Kentucky edged Texas, 3-2, to clinch the 2025 SEC volleyball tournament title on Tuesday, Nov. 25. The Wildcats overcame a 0-2 deficit to successfully pull of a reverse sweep over the Longhorns. With the dramatic come-from-behind win, Kentucky earned an automatic bid in the 2025 NCAA tournament.
The 2025 SEC women's volleyball tournament was held on Friday Nov. 21-25 at the Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Ga. The gathering of the 16 teams marked the reinstatement of the SEC volleyball tournament, returning for the first time since 2005. Get the bracket, schedule, scores and live stats here.
Each of the teams were seeded No. 1-16 ahead of the single-elimination tournament based on their conference record from the regular season.
2025 SEC volleyball tournament bracket
2025 SEC women's volleyball tournament schedule, scores
All times are ET
- First round: Friday, Nov. 21
- Second round: Saturday, Nov. 22
- Quarterfinals: Sunday, Nov. 23
- Semifinals: Monday, Nov. 24
- Championship: Tuesday, Nov. 25
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SEC women's volleyball tournament history
The SEC women's volleyball tournament is back for the first time in 20 years.
The tournament first took place in 1979 and was held at campus sites until 1988 when the event moved to neutral sites. From 1994-2005 the competition returned back to campus arenas before the event was paused until 2025.
Kentucky won the first ever title in 1979, when the Wildcats bested Tennessee, 3-1, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
However, Florida leads all programs with 12 tournament titles, all of which were earned with legendary head coach Mary Wise at the helm. The Gators won the last tournament in 2005 with a sweep over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Here is every champion and runner-up from 1979-2005.
| year | champion | coach | score | runner-up | site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kentucky | Craig Skinner | 3-2 | Texas | Savanah, Ga. |
| 2005 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-0 | Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 2004 | Tennessee | Rob Patrick | 3-2 | Florida | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 2003 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-0 | Arkansas | Columbia, S.C. |
| 2002 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-0 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, S.C. |
| 2001 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-2 | Arkansas | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 2000 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-0 | LSU | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 1999 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-1 | Arkansas | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 1998 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-1 | Arkansas | Fayetteville, Ark. |
| 1997 | Arkansas | Chris Poole | 3-0 | Florida | Athens, Ga. |
| 1996 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-1 | Arkansas | Columbia, S.C. |
| 1995 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-0 | Arkansas | Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1994 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-1 | Georgia | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 1993 | Florida | Mary Wise | 3-1 | LSU | Birmingham, Ala. |
| 1991 | LSU | Scott Luster | 3-0 | Florida | Mobile, Ala. |
| 1990 | LSU | Scott Luster | 3-2 | Georgia | Mobile, Ala. |
| 1989 | LSU | Scott Luster | 3-0 | Kentucky | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 1988 | Kentucky | Kathy DeBoar | 3-0 | Tennessee | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 1987 | Kentucky | Kathy DeBoar | 3-0 | Florida | Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1986 | LSU | Scott Luster | 3-1 | Georgia | Gainesville, Fla. |
| 1985 | Georgia | Sid Fieldman | 3-1 | LSU | Oxford, Miss. |
| 1984 | Tennessee | Bob Bertucci | 3-1 | Kentucky | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 1983 | Kentucky | Marilyn McReavey | 3-1 | Tennessee | Lexington, Ky. |
| 1982 | Tennessee | Bob Bertucci | 3-0 | LSU | Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1981 | Tennessee | Bob Bertucci | 3-0 | Alabama | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| 1980 | Kentucky | Delphine Nemeth | 2-1 | Tennessee | Lexington, Ky. |
| 1979 | Kentucky | Delphine Nemeth | 3-1 | Tennessee | Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
