New Format Announced for SEC Baseball Tournament

New teams in the conference means changes for the format of the SEC Baseball Tournament. 

Texas and Oklahoma are joining the Southeastern Conference for the 2024-2025 athletic season, so beginning in 2025, the SEC Baseball Tournament will include all 16 teams and become single elimination the conference announced on Thursday. 

Currently, only the top-12 teams in the standings make the tournament, and it is a double-elimination format after the first round. This year's tournament in Hoover will still be the current format with just 12 teams. 

SEC BASEBALL TOURNAMENT FORMAT (beginning May 2025)

Tuesday

Game 1: Seed No. 9 vs. Seed No. 16

Game 2: Seed No. 12 vs. Seed No. 13

Game 3: Seed No. 10 vs. Seed No. 15

Game 4: Seed No. 11 vs. Seed No. 14

Wednesday

Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Seed No. 8

Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. Seed No. 5

Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. Seed No. 7

Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. Seed No. 6

Thursday

Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Seed No. 1

Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Seed No. 4

Friday

Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Seed No. 2

Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Seed No. 3

Saturday

Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10

Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12

Sunday

Game 15: Championship – Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14