The SEC Tournament is the loudest week of the college baseball regular season. All 16 league teams head to the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium outside Birmingham for six days of single-elimination baseball in late May, with seeding, a trip to Hoover’s championship Sunday, and NCAA Tournament positioning all on the line. Here is the 2027 format, the full round-by-round schedule, and a free printable bracket to fill in once the field is seeded.
2027 SEC Tournament format
All 16 SEC teams qualify. The event is single-elimination with a double-bye structure that rewards the regular season: the top four seeds open in the quarterfinals, seeds 5 through 8 get a bye into the second round, and seeds 9 through 16 start on day one. One loss ends your week. The 2026 tournament ran May 19 to 24, so the 2027 edition falls in that same late-May window.
| Round | When | Who plays |
|---|---|---|
| First Round | Day 1 (Tue) | Seeds 9-16: 9v16, 10v15, 11v14, 12v13 |
| Second Round | Day 2 (Wed) | Seeds 5-8 vs first-round winners |
| Quarterfinals | Days 3-4 (Thu-Fri) | Seeds 1-4 enter vs second-round winners |
| Semifinals | Day 5 (Sat) | Four remaining teams |
| Championship | Day 6 (Sun) | Title game |
Printable 2027 SEC Tournament bracket
Print the blank bracket, pencil in the seeds when the field is set at the end of the regular season, and track every game to the championship. It opens in a new tab.
Download the printable 2027 SEC Tournament bracket (PDF)
Where and when
The SEC Tournament is held at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, just south of Birmingham, where it has been staged for decades and regularly draws some of the biggest crowds in college baseball. Games are carried across the SEC Network and ESPN family of networks. Exact 2027 dates and first-pitch times are added here as the conference confirms them.
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Frequently asked questions
How many teams make the SEC baseball tournament?
All 16. Every SEC team qualifies, seeded by conference record, with the top eight earning byes.
Is the SEC Tournament single or double elimination?
Single elimination. The “double bye” refers to seeding, not extra lives: the top four seeds skip the first two rounds, but one loss still ends any team’s tournament.
Where is the SEC baseball tournament held?
At the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, in late May.
