SEC baseball is stacked once again in 2025, especially after the additions of Oklahoma and Texas.
Sixteen squads kick their seasons off on Friday or with tournament games over the weekend, as numerous SEC programs start their trek toward to a College World Series berth in June.
Eleven of 16 SEC teams were ranked inside the top 25 of the preseason college baseball USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, with four teams inside the top five. Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida were ranked in the top 10, with Texas, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Kentucky and Oklahoma also in the top 25.
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While some SEC teams are set for series with mid-major teams to start the season, others are in tournaments that include top programs in college baseball. One SEC team even starts their season in Puerto Rico.
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Here’s a look at the opening weekend schedule for all 16 SEC teams in 2025:
When does college baseball start?
The first day of the college baseball season starts Friday, Feb. 14. All 16 SEC programs are in action on Friday, the opening day of the season.
College baseball schedule
Here are the opening weekend schedules for all 16 SEC teams in 2025:
Full SEC baseball opening weekend schedule
Teams listed in order of USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll ranking. All times Central.
- No. 1 Texas A&M vs. Elon | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | College Station, Texas | SEC Network+
- 6 p.m. CT (Friday), 2 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 2 Tennessee vs. Hofstra | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Knoxville, Tenn. | SEC Network+
- 3:30 p.m. (Friday), 3 p.m. (Saturday), 11 a.m. (Sunday)
- No. 3 LSU vs. Purdue-Fort Wayne | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Baton Rouge, La. | SEC Network+
- 2 p.m. (Friday), 1 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 5 Arkansas vs. Washington State | Friday, Feb. 14-Monday, Feb. 17 | Fayetteville, Ark. | SEC Network+
- 3 p.m. (Friday), 2 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday), 12 p.m. (Monday)
- No. 9 Georgia vs. Quinnipiac, UNC-Wilmington | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Wilmington, N.C.
- 11 a.m. (Friday), 11 a.m. (Saturday), 3 p.m. (Saturday), 2 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 10 Florida vs. Air Force | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Gainesville, Fla. | SEC Network+
- 5:30 p.m. (Friday), 3 p.m. (Saturday), 11 a.m. (Sunday)
- No. 13 Texas vs. Louisville, Ole Miss, Oklahoma State (Shriners Children’s College Classic) | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Arlington, Texas | FloSports
- 7 p.m. (Friday), 7 p.m. (Saturday), 6:30 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 18 Vanderbilt vs. Grand Canyon, Nebraska, UC-Irvine (MLB Desert Invitational) | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Phoenix | MLB Network
- Friday (7 p.m.), Saturday (7 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.)
- No. 19 Mississippi State vs. Manhattan | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Starkville, Miss. | SEC Network+
- Friday (4 p.m.), 2 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 24 Kentucky vs. Lipscomb | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Nashville, Tenn. | ESPN+
- Friday (12 p.m.), 1 p.m. (Saturday), 3 p.m. (Sunday)
- No. 25 Oklahoma vs. Lehigh | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Norman, Okla. | SEC Network+
- 4 p.m. (Friday), 2 p.m. (Saturday), 11 a.m. (Sunday)
- Auburn vs. Holy Cross | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Auburn, Ala. | SEC Network+
- 6 p.m. (Friday), 6 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- Alabama vs. Bradley | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | SEC Network+
- 4 p.m. (Friday), 1 p.m. (Saturday), 1 p.m. (Sunday)
- Ole Miss vs. Arizona, Texas, Clemson (Shriners Children’s College Classic) | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Arlington, Texas | FloSports
- 3 p.m. (Friday), 7 p.m. (Saturday), 2:30 p.m. (Sunday)
- South Carolina vs. Sacred Heart | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Columbia, S.C. | SEC Network+
- 3 p.m. (Friday), 1 p.m. (Saturday), 11 a.m. (Sunday)
- Missouri vs. Penn State, UConn, Stetson (Puerto Rico Challenge) | Friday, Feb. 14-Sunday, Feb. 16 | Caguas, Puerto Rico | ESPN+
- 3 p.m. (Friday), 3 p.m. (Saturday), 12 p.m. (Sunday)
