2020 Southeastern Conference softball season


The 2020 SEC softball season began with practices in January 2020, followed by the start of the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season in February. Conference will start in March 2020 and will conclude in May, followed by the 2020 Southeastern Conference softball tournament at Rhoads Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in May. Vanderbilt University is the only full member of the Southeastern Conference to not sponsor a softball program.

Preseason

SEC preseason poll

The SEC preseason poll was released on January 15, 2020.
Preseason poll-
1Alabama
2Tennessee
3LSU
4Kentucky
5Florida
6Georgia
7Arkansas
8Ole Miss
9South Carolina
10Missouri
11Auburn
12Mississippi State
Texas A&M

Head coaches

Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. Overall and SEC records are from time at current school.
TeamHead coachPrevious jobSeason at schoolOverall recordSEC recordSEC titlesSEC Tournament titlesNCAA RegionalsNCAA Super RegionalsWomen's College World SeriesNational Championships
AlabamaAlabama 22nd1083–303417–151642117121
ArkansasMaryland5th128–10032–64003100
AuburnJames Madison3rd80–3821–26002000
FloridaWichita State15th727–152260–75741412102
GeorgiaSouthern Miss20th902–340306–19721181040
KentuckyWestern Kentucky13th432–277140–1610011710
LSUFIU9th360–155110–85008640
Mississippi StateMississippi State 1st0–00–0000000
MissouriHofstra2nd35–2512–12001000
Ole MissOle Miss 1st0–00–0000000
South CarolinaNorth Carolina 10th310–21177–145007100
TennesseeKaren and Ralph WeeklyChattanooga19th893-276–2299-163–112161170
Texas A&MUtah24th907–442–272–910020730