Vanderbilt will play Ole Miss for SEC Tournament Championship

Auburn Tigers take on Texas A&M Aggies during the SEC baseball tournament at Hoover Met in Birmingham, Ala., on Thursday, May 22, 2025. Texas A&M Aggies defeated Auburn Tigers 3-2.

The SEC Tournament in Hoover doesn’t get the same buzz as the SEC Tournament in Nashville but it often still delivers the hits. The best week in college baseball will come to an end at the Hoover Met on Sunday. We will get an unexpected champion.

No. 4 seed Vanderbilt will face No. 7 seed Ole Miss for the conference crown on Sunday afternoon. Let’s ride.

It all comes down to this. 👀@VandyBoys vs. @OleMissBSB
For the SEC title.

Tomorrow at 1 PM ET on @SECNetwork.#SECBSB x #SECTourney pic.twitter.com/QzOlvod7lQ
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 24, 2025

After completing a sweep of Kentucky in their home finale in Nashville, Vanderbilt beat Oklahoma 6-1 to move to the semifinals and crushed archrival Tennessee (10-0) by run rule on Saturday to move to the championship game. Tim Corbin appears to have another national title contender on the West End. Vandy will play for the program’s third conference title in the last six years (removing the COVID-19 season) on Sunday. Corbin has an argument for having the best program in the SEC for the last decade.

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Mike Bianco also may have an argument.

After finishing 16-14 in SEC play, Ole Miss earned the No. 7 seed in the SEC Tournament and has quickly marched to the championship round. The Rebels beat Florida 3-1 on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals. Ole Miss then upset No. 2 seed Arkansas before knocking off No. 3 seed LSU. Ole Miss has gotten excellent pitching all weekend as this team has given up only three runs through three games. The Rebs will attempt to keep it rolling on Sunday as this program looks to capture its third SEC Tournament crown.

Mike Elko and Tim Corbin each own national championship rings. Now the two legendary head coaches will go head-to-head for an SEC title on Sunday in Hoover. The college baseball postseason remains undefeated. Let’s crown a champion before moving to the selection show on Sunday where Kentucky is expected to be very much on the bubble.