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.
| Teams | 12 |
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| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Auburn (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | LSU (10th title game) |
| Winning coach | Clint Myers (2nd title) |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
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| 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
- "Softball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
- "Regional conference softball tournament brackets released". KMA Land. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
- "College Softball Conference Tournaments: 50 Games, 11 Championships". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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