2016 SEC softball tournament

2016 Southeastern Conference
softball tournament
Teams12
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsAuburn (2nd title)
Runner-upLSU (10th title game)
Winning coachClint Myers (2nd title)
MVPEmily Carasone (AUB)
TelevisionSECN
ESPNU
ESPN

The 2016 SEC softball tournament was at Nusz Park on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi from May 11 through May 15, 2016. The tournament awarded the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I softball tournament to the Auburn Tigers. The Championship game between Auburn and LSU was broadcast on ESPN and the semifinals were broadcast on ESPNU, while all other SEC tournament games were broadcast live on the SEC Network.

In addition to the TV broadcast, every game will be available to listen to online and through select radio stations via the SEC Radio Network.

2016 Southeastern Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Florida ‍‍‍ 20 4   .833 52 4   .929
No. 12 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 17 7   .708 43 11   .796
No. 10 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 16 7   .696 40 13   .755
No. 6 Auburn  ‍‍ 16 7   .696 46 9   .836
No. 4 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 16 8   .667 45 11   .804
No. 16 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 39 13   .750
No. 13 LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 42 14   .750
No. 15 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 40 16   .714
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 38 19   .667
No. 17 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 37 17   .685
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 35 20   .636
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 25 30   .455
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 1 23   .042 17 39   .304
‡ – Tournament champion
As of May 8, 2016[1]
Rankings from NFCA
  1. ^ "Softball" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Retrieved May 8, 2016.