The 2026 SEC softball tournament was the postseason softball tournament for the 2026 season for the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The tournament was held May 5–9, 2026, at John Cropp Stadium on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. The tournament champion, Texas, earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Format All 15 softball-sponsoring members of the SEC participated in the event. Teams were seeded based on conference record. The top 4 seeds earned a double-bye to the quarterfinals, and seeds 5–9 earned a bye to the second round. The tournament was conducted in a single-elimination format. This was the second year of this format.
Record vs. conference opponents
Tournament Bracket
Schedule GameTime*Matchup#ScoreTelevisionAttendanceFirst Round – Tuesday, May 5111:00 a.m.No. 11 Missouri vs. No. 14 Auburn2–6SEC Network1,99922:00 p.m.No. 10 Mississippi State vs. No. 15 Kentucky4–31,99935:25 p.m.No. 12 South Carolina vs. No. 13 Ole MIss0–21,999Second Round – Wednesday, May 6411:00 a.m.No. 6 Texas A&M vs. No. 14 Auburn8–11SEC Network1,85452:25 p.m. No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Mississippi State3–01,85465:00 p.m.No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 13 Ole Miss1–41,99977:52 p.m.No. 8 LSU vs. No. 9 Georgia3–71,942Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 7811:00 a.m.No. 3 Florida vs. No. 14 Auburn10–9SEC Network1,97892:25 p.m.No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 7 Arkansas7–11,978105:00 p.m.No. 4 Texas vs. No. 13 Ole Miss6–02,069118:00 p.m.No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Georgia5–102,069Semifinals – Friday, May 8125:00 p.m.No. 3 Florida vs. No. 2 Alabama1–9ESPN2,328137:30 p.m.No. 4 Texas vs. No. 9 Georgia5–42,328Championship – Saturday, May 9145:00 p.m.No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 4 Texas1–7ESPN2,353*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
All-Tournament Team Player Team Leighann Goode Texas Teagan Kavan Viviana Martinez Jaycie Nichols Jocelyn Briski Alabama Alexis Pupillo Ambrey Taylor Kendall Grover Florida Townsen Thomas Emily DigbyGeorgia Jaydyn Goodwin MVP in bold
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