Alabama Softball Announces 2026 Schedule
12/4/2025 1:43:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide hosts 30 games at Rhoads Stadium, including two tournaments and four SEC series
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama softball has announced its full schedule for the 2026 season, which marks its 30th year as a program and its 28th under Head Coach Patrick Murphy.
Highlights of the schedule include 31 games against 12 teams that made the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including 19 games against seven different Super Regional participants and a combined nine games against Women's College World Series teams Ole Miss, Tennessee and defending national champion Texas.
Fans can experience the best atmosphere in college softball with 30 regular season home games at Rhoads Stadium. Home tournaments include the Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 13-15) and T-Mobile Crimson Classic (Feb. 27-March 1) as well as non-conference home games vs. UAB (Feb. 24), Samford (March 10), ULM (March 17), Jacksonville State (March 25), North Alabama (March 25), North Dakota State (March 28-29) and South Alabama (April 7).
The non-conference slate also includes the Georgia Tech Invite (Feb. 5-7) in Atlanta, Ga., featuring Georgia Tech, East Carolina and Villanova along with the Dugout Club Classic (Feb. 20-22) in Tallahassee, Fla., featuring Florida State, Dartmouth and Elon.
In Southeastern Conference play, home series for Alabama include Arkansas (March 13-15), Texas (April 2-4), Kentucky (April 17-19) and South Carolina (April 30-May 2). The Tide will hit the road to face Ole Miss (March 6-8), Missouri (March 20-22), Auburn (April 10-12) and Tennessee (April 24-26). The 2026 SEC Softball Tournament will take place in Lexington, Ky., beginning Tuesday, May 5 through the SEC Championship game on Saturday, May 9.
Additional information regarding tickets, game times and television broadcasts will be announced at a later date.
All game dates and times are subject to change.
2026 Alabama Softball Schedule Highlights
- Nine games against three 2025 Women's College World Series teams
- 3x at Ole Miss (March 6-8, Oxford, Miss.)
- 3x vs. Texas (April 2-4 – Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- 3x at Tennessee (April 24-26 – Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Two regular season home tournaments at Rhoads Stadium
- Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 21-23)
- Liberty, Georgia Southern, Purdue
- T-Mobile Crimson Classic (Feb. 27-March 1)
- USF, St. Thomas, Kent State
- Easton Bama Bash (Feb. 21-23)
- Eight SEC series
- at Ole Miss – Oxford, Miss. – March 6-8
- vs. Arkansas – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – March 13-15
- at Missouri – Columbia, Mo. – March 20-22
- vs. Texas – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – April 2-4
- at Auburn – Auburn, Ala. – April 10-12
- vs. Kentucky – Tuscaloosa, Ala. - April 17-19
- at Tennessee – Knoxville, Tenn. – April 24-26
- vs. South Carolina – Tuscaloosa, Ala. – April 30-May 2
- Buzz Classic – Atlanta, Ga. – Feb. 5-7
- Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Villanova
- Dugout Club Classic – Tallahassee, Fla. – Feb. 20-22
- Florida State, Dartmouth, Elon
- 2026 SEC Softball Tournament – Lexington, Ky. – May 5-9
