SEC softball tournament
Collegiate softball tournament
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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.
Double-elimination tournament (1997-2006)
| SEC softball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference softball championship | |
 SEC Softball Championship Tournament logo | |
| Sport | Softball |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament (2006-present) Double-elimination tournament (1997-2006) |
| Current stadium | Toyota Field (Alabama) |
| Current location | Madison, Alabama |
| Played | 1997-present |
| Last contest | 2026 Southeastern Conference softball tournament |
| Current champion | Texas |
| Most championships | Alabama & Florida (6) |
| TV partner(s) | SEC Network and ESPN |
| Official website | SECSports.com Softball |
Tournament
The SEC softball tournament is a single-elimination tournament held each year at various SEC-conference campus stadiums. All 15 teams in the SEC make the tournament each year (Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team).
History
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
By school
Updated after the 2026 tournament
| School | Appearances | W–L | PCT | Tourney Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 29 | 49–31 | .613 | 6 | 1998, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2021 |
| Florida | 29 | 41–31 | .569 | 6 | 2008, 2009, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| LSU | 29 | 48–29 | .623 | 5 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007 |
| Tennessee | 26 | 33–29 | .532 | 3 | 2006, 2011, 2023 |
| South Carolina | 23 | 26–28 | .481 | 2 | 1997, 2000 |
| Auburn | 25 | 24–30 | .444 | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Texas | 2 | 4–1 | .800 | 1 | 2026 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 20251 |
| Ole Miss | 14 | 13–13 | .500 | 1 | 2017 |
| Georgia | 25 | 25–28 | .472 | 1 | 2014 |
| Arkansas | 18 | 17–22 | .436 | 1 | 2022 |
| Texas A&M | 12 | 4–11 | .267 | 1 | 20251 |
| Missouri | 12 | 11–12 | .478 | 0 | |
| Mississippi State | 24 | 16–32 | .333 | 0 | |
| Kentucky | 19 | 7–21 | .250 | 0 |
^1Oklahoma and Texas A&M were declared co-champions in 2025 when the tournament was abandoned because of weather issues.