2018 SEC softball tournament

2018 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament

Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Mizzou Softball Stadium Columbia, Missouri
Champions	Florida (4th title)
Runner-up	South Carolina (4th title game)
Winning coach	Tim Walton (4th title)
MVP	Amanda Lorenz (Florida)
Television	SECN ESPN2 ESPNU

2018 Southeastern Conference softball standings

v t e	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

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.

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.

See also

• 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team
• 2018 Auburn Tigers softball team

References

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.