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
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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
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Fresno
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Michigan
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Washington
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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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Oklahoma Big 12 3026178R2R2R2R3R2R◦CHW5W7W5W5SRR2SRSRR3SRW7RUCHW5SRCHCHW3RUCHCHCHCH
Arizona State Pac-12 3120122W3R2W7R2R2R2R2R3R3W7R2R3W3R•R3W5W7CHW5SRCHW3W7R2R2R2R3W7R2R3SR
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Tennessee SEC 22138-R◦R◦R•W3W3RUR2R2W3R2W7RUSRW7R2SRSRSRR3R2W3SR
Nebraska Big Ten 26127-W5W3RUW3W5R3R3R2W5R2R2R3W5R3R2R3R2R•R3R3R2W7SRR3R2R3R2
Texas Big 12 24117-W7R◦R•R•W3W3W5R2R3R2R3R3SRW3R2R3R3R2R3SRSRRUSRRU
Louisiana Sun Belt 33196-R2R3R2W3R2W5W5R2R2R•R2R•W7R2R3R2R•W5R2SRR2SRSRW7SRSRR2R2R2R2R2SRR2
Missouri SEC 27156-R2W7W5W7R•R•R2R◦R◦R2R2SRW7W7W5SRSRR2SRSRR•R2R2SRR2R3SR
LSU SEC 25156-R2R3R2W3R2R◦W3SRSRR2R2R3R2W5R2R2W3W3W5SRSRSRR•R2SR
Oregon Pac-12 24156-W5R3R2R2R3R3R2R2R2R2R2SRSRW5SRW3W7SRW3W5R2R2SRR2
Northwestern Big Ten 22116-W3W5W7R2R3R◦R•SRRUW3SRR•R2R2R•R3R2SRR3W7SRR2
Georgia SEC 22145-R3R•R2SRR2R2SRW3W3SRSRR2SRSRW5R2W7R2W7R2SRSR
Long Beach State Big West 2685-W5R2R2R2W5W4W5W7R3R3R3R3R◦R◦R3R•R3R3R3R3R3R3R3R3R•R•
Stanford Pac-12 21114-R2R◦R◦W3R3R◦W3SRSRR2SRSRR3SRR2R2R3R2SRW3W3
Utah Pac-12 17104-R2W7R2W7R2W5R•R3R2R◦R◦R2R2SRSRW7R3
Cal Poly Pomona D2884-R2R2W7W4R2R2W3W5
DePaul Big East 2174-R•R•R2R2W3W7R3R2R3R◦W7W5R2R2R3R2R3R2R•R•R3
Baylor Big 12 1674-R3SRR2W5SRW3R3R2W3R2R2W7R2R•R3SR
Iowa Big Ten 1664-R3R2R3W3W3W5R3R3W7R•R2R◦R2R•R2R•
South Carolina SEC 2493-R2W4R2W7R3R3R2W7R3R3R◦R2R3R◦SRR2R3R3R2R2SRR2R2R2
Louisiana Tech CUSA 1173-W5R2W7W7R2R2R2R•R2R3R3
UMass Atlantic 10 2163-R2R3R2W3R•R3W7W7R3R◦R3R3R3R◦R•SRR2R2R2R•R•
Adelphi D2663-R2W5W5R2W7R2
UNLV Mountain West 953-W5W7R3R2R2W3R•R3R•
Oregon State Pac-12 1562-R2R2R•R3R2R2R2W7R2R2R3R•R•R2W7
Creighton Big East 1252-W7W5R2R2R2R◦R◦R3R•R3R•R•
Cal State Northridge Big West 1442-R2W5RUR2R3R•R•R•R◦R•R◦R•R•R•
Indiana Big Ten 942-W7R2W3R2R3R3R•R2R•
Auburn SEC 1932-R◦R◦R3R2R3R3R3R3R•R2W3RUSRR3R2R•R3R2R2
Princeton Ivy League 1222-R3W7W7R◦R◦R3R•R•R•R•R•R3
Southern Miss Sun Belt 422-W7W3R◦R◦
Kentucky SEC 1581-R2R3SRR3SRW5SRR2SRSRSRSRR2R3R3
Pacific West Coast 1371-R2W5R2R2R2R2R•R2R◦R◦R•R2R•
Central Michigan Mid-American 1461-R2R2R2W5R2R•R3R2R◦R3R•R•R◦R•
Kansas Big 12 1261-R2R2R2W7R2R3R2R3R3R2R3R2
Hawaii Mountain West 1151-R2R2R3R2R◦R3SRR2W5R•R2
South Florida American 1741-R3R3R2R2R◦R3R2SRR•W7R2R2R3R3R3R2R3
UConn Big East 841-R2R3R3R2W5R2R•R◦
Minnesota Big Ten 1731-R3R3R•R2R3R3R◦R3SRR2R2R2R2W7R2R3R3
Virginia Tech ACC 1331-R3R3R3W7R2R2R3R•R2SRSRR2R3
James Madison Colonial 931-R•R3R3R3SRR2R3SRW3
Duke ACC 431-R2SRSRW7
Western Michigan Mid-American 421-W5R2R◦R•
Utah State Mountain West 421-W7R3R3R2
UIC Horizon 1211-W7R3R3R3R3R◦R◦R3R•R3R•R•
Kent State Mid-American 411-W7R3R2R3
Toledo Mid-American 311-W7R3R•
Northern Illinois Mid-American 211-W7R3
Notre Dame ACC 273--R3R2R•R•R◦R2R2R•R◦R2R2R3R3R2R2R3R2R•R2R2R2R3R2R3R2R3R3
Arkansas SEC 133--R•R3R3R•R2R2R•SRR•SRSRR2R3
Ohio State Big Ten 123--R2R2R◦R3R2SRR2R3R•R2R3R3
Hofstra Colonial 182--R3R3R◦R◦R◦R•R2R2R3R3R2R2SRR2R3R3R3R•
San Diego State Mountain West 142--R2R◦R2R3R•R3R2R2R3R3R2R2SRR•
Georgia Tech ACC 122--R2R•R3R2R2R3R3SRR2R3R3R3
Penn State Big Ten 112--R2R2R•R•R•R◦R2R2R•R2R3
Houston Big 12 92--R◦R2SRSRR3R3R3R3R2
Ole Miss SEC 82--R2SRR2SRR2R2R2R•
Michigan State Big Ten 42--R3R2R2R•
Clemson ACC 42--R2SRSRR3
Mississippi State SEC 181--R3R◦R◦R◦R2R3R3R•R•R3R3R3R•R2R2R2SRR3
BYU Big 12 171--R◦R3R3R2R2R3SRR2R2R•R3R3R3R2R3R3R2
Boston University Patriot 122--R2R◦R◦R2R3R3R3R•R•R•R•R3R3
