2016 SEC Softball Tournament

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.

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)
Runner-up	LSU (10th title game)
MVP	Emily Carasone (AUB)
Television	SECN ESPNU ESPN

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
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍	20	–	4		.833			52	–	4		.929
No. 12 Kentucky  ‍‍‍	17	–	7		.708			43	–	11		.796
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍	16	–	7		.696			40	–	13		.755
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍‡‍	16	–	7		.696			46	–	9		.836
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍	16	–	8		.667			45	–	11		.804
No. 16 Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			39	–	13		.750
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍	13	–	11		.542			42	–	14		.750
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			40	–	16		.714
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	13		.458			38	–	19		.667
No. 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)

• Only the top 12 teams are able to play, therefore, Arkansas could not play in the tournament.
• Vanderbilt does not sponsor a softball team.
• All times listed are Central Daylight Time.[2]
• Due to rain. 4 Auburn vs 5 Alabama was delayed to 11 AM on May 13.

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.