2026 SEC softball tournament

2026 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Season	2026
Teams	15
Format	Single elimination
Finals site	John Cropp Stadium at the University of Kentucky; Lexington, Kentucky;
Television	SEC Network, ESPN
	← 2025; Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament; 2027 →;

Season2026

Teams15

FormatSingle elimination

Finals site

The 2026 Southeastern Conference (SEC) softball tournament was held at John Cropp Stadium on the campus of the University of Kentucky the in Lexington, Kentucky, from May 5 through May 9, 2026.^[1] This tournament determines the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division I softball tournament.

Starting with 2025, all 15 softball programs will be included in the bracket.^[2]

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television
First Round – Tuesday, May 5
1	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 vs. No. 14	SEC Network
2	35 mins after Game 1	No. 10 vs. No. 15
3	35 mins after Game 2	No. 12 vs. No. 13
Second Round – Wednesday, May 6
4	11:00 a.m.	No. 06 vs. Winner of Game 1	SEC Network
5	35 minutes after Game 4	No. 07 vs. Winner of Game 2
6	5:00 p.m.	No. 05 vs. Winner of Game 3
7	35 minutes after Game 5	No. 08 vs. No. 09
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 6
8	11:00 a.m.	No. 03 vs. Winner of Game 4	SEC Network
9	35 minutes after Game 8	No. 02 vs. Winner of Game 5
10	5:00 p.m.	No. 04 vs. Winner of Game 6
11	35 minutes after Game 10	No. 11 vs. Winner of Game 7
Semifinals – Friday, May 7
12	5:00 p.m.	Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 9	ESPN
13	35 minutes after Game 12	Winner of Game 10 vs. Winner of Game 11	ESPN
Championship – Saturday, May 9
14	5:00 p.m.	Winner of Game 12 vs. Winner of Game 13	ESPN
*Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Tournament