SEC Baseball Tournament bracket released: See who plays in Hoover this week

The college baseball regular season wrapped up this weekend and that means it’s nearly time for the region’s annual trek to the Hoover Met.

The 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament begins Tuesday morning in Hoover. The bracket is set with a championship game scheduled for Sunday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know:

• What: SEC Baseball Tournament
• When: May 21-26
• Where: Hoover Metropolitan Complex
• More info | Tickets

Keep reading to see the whole tournament bracket + find out more about what the week in Hoover has to offer.

The Bracket

Much of the seeding came down to the final day of the regular season with some movement between the top four seeds. Teams in spots 7-11 all finished with identical records in conference play which gave Alabama the edge in the five-way tiebreaker.

The Crimson Tide will open its tournament in the first session of Day 1, playing against South Carolina in Game 2. Alabama will need to win to earn a spot in the 8-team, double elimination bracket which begins Wednesday.

Rivalry win ✅ On to postseason play 🤙https://t.co/2oi8fJanSe#RollTide pic.twitter.com/SLi6Z83OWa

— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) May 19, 2024

Tennessee earned the top seed, overtaking Kentucky during the weekend. Arkansas got the two seed after winning the Western Division. Despite taking 2 of 3 against Alabama over the weekend, Auburn did not make the tournament. Only 12 of the SEC’s 14 teams make it every year with Auburn and Missouri staying home this season.

Here’s the full schedule:

Tuesday, May 21 (single elimination)

• Game 1: No. 6 Georgia vs. No. 11 LSU, 9:30 a.m., SEC Network
• Game 2: No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 10 South Carolina, approximately 1 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 3: No. 8 Vanderbilt vs. No. 9 Florida, 4:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 4: No. 5 Mississippi State vs. No. 12 Ole Miss, approximately 8 p.m., SEC Network

Wednesday, May 22 (double elimination begins)

• Game 5: No. 3 Kentucky vs. Winner Game 1, 9:30 a.m., SEC Network
• Game 6: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Winner Game 2, approximately 1 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 7: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 8: No. 4 Texas A&M vs. Winner Game 4, approximately 8 p.m., SEC Network

Thursday, May 23

• Game 9: Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6, 9:30 a.m., SEC Network
• Game 10: Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8, approximately 1 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 11: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 4:30 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 12: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, approximately 8 p.m., SEC Network

Friday, May 24

• Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 3 p.m., SEC Network
• Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, approximately 6:30 p.m., SEC Network

Saturday, May 25 (single elimination)

• Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 11, noon, SEC Network
• Game 16: Winner Game 14 vs. Winner Game 12, approximately 3:30 p.m., SEC Network

Sunday, May 26

• Championship game, 2 p.m., ESPN2

FanFest will be happening at the Finley Center next to the ballpark throughout the week. It is free to attend with games, food + more.