The ten-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.
[3][4] This was the sixth Southern Conference tournament title for the Samford women's soccer program, all of which have come under head coach Todd Yelton.
A tiebreaker was required to determine the third and fourth seeds as Furman and Mercer both finished with 5–2–2 regular season records.
Another tiebreaker was required between ETSU and UNC Greensboro to determine the sixth and seventh seeds as both teams finished 3–3–3 in regular season play.
A final tiebreaker was required for the eighth and ninth seeds as both VMI and Wofford finished 1–7–1 during the regular season.