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Georgia put together one of the best regular-season showings SEC baseball has seen recently, but can the Bulldogs finally secure a tournament championship?
Ranked No. 4 nationally, the Bulldogs enter this week’s festivities in Hoover, Alabama, as the No. 1 seed after going 23-7 in conference play and winning nine of their 10 series against SEC opponents. While that makes UGA the favorite this week, but the Bulldogs have never won the SEC tourney and haven’t even reached the championship game since 1989.
Georgia’s snakebit tournament history aside, this is a difficult bracket for any team to navigate. The league has 10 teams ranked in the D1Baseball Top 25 this week and the single-game format puts everyone on upset alert at any time in a field this deep.
Vanderbilt and Tennessee have alternated tourney titles the last four years but both will play on the first day in 2026, with the Commodores seeded 12th and the Vols 10th. Not to mention LSU, which has won two of the last three national titles, entering the tournament as the 14th seed.
Anything can happen in Hoover. Here’s everything you need to know to tune in to every game this week.
SEC baseball tournament schedule 2026
The SEC tournament will be played at its traditional home, the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama.
Tuesday, May 19 – First Round
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Game 1: No. 16 Missouri 10, No. 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 Round
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Game 5: No. 8 Mississippi State 12, No. 16 Missouri 2 (7 inn.) | — | — |
| Game 6: No. 5 Florida 8, No. 12 Vanderbilt 3 | — | — |
| Game 7: No. 7 Arkansas vs. No. 10 Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
| Game 8: No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 14 LSU | 9 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
Thursday, May 21 – Quarterfinals
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Game 9: No. 1 Georgia vs. No. 8 Mississippi State | 4 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
| Game 10: No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida | 8 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
Friday, May 22 – Quarterfinals
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Game 11: No. 2 Texas vs. Game 7 winner | 4 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
| Game 12: No. 3 Texas A&M vs. Game 8 winner | 8 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
Saturday, May 23 – Semifinals
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Game 13: Game 9 winner vs. Game 10 winner | 1 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
| Game 14: Game 11 winner vs. Game 12 winner | 5 p.m. | SECN, fubo, ESPN app |
Sunday, May 24 – Championship
| Game | Time (ET) | Watch |
|---|---|---|
| Semifinal winners | 2 p.m. | ABC, fubo, ESPN app |
Where to watch the SEC baseball tournament
The opening round through the semifinals of the SEC tournament will be broadcast on the SEC Network, with the championship game set to air on ABC. Fans can stream every game on the ESPN app or fubo.
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SEC baseball tournament bracket 2026
The full seeding, bracket and team records for the 2026 SEC baseball tournament are below.
| Seed | Team | Record (SEC) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 43-12 (23-7) |
| 2 | Texas | 40-12 (19-10) |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 39-13 (18-11) |
| 4 | Alabama | 37-18 (18-12) |
| 5 | Florida | 37-18 (18-12) |
| 6 | Auburn | 36-18 (17-13) |
| 7 | Arkansas | 36-19 (17-13) |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 39-16 (16-14) |
| 9 | Ole Miss | 36-20 (15-15) |
| 10 | Tennessee | 37-19 (15-15) |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 32-20 (14-16) |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 32-24 (14-16) |
| 13 | Kentucky | 31-20 (13-17) |
| 14 | LSU | 29-27 (9-21) |
| 15 | South Carolina | 22-34 (7-23) |
| 16 | Missouri | 23-30 (6-24) |
SEC baseball tournament champions list
Here are the last 10 SEC tournament champions and runners-up. There was no tournament in 2020 due to COVID-19.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanderbilt | Ole Miss |
| 2024 | Tennessee | LSU |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | Texas A&M |
| 2022 | Tennessee | Florida |
| 2021 | Arkansas | Tennessee |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt | Ole Miss |
| 2018 | Ole Miss | LSU |
| 2017 | LSU | Arkansas |
| 2016 | Texas A&M | Florida |
| 2015 | Florida | Vanderbilt |