SEC unveils new 16-team baseball tournament format

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (April 30, 2025)-----As previously announced, the Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament will feature a new 16-team, single elimination format in 2025.

All 16 SEC baseball programs will compete for the SEC Tournament title May 20-25 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. 

This marks the first time the tournament field has expanded since 2013, and it is the first time all SEC programs will participate in the SEC Baseball Tournament at one venue. Each program competed in a postseason tournament from 1993-95, but there were two separate division tournaments in those three seasons.

The revised format will continue to be a six-day tournament with four games each on Tuesday and Wednesday, two games on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, followed by the championship game on Sunday.

Teams seeded 9-16 will open the tournament on Tuesday. The winners will advance to face teams seeded 5-8 on Wednesday.

The No. 1 and No. 4 seeds will begin play Thursday, while the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds will begin play on Friday. The semifinals will be played Saturday with the championship game slated for Sunday at 2 p.m. CT.

SEC Tournament ticket books are on sale now and can be purchased at www.secticketoffice.com or by calling 1-800-732-4849. SEC FanFest, featuring a number of fan entertainment activities, will be held throughout the week at the Finley Center adjacent to the Hoover Met. Admission to SEC FanFest is free, and fans attending the baseball games at the Hoover Met can come and go to SEC FanFest as they please.

2025 SEC Tournament Schedule (All Times Central)

Tuesday, May 20

Game 1 - 9:30 a.m. - #9 Seed vs. #16 Seed [SEC Network]

Game 2 – TBD - #12 Seed vs. #13 Seed [SEC Network]

Game 3 - 4:30 p.m. - #10 Seed vs. #15 Seed [SEC Network]

Game 4 – TBD - #11 Seed vs. #14 Seed [SEC Network]

Wednesday, May 21

Game 5 - 9:30 a.m. - #8 Seed vs. Winner Game 1 [SEC Network]

Game 6 – TBD - #5 Seed vs. Winner Game 2 [SEC Network]

Game 7 - 4:30 p.m. - #7 Seed vs. Winner Game 3 [SEC Network]

Game 8 – TBD - #6 Seed vs. Winner Game 4 [SEC Network]

Thursday, May 22

Game 9 - 3 p.m. - #1 Seed vs. Winner Game 5 [SEC Network]

Game 10 - TBD - #4 Seed vs. Winner Game 6 [SEC Network]

Friday, May 23

Game 11 - 3 p.m. - #2 Seed vs. Winner Game 7 [SEC Network]

Game 12 – TBD - #3  vs. Winner Game 8 [SEC Network]

Saturday, May 24

Game 13 - 12 p.m. - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 [SEC Network]

Game 14 – TBD - Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 [SEC Network]

Sunday, May 25

Game 15 - 2:00 p.m. - Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 [ESPN2]