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SEC College Baseball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

SEC College Baseball Preview 2026. Here's What To Know

Here’s what to know about SEC baseball in 2026 as LSU defends its 2025 national title and 11 teams enter the season ranked in the preseason Top 25.

Jan 29, 2026 by R. R. Ellis
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For the better part of 30 years, SEC baseball has been the gold standard of college baseball conferences. 

Since 1990, seven different SEC teams have won College World Series titles, and three have won multiples. 

LSU won the national championship in 2025, adding their eighth title all-time, it was also their second CWS win in three years. In spite of that title, LSU wasn't the regular season champion (Texas), nor the SEC tournament champion (Vanderbilt), which demonstrates the kind of parity the Southeastern Conference provides. 

With another NCAA baseball season comes renewed hope for every SEC program, with 11 appearing in the D1 Baseball Top 25, including Texas, LSU, and Mississippi State appearing at No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. 

Miss State made the move of the offseason, prying Brian O'Connor from Virginia after 20+ years of success, including 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, seven CWS appearances and the 2015 national championship. 

Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Tennessee and Texas A&M will all appear throughout the three weekends of the College Baseball Series. 

Here's everything to know about SEC baseball ahead of the 2026 season. 

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2026 SEC Baseball Season Overview

  • Teams: 16
  • Teams ranked in Preseason Top 25: 11
  • Programs with at least one preseason All-American: 9
  • Defending regular-season champion: Texas (2025)
  • Defending SEC Tournament champion: Vanderbilt (2025)

2025 SEC Baseball Final Standings

  1. Texas — 22–8 SEC | 44–14 overall
  2. Arkansas — 20–10 SEC | 50–15 overall
  3. LSU — 19–11 SEC | 53–15 overall
  4. Vanderbilt — 19–11 SEC | 43–18 overall
  5. Georgia — 18–12 SEC | 43–17 overall
  6. Auburn — 17–13 SEC | 41–20 overall
  7. Ole Miss — 16–14 SEC | 43–21 overall
  8. Tennessee — 16–14 SEC | 46–19 overall
  9. Alabama — 16–14 SEC | 41–18 overall
  10. Florida — 15–15 SEC | 39–22 overall
  11. Mississippi State — 15–15 SEC | 36–23 overall
  12. Oklahoma — 14–16 SEC | 38–22 overall
  13. Kentucky — 13–17 SEC | 31–26 overall
  14. Texas A&M — 11–19 SEC | 30–26 overall
  15. South Carolina — 6–24 SEC | 28–29 overall
  16. Missouri — 3–27 SEC | 16–39 overall

SEC Teams Ranked In D1Baseball Preseason Top 25

  • No. 2 LSU
  • No. 3 Texas
  • No. 4 Mississippi State
  • No. 7 Arkansas
  • No. 9 Auburn
  • No. 13 Florida
  • No. 14 Tennessee
  • No. 15 Georgia
  • No. 18 Kentucky
  • No. 23 Vanderbilt
  • No. 25 Texas A&M

2026 D1Baseball Preseason All-Americans (SEC Players)

First Team

  • Ryder Helfrick, C — Arkansas
  • Christopher Rembert, 2B — Auburn
  • Derek Curiel, OF — LSU
  • Hunter Elliott, SP — Ole Miss

Second Team

  • Ace Reese, 3B — Mississippi State
  • Justin Lebron, SS — Alabama
  • Chris Hacopian, DH — Texas A&M
  • Casan Evans, SP — LSU
  • Aidan King, SP — Florida
  • Dylan Volantis, SP — Texas

Third Team

  • Carson Tinney, C — Texas
  • Tyler Bell, SS — Kentucky
  • Caden Sorrell, OF — Texas A&M
  • Henry Ford, DH — Tennessee
  • Connor Fennell, SP — Vanderbilt
  • Brady Frederick, RP — Tennessee

SEC Baseball Regular-Season Champions

  • 2025: Texas
  • 2024: Kentucky, Tennessee
  • 2023: Arkansas, Florida
  • 2022: Tennessee
  • 2021: Arkansas
  • 2020: No champion (shortened season)
  • 2019: Vanderbilt
  • 2018: Florida
  • 2017: Florida, LSU
  • 2016: Mississippi State
  • 2015: LSU
  • 2014: Florida
  • 2013: Vanderbilt
  • 2012: LSU
  • 2011: Florida, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

SEC Baseball Tournament Champions

  • 2025: Vanderbilt
  • 2024: Tennessee
  • 2023: Vanderbilt
  • 2022: Tennessee
  • 2021: Arkansas
  • 2020: No tournament (shortened season)
  • 2019: Vanderbilt
  • 2018: Ole Miss
  • 2017: LSU
  • 2016: Texas A&M
  • 2015: Florida
  • 2014: LSU
  • 2013: LSU
  • 2012: Mississippi State
  • 2011: Florida

College Baseball Series At Globe Life Field Schedule 2026

Shriners Children's College Showdown

Feb. 13, 2026

Feb. 14, 2026

Feb. 15, 2026

Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2

Feb. 20, 2026

Feb. 21, 2026

Feb. 22, 2026

Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 3

Feb. 27, 2026

Feb. 28, 2026

Mar. 1, 2026

2026 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 Rankings

  1. UCLA (48-18)
  2. LSU (53-15)
  3. Texas (44-14)
  4. Mississippi State (36-23)
  5. Georgia Tech (41-19)
  6. Coastal Carolina (56-13)
  7. Arkansas (50-15)
  8. Louisville (42-24)
  9. Auburn (41-20)
  10. TCU (39-20)
  11. North Carolina (46-15)
  12. Oregon State (48-16-1)
  13. Florida (39-22)
  14. Tennessee (46-19)
  15. Georgia (43-17)
  16. Florida State (42-16)
  17. NC State (35-21)
  18. Kentucky (31-26)
  19. Clemson (45-18)
  20. Southern Miss (47-16)
  21. Wake Forest (39-22)
  22. Miami (35-27)
  23. Vanderbilt (43-18)
  24. Arizona (44-21)
  25. Texas A&M (30-26)

Teams At Globe Life Field College Baseball Series

  • Oklahoma
  • Texas Tech
  • TCU
  • Vanderbilt
  • Oklahoma State
  • Arkansas
  • Michigan
  • Florida State
  • Nebraska
  • Louisville
  • Auburn
  • Kansas State
  • Arizona State
  • Mississippi State
  • UCLA
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia Tech
  • Texas A&M

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