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
	← 2017; SEC Softball Tournament; 2019 →;

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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		Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	Rob Joyce & Dave Shook	1,307
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		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	Jack Condon & Rob Joyce	1,527
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		Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	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		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	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	ESPNU		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.

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "#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.

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[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.

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v t e Southeastern Conference softball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Lady Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies
Championships & Awards	Tournament Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year

v t e 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournaments
Conference	America East American Atlantic 10 ACC Atlantic Sun Big Ten Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC The Summit League Sun Belt WAC
National	NCAA 2018 NISC

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