2018 SEC softball tournament


The 2018 SEC softball tournament will be held at Mizzou Softball Stadium on the campus of University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri from May 9 through May 12, 2018. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN2 and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.

2018 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsFlorida (4th title)
Runner-upSouth Carolina (4th title game)
Winning coachTim Walton (4th title)
MVPAmanda Lorenz (Florida)
TelevisionSECN
ESPN2
ESPNU
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Florida ‍y 20 4   .833 47 8   .855
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 43 10   .811
No. 12 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 43 13   .768
No. 7 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 44 11   .800
No. 11 LSU ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 40 13   .755
No. 14 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 40 15   .727
No. 18 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 37 14   .725
No. 13 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 32 17   .653
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 40 14   .741
No. 19 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 15   .348 31 18   .633
No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 35 20   .636
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 30 22   .577
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 6 17   .261 28 27   .509
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of Mar. 25, 2018[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Tournament

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1st Round
May 9th
SECN
Quarterfinals
May 10th
SECN
Semifinals
May 11th
ESPNU
Finals
May 12th
ESPN2
            
1 Florida 5
8 Alabama 2
8 Alabama 6
9 Auburn 4
1 Florida 10
4 Tennessee 2
4 Tennessee 1
5 LSU 0
5 LSU 4
12 Ole Miss 1
1 Florida 3
3 South Carolina 1
2 Georgia 3
7 Arkansas 8
7 Arkansas 3
10 Kentucky 1
7 Arkansas 1
3 South Carolina 3
3 South Carolina 3
11 Mississippi State 1
6 Texas A&M 0
11 Mississippi State 2
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Missouri was not eligible to play.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

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Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[2] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 9
1 12:00 p.m. #6 Texas A&M vs. #11 Mississippi State SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Rob Joyce 1,307
2 2:30 p.m. #7 Arkansas vs. #10 Kentucky Rob Joyce & Dave Shook
3 5:00 p.m. #5 LSU vs. #12 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook & Jack Condon 1,527
4 7:30 p.m. #8 Alabama vs. #9 Auburn Jack Condon & Rob Joyce
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 10
5 12:00 p.m. #3 South Carolina vs. #11 Mississippi State SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook & Jack Condon
6 2:30 p.m. #2 Georgia vs. #7 Arkansas Jack Condon & Rob Joyce
7 5:00 p.m. #4 Tennessee vs. #5 LSU Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Rob Joyce & Dave Shook
8 7:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #8 Alabama Dave Shook & Jack Condon
Semifinals – Friday, May 11
9 3:00 p.m. #3 South Carolina vs. #7 Arkansas ESPNU Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Rob Joyce & Dave Shook
10 5:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #4 Tennessee Dave Shook & Jack Condon
Championship – Saturday, May 12
11 8:00 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #3 South Carolina ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon, Dave Shook, & Rob Joyce
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.