# 2023 SEC softball tournament

The 2023 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, played for the 2023 Southeastern Conference softball season, is the postseason softball tournament that determined the 2023 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It was held at Bogle Park in Fayetteville, Arkansas from May 9–13, 2023. Tennessee won the tournament, earning the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament. All tournament games were televised on the SEC Network, with the semifinals and championship game broadcast on ESPN2 and ESPN, respectively.

## Format

All thirteen teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top four seeds receiving a single bye, and the bottom two playing the first round game on May 9. The 13 team format has been the same since 2019.

## Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2023 SEC softball recordsvte
Source: 2023 SEC softball game results, 2023 SEC softball schedule :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
| ALA | 14–10 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| ARK | 14–10 | 2–1 | | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | ARK | 5–3 | 1–0 |
| AUB | 15–9 | 2–1 | . | | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | AUB | 6–2 | 1–0 |
| FLA | 11–13 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | FLA | 4–4 | 0–1 |
| UGA | 16–7 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | . | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | UGA | 6–2 | 2–0 |
| KEN | 10–14 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | KEN | 3–5 | 1–2 |
| LSU | 13–11 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | . | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | LSU | 5–3 | 1–1 |
| MSU | 7–16 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | | . | . | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | MSU | 2–6 | 2–4 |
| MIZZ | 7–17 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | . | | 1–2 | . | . | 1–2 | MIZZ | 1–7 | 0–2 |
| MISS | 8–16 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | MISS | 1–7 | 0–1 |
| SCAR | 9–15 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | . | | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | 2–6 | 1–2 |
| TENN | 19–5 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 2–1 | TENN | 7–1 | 4–0 |
| TAMU | 12–12 | . | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | | TAMU | 5–3 | 1–2 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | Team | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season. Tie brkrs: ARK>ALA hd to hd.

## Bracket

| First Round Tuesday, May 9 | First Round Tuesday, May 9 | First Round Tuesday, May 9 | Second Round Wednesday, May 10 | Second Round Wednesday, May 10 | Second Round Wednesday, May 10 | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 11 | Quarterfinals Thursday, May 11 | Semifinals Friday, May 12 | Semifinals Friday, May 12 | Semifinals Friday, May 12 | Championship Saturday, May 13 | Championship Saturday, May 13 | Championship Saturday, May 13 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 8 | Florida | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Florida | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 9 | Kentucky | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 5 | Alabama | 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Arkansas | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Alabama | 3$^9$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Alabama | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Mississippi State | 1 | 13 | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Tennessee | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | South Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Auburn | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Ole Miss | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 11 | Ole Miss | 5$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Auburn | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 10 | South Carolina | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Georgia | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 10 | South Carolina | 2$^8$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | South Carolina | 1$^8$ | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Score | Television | Attendance |
| First Round – Tuesday, May 9 ||||||
| 1 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Missouri vs. No. 12 Mississippi State | 3–1 | SEC Network | 2,215 |
| Second Round – Wednesday, May 10/Thursday, May 11 ||||||
| 2 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 6 LSU | 5−3$^{10}$ | SEC Network | 2,286 |
| 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 7 Texas A&M | 1−0$^8$ | SEC Network | 2,286 |
| 4 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 13 Missouri vs. No. 5 Alabama | 2−7 | SEC Network | 2,413 |
| 5 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 9 Kentucky vs. No. 8 Florida | 2−6 | SEC Network | 2,413 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, May 11/Friday, May 12 ||||||
| 6 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 3 Auburn | 7−8 | SEC Network | 2,500 |
| 7 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 2 Georgia | 2−1$^8$ | SEC Network | 2,500 |
| 8 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 3−2$^9$ | SEC Network | 2,744 |
| 9 | 10:00 a.m. | No. 8 Florida vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 0−4 | SEC Network | 2,744 |
| Semifinals – Friday, May 12 ||||||
| 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 3 Auburn | 3−2 | ESPN2 | 2,443 |
| 11 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 6−7 | ESPN2 | 2,443 |
| Championship – Saturday, May 13 ||||||
| 12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 10 South Carolina vs. No. 1 Tennessee | 1−3 | ESPN | 2,428 |
| *Game times in EDT. # – Rankings denote tournament seed. ||||||