The 2024 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, will be played for the 2024 Southeastern Conference softball season, is the postseason softball tournament that determined the 2024 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It will be held at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama from May 7–11, 2024.[3] The winner of the tournament, will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All 12 tournament games will be televised on the SEC Network.[4]
Teams | 13 |
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Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Television | SEC Network ESPN2 |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Tennessee | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 33 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .805 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Texas A&M | 15 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .714 | 37 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .804 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Florida | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 37 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .787 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Arkansas | 11 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .611 | 32 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Georgia | 10 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .556 | 36 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .766 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 LSU | 11 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .524 | 35 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Mississippi State | 9 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .500 | 30 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .698 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Missouri | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 35 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .729 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Alabama | 8 | – | 10 | – | 0 | .444 | 31 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .721 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Kentucky | 7 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .389 | 29 | – | 16 | – | 0 | .644 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 30 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .638 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 24 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | 25 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .532 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion As of April 23, 2024[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2] |
Format edit
All thirteen teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top four seeds receiving a single bye, and the bottom two playing the first-round game on May 9. The 13 team format has been the same since 2019.[5][6]
Record vs. conference opponents edit
Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2024 SEC softball game results, 2024 SEC softball schedule |
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Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW | ||
ALA | 8–10 | 1–2 | 5/05 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 3–0 | . | 4/28 | 1–2 | ALA | 1–5 | 1–0 | |||
ARK | 11–7 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | . | 4/28 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 5/05 | 2–1 | . | . | ARK | 5–1 | 0–0 | |||
AUB | 6–12 | 5/05 | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 4/28 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | 1–5 | 0–1 | |||
FLA | 12–6 | 2–1 | . | . | 4/28 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | 5/05 | FLA | 5–1 | 1–0 | |||
UGA | 10–8 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 4/28 | 1–2 | . | 5/05 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | . | UGA | 3–3 | 1–0 | |||
KEN | 7–11 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | . | . | 4/28 | 5/05 | 1–2 | KEN | 3–3 | 0–2 | |||
LSU | 11–10 | . | 4/28 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | LSU | 2–5 | 2–0 | |||
MSU | 9–9 | . | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 5/05 | . | . | 4/28 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | MSU | 3–3 | 0–0 | |||
MIZZ | 8–10 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 4/28 | . | 5/05 | 0–3 | . | MIZZ | 3–3 | 0–1 | |||
MISS | 3–15 | 0–3 | 5/05 | 4/28 | . | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MISS | 1–5 | 0–4 | |||
SCAR | 6–12 | . | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | 4/28 | . | 1–2 | 5/05 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | SCAR | 1–5 | 1–2 | |||
TENN | 14–4 | 4/28 | . | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | 5/05 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | . | TENN | 6–0 | 2–0 | |||
TAMU | 15–6 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 5/05 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | TAMU | 6–1 | 3–1 | |||
Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for all games through Apr 22,2024. [1][7]Tie brkrs: MIZZ>ALA FLA common. AUB>SCAR TENN common.
Bracket edit
First Round Tuesday, May 9 | Second Round Wednesday, May 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 11 | Semifinals Friday, May 12 | Championship Saturday, May 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Score | Television | Attendance | |
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First Round – Tuesday, May 7 | ||||||
1 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 13 seed vs. No. 12 seed | − | SEC Network | ||
Second Round – Wednesday, May 8 | ||||||
2 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 11 seed vs. No. 6 seed | − | SEC Network | ||
3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 seed vs. No. 7 seed | − | |||
4 | 5:00 p.m. | Game 1 winner vs. No. 5 seed | − | |||
5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 seed vs. No. 8 seed | − | |||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 9 | ||||||
6 | 11:00 a.m. | Game 2 winner vs. No. 3 seed | − | SEC Network | ||
7 | 2:00 p.m. | Game 3 winner vs. No. 2 seed | − | |||
8 | 5:00 p.m. | Game 4 winner vs. No. 4 seed | − | |||
9 | 8:00 p.m. | Game 5 winner vs. No. 1 seed | − | |||
Semifinals – Friday, May 10 | ||||||
10 | 4:00 p.m. | Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner | − | ESPN2 | ||
11 | 6:30 p.m. | Game 8 winner vs. Game 9 winner | − | |||
Championship – Saturday, May 11 | ||||||
12 | 5:00 p.m. | Game 10 winner vs. Game 11 winner | − | ESPN2 | ||
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.[8] |
References edit
- ^ a b "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "2024 USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Softball Coaches Poll". NFCA. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Auburn to host the 2024 SEC Softball Tournament". NCAA. May 11, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Batter Up! SEC Network Showcases More than 100 SEC Baseball and Softball Games in 2024". ESPN. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "Championships - Softball". Southeastern Conference. August 3, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "2023 SEC softball: Bracket, schedule, scores, TV times for the tournament". NCAA. August 3, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ "2024 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "2024 SEC Softball television schedule announced". Southeastern Conference. January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2024.