Overview
- Wednesday's second round produced Auburn 11-8 over No. 6 Texas A&M, Ole Miss 4-1 over No. 5 Tennessee, Arkansas 3-0 over Mississippi State, and Georgia 7-3 over LSU.
- Thursday's quarterfinals match Florida vs. Auburn, Alabama vs. Arkansas, Texas vs. Ole Miss, and Oklahoma vs. Georgia with all games on SEC Network.
- Auburn's win damaged Texas A&M's case to host NCAA rounds, leaving the Aggies to await Selection Sunday with an RPI of 16.
- Texas faces Ole Miss after the Rebels' upset of Tennessee, with coach Mike White saying the Longhorns likely need at least one win to lock down a top‑eight NCAA seed.
- Arkansas enters the Alabama matchup as the SEC's No. 7 seed despite holding the nation’s No. 1 RPI, underscoring how conference seeding can diverge from national metrics.