2017 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament

The 2017 SEC Softball tournament was held at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on the campus of University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee from May 10 through May 13, 2017. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.[2]

2017 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsOle Miss (1 title)
Winning coachMike Smith (1 title)
Runner-upLSU (11th title game)
MVPKaitlin Lee (Ole Miss)
TelevisionSECN
ESPN2
ESPN
2017 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Florida  y 203 .870  537 .883
No. 7 Auburn  y 177 .708  4910 .831
No. 9 Tennessee  y 167 .696  4710 .825
No. 11 Texas A&M  y 167 .696  4510 .818
No. 15 Alabama  y 1211 .522  4516 .738
No. 21 LSU y 1212 .500  4519 .703
No. 18 Kentucky  y 1212 .500  3917 .696
No. 19 Ole Miss  y 1014 .417  4318 .705
Mississippi State  y 1014 .417  3622 .621
No. 24 South Carolina  y 815 .348  3425 .576
Missouri  y 716 .304  2928 .509
Arkansas  y 717 .292  3124 .564
No. 25 Georgia  y 618 .250  3523 .603
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 22, 2017[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Tournament

  1st Round
May 10th
SECN
Quarterfinals
May 11th
SECN
Semifinals
May 13th
SEC, ESPN2
Finals
May 13th
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 #1 Florida 0  
    8 #19 Ole Miss 2  
8 #19 Ole Miss 2
9 Mississippi State 1  
  8 #19 Ole Miss 4  
  5 #15 Alabama 1  
       
       
  4 #11 Texas A&M 1
    5 #15 Alabama 2(10)  
5 #15 Alabama 4
12 Arkansas 1  
  8 #19 Ole Miss 5
  6 #21 LSU 1
       
       
  2 #7 Auburn 2
    7 #18 Kentucky 0  
7 #18 Kentucky 7
10 #24 South Carolina 3  
  2 #7 Auburn 0
  6 #21 LSU 6  
       
       
  3 #9 Tennessee 2
    6 #21 LSU 6  
6 #21 LSU 6
11 Missouri 5  
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Georgia was not eligible to play.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1 11:00 a.m. #5 Alabama vs. #12 Arkansas SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Mike Coulter, Dave Shook, & Paul Roper
2 1:30 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #9 Mississippi State Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter
3 4:00 p.m. #7 Kentucky vs. #10 South Carolina Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook 2,171
4 6:30 p.m. #6 LSU vs. #11 Missouri Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
5 11:00 a.m. #4 Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook, Mike Coulter, & Paul Roper
6 2:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #8 Ole Miss Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook
7 5:00 p.m. #2 Auburn vs. #7 Kentucky Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter 2,448
8 7:30 p.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #6 LSU Paul Roper, Mike Coulter, & Dave Shook
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13
9 10:00 a.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #5 Alabama SEC Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter
10 1:00 p.m. #2 Auburn vs. #6 LSU ESPN2 Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter
Championship – Saturday, May 13
11 7:00 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #6 LSU ESPN Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter 2,248
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
  • Due to rain the semifinals were delayed to May 13 and moved from ESPNU to SEC Network and ESPN2.
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