2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2017 NCAA Division I
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Champions Oklahoma  (4th title)
Runner-up Florida (8th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach Patty Gasso  (4th title)
MOP Shay Knighten (Oklahoma)

The 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 7, 2017, as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma would repeat as National Champions, defeating Florida in 2 games and 17 innings in the first game. Oklahoma became the lowest seeded team to ever win the National Championship, winning as the 10 seed. [1]

Contents

Automatic bids

The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

ConferenceSchoolBest finishReference
America East Albany Regionals
(2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014)
American Tulsa Regionals
(2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014)		 [2]
ACC Florida State WCWS
(1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016)		 [3]
A-10 Fordham Regionals
(2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
ASUN USC Upstate Regionals
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)		 [4]
Big 12 Oklahoma 1st
(2000, 2013, 2016)		 [5]
Big East DePaul WCWS
(1999, 2000, 2005, 2007)		 [6]
Big Sky Montana 1st Appearance [7]
Big South Longwood Regionals
(2013, 2015, 2016)		 [8]
Big Ten Minnesota WCWS
1976, 1978		 [9]
Big West Cal State Fullerton 1st
(1986) 		[10]
Colonial James Madison Super Regionals
(2016)		 [11]
Conference USA Louisiana Tech WCWS
(1983, 1985, 1986)		 [12]
Horizon League UIC WCWS
(1994)		 [13]
Ivy League Princeton WCWS
(1995, 1996)		 [14]
MAC Kent State WCWS
(1990)		 [15]
MAAC Fairfield Regionals
(2015)
MEAC Florida A&M Regionals
(1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016)
MVC Southern Illinois WCWS
(1970, 1977, 1978, 1991)		 [16]
Mountain West San Jose State Regionals
(2013)		 [17]
Northeastern Saint Francis (PA) 1st Appearance [18]
OVC Jacksonville State Super Regionals
(2009)		 [19]
Pac-12 Arizona 1st
(1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007)		 [20]
Patriot League Lehigh Regionals
(1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
SEC Ole Miss Regionals
(2016)		 [21]
SoCon East Tennessee State 1st Appearance [22]
Southland McNeese State Regionals
(1994, 2005, 2010, 2016)		 [23]
SWAC Texas Southern Regionals
(2014, 2015)		 [24]
Summit League North Dakota State Super Regionals
(2009)		 [25]
Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette WCWS
(1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014)		 [26]
WAC New Mexico State Regionals
(2011, 2015)		 [27]
WCC BYU Super Regionals
(2010)		 [28]

National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 14 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 18–21. One regional, Salt Lake City, took place May 18–20 because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals occurred May 19–21. The Super Regionals took place from May 25–28.

Gainesville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Florida 9(5)
Florida A&M 0
1 Florida2
Oklahoma State 0
FIU 0
Oklahoma State 2
1 Florida0 5
Gainesville Regional
Oklahoma State 10
Florida A&M 0
FIU3
Oklahoma State5
FIU 0
1 Florida0 22
16 Alabama 30 1
16 Alabama 5
Albany 1
16 Alabama1(9)
Minnesota 0
Minnesota 11(5)
Louisiana Tech 3
16 Alabama1—
Tuscaloosa Regional
Minnesota 0 —
Albany 1
Louisiana Tech8
Minnesota5(9)
Louisiana Tech 2

Knoxville Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
9 Texas A&M 14(5)
Texas Southern 0
9 Texas A&M3
Texas State 1
Texas 1
Texas State 2(12)
9 Texas A&M3—
College Station Regional
Texas 1 —
Texas Southern 0
Texas8(5)
Texas State 3
Texas6
9 Texas A&M1 65
8 Tennessee 85 3
8 Tennessee 5
Longwood 0
8 Tennessee7
USC Upstate 3
Ohio State 3
USC Upstate 7
8 Tennessee3—
Knoxville Regional
Longwood 0 —
Longwood3
Ohio State 1
USC Upstate 2
Longwood4