Texas State Sun Belt 121--R◦R3R2R3R•R3R3R3R3R3R3R2
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 111--R3R2R3R3R3R3R•R3R•R•R2
UCF Big 12 111--R3R2R3R•R2R2R2R2SRR3R3
Bethune–Cookman SWAC 101--R◦R◦R◦R◦SRR•R•R•R•R•
North Dakota State Summit 101--SRR•R•R3R3R2R3R3R3R•
Illinois State Missouri Valley 91--R2R3R•R•R3R2R•R3R2
Jacksonville State CUSA 91--R•R2SRR•R3R•R2R3R2
Illinois Big Ten 81--R◦R2R•R2R3R2R3R•
Missouri State Missouri Valley 71--R2R•R•R3R•R3R3
Wichita State American 71--R2R•R3R2R2R3R3
Texas Tech Big 12 61--R2R•R2R2R3R2
NC State ACC 51--R3R3R2R2SR
UAB American 51--R3R3R•SRR3
Bowling Green Mid-American 41--R2R3R3R◦
San Jose State Mountain West 41--R3R2R•R3
Maryland Big Ten 41--R2R3R3R•
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 31--R2R3R3
Nicholls Southland 31--R3R2R•
Colorado State Mountain West 31--R2R◦R3
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---R•R◦R◦R2R•R3R•R2R2R2R3R3R3R2R2
Louisville ACC 15---R◦R3R2R3R3R3R2R2R2R3R•R•R•R2R3
Chattanooga Southern 13---R•R◦R3R◦R◦R•R•R2R•R•R•R3
Lehigh Patriot 11---R◦R◦R•R2R3R2R•R•R3R•R3
Tulsa American 11---R•R•R2R2R3R•R2R•R2R3R2
Florida Atlantic American 10---R3R◦R3R•R•R•R2R2R3R•
LIU Northeast 10---R•R◦R◦R•R3R•R2R•R•R•
Fordham Atlantic 10 10---R2R3R3R•R2R•R3R•R•R•
Canisius MAAC 9---R3R•R◦R◦R•R•R3R•R•
McNeese Southland 9---R•R3R•R3R3R3R3R2R2
Wisconsin Big Ten 9---R3R◦R•R2R2R2R3R2R2
Harvard Ivy League 8---R3R◦R•R•R2R•R•R•
Florida A&M SWAC 8---R◦R•R3R•R•R•R•R•
Mississippi Valley State SWAC 8---R•R•R•R•R•R3R•R•
Albany America East 8---R•R•R2R•R3R•R•R•
Miami (OH) Mid-American 8---R•R3R3R3R•R3R2R3
Liberty CUSA 7---R◦R•R2R2R3R2R2
Campbell Big South 6---R•R3R•R3R•R3
UMBC America East 6---R◦R◦R•R•R•R•
Portland State Big Sky 6---R3R•R•R3R•R•
South Alabama Sun Belt 6---R2R2R2R2R3R2
USC Upstate Big South 6---R3R3R3R3R3R•
Saint Francis (PA) Northeast 6---R3R•R•R•R•R3
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 5---R•R3R◦R•R3
Northwestern State Southland 5---R•R◦R◦R•R•
Cornell Ivy League 5---R◦R◦R◦R•R•
Longwood Big South 5---R•R3R2R2R•
Western Illinois Summit 4---R3R◦R◦R3
Sacramento State Big Sky 4---R3R•R•R•
Drake Missouri Valley 4---R•R•R2R3
UNC Greensboro Southern 4---R•R•R•R•
East Carolina American 4---R◦R3R2R2
Seton Hall Big East 4---R◦R•R3R•
Oakland Horizon 4---R◦R◦R•R•
Wright State Horizon 4---R◦R•R•R3
Loyola Marymount West Coast 4---R•R2R3R3
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 4---R•R•R2R3
Marist MAAC 4---R•R•R•R•
Iona MAAC 4---R•R•R•R•
New Mexico State WAC 4---R3R3R•R•
Weber State Big Sky 4---R•R•R3R•
Maine America East 3---R•R◦R•
Ohio Mid-American 3---R•R•R2
Boston College ACC 3---R3R•R•
Cleveland State Horizon 3---R•R•R•
Ball State Mid-American 3---R•R•R3
Colgate Patriot 3---R◦R◦R•
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 3---R•R3R•
Army Patriot 3---R◦R◦R•
Middle Tennessee CUSA 3---R◦R•R2
Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 3---R•R◦R•
FIU CUSA 3---R◦R2R3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 3---R◦R◦R3
UC Santa Barbara Big West 3---R◦R•R•
Georgia Southern Southland 3---R3R•R3
Nevada Mountain West 3---R•R2R3
Southern Utah WAC 3---R•R3R•
Lipscomb ASUN 3---R2R2R3
Syracuse ACC 3---R•R3R2
Valparaiso Missouri Valley 3---R•R3R•
Western Kentucky CUSA 3---R2R2R3
Texas Southern SWAC 3---R•R•R•
Alabama State SWAC 3---R•R•R•
Prairie View A&M SWAC 3---R•R•R•
Villanova Big East 3---R3R•R2
Grand Canyon WAC 3---R•R3R2
Iowa State Big 12 2---R3R2
Georgia State Sun Belt 2---R•R•
Troy Sun Belt 2---R•R3
Rider MAAC 2---R•R◦
Manhattan MAAC 2---R◦R•
Southern SWAC 2---R◦R◦
Centenary D32---R◦R•
UTSA American 2---R◦R•
Green Bay Horizon 2---R3R•
Cal Poly Big West 2---R•R2
Howard MEAC 2---R•R•
Sam Houston Southland 2---R3R3
Stetson ASUN 2---R•R3
Winthrop Big South 2---R2R•
Purdue Big Ten 2---R3R2
Stony Brook America East 2---R•R•
