The 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament is underway at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. Today is Thursday, May 21 — Quarterfinals Day 1. Georgia won the SEC regular season title with a 23-7 conference record, 3.5 games ahead of Texas in second place.
2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket — Full Standings
Here are all 16 seeds entering the tournament, with conference records:
| Seed | Team | Conf. Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 24-6 |
| 2 | Texas | 19-10 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 18-11 |
| 4 | Alabama | 18-12 |
| 5 | Florida | 18-12 |
| 6 | Auburn | 17-13 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 17-13 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 16-14 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 15-15 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 15-15 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 14-16 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 14-16 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 13-17 |
| 14 | LSU | 9-21 |
| 15 | South Carolina | 7-23 |
| 16 | Missouri | — |
First Round Results — Tuesday, May 19
Four teams were eliminated in the first round:
- No. 16 Missouri def. No. 9 Ole Miss, 10-8
- No. 12 Vanderbilt def. No. 13 Kentucky, 8-5
- No. 10 Tennessee def. No. 15 South Carolina, 11-6
- No. 14 LSU def. No. 11 Oklahoma, 6-2
Second Round Results — Wednesday, May 20
All four second round games are final, setting up Thursday's quarterfinals:
- No. 8 Mississippi State def. No. 16 Missouri, 12-2
- No. 5 Florida def. No. 12 Vanderbilt, 8-3
- No. 7 Arkansas def. No. 10 Tennessee, 8-4
- No. 6 Auburn def. No. 14 LSU, 3-1
Quarterfinals — Today, Thursday May 21
Two games are scheduled for today on the SEC Network:
- Game 9: No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 1 Georgia — 12:00 p.m. ET, SEC Network
- Game 10: No. 5 Florida vs. No. 4 Alabama — approx. 30 mins after Game 9, SEC Network
Quarterfinals — Friday, May 22
The bottom half of the bracket plays Friday:
- Game 11: No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 2 Texas — 4:00 p.m. ET, SEC Network
- Game 12: No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 3 Texas A&M — 8:00 p.m. ET, SEC Network
Semifinals & Championship Schedule
The tournament concludes with semifinals Saturday and the championship Sunday:
- Semifinals — Saturday, May 23: Game 13 (noon, SEC Network) and Game 14 (5:00 p.m., SEC Network)
- Championship — Sunday, May 24: Game 15 (2:00 p.m., ABC)
What's at Stake
The SEC Tournament champion secures an automatic bid into the 64-team field for the 2026 NCAA Baseball Tournament, which includes 29 automatic qualifiers and 35 at-large bids. The full NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed on Selection Monday.
Vanderbilt, who won last year's SEC Tournament title, and LSU both entered Hoover needing deep runs to keep their postseason streaks alive. Both were eliminated in the second round, setting up a quarterfinal field of all top-8 seeds.
