2016 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAuburn (2nd title)
Runner-upLSU (10th title game)
Winning coachClint Myers (2nd title)
MVPEmily Carasone (AUB)
TelevisionSECN
ESPNU
ESPN

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.

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍ 20–4 .83352–4 .929
No. 12 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70843–11 .796
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 16–7 .69640–13 .755
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‡‍ 16–7 .69646–9 .836
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .66745–11 .804
No. 16 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58339–13 .750
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54242–14 .750
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50040–16 .714
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45838–19 .667
No. 17 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37537–17 .685
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29235–20 .636
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12525–30 .455
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1–23 .04217–39 .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 May 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "College Softball Conference Tournaments: 50 Games, 11 Championships". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 5, 2015.


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