2016 SEC Softball Tournament

The 2016 SEC Softball tournament was at Nusz Park on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi from May 11 through May 15, 2016. The tournament awarded the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament to the Auburn Tigers. The Championship game between Auburn and LSU was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games were broadcast live on the SEC Network.

2016 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Site
ChampionsAuburn (2nd title)
Winning coachClint Myers (2nd title)
Runner-upLSU (10th title game)
MVPEmily Carasone (AUB)
TelevisionSECN
ESPNU
ESPN

In addition to the TV broadcast, every game will be available to listen to online and through select radio stations via the SEC Radio Network.

2016 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Florida  204 .833  524 .929
No. 12 Kentucky   177 .708  4311 .796
No. 10 Tennessee   167 .696  4013 .755
No. 6 Auburn   167 .696  469 .836
No. 4 Alabama   168 .667  4511 .804
No. 16 Missouri   1410 .583  3913 .750
No. 13 LSU   1311 .542  4214 .750
No. 15 Georgia   1212 .500  4016 .714
Ole Miss   1113 .458  3819 .667
No. 17 Texas A&M   915 .375  3717 .685
South Carolina   717 .292  3520 .636
Mississippi State   321 .125  2530 .455
Arkansas   123 .042  1739 .304
Tournament champion
As of May 8, 2016[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Tournament

  1st Round
May 11th
SECN
Quarterfinals
May 12th
SECN
Semifinals
May 13th
ESPNU
Finals
May 14th
ESPN
                                     
       
  1 Florida 1  
    9 Ole Miss 0  
8 Georgia 2
9 Ole Miss 4  
  1 Florida 1  
  4 Auburn 2  
       
       
  4 Auburn 6
    5 Alabama 4  
5 Alabama 7
12 Mississippi State 5  
  4 Auburn 7
  7 LSU 1
       
       
  2 Kentucky 1
    7 LSU 3  
7 LSU 5
10 Texas A&M 4  
  7 LSU 3(8)
  3 Tennessee 1  
       
       
  3 Tennessee 5
    11 South Carolina 1  
6 Missouri 4
11 South Carolina 7(8)  
  • Only the top 12 teams are able to play, therefore, Arkansas could not play in the tournament.
  • Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.
  • All times listed are Central Daylight Time.[2]
  • Due to rain. 4 Auburn vs 5 Alabama was delayed to 11 AM on May 13.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television TV Announcers[3] Radio Announcers Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 11
1 11:02 a.m. #6 Missouri vs. #11 South Carolina SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Mike Coulter 506
2 1:58 p.m. #7 LSU vs. #10 Texas A&M Mike Coulter & Jack Condon
3 5:01 p.m. #8 Georgia vs. #9 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Dave Shook & Mike Coulter 1,517
4 7:52 p.m. #5 Alabama vs. #12 Mississippi State Mike Coulter & Dave Shook
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 12
5 11:02 a.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #11 South Carolina SEC Network Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge Dave Shook & Mike Coulter N/A
6 1:54 p.m. #2 Kentucky vs. #7 LSU
7 4:02 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #9 Ole Miss Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe Mike Coulter & Dave Shook
Semifinals – Friday, May 13
8 11:03 a.m. #4 Auburn vs. #5 Alabama ESPNU Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Mike Coulter & Dave Shook 2,213
9 2:11 p.m. #3 Tennessee vs. #7 LSU Jack Condon & Mike Coulter 2,436
10 5:17 p.m. #1 Florida vs. #4 Auburn
Championship – Saturday, May 14
11 4:02 p.m. #4 Auburn vs. #7 LSU ESPN2 Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge Jack Condon & Dave Shook 1,909
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

References

  1. "Softball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  2. "Regional conference softball tournament brackets released". KMA Land. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  3. "College Softball Conference Tournaments: 50 Games, 11 Championships". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2015-05-05.


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