The SEC tournament has been head-and-shoulders above the rest of conference tournaments over the last decade, owning the last six national champions.
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2026’s go-around could birth the seventh straight winner, and the tournament starts on Tuesday, May 19 and runs through Sunday, May 24 at the Hoover Metropolitan Complex in Hoover, Alabama. The top 12 teams in SEC standings will compete for an automatic bid into the NCAA baseball tournament.
Before play begins and concludes just a day before the NCAA tournament selection show, here’s everything to know about the must-watch SEC tournament.
2026 SEC baseball tournament bracket
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2026 SEC baseball tournament schedule
All times listed in ET. Times are subject to change.
- Tuesday, May 19: First round
- Game 1 | No. 9 vs. No. 16 | 10:30 a.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 2 | No. 12 vs. No. 13 | 30 mins after Game 1 | SEC Network
- Game 3 | No. 10 vs. No. 15 | 4:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 4 | No. 11 vs. No. 14 | 30 mins after Game 3 | SEC Network
- Wednesday, May 20: Second round
- Game 5 | No. 8 vs. winner of Game 1 | 10:30 a.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 6 | No. 5 vs. winner of Game 2 | 30 mins after Game 5 | SEC Network
- Game 7 | No. 7 vs. winner of Game 3 | 4:30 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 8 | No. 6 vs. winner of Game 4 | 30 mins after Game 5 | SEC Network
- Thursday, May 21: Quarterfinals
- Game 9 | No. 1 vs. winner of Game 5 | 4 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 10 | No. 4 vs. winner of Game 6 | 30 mins after Game 5 | SEC Network
- Friday, May 22: Quarterfinals
- Game 11 | No. 2 vs. winner of Game 7 | 4 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 12 | No. 3 vs. winner of Game 8 | 30 mins after Game 5 | SEC Network
- Semifinals: Saturday, May 23
- Game 13 | winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 | 1 p.m. ET | SEC Network
- Game 14 | winner of Game 11 vs. winner of Game 12 | 30 mins after Game 5 | SEC Network
- Championship final: Sunday, May 24
- Game 15 | winner of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 14 | 2 p.m. | ABC
Higher seed is the designated home team.
SEC baseball tournament history
Below is a complete rundown of all SEC tournament champions. Vanderbilt won it in 2025 as the No. 4 seed, defeating No. 7 Ole Miss, 3-2.
| YEAR | CHAMPION |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Ole Miss |
| 1978 | Auburn |
| 1979 | Mississippi State |
| 1980 | Vanderbilt |
| 1981 | Florida |
| 1982 | Florida |
| 1983 | Alabama |
| 1984 | Florida |
| 1985 | Mississippi State |
| 1986 | LSU |
| 1987 | Mississippi State |
| 1988 | Florida |
| 1989 | Auburn |
| 1990 | LSU/Mississippi State |
| 1991 | Florida |
| 1992 | LSU |
| 1993 | Tennessee/LSU** |
| 1994 | Tennessee/LSU |
| 1995 | Tennessee/Alabama |
| 1996 | Alabama |
| 1997 | Alabama |
| 1998 | Auburn |
| 1999 | Alabama |
| 2000 | LSU** |
| 2001 | Mississippi State |
| 2002 | Alabama |
| 2003 | Alabama |
| 2004 | South Carolina |
| 2005 | Mississippi State |
| 2006 | Ole Miss |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt |
| 2008 | LSU |
| 2009 | LSU** |
| 2010 | LSU |
| 2011 | Florida |
| 2012 | Mississippi State |
| 2013 | LSU |
| 2014 | LSU |
| 2015 | Florida |
| 2016 | Texas A&M |
| 2017 | LSU |
| 2018 | Ole Miss |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt** |
| 2021 | Arkansas |
| 2022 | Tennessee |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt |
| 2024 | Tennessee** |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt |
** Went on to national championship