Bradley Missouri Valley 2---R3R•
Radford Big South 2---R3R2
Sacred Heart Northeast 2---R3R•
UT Martin Ohio Valley 2---R•R•
Saint Mary's West Coast 2---R•R•
Virginia ACC 2---R3R2
Jackson State SWAC 2---R•R•
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 2---R3R3
Central Connecticut Northeast 2---R3R•
Marshall Sun Belt 2---R3R3
Dartmouth Ivy League 2---R•R•
Central Arkansas Southland 2---R•R3
Fairfield MAAC 2---R•R•
Boise State Mountain West 2---R•R2
Kennesaw State ASUN 2---R•R3
Monmouth MAAC 2---R•R•
Seattle WAC 2---R3R3
Morgan State MEAC 2---R•R•
South Dakota State Summit 2---R3R3
UNC Wilmington Colonial 2---R•R•
Charlotte American 2---R2R3
Northern Colorado Big Sky 2---R•R•
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 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their second championship by defeating defending champions UCLA 1–0 in the final game.

The 1997 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the sixteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1997, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1997 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1997 NCAA Division I softball season. The event returned to Oklahoma City after a one-year hiatus, and it has remained there ever since. Arizona won their fifth NCAA championship by defeating UCLA 10–2 in the final game. Arizona pitcher Nancy Evans was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

The 1998 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the seventeenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1998, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1998 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 21 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 1998 NCAA Division I softball season. Fresno State won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 1–0 in the final game. Fresno State pitcher Amanda Scott was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2003 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 2003 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their tenth NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating California 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player.

The 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 31 to June 4, 2019, as the final part of the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. 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 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The UCLA Bruins won their 13th championship, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in two games.

The 2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 21 through June 10, 2021 as the final part of the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. 31 teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences after the Ivy League opted out of the 2021 softball season. The remaining 33 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee on May 16, 2021. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2021 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 9, 2022, as the final part of the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2022 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

The 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was the 75th edition of the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. The 64-team tournament began on Friday, June 3 as part of the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season and concluded with the 2022 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, which started on June 17 and ended on June 27. Ole Miss swept Oklahoma to win their first national championship in program history.

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.
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