NCAA Division I softball tournament

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NCAA Division I softball tournament
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Sports current event.svg 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament
Sport College softball
Founded1982
No. of teams64
Most recent
champion(s)
Oklahoma (8)
Most titles UCLA (12)
TV partner(s) ESPN
ESPN2
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City.

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Tournament play and team selection

The tournament is different from many college tournaments in that it features four tiers of competition and a loss does not necessarily eliminate a team from contention. In fact, throughout the entire tournament a team can lose as many as four games and still be crowned champions.

A total of 64 teams compete in the tournament. 32 teams gain automatic entry into the tournament while the other 32 are selected by the Division I Softball committee. From this field of 64, 16 teams will be given "national seeds" and placed at one of the assigned regional sites, often the home field of each national seed. [1]

The first round of the tournament, called "regionals", consists of 16 locations that include four teams competing in a double elimination bracket. The winner of each regional moves on to the second round, the "super regionals."

For the super regionals, the regional containing overall #1 seed will be matched up with the regional containing the overall #16 seed, the #2 seed regional will be matched up with the #15 seed regional, and so on. The higher seed of the two teams usually hosts the best-of-three series, with the winner moving on to the Women's College World Series.

The final eight teams meet at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in the Women's College World Series. The WCWS is further divided into two sections. The first part resembles the regional round, as teams are broken in two groups of four to play in a double-elimination bracket. The winners of each bracket then meet in a championship series similar to the super regional tier in that it is a best-of-three series. The winner of the WCWS is crowned national champion.

Team titles

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឴឴឵UCLA
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Arizona
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Oklahoma
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Arizona State
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Florida
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Texas
A&M
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Alabama
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Cal State Fullerton
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California
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Florida
State
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Fresno
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Michigan
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Washington
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
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TeamNo.Years
UCLA 12 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995 , 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019
Arizona 8 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
Oklahoma 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Florida 2 2014, 2015
Arizona State 2008, 2011
Texas A&M 1983, 1987
Florida State 1 2018
Alabama 2012
Washington 2009
Michigan 2005
California 2002
Fresno State 1998
Cal State Fullerton 1986

Appearances by team

Total Columns

Table Entries

Starting in 2003, the NCAA seeded the top 8 teams, which are shown in double underline. Starting in 2005, the next 8 seeds are shown with single underline. These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds.

SchoolConference
(as of 2024)
#16WSCH 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24

