Overview
- Play begins Tuesday, May 5 at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, with early rounds on SEC Network and the semifinals and final on ESPN.
- Oklahoma is the No. 1 seed after winning the regular season, with Alabama No. 2, Florida No. 3 and Texas No. 4, each earning double byes into the quarterfinals.
- Alabama opens Thursday, May 7 against the winner of Arkansas vs. Mississippi State/Kentucky, with first pitch at 2 p.m. ET on SEC Network.
- All 15 SEC teams are in a single-elimination bracket, with seeds 5 through 15 playing Tuesday and Wednesday before the top four enter on Thursday.
- Host Kentucky is the No. 15 seed and, under tournament policy, had first choice of the time slot for its opening game.