The 2024 SEC softball season began play Thursday, February 8, and conference play began Friday, March 8. The 2024 Southeastern Conference softball tournament took place May 7âÂÂ11 at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn, Alabama. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.
The head coaches SEC preseason poll was released on January 25, 2024. Each head coach voted on a scale of 12 points for first place down to 1 point for last place, 12th. Each coach only voted for 12 teams, since they can not vote for their own team. Tennessee was picked to finish 1st, with six 1st place votes. Georgia was 2nd with six 1st place votes. Florida, while only 7th in the poll, got the remaining single, 1st place vote.
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The SEC has had 12 of 13 softball teams ranked in the top 25 of all three polls, at some point, and finished with 8 or 9 in all polls. From the previous polls to the final polls, Florida went up 4 or 5 places in two of the three polls. Alabama rose 11 or 12 in all three polls. Tennessee dropped 6 or 7 in all three. Missouri went down 3 in two. Arkansas dropped 13 or 14 in two. Mississippi State fell 3 or 11 to not ranked in two. All others changes were less than 3 places. All games listed were in the NCAA Division I softball tournament culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS). Rankings and not ranked opponents are from the ESPN/USA poll at the time of the game. All 13 SEC teams played in that tournament.
The 14th poll was after the conference tournaments and before the NCAA tournament. The 15th poll, after the NCAA tournament, was the final poll. See 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings#NFCA/USA Today also.
The 13th poll was after the end of the regular season, before the conference tournaments, then the 14th poll, after the NCAA tournament, was the final poll. See 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings#D1Softball also.
The 14th poll was after the conference tournaments and before the NCAA tournament. The 15th poll, after the NCAA tournament, was the final poll. See 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings#ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 also.
On May 10, SEC officials announced their softball awards for the 2024 season. Jocelyn Erickson of Florida was selected as Player of the Year, Karlyn Pickens of Tennessee was named Pitcher of the Year, and Keagan Rothrock of Florida was Freshman of the Year, and Karen Weekly of Tennessee was chosen as the Coach of the Year.
The All-SEC Teams consist of 21 student-athletes on the First Team, 21 student-athletes on the Second Team, and a nine-member All-Defensive Team: