2016 SEC Softball Tournament

2016 Southeastern Conference
Softball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 12
Format Single-elimination tournament
Site Nusz Park
Starkville, MS
Champions Auburn (2nd title)
Winning coach Clint Myers (2nd title)
MVP Emily Carasone (AUB)
Television SECN
ESPNU
ESPN
Southeastern Conference
Softball Tournament
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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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Florida 20 4   .833     52 4   .929
#12 Kentucky 17 7   .708     43 11   .796
#10 Tennessee 16 7   .696     40 13   .755
#6 Auburn 16 7   .696     46 9   .836
#4 Alabama 16 8   .667     45 11   .804
#16 Missouri 14 10   .583     39 13   .750
#13 LSU 13 11   .542     42 14   .750
#15 Georgia 12 12   .500     40 16   .714
Ole Miss 11 13   .458     38 19   .667
#17 Texas A&M 9 15   .375     37 17   .685
South Carolina 7 17   .292     35 20   .636
Mississippi State 3 21   .125     25 30   .455
Arkansas 1 23   .042     17 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)  

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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