The Southeastern Conference (SEC) continues to set the standard for college baseball, featuring some of the nation’s top-ranked teams, elite MLB Draft prospects and the most competitive conference schedule in the sport. This season, powerhouse programs like Texas, Mississippi State, Georgia and Oklahoma headline a loaded SEC baseball schedule as teams battle for positioning in the Men’s College World Series.
From marquee ranked matchups to rivalry series and postseason races, the SEC Network is your home for every moment of the SEC baseball season — including live games, highlights, analysis and complete coverage of the SEC Baseball Tournament.
Here’s a complete look at the upcoming SEC baseball schedule and key games leading up to the Men’s College World Series.
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Catch every SEC team’s journey to the College World Series all the way to the College Football Playoff.
2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket
Below is the complete 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament bracket, including matchup paths, game dates and TV schedule information:
2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Schedule & TV Information
The 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament will be held May 19-24 at the Hoover Met in Hoover, AL, kicking off with four first round matchups on May 19. Here is the full view of the tournament schedule and how to watch the games live at home.
All times listed in ET. Times are subject to change.
| Date | Round | Game | Matchup | Time | TV |
| Tuesday, May 19 | First round | Game 1 | No. 9 Ole Miss vs. No. 16 Missouri | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Network |
| Tuesday, May 19 | First round | Game 2 | No. 12 Vanderbilt vs. No. 13 Kentucky | 2 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Tuesday, May 19 | First round | Game 3 | No. 10 Tennessee vs. No. 15 South Carolina | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Tuesday, May 19 | First round | Game 4 | No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 LSU | 9 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Second round | Game 5 | No. 8 Mississippi State vs. winner of Game 1 | 10:30 a.m. | SEC Network |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Second round | Game 6 | No. 5 Florida vs. winner of Game 2 | 2 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Second round | Game 7 | No. 7 Arkansas vs. winner of Game 3 | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Wednesday, May 20 | Second round | Game 8 | No. 6 Auburn vs. winner of Game 4 | 9 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Thursday, May 21 | Quarterfinals | Game 9 | No. 1 Georgia vs. winner of Game 5 | 4 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Thursday, May 21 | Quarterfinals | Game 10 | No. 4 Alabama vs. winner of Game 6 | 8 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Friday, May 22 | Quarterfinals | Game 11 | No. 2 Texas vs. winner of Game 7 | 4 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Friday, May 22 | Quarterfinals | Game 12 | No. 3 Texas A&M vs. winner of Game 8 | 8 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Saturday, May 23 | Semifinals | Game 13 | Winner of Game 9 vs. winner of Game 10 | 1 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Saturday, May 23 | Semifinals | Game 14 | Winner of Game 11 vs. winner of Game 12 | 5 p.m. | SEC Network |
| Sunday, May 24 | Championship final | Game 15 | Winner of Game 13 vs. winner of Game 14 | 2 p.m. | ABC |
SEC Baseball Tournament Overview
The SEC Baseball Tournament marks the end of the regular season and the official start of the NCAA postseason. Following the SEC baseball regular season schedule, the conference’s top teams head to Hoover, Alabama to compete for the SEC Tournament championship and an automatic berth into the NCAA Baseball Tournament.
Tournament seeding is determined by each team’s record during SEC conference play, making every regular season series critical in the race for postseason positioning. With perennial national contenders, the SEC Baseball Tournament consistently features some of the most competitive games in college baseball.
NCAA Baseball Tournament & Regionals Overview
After the SEC Tournament concludes, the NCAA Baseball Tournament begins with a 64-team field competing for a national championship. The postseason opens with NCAA Regionals, where teams are placed into four-team double-elimination brackets hosted at campus sites around the country.
Regional winners advance to the Super Regionals, a best-of-three series that determines the final eight teams headed to Omaha.
The SEC is expected to once again send multiple teams through the NCAA baseball postseason, with programs like Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, LSU and Mississippi State all aiming for a trip to the College World Series.
College World Series
The final stage of the NCAA baseball postseason is the Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. The remaining eight teams compete in a double-elimination bracket at Charles Schwab Field Omaha, with the last two teams advancing to a best-of-three national championship series.
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The 2026 Men’s College World Series is scheduled for June 12–22 at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. You can watch all the action live on DIRECTV across ESPN Networks and ESPN Unlimited.
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