SEC softball tournament

SEC softball tournament

The SEC softball tournament (sometimes known simply as the SEC tournament) is the conference championship tournament in college softball for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). It is a single-elimination (since 2006) tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Tournament

SEC softball tournament

The SEC softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various SEC-conference campus stadiums. Thirteen of the 14 teams in the SEC make the tournament each year (Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team).

History

SEC softball tournament

The tournament has been held since 1997, when the SEC began sponsoring softball. In 1997 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with byes for the top two seeds. From 1998 until 2005 it was an eight-team, double-elimination tournament with no byes. In 2006 it became an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M into the SEC, the tournament moved to a ten-team, single-elimination tournament with the top six teams earning first round byes. In 2025, with the addition of Oklahoma and Texas into the SEC, the tournament moved to a fifteen-team, single-elimination tournament with the top four teams earning double-byes.

Champions

Year-by-year

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Champion</th><th>Venue</th><th>MVP</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1997</td><td>South Carolina</td><td>Columbus, Georgia</td><td>Trinity Johnson, P, South Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Columbus, Georgia</td><td>Autumn Anderson, P, Mississippi State</td></tr><tr><td>1999</td><td>LSU</td><td>Columbus, Georgia</td><td>Ashley Lewis, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2000</td><td>South Carolina</td><td>Columbus, Georgia</td><td>Megan Matthews, P, South Carolina</td></tr><tr><td>2001</td><td>LSU</td><td>Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee</td><td>Britni Sneed, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td>LSU</td><td>Jim Frost Stadium, Chattanooga, Tennessee</td><td>Britni Sneed, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2003</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Plant City Stadium, Plant City, Florida</td><td>Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2004</td><td>LSU</td><td>University of Alabama Softball Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama</td><td>Kristin Schmidt, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2005</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</td><td>Stephanie VanBrakle, DP/UT, Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td>Tennessee</td><td>Jack Turner Stadium, Athens, Georgia</td><td>Monica Abbott, P, Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>LSU</td><td>Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn, Alabama</td><td>Dani Hofer, P, LSU</td></tr><tr><td>2008</td><td>Florida</td><td>Tiger Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana</td><td>Stacey Nelson, P, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2009</td><td>Florida</td><td>Sherri Parker Lee Softball Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee</td><td>Kristina Hilberth, C, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Bogle Park, Fayetteville, Arkansas</td><td>Kelsi Dunne, P, Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>2011</td><td>Tennessee</td><td>Ole Miss Softball Complex, University, Mississippi</td><td>Ellen Renfroe, P, Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>2012</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama</td><td>Jaclyn Traina, P, Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td>Florida</td><td>John Cropp Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky</td><td>Kristi Merritt, OF, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Georgia</td><td>South Carolina Softball Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina</td><td>Chelsea Wilkinson, P, Georgia</td></tr><tr><td>2015</td><td>Auburn</td><td>Tiger Park, Baton Rouge, Louisiana</td><td>Emily Carosone, 2B, Auburn</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Auburn</td><td>Nusz Park, Starkville, Mississippi</td><td>Emily Carosone, 2B, Auburn</td></tr><tr><td>2017</td><td>Ole Miss</td><td>Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee</td><td>Kaitlin Lee, P, Ole Miss</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td>Florida</td><td>Mizzou Softball Stadium, Columbia, Missouri</td><td>Amanda Lorenz, OF, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2019</td><td>Florida</td><td>Davis Diamond, College Station, Texas</td><td>Kelly Barnhill, P, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2020</td><td>Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic</td></tr><tr><td>2021</td><td>Alabama</td><td>Rhoads Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama</td><td>Montana Fouts, P, Alabama</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td>Arkansas</td><td>Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium, Gainesville, Florida</td><td>Chenise Delce, P, Arkansas</td></tr><tr><td>2023</td><td>Tennessee</td><td>Bogle Park, Fayetteville, Arkansas</td><td>Kiki Milloy, OF, Tennessee</td></tr><tr><td>2024</td><td>Florida</td><td>Jane B. Moore Field, Auburn, Alabama</td><td>Skylar Wallace, SS, Florida</td></tr><tr><td>2025</td><td>Oklahoma & Texas A&M</td><td>Jack Turner Stadium, Athens, Georgia</td><td>—N/a</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td></td><td>John Cropp Stadium, Lexington, Kentucky</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2027</td><td></td><td>Ole Miss Softball Complex, University, Mississippi</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2028</td><td></td><td>Mizzou Softball Stadium, Columbia, Missouri</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2029</td><td></td><td>Nusz Park, Mississippi State, Mississippi</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

By school

<table><thead><tr><th>School</th><th>Appearances</th><th>W–L</th><th>PCT</th><th>Tourney Titles</th><th>Title Years</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Alabama</td><td>28</td><td>47–30</td><td>.610</td><td>6</td><td>1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021</td></tr><tr><td>Florida</td><td>28</td><td>40–30</td><td>.571</td><td>6</td><td>2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2024</td></tr><tr><td>LSU</td><td>28</td><td>48–28</td><td>.632</td><td>5</td><td>1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007</td></tr><tr><td>Tennessee</td><td>25</td><td>33–28</td><td>.541</td><td>3</td><td>2006, 2011, 2023</td></tr><tr><td>South Carolina</td><td>22</td><td>26–27</td><td>.491</td><td>2</td><td>1997, 2000</td></tr><tr><td>Auburn</td><td>24</td><td>22–29</td><td>.431</td><td>2</td><td>2015, 2016</td></tr><tr><td>Oklahoma</td><td>1</td><td>2–0</td><td>1.000</td><td>1</td><td>20251</td></tr><tr><td>Ole Miss</td><td>13</td><td>11–12</td><td>.478</td><td>1</td><td>2017</td></tr><tr><td>Georgia</td><td>24</td><td>23–27</td><td>.460</td><td>1</td><td>2014</td></tr><tr><td>Arkansas</td><td>17</td><td>16–21</td><td>.432</td><td>1</td><td>2022</td></tr><tr><td>Texas A&M</td><td>11</td><td>4–10</td><td>.286</td><td>1</td><td>20251</td></tr><tr><td>Missouri</td><td>11</td><td>11–11</td><td>.500</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Texas</td><td>1</td><td>1–1</td><td>.500</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mississippi State</td><td>23</td><td>15–31</td><td>.326</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Kentucky</td><td>18</td><td>7–20</td><td>.259</td><td>0</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

^1 Oklahoma and Texas A&M were declared co-champions in 2025 when the tournament was abandoned because of weather issues.