisiana at Lafayette	N/A	N/A
2023	† † University of Louisiana at Lafayette	N/A	N/A
2024	††† University of Houston	Texas A&M University	University of Louisiana at Lafayette

*The University of Texas, Austin went on to win the 2011 Global IBA competition.
**The University of Louisiana at Lafayette went on to win the 2012 Global IBA competition.
***The University of Louisiana at Lafayette went on to win the 2014 Global IBA competition.
****The University of Houston went on to win the 2017 Global IBA competition.
*****The University of Louisiana at Lafayette went on to win the 2018 Global IBA competition.
******The University of Houston went on to win the 2019 Global IBA competition.
† Beginning in 2022, AAPG combined various sections into the North American Regional Competition. UL-Lafayette won this competition and then won the Selley Cup (2nd place) at the subsequent International Competition.
†† UL-Lafayette won the 2023 North American Regional Competition and then won the Selley Cup (2nd place) at the International Competition.
††† The rankings show the awardees of the 2024 North American Regional Competition, with the University of Houston advancing to the International Competition where they won the Stoneley Medal (3rd place).