2018 Southeastern Conference 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
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsFlorida (4th title)
Winning coachTim Walton (4th title)
Runner-upSouth Carolina (4th title game)
MVPAmanda Lorenz (Florida)
TelevisionSECN
ESPN2
ESPNU
2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Florida y 204 .833  478 .855
No. 8 Georgia   168 .667  4310 .811
No. 12 South Carolina   159 .625  4313 .768
No. 7 Tennessee   1410 .583  4411 .800
No. 11 LSU  1310 .565  4013 .755
No. 14 Texas A&M   1311 .542  4015 .727
No. 18 Arkansas   1212 .500  3714 .725
No. 13 Alabama   1212 .500  3217 .653
No. 15 Auburn   1112 .478  4014 .741
No. 19 Kentucky   815 .348  3118 .633
No. 25 Mississippi State   717 .292  3520 .636
Ole Miss   717 .292  3022 .577
Missouri   617 .261  2827 .509
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of Mar. 25, 2018[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Tournament

  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

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.
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