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Louisiana Sun Belt 33196-R2R3R2W3R2W5W5R2R2RR2RW7R2R3R2RW5R2SRR2SRSRW7SRSRR2R2R2R2R2SRR2
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Iowa Big Ten 1664-R3R2R3W3W3W5R3R3W7RR2RR2RR2R
South Carolina SEC 2493-R2W4R2W7R3R3R2W7R3R3RR2R3RSRR2R3R3R2R2SRR2R2R2
Louisiana Tech CUSA 1173-W5R2W7W7R2R2R2RR2R3R3
UMass Atlantic 10 2163-R2R3R2W3RR3W7W7R3RR3R3R3RRSRR2R2R2RR
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Oregon State Pac-12 1562-R2R2RR3R2R2R2W7R2R2R3RRR2W7
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Cal State Northridge Big West 1442-R2W5RUR2R3RRRRRRRRR
Indiana Big Ten 942-W7R2W3R2R3R3RR2R
Auburn SEC 1932-RRR3R2R3R3R3R3RR2W3RUSRR3R2RR3R2R2
Princeton Ivy League 1222-R3W7W7RRR3RRRRRR3
Southern Miss Sun Belt 422-W7W3RR
Kentucky SEC 1581-R2R3SRR3SRW5SRR2SRSRSRSRR2R3R3
Pacific West Coast 1371-R2W5R2R2R2R2RR2RRRR2R
Central Michigan Mid-American 1461-R2R2R2W5R2RR3R2RR3RRRR
Kansas Big 12 1261-R2R2R2W7R2R3R2R3R3R2R3R2
Hawaii Mountain West 1151-R2R2R3R2RR3SRR2W5RR2
South Florida American 1741-R3R3R2R2RR3R2SRRW7R2R2R3R3R3R2R3
UConn Big East 841-R2R3R3R2W5R2RR
Minnesota Big Ten 1731-R3R3RR2R3R3RR3SRR2R2R2R2W7R2R3R3
Virginia Tech ACC 1331-R3R3R3W7R2R2R3RR2SRSRR2R3
James Madison Colonial 931-RR3R3R3SRR2R3SRW3
Duke ACC 431-R2SRSRW7
Western Michigan Mid-American 421-W5R2RR
Utah State Mountain West 421-W7R3R3R2
UIC Horizon 1211-W7R3R3R3R3RRR3RR3RR
Kent State Mid-American 411-W7R3R2R3
Toledo Mid-American 311-W7R3R
Northern Illinois Mid-American 211-W7R3
Notre Dame ACC 273--R3R2RRRR2R2RRR2R2R3R3R2R2R3R2RR2R2R2R3R2R3R2R3R3
Arkansas SEC 133--RR3R3RR2R2RSRRSRSRR2R3
Ohio State Big Ten 123--R2R2RR3R2SRR2R3RR2R3R3
Hofstra Colonial 182--R3R3RRRRR2R2R3R3R2R2SRR2R3R3R3R
San Diego State Mountain West 142--R2RR2R3RR3R2R2R3R3R2R2SRR
Georgia Tech ACC 122--R2RR3R2R2R3R3SRR2R3R3R3
Penn State Big Ten 112--R2R2RRRRR2R2RR2R3
Houston Big 12 92--RR2SRSRR3R3R3R3R2
Ole Miss SEC 82--R2SRR2SRR2R2R2R
Michigan State Big Ten 42--R3R2R2R
Clemson ACC 42--R2SRSRR3
Mississippi State SEC 181--R3RRRR2R3R3RRR3R3R3RR2R2R2SRR3
BYU Big 12 171--RR3R3R2R2R3SRR2R2RR3R3R3R2R3R3R2
Boston University Patriot 122--R2RRR2R3R3R3RRRRR3R3
Texas State Sun Belt 121--RR3R2R3RR3R3R3R3R3R3R2
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 111--R3R2R3R3R3R3RR3RRR2
UCF Big 12 111--R3R2R3RR2R2R2R2SRR3R3
Bethune–Cookman SWAC 101--RRRRSRRRRRR
North Dakota State Summit 101--SRRRR3R3R2R3R3R3R
Illinois State Missouri Valley 91--R2R3RRR3R2RR3R2
Jacksonville State CUSA 91--RR2SRRR3RR2R3R2
Illinois Big Ten 81--RR2RR2R3R2R3R
Missouri State Missouri Valley 71--R2RRR3RR3R3
Wichita State American 71--R2RR3R2R2R3R3
Texas Tech Big 12 61--R2RR2R2R3R2
NC State ACC 51--R3R3R2R2SR
UAB American 51--R3R3RSRR3
Bowling Green Mid-American 41--R2R3R3R
San Jose State Mountain West 41--R3R2RR3
Maryland Big Ten 41--R2R3R3R
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 31--R2R3R3
Nicholls Southland 31--R3R2R
Colorado State Mountain West 31--R2RR3
Rutgers Big Ten 21--R2R
Wyoming Mountain West 11--R2
New Mexico Mountain West 11--R2
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 11--R2
North Carolina ACC 15---RRRR2RR3RR2R2R2R3R3R3R2R2
Louisville ACC 15---RR3R2R3R3R3R2R2R2R3RRRR2R3
Chattanooga Southern 13---RRR3RRRRR2RRRR3
Lehigh Patriot 11---RRRR2R3R2RRR3RR3
Tulsa American 11---RRR2R2R3RR2RR2R3R2
Florida Atlantic American 10---R3RR3RRRR2R2R3R
LIU Northeast 10---RRRRR3RR2RRR
Fordham Atlantic 10 10---R2R3R3RR2RR3RRR
Canisius MAAC 9---R3RRRRRR3RR
McNeese Southland 9---RR3RR3R3R3R3R2R2
Wisconsin Big Ten 9---R3RRR2R2R2R3R2R2
Harvard Ivy League 8---R3RRRR2RRR
Florida A&M SWAC 8---RRR3RRRRR
Mississippi Valley State SWAC 8---RRRRRR3RR
Albany America East 8---RRR2RR3RRR
Miami (OH) Mid-American 8---RR3R3R3RR3R2R3
Liberty CUSA 7---RRR2R2R3R2R2
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UMBC America East 6---RRRRRR
Portland State Big Sky 6---R3RRR3RR
South Alabama Sun Belt 6---R2R2R2R2R3R2
USC Upstate Big South 6---R3R3R3R3R3R
Saint Francis (PA) Northeast 6---R3RRRRR3
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 5---RR3RRR3
Northwestern State Southland 5---RRRRR
Cornell Ivy League 5---RRRRR
Longwood Big South 5---RR3R2R2R