Los Angeles Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
5 UCLA 8(5)
Lehigh 0
5 UCLA10(6)
San Jose State 2
San Jose State 3
Cal State Fullerton 0
5 UCLA9—
Los Angeles Regional
Cal State Fullerton 1 —
Lehigh 8
Cal State Fullerton10
San Jose State 0
Cal State Fullerton1
5 UCLA8(11)1—
12 Ole Miss 7 0 —
12 Ole Miss 8(5)
Southern Illinois 0
12 Ole Miss2
Arizona State 0
Arizona State 9
North Carolina 3
12 Ole Miss7—
Oxford Regional
North Carolina 2 —
Southern Illinois 0
North Carolina4
Arizona State 2
North Carolina3

Tallahassee Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
13 LSU 2
Fairfield 1
13 LSU 2
Louisiana–Lafayette4
McNeese State 0
Louisiana–Lafayette 6
Louisiana–Lafayette1 1
Baton Rouge Regionals
13 LSU65
Fairfield 2
McNeese State6
13 LSU10
McNeese State 1
13 LSU1 16
4 Florida State 30 4
4 Florida State 3
Princeton 0
4 Florida State7
Georgia 1
Georgia 4
Jacksonville State 2
4 Florida State8—
Tallahassee Regionals
Georgia 5 —
Princeton 2
Jacksonville State10(6)
Georgia8
Jacksonville State 2

Eugene Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
3 Oregon 13(5)
UIC 0
3 Oregon6(8)
Wisconsin 5
Wisconsin 7
Missouri 2
3 Oregon9—
Eugene Regional
Wisconsin 0 —
UIC5
Missouri 4
Wisconsin2
UIC 0
3 Oregon46—
14 Kentucky 0 5 —
14 Kentucky 6
DePaul 0
14 Kentucky1
Illinois 0
Illinois 3(12)
Marshall 2
14 Kentucky4—
Lexington Regional
Illinois 2 —
DePaul 1
Marshall2(8)
Illinois10(5)
Marshall 2

Seattle Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
11 Utah 10(5)
Fordham 0
11 Utah 3
BYU 2
Mississippi State 0
BYU 8(6)
11 Utah 14(6)—
Salt Lake City Regional
BYU 0 —
Mississippi State 3
Fordham 9
BYU 12(5)
Fordham 1
11 Utah 4 91
6 Washington108 2
6 Washington 8(5)
Montana 0
6 Washington12(5)
Michigan 4
Michigan 3
Fresno State 1
6 Washington4—
Seattle Regional
Michigan 2 —
Montana 0
Fresno State7
Michigan4
Fresno State 0

Auburn Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
7 Auburn 11(5)
East Tennessee State 0
7 Auburn4(9)
California 3
Notre Dame 2
California 6
7 Auburn8—
Auburn Regional
California 2 —
East Tennessee State 6
Notre Dame 7(8)
California5
Notre Dame 3
7 Auburn 0 2 —
10 Oklahoma45—
10 Oklahoma 2
North Dakota State 3(9)
North Dakota State 1
Tulsa2
Arkansas 4
Tulsa 5
Tulsa 4 0
Norman Regional
10 Oklahoma6(10)3
10 Oklahoma5
Arkansas 3
North Dakota State 2
10 Oklahoma10(6)

Tucson Super Regional

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
15 Baylor 1
Kent State 0
15 Baylor4
James Madison 2
Oregon State 2
James Madison 3
15 Baylor1—
Waco Regional
James Madison 0 —
Kent State2
Oregon State 1
James Madison4
Kent State 0
15 Baylor2 66
2 Arizona 34 5
2 Arizona 11(5)
New Mexico State 0
2 Arizona5
South Carolina 0
Saint Francis (PA) 2
South Carolina 12(5)
2 Arizona9—
Tucson Regional
South Carolina 0 —
New Mexico State 4
Saint Francis (PA)8
South Carolina3
Saint Francis (PA) 1

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series will be held June 1 through June 7, 2017, in Oklahoma City.

