2017 SEC softball tournament

2017 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams	12
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Finals site	Sherri Parker Lee Stadium; Knoxville, TN;
Champions	Ole Miss (1 title)
Runner-up	LSU (11th title game)
Winning coach	Mike Smith (1 title)
MVP	Kaitlin Lee (Ole Miss)
Television	SECN; ESPN2; ESPN
	← 2016; SEC Softball Tournament; 2018 →;

2017 Southeastern Conference softball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Florida ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	3	.870	53	–	7	.883
No. 7 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	17	–	7	.708	49	–	10	.831
No. 9 Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	16	–	7	.696	47	–	10	.825
No. 11 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	16	–	7	.696	45	–	10	.818
No. 15 Alabama ‍‍‍^y	12	–	11	.522	45	–	16	.738
No. 21 LSU ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	.500	45	–	19	.703
No. 18 Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	12	–	12	.500	39	–	17	.696
No. 19 Ole Miss ‍‍‡‍^y	10	–	14	.417	43	–	18	.705
Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	10	–	14	.417	36	–	22	.621
No. 24 South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	8	–	15	.348	34	–	25	.576
Missouri ‍‍‍^y	7	–	16	.304	29	–	28	.509
Arkansas ‍‍‍^y	7	–	17	.292	31	–	24	.564
No. 25 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	18	.250	35	–	23	.603

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 22, 2017^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2017 SEC softball tournament was held at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on the campus of University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee, from May 10 through May 13, 2017. The tournament will earn the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The Championship game was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games will be live on the SEC Network.^[2]

Tournament

1st Round May 10th SECN			Quarterfinals May 11th SECN			Semifinals May 13th SEC, ESPN2			Finals May 13th ESPN

			1	#1 Florida	0

			8	#19 Ole Miss	2
8	#19 Ole Miss	2

9	Mississippi State	1
						8	#19 Ole Miss	4

						5	#15 Alabama	1



			4	#11 Texas A&M	1

			5	#15 Alabama	2⁽¹⁰⁾
5	#15 Alabama	4

12	Arkansas	1
									8	#19 Ole Miss	5

									6	#21 LSU	1



			2	#7 Auburn	2

			7	#18 Kentucky	0
7	#18 Kentucky	7

10	#24 South Carolina	3
						2	#7 Auburn	0

						6	#21 LSU	6



			3	#9 Tennessee	2

			6	#21 LSU	6
6	#21 LSU	6

11	Missouri	5

Only the top 12 teams are able to participate, therefore, Georgia was not eligible to play.
Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.

Schedule

Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	TV Announcers^[3]	Radio Announcers	Attendance
First Round – Wednesday, May 10
1	11:00 a.m.	#5 Alabama vs. #12 Arkansas	SEC Network	Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	Mike Coulter, Dave Shook, & Paul Roper	–
2	1:30 p.m.	#8 Ole Miss vs. #9 Mississippi State		Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter	–
3	4:00 p.m.	#7 Kentucky vs. #10 South Carolina		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook	2,171
4	6:30 p.m.	#6 LSU vs. #11 Missouri		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter	2,171
Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11
5	11:00 a.m.	#4 Texas A&M vs. #5 Alabama	SEC Network	Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	Dave Shook, Mike Coulter, & Paul Roper	–
6	2:30 p.m.	#1 Florida vs. #8 Ole Miss		Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge	Mike Coulter, Paul Roper, & Dave Shook	–
7	5:00 p.m.	#2 Auburn vs. #7 Kentucky		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter	2,448
8	7:30 p.m.	#3 Tennessee vs. #6 LSU		Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe	Paul Roper, Mike Coulter, & Dave Shook	2,448
Semifinals – Saturday, May 13
9	10:00 a.m.	#8 Ole Miss vs. #5 Alabama	SEC	Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge	Dave Shook, Paul Roper, & Mike Coulter	–
10	1:00 p.m.	#2 Auburn vs. #6 LSU	ESPN2		Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter	–
Championship – Saturday, May 13
11	7:00 p.m.	#8 Ole Miss vs. #6 LSU	ESPN	Beth Mowins, Amanda Scarborough, Michele Smith, & Laura Rutledge	Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter	2,248
*Game times in CDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Due to rain the semifinals were delayed to May 13 and moved from ESPNU to SEC Network and ESPN2.

References

^ "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
^ "2017 SEC softball tournament Central". Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
^ "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

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[1] "Softball". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

[2] "2017 SEC softball tournament Central". Archived from the original on May 11, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

[3] "#MAYhem: College Softball's Biggest Month Begins with More than 60 Conference Tournament Games, 11 Championship Games on ESPN's Networks". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved May 8, 2017.

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v t e Southeastern Conference softball
Teams	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Oklahoma Sooners Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Lady Volunteers Texas Longhorns Texas A&M Aggies
Championships & Awards	Tournament Player of the Year Pitcher of the Year Freshman of the Year Coach of the Year

v t e 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournaments
Conference	America East American Atlantic 10 ACC Atlantic Sun Big Ten Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Colonial Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC Mid-American MEAC Missouri Valley Northeast Ohio Valley Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC The Summit League Sun Belt WAC
National	NCAA 2017 NISC

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