Where Alabama Baseball is Seeded In SEC Tournament

No. 18 Alabama finished the regular season 18-12 in SEC play and came up victorious in six of its 10 series in conference play in 2026 finishing fourth in the league entering next week's conference tournament.

The Crimson Tide's fourth-place finish earns the program a double-bye to Thursday's quarterfinal round. Alabama will play whoever emerges from the 5-seed Florida, 12-seed Vanderbilt, or 13-seed Kentucky.

"We are where we are at today, because of those hard times, getting swept at Kentucky, going to have three games against Arkansas that you lose, and then going on the road and getting beat at Texas, going on the road and getting beat at Tennessee," said Alabama coach Rob Vaughn. "That hardened us for this stretch run here. I think it humbled us in some ways, too. That's what this game will do, the second you think you've got it figured out, it'll punch you in the face again.

College baseball's all about playing good at the right time. I think all of that stuff has gotten us where we are today, and I wouldn't change one thing about the way the last three months have gone. Now we set ourselves up - like I said before, we get to talking about Omaha and all this, you put yourself in a position to go make a run in the SEC Championship. That tournament, and it can be done, but it is really hard to win when you play on Tuesday. That's just a lot of baseball you've got to play to get to Sunday. You set yourselves up by getting that double-bye, you set yourselves up to go get a couple of wins and actually make a run at an SEC championship. So we're going to try to be present, be where our feet are, and whoever we play on Thursday night, try to be ready for them."

The official 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket:

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SEC Tournament Schedule

Tuesday

9 Ole Miss vs. 16 Missouri - 9:30 a.m. CT
12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Kentucky - TBD
10 Tennessee vs. 15 South Carolina - 4:30 p.m. CT
11 Oklahoma vs. 14 LSU - TBD

Wednesday

8 Mississippi State vs. Winner [9 Ole Miss vs 16 Missouri] - 9:30 a.m. CT
5 Florida vs. Winner [12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Kentucky] TBD
7 Arkansas vs. Winner [10 Tennessee vs. 15 South Carolina] - 4:30 p.m. CT
6 Auburn vs. Winner [11 Oklahoma vs. 14 LSU] - TBD

Thursday

1 Georgia vs. Winner [8 Mississippi State vs. Winner [9 Ole Miss vs 16 Missouri] - 3:00 p.m. CT
4 Alabama vs. Winner [5 Florida vs. Winner [12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Kentucky] TBD

Friday

2 Texas vs. Winner [7 Arkansas vs. Winner [10 Tennessee vs. 15 South Carolina] - 3 p.m. CT
3 Texas A&M vs. Winner [6 Auburn vs. Winner [11 Oklahoma vs. 14 LSU] - TBD

Saturday

Semifinal 1: [1 Georgia vs. Winner [8 Mississippi State vs. Winner [9 Ole Miss vs 16 Missouri] vs. [4 Alabama vs. Winner [5 Florida vs. Winner [12 Vanderbilt vs. 13 Kentucky] - 12 p.m.
Semifinal 2: [2 Texas vs. Winner [7 Arkansas vs. Winner [10 Tennessee vs. 15 South Carolina] vs. [3 Texas A&M vs. Winner [6 Auburn vs. Winner [11 Oklahoma vs. 14 LSU] - TBD

Sunday

Championship Game, 1 p.m. CT

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