In 2006 it became an eight-team, single-elimination tournament. In 2013, with the addition of Missouri and Texas A&M into the SEC, the tournament moved to a ten-team, single-elimination tournament with the top 6 teams earning first round byes.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) expanded its postseason tournament in 2006, transforming it into an eight-team, single-elimination event. Two years later, with Missouri and Texas A&M joining the conference, the tournament was upgraded to a ten-team format, where the top six teams received automatic first-round byes.