2017 SEC softball tournament

2017 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOle Miss (1 title)
Runner-upLSU (11th title game)
Winning coachMike Smith (1 title)
MVPKaitlin Lee (Ole Miss)
TelevisionSECN
ESPN2
ESPN
2017 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 3   .870 53 – 7   .883
No. 7 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 49 – 10   .831
No. 9 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7   .696 47 – 10   .825
No. 11 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7   .696 45 – 10   .818
No. 15 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 45 – 16   .738
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 45 – 19   .703
No. 18 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 12 – 12   .500 39 – 17   .696
No. 19 Ole Miss  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 14   .417 43 – 18   .705
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10 – 14   .417 36 – 22   .621
No. 24 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 8 – 15   .348 34 – 25   .576
Missouri  ‍‍‍y 7 – 16   .304 29 – 28   .509
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 7 – 17   .292 31 – 24   .564
No. 25 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 6 – 18   .250 35 – 23   .603
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 22, 2017[1]
Rankings from NFCA


The 2017 SEC softball tournament was held at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on the campus of University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, from May 10 through May 13, 2017. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.[2]

Tournament

1st Round
May 10th
SECN 		Quarterfinals
May 11th
SECN 		Semifinals
May 13th
SEC, ESPN2 		Finals
May 13th
ESPN
            
1 #1 Florida 0
8 #19 Ole Miss 2
8 #19 Ole Miss 2
9 Mississippi State 1
8 #19 Ole Miss 4
5 #15 Alabama 1
4 #11 Texas A&M 1
5 #15 Alabama 2(10)
5 #15 Alabama 4
12 Arkansas 1
8 #19 Ole Miss 5
6 #21 LSU 1
2 #7 Auburn 2
7 #18 Kentucky 0
7 #18 Kentucky 7
10 #24 South Carolina 3
2 #7 Auburn 0
6 #21 LSU 6
3 #9 Tennessee 2
6 #21 LSU 6
6 #21 LSU 6
11 Missouri 5
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Georgia was not eligible to play.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1 11:00 a.m. #5 Alabama vs. #12 Arkansas SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Mike Coulter, Dave Shook, & Paul Roper –
2 1:30 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #9 Mississippi State Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter
3 4:00 p.m. #7 Kentucky vs. #10 South Carolina Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook 2,171
4 6:30 p.m. #6 LSU vs. #11 Missouri Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
5 11:00 a.m. #4 Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook, Mike Coulter, & Paul Roper –
6 2:30 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #8 Ole Miss Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook
7 5:00 p.m. #2 Auburn vs. #7 Kentucky Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter 2,448
8 7:30 p.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #6 LSU Paul Roper, Mike Coulter, & Dave Shook
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13
9 10:00 a.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #5 Alabama SEC Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter –
10 1:00 p.m. #2 Auburn vs. #6 LSU ESPN2 Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter
Championship – Saturday, May 13
11 7:00 p.m. #8 Ole Miss vs. #6 LSU ESPN Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter 2,248
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.
  • Due to rain the semifinals were delayed to May 13 and moved from ESPNU to SEC Network and ESPN2.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 SEC softball tournament Central". Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "#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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