2026 SEC baseball tournament: Bracket, schedule, game times
The SEC event has been head-and-shoulders above the remainder of convention tournaments over the past decade, proudly owning the final six nationwide champions.
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2026’s go-around might beginning the seventh-straight winner, and the event begins on Tuesday, May 19 and runs by means of Sunday, May 24 on the Hoover Metropolitan Complex in Hoover, Alabama. The high 12 groups in SEC standings will compete for an computerized bid into the NCAA baseball event.
Before play begins and concludes only a day earlier than the NCAA event choice present, this is the whole lot to know in regards to the must-watch SEC event.
2026 SEC baseball event bracket
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2026 SEC baseball event schedule
All times listed in ET. Times are topic to alter.
Thursday, May 21: Quarterfinals
- Game 9 | No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Mississippi State | 4pm | SEC Network
- Game 10 | No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida | 8 pm| SEC Network
- Friday, May 22: Quarterfinals
- Game 11 | No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Arkansas | 4pm | SEC Network
- Game 12 | No. 3 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Auburn | 8pm | SEC Network
- Saturday, May 23: Semifinals
- Game 13 | winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 | 1pm | SEC Network
- Game 14 | winner of Game 11 vs. winner of Game 12 | 5pm| SEC Network
- Sunday, May 24: Championship closing
- Game 15 | winner of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 14 | 2pm | ABC
Higher seed is the designated dwelling staff.
- Tuesday, May 19: First spherical
- Game 1 | No. 16 Missouri 10No. 9 Ole Miss 8
- Game 2 |No. 12 Vanderbilt 8, No. 13 Kentucky 5
- Game 3 | No. 10 Tennessee 11, No. 15 South Carolina 6
- Game 4 | No. 14 LSU 6, No. 11 Oklahoma 2
- Wednesday, May 20: Second spherical
- Game 5 | No. 8 Mississippi State 12, No. 16 Missouri 2
- Game 6 | No. 5 Florida 8No. 12 Vanderbilt 3
- Game 7 | No. 7 Arkansas 8, No. 10 Tennessee 4
- Game 8 | No. 6 Auburn 3, No. 14 LSU 1
SEC baseball event historical past
Below is an entire rundown of all SEC event champions. Vanderbilt received it in 2025 because 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 | L.S.U. |
| 1987 | Mississippi State |
| 1988 | Florida |
| 1989 | Auburn |
| 1990 | LSU/Mississippi State |
| 1991 | Florida |
| 1992 | L.S.U. |
| 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 | L.S.U. |
| 2009 | LSU** |
| 2010 | L.S.U. |
| 2011 | Florida |
| 2012 | Mississippi State |
| 2013 | L.S.U. |
| 2014 | L.S.U. |
| 2015 | Florida |
| 2016 | Texas A&M |
| 2017 | L.S.U. |
| 2018 | Ole Miss |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt** |
| 2021 | Arkansas |
| 2022 | Tennessee |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt |
| 2024 | Tennessee** |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt |
**Went on to nationwide championship
