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Home Series with Texas Highlights Alabama Softball's 2026 SEC Slate

The Southeastern Conference released the league's 2026 schedule on Wednesday.
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May 7, 2025; Athens, GA, USA; Alabama outfielder Audrey Vandagriff (12) reacts to her home run in a game against South Carolina at Jack Turner Stadium.
May 7, 2025; Athens, GA, USA; Alabama outfielder Audrey Vandagriff (12) reacts to her home run in a game against South Carolina at Jack Turner Stadium. | Mady Mertens-Imagn Images

For the second straight season, Alabama will host the defending national champions for a regular season conference series at Rhoads Stadium. Last season, the Crimson Tide beat Oklahoma in two of three games to win the series. This year, Alabama will welcome the Texas Longhorns to Tuscaloosa from April 3-5.

The Southeastern Conference released the conference softball schedules for all 15 teams on Wednesday afternoon. Each team will play eight total SEC series (four at home and four away.)

Alabama's home schedule features matchups with Arkansas (March 13-15), Texas (April 3-5), Kentucky (April 17-19) and South Carolina (April 30-May 2) along with road trips to Ole Miss (March 6-8), Missouri (March 20-22), Auburn (April 10-12) and Tennessee (April 24-26). The 2026 SEC Tournament will be hosted by Kentucky starting May 5.

Missouri and South Carolina are repeat regular season opponents from last season. Alabama also faced the Gamecocks in the SEC tournament and Auburn. This will be Alabama's first meeting with Texas since the Longhorns joined the SEC. The two teams last played a home-and-home in 2022 and 2023. Alabama leads the all-time series, 7-2.

Alabama will either have a bye weekend in between the Missouri and Texas series, or the Crimson Tide will face a non-conference opponent that weekend.

The dates of games are subject to change due to TV pairings, which will be announced at a later date. The full nonconference schedule will also be released at a later time.

Alabama returns 13 players from last year's team that went 12-12 in SEC playing, earning the 10-seed in the SEC tournament. Alabama was the No. 15 seed in the NCAA tournament, where its season ended in super regionals against No. 2 Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide brought in eight new players, including six freshmen and two transfers.

The SEC sent 14 teams to the NCAA tournament last season. (Missouri was the only team that didn't make it.) Five SEC teams (Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma) made it to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World series with Texas winning its first national title in the sport.

Alabama Softball 2026 SEC Schedule

at Ole Miss, March 6-8

Arkansas, March 13-15

at Missouri, March 20-22

Texas, April 3-5

at Auburn, April 10-12

Kentucky, April 17-19

at Tennessee, April 24-26

South Carolina, April 30-May2

SEC Tournament, May 5-9

SEE ALSO: Alabama Softball 2025 Offseason Roster Tracker

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KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball, gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.

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