Ole Miss heads to SEC Tournament in Hoover, opens play Tuesday vs. Missouri
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss (36-20, 15-15 SEC) finished the regular season this weekend and now heads to Hoover, Ala. for the 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament as the No. 9 seed in the conference. The tournament runs Tuesday-Sunday, May 19-24 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
The official 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket:
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The Rebels will be the first team to take the diamond as they take on the No. 16 seeded Missouri Tigers at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on the SEC Network.
The winner will advance in this single-elimination tournament to face the No. 8-seed Mississippi State Bulldogs on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. on the SEC Network.
The winner of Wednesday matchup will move to Thursday to take on the regular season champion and No. 1 seeded Georgia Bulldogs in the quarterfinals at 3 p.m. on the SEC Network.
Ole Miss is coming off a series loss a series loss to the No. 18 Alabama Crimson Tide over the weekend to close out the regular season. The Rebels fell to Alabama Thursday (5-4) and Saturday (6-2), but won on Friday (9-0).
Tuesday, May 19 – First Round
Game 1: [9] Ole Miss vs. [16] Missouri – 9:30 a.m. [SECN]
Game 2: [12] Vanderbilt vs. [13] Kentucky – TBD [SECN]
Game 3: [10] Tennessee vs. [15] South Carolina – 4:30 p.m. [SECN]
Game 4: [11] Oklahoma vs. [14] LSU – TBD [SECN]
Wednesday, May 20 – Second Round
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. [8] Mississippi State – 9:30 a.m. [SECN]
Game 6: Winner Game 2 vs. [5] Florida – TBD [SECN]
Game 7: Winner Game 3 vs. [7] Arkansas – 4:30 p.m. [SECN]
Game 8: Winner Game 4 vs. [6] Auburn – TBD [SECN]
Thursday, May 21 – Quarterfinals
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. [1] Georgia – 3 p.m. [SECN]
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. [4] Alabama – TBD [SECN]
Friday, May 22 – Quarterfinals
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. [2] Texas – 3 p.m. [SECN]
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. [3] Texas A&M – TBD [SECN]
Saturday, May 23 – Semifinals
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 – 12 p.m. [SECN]
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12 – TBD [SECN]
Sunday, May 24 – Championship Game
Game 15: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14 – 1 p.m. [ABC]
Note: All times are Central, and the second game of each session will begin approximately 30 minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
Adam Brown
Adam Brown returns to The Rebel Walk after being on the Ole Miss beat as a Sports Editor for over 13 years. He is a lifelong Oxford resident. Brown graduated from the University of Mississippi with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Prior to The Rebel Walk, Brown was the sports editor of HottyToddy.com covering every Ole Miss sport and local high school sports in the community.
