SEC Baseball Tournament Predictions as Regular Season Ends

HOOVER, Alabama – The 2025 college baseball regular season wrapped up Saturday for Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams, with Tennessee finishing at 41-15, including a 16-14 record in the SEC. The Volunteers faced off against Arkansas in their last series, losing it 2-1 after winning the first game on Thursday.

The SEC Tournament will take place from May 20 to 25 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. This year, the tournament will include all 16 SEC teams in a single-elimination format due to the addition of new teams. Teams seeded ninth through sixteenth will kick off the tournament on May 20, while the winners will face the seeded fifth through eighth teams on May 21. The championship game is set for May 25.

The standings heading into the final weekend show Texas as the outright regular-season champions. As the final games unfold, expectations are high for a chaotic finish in the standings, particularly concerning the teams vying for the final double bye spot. Vanderbilt, Auburn, and Georgia are currently tied, all looking to secure a favorable position.

Additionally, Tennessee and Alabama are tied in their pursuit of the last one-day bye in the tournament. Ole Miss is only one game behind, willing to capitalize on any slip-ups from the Volunteers or Crimson Tide.

With the tournament drawing near, the potential matchups are shaping up. If the tournament started today, the bracket would showcase the following games:

Game 1: No. 16 Missouri vs No. 9 Ole Miss

Game 2: No. 13 Mississippi State vs No. 12 Florida

Game 3: No. 15 South Carolina vs No. 10 Kentucky

Game 4: No. 14 Texas A&M vs No. 11 Oklahoma

Game 5: Winner G1 vs No. 8 Alabama

Game 6: Winner G2 vs No. 5 Georgia

Game 7: Winner G3 vs No. 7 Tennessee

Game 8: Winner G4 vs No. 6 Auburn

Game 9: Winner G5 vs No. 1 Texas

Game 10: Winner G6 vs No. 4 Vanderbilt

Game 11: Winner G7 vs No. 2 Arkansas

Game 12: Winner G8 vs No. 3 LSU

Game 13: Winner G10 vs Winner G9

Game 14: Winner G12 vs Winner G11

Game 15: Winner G14 vs Winner G13

The finalized standings as of now include Texas, Arkansas, LSU, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Florida, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, South Carolina, and Missouri

As the SEC Tournament approaches, teams are sure to feel the pressure as positions remain tight and the stakes are high.