Western Illinois Summit 4---R3RRR3
Sacramento State Big Sky 4---R3RRR
Drake Missouri Valley 4---RRR2R3
UNC Greensboro Southern 4---RRRR
East Carolina American 4---RR3R2R2
Seton Hall Big East 4---RRR3R
Oakland Horizon 4---RRRR
Wright State Horizon 4---RRRR3
Loyola Marymount West Coast 4---RR2R3R3
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 4---RRR2R3
Marist MAAC 4---RRRR
Iona MAAC 4---RRRR
New Mexico State WAC 4---R3R3RR
Weber State Big Sky 4---RRR3R
Maine America East 3---RRR
Ohio Mid-American 3---RRR2
Boston College ACC 3---R3RR
Cleveland State Horizon 3---RRR
Ball State Mid-American 3---RRR3
Colgate Patriot 3---RRR
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 3---RR3R
Army Patriot 3---RRR
Middle Tennessee CUSA 3---RRR2
Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 3---RRR
FIU CUSA 3---RR2R3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 3---RRR3
UC Santa Barbara Big West 3---RRR
Georgia Southern Southland 3---R3RR3
Nevada Mountain West 3---RR2R3
Southern Utah WAC 3---RR3R
Lipscomb ASUN 3---R2R2R3
Syracuse ACC 3---RR3R2
Valparaiso Missouri Valley 3---RR3R
Western Kentucky CUSA 3---R2R2R3
Texas Southern SWAC 3---RRR
Alabama State SWAC 3---RRR
Prairie View A&M SWAC 3---RRR
Villanova Big East 3---R3RR2
Grand Canyon WAC 3---RR3R2
Iowa State Big 12 2---R3R2
Georgia State Sun Belt 2---RR
Troy Sun Belt 2---RR3
Rider MAAC 2---RR
Manhattan MAAC 2---RR
Southern SWAC 2---RR
Centenary D32---RR
UTSA American 2---RR
Green Bay Horizon 2---R3R
Cal Poly Big West 2---RR2
Howard MEAC 2---RR
Sam Houston Southland 2---R3R3
Stetson ASUN 2---RR3
Winthrop Big South 2---R2R
Purdue Big Ten 2---R3R2
Stony Brook America East 2---RR
Bradley Missouri Valley 2---R3R
Radford Big South 2---R3R2
Sacred Heart Northeast 2---R3R
UT Martin Ohio Valley 2---RR
Saint Mary's West Coast 2---RR
Virginia ACC 2---R3R2
Jackson State SWAC 2---RR
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 2---R3R3
Central Connecticut Northeast 2---R3R
Marshall Sun Belt 2---R3R3
Dartmouth Ivy League 2---RR
Central Arkansas Southland 2---RR3
Fairfield MAAC 2---RR
Boise State Mountain West 2---RR2
Kennesaw State ASUN 2---RR3
Monmouth MAAC 2---RR
Seattle WAC 2---R3R3
Morgan State MEAC 2---RR
South Dakota State Summit 2---R3R3
UNC Wilmington Colonial 2---RR
Charlotte American 2---R2R3
Northern Colorado Big Sky 2---RR
Omaha Summit 2---R3R2
Providence Big East 1---R3
Brown Ivy League 1---R
Louisiana–Monroe Sun Belt 1---R3
Niagara MAAC 1---R
Saint Peter's MAAC 1---R
Evansville Missouri Valley 1---R
UT Arlington Sun Belt 1---R3
Charleston Colonial 1---R2
Robert Morris Horizon 1---R
Youngstown State Horizon 1---R
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 1---R
Furman Southern 1---R
Delaware State MEAC 1---R
Stephen F. Austin WAC 1---R
Alcorn State SWAC 1---R
Bucknell Patriot 1---R
Elon Colonial 1---R
UC Davis Big West 1---R
Jacksonville ASUN 1---R3
Memphis American 1---R3
Hampton Colonial 1---R
Penn Ivy League 1---R
Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon 1---R
Bryant Northeast 1---R
Charleston Southern Big South 1---R
SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 1---R
Utah Valley WAC 1---R
Binghamton America East 1---R
Indiana State Missouri Valley 1---R3
Pittsburgh ACC 1---R2
St. John's Big East 1---R
Butler Big East 1---R
Cal State Bakersfield Big West 1---R
Samford Southern 1---R
East Tennessee State Southern 1---R
Montana Big Sky 1---R
Detroit Horizon 1---R
George Washington Atlantic 10 1---R
Murray State Missouri Valley 1---R
North Texas American 1---R2
Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 1---R
George Mason Atlantic 10 1---R
North Carolina Central MEAC 1---R
Northern Kentucky Horizon 1---R
Dayton Atlantic 10 1---R
Siena MAAC 1---R
Southeastern Louisiana Southland 1---R2

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The 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 19 through June 8, 2023, as the final part of the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2023 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 6, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat.

References

  1. "Road to the Championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.