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The Herald Scotland
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
NCAA Softball Committee Chair explains why Texas A&M earned No. 1 seed
REQUIRED READING: NCAA softball tournament format: How bracket works in 2025 Texas A&M finished the season ranked No. 1 in RPI and hoped that it would be enough to get them the No. 1 overall seed over the Sooners, who won the SEC regular season championship. NCAA Softball Committee Chair Kurt McGuffin talked to ESPN's Holly Rowe during the Selection Show to discuss why the Aggies earned the No. 1 seed. "I think what sets apart Texas A&M was 19 top 25 wins, which is No. 1 in the country," McGuffin said. "They also had two quality nonconference wins vs. Florida State and Texas Tech. I think those were the two pieces that set them for the No. 1 seed." The bracket has been revealed! ???? NCAA Softball Committee Chair, Kurt McGuffin, discusses the committee's decisions.#RoadToWCWS x ???? ESPN2 — NCAA Softball (@NCAASoftball) May 11, 2025 Texas A&M will open the Bryan-College Station Regional by hosting Saint Francis (PA) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 16. The Aggies will also host Marist and Liberty. If they advance, they are poised to play the winner of the Eugene Regional and No. 16 Oregon.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NCAA Softball Committee Chair Kurt McGuffin explains why Texas A&M is No. 1 over Oklahoma
NCAA Softball Committee Chair Kurt McGuffin explains why Texas A&M is No. 1 over Oklahoma Show Caption Hide Caption Legally blind pitcher Jenica Matos to play D1 softball The Cheshire High School star in Connecticut can't see home plate but threw three no-hitters last year and will play Division I for the Red Storm. Texas A&M softball is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA softball tournament for the first time ever. The Aggies finished third in the SEC standings during the regular season but reached the SEC Softball Tournament championship game against Oklahoma. However, with the game being washed out due to inclement weather, Texas A&M could not prove it could defeat the defending champions just yet. REQUIRED READING: NCAA softball tournament format: How bracket works in 2025 Texas A&M finished the season ranked No. 1 in RPI and hoped that it would be enough to get them the No. 1 overall seed over the Sooners, who won the SEC regular season championship. NCAA Softball Committee Chair Kurt McGuffin talked to ESPN's Holly Rowe during the Selection Show to discuss why the Aggies earned the No. 1 seed. "I think what sets apart Texas A&M was 19 top 25 wins, which is No. 1 in the country," McGuffin said. "They also had two quality nonconference wins vs. Florida State and Texas Tech. I think those were the two pieces that set them for the No. 1 seed." Texas A&M will open the Bryan-College Station Regional by hosting Saint Francis (PA) at 3:30 p.m. ET on May 16. The Aggies will also host Marist and Liberty. If they advance, they are poised to play the winner of the Eugene Regional and No. 16 Oregon.