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2017 WCWS) 		WCWS best finish†*WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2017 WCWS)
UCLA Pac-12 47–13 (16–8) Kelly Inouye-Perez 27
(last: 2016)		1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990
1992, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010)		95–32
Oklahoma Big 12 56–9 (17–1) Patty Gasso 11
(last: 2016)		1st
(2000, 2013, 2016)		22–15
Florida SEC 55–8 (20–3) Tim Walton 8
(last: 2015)		1st
(2014, 2015)		22–12
Oregon Pac-12 52-6 (17-6) Mike White 5
(last: 2015)		3rd
(2014)		4-8
LSU SEC 47–20 (12–12) Beth Torina 6
(last: 2016)		3rd
(2001, 2004, 2015, 2016)		8–10
Texas A&M SEC 47–11 (16–7) Jo Evans 8
(last: 2008)		1st
(1983, 1987)		19–13
Baylor Big 12 48–13 (13–5) Glenn Moore 4
(last: 2014)		3rd
(2011, 2014)		5–6
Washington Pac-12 48–12 (16–8) Heather Tarr 12
(last: 2013)		1st
(2009)		19–17

† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Florida 8(5)
9 Texas A&M 0
1 Florida7
13 LSU 0
13 LSU 2
5 UCLA 1
1 Florida5—
6 Washington 2 —
9 Texas A&M 2
5 UCLA8
6 Washington1
5 UCLA 0
1 Florida 5 4 —
10 Oklahoma7(17)5—
3 Oregon 1
6 Washington 3
6 Washington 1
10 Oklahoma3
15 Baylor 3
10 Oklahoma 6
10 Oklahoma4—
3 Oregon 2 —
3 Oregon7
15 Baylor 4
13 LSU 1
3 Oregon4

Game results

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
Thursday, June 1
111:00 a.m.(9) Texas A&M vs. (1) FloridaESPN8,428
21:30 p.m.(5) UCLA vs. (13) LSU
36:00 p.m.(6) Washington vs. (3) OregonESPN28,874
48:30 p.m.(10) Oklahoma vs. (15) Baylor
Friday, June 2
56:00 p.m.(1) Florida vs. (13) LSUESPN9,658
68:30 p.m.(6) Washington vs. (10) Oklahoma
Saturday, June 3
711:00 a.m.(9) Texas A&M vs. (5) UCLAESPN8,696
81:30 p.m.(3) Oregon vs. (15) Baylor
96:00 p.m.(5) UCLA vs. (6) Washington9,076
108:30 p.m.(3) Oregon vs. (13) LSU
Sunday, June 4
1112:00 p.m.(1) Florida vs. (6) WashingtonESPN9,419
122:30 p.m.(10) Oklahoma vs. (3) Oregon
Monday, June 5
Finals, G16:00 p.m.(1) Florida vs. (10) OklahomaESPN8,337
Tuesday, June 6
Finals, G27:00 p.m.(1) Florida vs. (10) OklahomaESPN8,507
*Game times in CDT. (#) – Rankings denote tournament seed.

Finals

Game 1

June 5, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team1234567891011121314151617 R H E
Oklahoma000011000002000037102
Florida000100100002000015120
WP: Paige Lowary (16–3)   LP: Kelly Barnhill (26–4)
Home runs:
OKLA: Nicole Mendes, Falepolima Aviu, Shay Knighten
FLA: None
Attendance: 8,337
Boxscore

Game 2

June 6, 2017 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team1234567 R H E
Florida0310000461
Oklahoma140000x581
WP: Mariah Lopez (18–1)   LP: Aleshia Ocasio (8–1)   Sv: Paige Lowary (11)
Home runs:
FLA: Sophia Reynoso, Chelsea Herndon
OKLA: Nicole Mendes
Attendance: 8,507
Boxscore

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Kelly Barnhill Florida
Delanie Gourley Florida
Paige Lowary Oklahoma
Paige Parker Oklahoma
IF Shay Knighten (MOP)Oklahoma
Ali Aguilar Washington
Mia CamusoOregon
Alexis MackOregon
OF Amanda Lorenz Florida
Justine McLeanFlorida
U Nicole Mendes Oklahoma
Aleshia Ocasio Florida

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %RFSRWSNSFNC
Big 12 423–10.697422111
SEC 1339–27.591108311–
Pac-12 830–15.6676532––
ACC 37–6.53821––––
Big Ten 58–10.4444–––––
American 12–2.5001–––––
Sun Belt 23–4.4291–––––
Big South 12–2.5001–––––
Big West 12–2.5001–––––
CAA 12–2.5001–––––
WCC 12–2.5001–––––
C-USA 33–6.333––––––
MWC 22–4.333––––––
Other198–38.174––––––

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.

Media coverage

Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.

Television

ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. They aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network. For the first time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN covered every regional. [29]

Broadcast assignments

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