2022 SEC softball tournament

2022 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams13
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsArkansas (1st title)
Runner-upMissouri
Winning coachCourtney Deifel (1st title)
MVPChenise Delce (Arkansas)
TelevisionSEC Network
ESPN2
2022 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arkansas ‍y 19 5   .792 48 11   .814
No. 17 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 44 13   .772
No. 20 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 15 8   .652 41 18   .695
No. 5 Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 49 19   .721
No. 21 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 37 19   .661
LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 34 23   .596
No. 23 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 12 11   .522 38 22   .633
No. 22 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 43 18   .705
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 41 19   .683
No. 24 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 11 13   .458 40 17   .702
No. 19 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 10 14   .417 37 27   .578
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 6 18   .250 31 28   .525
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 26 30   .464
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 9, 2022[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

The 2022 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, played for the 2022 Southeastern Conference softball season, was the postseason softball tournament that determined the 2022 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It was held at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium on the campus of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, from May 10–14, 2022. As the tournament winner, Arkansas earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament. The championship game, as well as the semifinals, were broadcast on ESPN2, while all other tournament games were televised on the SEC Network.[3][4]

Format

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All thirteen teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top four seeds receiving a single bye, and the bottom two playing the first-round game on May 10.

Record vs. conference opponents

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Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2022 SEC softball game results, 2022 SEC softball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW
ALA 16–8 . . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 . 3–0 . 1–2 ALA 6–2 2–0
ARK 19–5 . 3–0 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 . . 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 ARK 8–0 3–0
AUB 11–13 . 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 . . 2–1 0–3 3–0 AUB 4–4 1–2
FLA 13–11 1–2 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 FLA 5–3 1–1
UGA 12–12 1–2 . 1–2 . . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 UGA 4–4 0–0
KEN 13–11 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 . . KEN 5–3 1–1
LSU 13–11 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 3–0 . 2–1 LSU 5–3 1–1
MSU 10–14 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 . MSU 2–6 1–1
MIZZ 12–11 1–2 . . . 1–2 3–0 . 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–2 3–0 MIZZ 3–5 2–1
MISS 12–12 . 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 3–0 3–0 2–1 . MISS 4–4 2–2
SCAR 3–21 0–3 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 . . SCAR 0–8 0–5
TENN 15–8 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–2 . . 2–1 2–0 1–2 . 3–0 TENN 5–3 2–0
TAMU 6–18 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 . 0–3 . . 0–3 TAMU 1–7 0–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.[5][6]Tiebrkrs: KEN&FLA>LSU KEN>FLA hd–hd. MISS>UGA hd–hd.

Bracket

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First Round
Tuesday, May 10
Second Round
Wednesday, May 11
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 12
Semifinals
Friday, May 13
Championship
Saturday, May 14
1 Arkansas 3
8 Ole Miss 0
8 Ole Miss 9
9 Georgia 5
1 Arkansas 4
5 Florida 1
4 Kentucky 3
5 Florida 9
5 Florida 4
12 Texas A&M 5 12 Texas A&M 1
13 South Carolina 3 1 Arkansas 4
7 Missouri 0
3 Tennessee 1
11 Mississippi State 0
6 LSU 4
11 Mississippi State 7
3 Tennessee 0
7 Missouri 3
2 Alabama 0
7 Missouri 3
7 Missouri 1
10 Auburn 0

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. June 9, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll – June 14 (Final)". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. June 14, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022 SEC softball bracket: Complete scores, final results". NCAA. May 14, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2022 SEC Softball Tournament". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 SEC Softball". ESPN. June 5, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "2022 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. September 23, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2023.