2026 SEC softball tournament
The 2026 SEC softball tournament was the postseason softball tournament for the 2026 season for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The tournament was held May 5–9, 2026, at John Cropp Stadium on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky.[3] The tournament champion, Texas, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.[4]
| Teams | 15 |
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| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Texas (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Alabama (9th title game) |
| Winning coach | Mike White (1st title) |
| MVP | Teagan Kavan (Texas) |
| Television | SEC Network, ESPN |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Oklahoma †y | 20 | – | 4 | .833 | 52 | – | 10 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alabama y | 19 | – | 5 | .792 | 56 | – | 9 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Florida y | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | 52 | – | 12 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Texas ‡y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 53 | – | 12 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Tennessee y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 49 | – | 12 | .803 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Texas A&M y | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | 38 | – | 19 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas y | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | 47 | – | 13 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 LSU y | 13 | – | 11 | .542 | 40 | – | 19 | .678 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Georgia y | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | 41 | – | 20 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Mississippi State y | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 43 | – | 21 | .672 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | 28 | – | 29 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina y | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | 32 | – | 28 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss y | 6 | – | 18 | .250 | 36 | – | 26 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | 27 | – | 28 | .491 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 23 | .042 | 26 | – | 29 | .473 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 4, 2026[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Format
editAll 15 softball-sponsoring members of the SEC participated in the event. Teams were seeded based on conference record. The top 4 seeds earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and seeds 5–9 earned a bye to the second round. The tournament was conducted in a single-elimination format. This was the second year of this format.
Record vs. conference opponents
edit. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
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Source: 2026 SEC softball game results, 2026 SEC softball schedule | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | Tm | SR | SW |
| ALA | 19–5 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | ALA | 7–1 | 4–0 | |
| ARK | 15–9 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 2–1 | . | ARK | 6–2 | 1–0 | |
| AUB | 4–20 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | . | . | . | AUB | 1–7 | 0–5 | |
| FLA | 17–7 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | . | FLA | 6–2 | 3–0 | |
| UGA | 12–12 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | UGA | 4–4 | 1–1 | |
| KEN | 1–23 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | . | . | 0–3 | . | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | KEN | 0–8 | 0–7 | |
| LSU | 13–11 | . | . | 3–0 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | LSU | 4–4 | 2–1 | |
| MSU | 9–15 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | MSU | 2–6 | 0–1 | |
| MIZ | 9–15 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | MIZ | 1–7 | 1–1 | |
| OKL | 20–4 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | . | 3–0 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | OKL | 8–0 | 4–0 | |
| OMS | 6–18 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | . | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | OMS | 3–5 | 0–5 | |
| SCA | 7–17 | 0–3 | . | . | 0–3 | . | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | SCA | 2–6 | 0–3 | |
| TEN | 16–8 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | . | TEN | 6–2 | 2–0 | |
| TEX | 16–8 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | . | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | TEX | 6–2 | 3–0 | |
| TAM | 16–8 | . | . | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | TAM | 5–3 | 3–0 | |
| Tm | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZ | OKL | OMS | SCA | TEN | TEX | TAM | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41]
Tie breakers: TEX>TEN>TAM, SCA common. MSU>MIZ, FLA common.
Tournament
editBracket
edit| First round – May 5[42] | Second round – May 6 | Quarter-finals – May 7 | Semi-finals – May 8 | Final – May 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 11 | 3 | Florida | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 | Florida | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | Alabama | 9(5) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi State | 0 | 2 | Alabama | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kentucky | 3 | 7 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | Alabama | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 10 | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | Texas | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ole Miss | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | Texas | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ole Miss | 2 | 5 | Tennessee | 1 | 4 | Texas | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | South Carolina | 0 | 9 | Georgia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | LSU | 3 | 1 | Oklahoma | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgia | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round – Tuesday, May 5 | ||||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 11 Missouri vs. No. 14 Auburn | 2–6 | SEC Network | 1,999 | |
| 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 Kentucky | 4–3 | 1,999 | ||
| 3 | 5:25 p.m. | No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole MIss | 0–2 | 1,999 | ||
| Second Round – Wednesday, May 6 | ||||||
| 4 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Auburn | 8–11 | SEC Network | 1,854 | |
| 5 | 2:25 p.m. | No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Mississippi State | 3–0 | 1,854 | ||
| 6 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Ole Miss | 1–4 | 1,999 | ||
| 7 | 7:52 p.m. | No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Georgia | 3–7 | 1,942 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7 | ||||||
| 8 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 3 Florida vs. No. 14 Auburn | 10–9 | SEC Network | 1,978 | |
| 9 | 2:25 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 7 Arkansas | 7–1 | 1,978 | ||
| 10 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Ole Miss | 6–0 | 2,069 | ||
| 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Georgia | 5–10 | 2,069 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, May 8 | ||||||
| 12 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 3 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama | 1–9 | ESPN | 2,328 | |
| 13 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 4 Texas vs. No. 9 Georgia | 5–4 | 2,328 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, May 9 | ||||||
| 14 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 4 Texas | 1–7 | ESPN | 2,353 | |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. | ||||||
All-Tournament Team
edit| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Leighann Goode | Texas |
| Teagan Kavan | |
| Viviana Martinez | |
| Jaycie Nichols | |
| Jocelyn Briski | Alabama |
| Alexis Pupillo | |
| Ambrey Taylor | |
| Kendall Grover | Florida |
| Townsen Thomas | |
| Emily Digby | Georgia |
| Jaydyn Goodwin |
MVP in bold
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