BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On Wednesday, the Southeastern Conference released the 2026 league schedule for all 15 teams.
Coming off its second Women’s College World Series appearance in three seasons, the Lady Vols open conference play at home against the LSU Tigers (March 6-8). Tennessee’s home slate also includes matchups versus Ole Miss (March 27-29) and South Carolina (April 3-5) before playing host to Alabama (April 24-26) on senior weekend.
Tennessee’s road swings feature trips to Mississippi State (March 13-15) and Florida (March 20-22) in back-to-back weekends before heading to Kentucky (April 10-12) and Missouri (April 30-May 2) to round out the year.
The 2026 SEC Tournament will be held at Kentucky’s John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. The single-elimination tournament will begin on Tuesday, May 5, with the championship game slated for Saturday, May 9.
Seven of UT’s eight SEC opponents played in an NCAA regional last season, with four advancing to Super Regionals. Two teams – Florida and Ole Miss – advanced to the WCWS last season.
The Lady Vols’ 2026 SEC schedule can be seen below. All series are currently slated to be played Friday-Sunday, except for the final series of the season, which will be played Thursday-Saturday. The first seven series are subject to change to Saturday-Monday based on television. Those altered dates will be announced when the TV schedule is released in January or February.
Tennessee’s full 2026 schedule will be released later this fall.
Tennessee Softball 2026 SEC Schedule (home series in BOLD)
March 6-8 – vs. LSU
March 13-15 – at Mississippi State
March 20-22 – at Florida
March 27-29 – vs. Ole Miss
April 3-5 – vs. South Carolina
April 10-12 – at Kentucky
April 24-26 – vs. Alabama
April 30-May 2 – at Missouri
May 5-9 – SEC Tournament at Kentucky
