The 2016 SEC softball tournament was at Nusz Park on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi from May 11 through May 15, 2016. The tournament awarded the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament to the Auburn Tigers. The Championship game between Auburn and LSU was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games were broadcast live on the SEC Network.

2016 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAuburn (2nd title)
Runner-upLSU (10th title game)
Winning coachClint Myers (2nd title)
MVPEmily Carasone (AUB)
TelevisionSECN
ESPNU
ESPN

In addition to the TV broadcast, every game will be available to listen to online and through select radio stations via the SEC Radio Network.

2016 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 52 4   .929
No. 12 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 43 11   .796
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 16 7   .696 40 13   .755
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍ 16 7   .696 46 9   .836
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 45 11   .804
No. 16 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 39 13   .750
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 42 14   .750
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 40 16   .714
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 38 19   .667
No. 17 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 37 17   .685
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 35 20   .636
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 25 30   .455
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 23   .042 17 39   .304
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 8, 2016[1]
Rankings from NFCA


Tournament

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1st Round
May 11th
SECN
Quarterfinals
May 12th
SECN
Semifinals
May 13th
ESPNU
Finals
May 14th
ESPN
            
1 Florida 1
9 Ole Miss 0
8 Georgia 2
9 Ole Miss 4
1 Florida 1
4 Auburn 2
4 Auburn 6
5 Alabama 4
5 Alabama 7
12 Mississippi State 5
4 Auburn 7
7 LSU 1
2 Kentucky 1
7 LSU 3
7 LSU 5
10 Texas A&M 4
7 LSU 3(8)
3 Tennessee 1
3 Tennessee 5
11 South Carolina 1
6 Missouri 4
11 South Carolina 7(8)
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to play, therefore, Arkansas could not play in the tournament.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.[2]
  • Due to rain. 4 Auburn vs 5 Alabama was delayed to 11 AM on May 13.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 11
1 11:02 a.m. #6 Missouri vs. #11 South Carolina SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Mike Coulter 506
2 1:58 p.m. #7 LSU vs. #10 Texas A&M Mike Coulter & Jack Condon
3 5:01 p.m. #8 Georgia vs. #9 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook & Mike Coulter 1,517
4 7:52 p.m. #5 Alabama vs. #12 Mississippi State Mike Coulter & Dave Shook
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12
5 11:02 a.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #11 South Carolina SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook & Mike Coulter N/A
6 1:54 p.m. #2 Kentucky vs. #7 LSU
7 4:02 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #9 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Mike Coulter & Dave Shook
Semifinals – Friday, May 13
8 11:03 a.m. #4 Auburn vs. #5 Alabama ESPNU Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Mike Coulter & Dave Shook 2,213
9 2:11 p.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #7 LSU Jack Condon & Mike Coulter 2,436
10 5:17 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #4 Auburn
Championship – Saturday, May 14
11 4:02 p.m. #4 Auburn vs. #7 LSU ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Dave Shook 1,909
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

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  1. ^ "Softball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "Regional conference softball tournament brackets released". KMA Land. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "College Softball Conference Tournaments: 50 Games, 11 Championships". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 5, 2015.