The 2022 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 10, and conference play began on Thursday, March 11. The 2022 Southeastern Conference softball tournament was May 10–14 at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, Florida. Arkansas played Missouri in the tournament final, winning by a score of 4–0. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.
SEC preseason poll The head coaches SEC preseason poll was released on January 31, 2022. Each head coach votes on a scale of 12 points for first place down to 1 point for last place, 12th. Each coach only votes for 12 teams, since they can not vote for their own team. Alabama was picked to finish 1st, with seven 1st place votes. Florida was 2nd with three 1st place votes, Arkansas 3rd with three, and Tennessee 4th with the remaining one 1st place votes. Preseason poll 1 Alabama 2 Florida 3 Arkansas 4 Tennessee 5 Missouri 6 LSU 7 Georgia 7 Kentucky 9 Ole Miss 10 Texas A&M 11 Auburn 12 Mississippi State 13 South Carolina
Record vs. conference opponents Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away. 2022 SEC softball recordsvte Source: 2022 SEC softball game results, 2022 SEC softball scheduleTeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUTeamSRSWALA16–8 ..2–12–12–11–23–02–1.3–0.1–2ALA6–22–0ARK19–5. 3–03–0.2–12–1..2–13–02–12–1ARK8–03–0AUB11–13.0–3 1–22–11–2.2–1..2–10–33–0AUB4–41–2FLA13–111–20–32–1 ..2–12–1.3–0.1–22–1FLA5–31–1UGA12–121–2.1–2. .1–2.2–11–22–12–12–1UGA4–40–0KEN13–111–21–22–1.. 3–02–10–32–12–1..KEN5–31–1LSU13–112–11–2.1–22–10–3 2–1..3–0.2–1LSU5–31–1MSU10–140–3.1–21–2.1–21–2 2–13–0.1–2.MSU2–61–1MIZZ12–111–2...1–23–0.1–2 0–33–00–23–0MIZZ3–52–1MISS12–12.1–2.0–32–11–2.0–33–0 3–02–1.MISS4–42–2SCAR3–210–30–31–2.1–21–20–3.0–30–3 ..SCAR0–80–5TENN15–8.1–23–02–11–2..2–12–01–2. 3–0TENN5–32–0TAMU6–182–11–20–31–21–2.1–2.0–3..0–3 TAMU1–70–3TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUTeamSRSWUpdated for entire regular season. Tiebrkrs: KEN&FLA>LSU KEN>FLA hd–hd. MISS>UGA hd–hd.
National rankings In the final rankings the Southeastern Conference had 8 or 9 teams ranked in the top 25 in three of the major polls. Of the 13 teams in the SEC, 12 went to the NCAA tournament. Florida went up in the rankings to become the highest ranked SEC team. Florida lost to the number 1 seed Arkansas in the 2022 SEC softball tournament semifinal, but was the only SEC team to make the Women's College World Series (WCWS) where they went 1–2. Arkansas dropped in the polls, after winning the SEC tournament, but losing in their Super Regional, falling just short of the WCWS. Alabama dropped 9 or 10 places in the final polls, losing their only game in the SEC tournament and was eliminated in their NCAA tournament Regional falling just short of a Super Regional. Mississippi State rose in the rankings from being unranked, going 1–1 in the SEC tournament and winning a Regional in the NCAA tournament. Tennessee dropped in the rankings, going 1–1 in the SEC tournament and also losing their Super Regional. Kentucky lost their only SEC tournament game, and lost a Regional. Georgia dropped 4 or less in the polls. Missouri finished 22nd or 23rd, having made the finals of the SEC tournament and going 1–2 in a Regional. Auburn dropped in the polls, going 0–1 in the SEC tournament, and 1–2 in a Regional. LSU, going 0–1 in the SEC tournament and 0–2 in a Regional, dropped out of all three rankings. Ole Miss, going 1–1 in the SEC Tournament and 2–2 in a Regional, dropped out of all three rankings. Texas A&M also lost a Regional. South Carolina did not play in the NCAA tournament.
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