2017 SEC softball tournament

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]

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

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			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			Paul Roper, Dave Shook, & Mike Coulter
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			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			Paul Roper, Mike Coulter, & Dave Shook
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.

See also

• 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide softball team
• 2017 Auburn Tigers softball team

References

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.