# SEC Evening Report: Alabama Softball Grabs No. 1 Overall Seed; Golfers Punch Tickets to NCAA Championships **Published:** 2026-05-17 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield **Category:** daily-roundup — **Type:** daily-roundup **Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/alabama-softball-earns-no-1-seed-ncaa-tournament --- ### Crimson Tide Earns No. 1 Overall Seed in NCAA Softball Tournament The road to the Women's College World Series will run through Tuscaloosa. Alabama Softball was named the No. 1 overall national seed for the 2026 NCAA Tournament, a reflection of a dominant regular season. This marks the second time in program history that the Crimson Tide have earned the top seed. By securing the premiere position, Alabama will host the Tuscaloosa Regional this weekend at Rhoads Stadium. The top overall seed also means the Crimson Tide would host a Super Regional should they advance. Alabama enters the postseason seeking its first national title since 2012. ### Around the Conference * **SEC Women's Golf Shines in NCAA Regionals:** It was a banner day on the links for the SEC, as multiple teams secured berths to the NCAA Championships. The No. 16 Tennessee Lady Vols clinched their spot with a dramatic finish at the Waco Regional, marking their second consecutive trip to the championships. At the Stanford Regional, the No. 31 Mizzou Tigers punched their second-ever ticket to the NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish. Incoming member, No. 5 Texas, won the Chapel Hill Regional to advance to their 10th straight NCAA Championship. Meanwhile, Alabama's Natachanok Tunwannarux concluded her season with a 19th-place individual finish at the Tallahassee Regional. Oklahoma's season came to a close with an eighth-place finish at the Ann Arbor Regional. * **High-Stakes Baseball Series to Conclude Regular Season:** The final weekend of the SEC regular season features critical matchups with seeding for the conference tournament on the line. In Tuscaloosa, No. 18 Alabama (35-17, 16-11 SEC) hosts No. 15 Ole Miss (35-18, 14-13 SEC) for a three-game set beginning Thursday. In another key series, Oklahoma (31-18, 13-14 SEC) and Tennessee (35-18, 13-14) will clash at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City, with both teams holding identical conference records. * **Missouri Track & Field Opens Postseason at SEC Championships:** The Missouri track and field program begins its postseason journey this week at the SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day event, running from Thursday to Saturday, will be hosted by Auburn University at the Hutsell Rosen Track Facility. * **Mississippi State's Schnoor, Sanders Featured:** Mississippi State baseball highlighted a pair of its Diamond Dawgs, JT Schnoor and Gatlin Sanders, in a feature piece on Wednesday. ### Portal Watch It was a quiet day for the SEC in the transfer portal, with no new entries or commitments reported in the last 12 hours. ### Recruiting Buzz There were no new recruiting commitments announced across the SEC within the last 12 hours. ### What to Watch: May 14-16 * **Baseball:** No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 18 Alabama (Thursday 6 p.m., Friday 6 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m.). * **Baseball:** Oklahoma vs. Tennessee in Oklahoma City (Thursday 6:30 p.m., Friday 6:30 p.m., Saturday 2 p.m.). * **Track & Field:** SEC Outdoor Championships at Auburn University (Thursday-Saturday). --- *Original article: [SEC Evening Report: Alabama Softball Grabs No. 1 Overall Seed; Golfers Punch Tickets to NCAA Championships](https://secscouts.com/news/alabama-softball-earns-no-1-seed-ncaa-tournament) — SEC Scouts*