No. 4 seed Vanderbilt won the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament championship, defeating 10-seed Texas A&M. Previously in the semifinals, the Commodores bounced 1-seed Florida and the Aggies knocked off 2-seed Arkansas.
Twelve SEC teams have made the last ten Men's College World Series finals, including all-SEC matchups in 2011 (South Carolina over Florida), 2017 (Florida over LSU) and 2021 (Mississippi State over Vanderbilt).
The SEC tournament featuresd12 teams, which are seeded No. 1 through No. 12, and 17 total games. The champions of the SEC East and SEC West were seeded No. 1 and No. 2 based on their conference winning percentage, and the teams seeded No. 3 through No. 12 received at-large bids to the tournament. Seeds 1-4 also received first-round byes.
(Click or tap here to view the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament bracket as a .pdf)
The teams seeded No. 5 through No. 12 opened SEC tournament play on Tuesday, May 23 in a single-elimination format, double-elimination action began Wednesday, May 24. The championship game returned to single-elimination play on Saturday, May 27.
2023 SEC Baseball tournament schedule
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| All games: | |||
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, May 23 | 10:30 a.m. | Game 1: No. 6 South Carolina 9, No. 11 Georgia 0 | SEC Network |
| 1:45 p.m. | Game 2: No. 10 Texas A&M 3, No. 7 Tennessee 0 | SEC Network | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Game 3: No. 9 Alabama 4, No. 8 Kentucky 0 | SEC Network | |
| 9:55 p.m. | Game 4: No. 5 Auburn 10, No. 12 Missouri 4 | SEC Network | |
| Wednesday, May 24 | 10:30 a.m. | Game 5: No. 3 LSU 10, No. 6 South Carolina 3 | SEC Network |
| 2:25 p.m. | Game 6: No. 2 Arkansas 6, No. 10 Texas A&M 5 | SEC Network | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Game 7: No. 1 Florida 7, No. 9 Alabama 6 | SEC Network | |
| 10:40 p.m. | Game 8: No. 4 Vanderbilt 6, No. 5 Auburn 4 | SEC Network | |
| Thursday, May 25 | 10:30 a.m. | Game 9: : No. 10 Texas A&M 5, No. 6 South Carolina | SEC Network |
| 1:40 p.m | Game 10: No. 9 Alabama 7, No. 5 Auburn 4 | SEC Network | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Game 11: No. 2 Arkansas 5, No. 3 LSU 4 | SEC Network | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Game 12: No. 1 Florida 6, No. 4 Vanderbilt 3 | SEC Network | |
| Friday, May 26 | 4 p.m. | Game 13: No. 10 Texas A&M 5, No. 3 LSU 4 | SEC Network |
| 6:50 p.m. | Game 14: No. 4 Vanderbilt 9, No. 9 Alabama 2 | SEC Network | |
| Saturday, May 27 | 1 p.m. | Game 15: No. 10 Texas A&M 5, No. 2 Arkansas 4 | SEC Network |
| 4 p.m. | Game 16: No. 4 Vanderbilt 11, No. 1 Florida 6 | SEC Network | |
| Sunday, May 28 | 3 p.m. | Championship Game: No. 4 Vanderbilt 10, No. 10 Texas A&M 4 | ESPN2 |
Past SEC tournament champions
Here are the annual SEC tournament champions since the tournament started in 1977.
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Ole Miss |
| 1978 | Auburn |
| 1979 | Mississippi State |
| 1980 | Vanderbilt |
| 1981 | Florida |
| 1982 | Florida |
| 1983 | Alabama |
| 1984 | Florida |
| 1985 | Mississippi State |
| 1986 | LSU |
| 1987 | Mississippi State |
| 1988 | Florida |
| 1989 | Auburn |
| 1990 | LSU/Mississippi State |
| 1991 | Florida |
| 1992 | LSU |
| 1993 | Tennessee/LSU |
| 1994 | Tennessee/LSU |
| 1995 | Tennessee/Alabama |
| 1996 | Alabama |
| 1997 | Alabama |
| 1998 | Auburn |
| 1999 | Alabama |
| 2000 | LSU |
| 2001 | Mississippi State |
| 2002 | Alabama |
| 2003 | Alabama |
| 2004 | South Carolina |
| 2005 | Mississippi State |
| 2006 | Ole Miss |
| 2007 | Vanderbilt |
| 2008 | LSU |
| 2009 | LSU |
| 2010 | LSU |
| 2011 | Florida |
| 2012 | Mississippi State |
| 2013 | LSU |
| 2014 | LSU |
| 2015 | Florida |
| 2016 | Texas A&M |
| 2017 | LSU |
| 2018 | Ole Miss |
| 2019 | Vanderbilt |
| 2021 | Arkansas |
| 2022 | Tennessee |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt |
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