The 2021 Southeastern Conference Softball Tournament, played for the 2021 Southeastern Conference softball season, was a postseason softball tournament that determined the 2021 champion of the Southeastern Conference. It was held at Rhoads Stadium on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama from May 11–15, 2021. As the tournament winner, the University of Alabama. earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 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]

2021 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams13
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAlabama (6th title)
Runner-upFlorida
Winning coachPatrick Murphy (6th title)
MVPMontana Fouts (Alabama)
TelevisionSEC Network
ESPN2
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Florida  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 45 11   .804
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 43 11   .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍y 18 6   .750 52 9   .852
No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15 9   .625 42 17   .712
No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 43 16   .729
No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 11   .542 35 22   .614
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12 11   .522 42 15   .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12 12   .500 36 22   .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8 15   .348 35 25   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8 16   .333 32 23   .582
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7 17   .292 34 23   .596
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7 17   .292 27 24   .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4 20   .167 26 26   .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

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: 2021 SEC softball game results, 2021 SEC softball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU Team SR SW
ALA 18–6 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 . . . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 ALA 6–2 4–0
ARK 19–5 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 3–0 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . ARK 6–2 5–0
AUB 7–17 0–3 0–3 . . 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 1–2 . 0–3 2–1 AUB 2–6 0–3
FLA 19–5 2–1 . . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 . 3–0 FLA 8–0 3–0
UGA 7–17 0–3 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 . UGA 2–6 0–3
KEN 13–11 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . . . 3–0 1–2 3–0 KEN 3–5 2–0
LSU 13–11 . 1–2 2–1 0–3 . 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 LSU 6–2 0–1
MSU 8–15 . 0–3 . 0–3 3–0 . . 0–3 0–3 2–1 2–0 1–2 MSU 3–5 1–4
MIZZ 15–9 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 . MIZZ 5–3 2–0
MISS 12–12 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 . 2–1 MISS 5–3 1–2
SCAR 4–20 . 0–3 . 1–2 . 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 SCAR 0–8 0–4
TENN 12–11 1–2 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 . 2–1 . TENN 4–4 1–0
TAMU 8–16 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 . TAMU 2–6 1–3
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: FLA>ARK ALA common. LSU>KEN hd–hd. UGA>AUB MIZZ common.

Bracket

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First Round
Tuesday, May 11
Second Round
Wednesday, May 12
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 13
Semifinals
Friday, May 14
Championship
Saturday, May 15
9 Mississippi State 2
1 Florida 6
9 Mississippi State 3
8 Ole Miss 1
1 Florida 7
4 Missouri 6
5 LSU 1
4 Missouri 4
13 South Carolina 3
13 South Carolina 3 5 LSU 7
12 Auburn 2 1 Florida 0
3 Alabama 4
7 Tennessee 1
2 Arkansas 0
10 Texas A&M 2
7 Tennessee 39
7 Tennessee 5
3 Alabama 6
6 Kentucky 1
3 Alabama 5
11 Georgia 0
6 Kentucky 3

References

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  1. ^ "Weekly Release" (PDF). ESPN. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "National champs Oklahoma unanimous No. 1 in final USA Today/NFCA DI Top 25 Coaches Poll". NFCA.org. June 15, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Tournament". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Tournament Program". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "2021 SEC Softball". ESPN. June 7, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "2021 SEC Softball Schedule Announced". SEC Sports. January 16, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2023.