2021 Southeastern Conference softball season

The 2021 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 11, and conference play began on Thursday, March 11. The 2021 Southeastern Conference softball tournament was May 11–13 at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Alabama played Florida in the tournament final, winning by a score of 4–0. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.

2021 SEC Softball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportSoftball
Number of teams13
Regular Season
ChampionsFlorida
Tournament
ChampionsAlabama
  Runners-upFlorida
2021 Southeastern Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Florida  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .79245–11 .804
No. 11 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .79243–11 .796
No. 3 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18–6 .75052–9 .852
No. 13 Missouri  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .62542–17 .712
No. 16 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54243–16 .729
No. 15 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .54235–22 .614
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 12–11 .52242–15 .737
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 12–12 .50036–22 .621
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 8–15 .34835–25 .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 8–16 .33332–23 .582
No. 8 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 7–17 .29234–23 .596
Auburn  ‍‍‍y 7–17 .29227–24 .529
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16726–26 .500
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 7, 2021[1]
Rankings from NFCA/USA Today[2]

SEC preseason poll

The head coaches SEC preseason poll was released on January 28, 2021. Each head coach votes on a scale of 12 points for first place down to 1 point for last place, 12th. Each coach only votes for 12 teams, since they can not vote for their own team. Alabama was picked to finish 1st, with nine 1st place votes. LSU was 2nd with two 1st place votes, Florida 3rd with one, and Tennessee 4th with the remaining one 1st place vote.[3]

Preseason poll
Predicted finish Team
1Alabama
2LSU
3Florida
4Tennessee
5Kentucky
6Arkansas
7Georgia
8Missouri
9South Carolina
10Mississippi State
11Auburn
12Texas A&M
13Ole Miss

Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2021 SEC softball records

Source: 2021 SEC softball game results, 2021 SEC softball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUTeamSRSW
ALA18–62–13–01–23–01–2...3–0.2–13–0ALA6–24–0
ARK19–51–23–0.3–0.2–13–01–23–03–0..ARK6–25–0
AUB7–170–30–3..2–11–2.1–21–2.0–32–1AUB2–60–3
FLA19–52–1..2–12–13–03–02–1.2–1.3–0FLA8–03–0
UGA7–170–30–3.1–22–1.0–32–11–2.1–2.UGA2–60–3
KEN13–112–1.1–21–21–21–2...3–01–23–0KEN3–52–0
LSU13–11.1–22–10–3.2–1.2–12–1.2–12–1LSU6–20–1
MSU8–15.0–3.0–33–0..0–30–32–12–01–2MSU3–51–4
MIZZ15–9.2–12–11–21–2.1–23–0.3–02–1.MIZZ5–32–0
MISS12–120–30–32–1.2–1.1–23–0.2–1.2–1MISS5–31–2
SCAR4–20.0–3.1–2.0–3.1–20–31–21–20–3SCAR0–80–4
TENN12–111–2.3–0.2–12–11–20–21–2.2–1.TENN4–41–0
TAMU8–160–3.1–20–3.0–31–22–1.1–23–0.TAMU2–61–3
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUTeamSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.[4][5]

National rankings

At some time during the season, all thirteen SEC softball teams were ranked in the top 25 of two of the three major polls. The final rankings had 7 or 8 teams in the top 25. Twelve teams made the NCAA Tournament.

  • Alabama, for 15 weeks straight was, and finished, in the top 5, having won the SEC softball tournament and made the semifinals of the Women's College World Series (WCWS).
  • Georgia was unranked and rose to 8th, being the only other SEC team to make the WCWS. Only eight teams nationwide made the WCWS.
  • Florida was in the top ten of every poll throughout the 2021 campaign. They made the championship game of the SEC tournament, losing to Alabama, and lost in their Super Regional to Georgia, just missing making the WCWS.
  • Arkansas also lost their Super Regional, also just missing out on the WCWS.
  • Missouri lost their Super Regional.
  • LSU lost their Super Regional.
  • Kentucky lost to Alabama in Alabama's Super Regional.
  • Tennessee lost their Regional 1–2.
  • South Carolina went 0–1 in the SEC tournament.
  • Mississippi State went 1–1 in the SEC tournament and went 2–2 losing in the finals of a Regional.
  • Ole Miss went 0–1 in the SEC tournament and also went 2–2 losing in the finals of a Regional.
  • Texas A&M went 0–1 in the SEC tournament and went 1–2 losing in the finals of a Regional.

[6][7]

NFCA/USA Today
Week0123456789101112131415
ALA8543434443543333ALA
UGA14161919181917202020212122––8UGA
FLA7665655555334449FLA
ARK1820212019171513101081086511ARK
MIZZ23212018171618171918181515151413MIZZ
LSU581113121213151716171616161615LSU
KEN1312121099781112141718171916KEN
TENN–––25222121212119191817191823TENN
SCAR19191817202423–––––––––SCAR
AUB–––24212224–––––––––AUB
MSU2022––––––––––––––MSU
MISS––––––––––––––––MISS
TAMU––––––––––––––––TAMU

[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][2]

D1Softball
Week0123456789101112131415
ALA8533645443543433ALA
UGA1318–24191917–2524–––––8UGA
FLA66678865543343410FLA
ARK161716151213129897887611ARK
MIZZ23151717181819181717161212121213MIZZ
LSU571211101091215131211119914LSU
KEN24201514131411101112171716151615KEN
TENN2123––232322241918191817222122TENN
MISS––––––––––2423222121–MISS
TAMU–––––––25––––––––TAMU
MSU151618–––––––––––––MSU
SCAR252425–––––––––––––SCAR
AUB––––––––––––––––AUB

[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38]

ESPN/USA Softball Collegiate
Week0123456789101112131415
ALA8632423433543333ALA
UGA14162021212018232220222224––8UGA
FLA6555555554334449FLA
ARK21252420191715118106766611ARK
MIZZ24211917181820201919191516151414MIZZ
LSU591312121211151515151413141515LSU
KEN131212111010771112141717161616KEN
TENN23232319171919181616171615171924TENN
MISS––––––––––––252425–MISS
TAMU–––––––2425–––––––TAMU
AUB–––2322232525––––––––AUB
SCAR19201818202423–––––––––SCAR
MSU222425–––––––––––––MSU

[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

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