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Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket, field, schedule revealed
NCAA softball has exploded in popularity over the last few years. So much so that the television ratings have surpassed those of the College Baseball World Series in recent seasons. The game is faster than its male counterpart and folks are taking notice. To that end, the 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament field was announced on Sunday, so we got our first look at the 64 teams that made the bracket and the top 16 teams that will host regional play beginning this weekend. Of course, we are interested in Ohio State's fate and path -- which just so happens to be a very difficult one -- but we're here to bring you the entire bracket and schedule that will all kick off this weekend in places like Knoxville, Tallahassee, Gainesville, and College Station. 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket College Station, Texas Regional(1) Texas A&M (45-9) vs. Saint Francis (26-24)Marist (47-7-1) vs. Liberty (47-12)Eugene, Oregon Regional(16) Oregon (47-7) vs. Weber State (28-30)Binghamton (36-12) vs. Stanford (40-11)College Station Regional winner will play Eugene Regional winner in the Super Regionals Advertisement Columbia, South Carolina Regional(8) South Carolina (40-15) vs. Elon (33-19)North Florida (45-13) vs. Virginia (37-17) Los Angeles Regional(9) UCLA (49-10) vs. UC Santa Barbara (34-24)San Diego State (37-17) vs. Arizona State (35-19)Columbia Regional winner will play Los Angeles Regional winner in the Super Regionals Fayetteville, Arkansas Regional(4) Arkansas (40-12) vs. Saint Louis (34-22)Indiana (33-18) vs. Oklahoma State (33-18) Tucson, Arizona Regional(13) Arizona (45-11) vs. Santa Clara (32-20)Grand Canyon (46-6) vs. Ole Miss (37-17)Fayetteville Regional winner will play Tucson Regional winner in the Super Regionals Advertisement Tallahassee, Florida Regional(5) Florida State (46-9) vs. Robert Morris (30-16)Auburn (32-22) vs. South Florida (43-14-1) Lubbock, Texas Regional(12) Texas Tech (45-12) vs. Brown (33-15)Washington (34-17) vs. Mississippi State (37-17)Tallahassee Regional winner will play Lubbock Regional winner in the Super Regionals Gainesville, Florida Regional(3) Florida (43-14) vs. Mercer (38-24)Georgia Tech (27-22) vs. Florida Atlantic (44-10) Durham, North Carolina Regional(14) Duke (38-16) vs. Howard (31-18)Coastal Carolina (41-17) vs. Georgia (31-20)Gainesville Regional winner will play Durham Regional winner in the Super RegionalsAustin, Texas Regional(6) Texas (46-10) vs. Eastern Illinois (34-20)Michigan (38-19) vs. UCF (33-22-1) Advertisement Clemson, South Carolina Regional(11) Clemson (44-12) vs. USC Upstate (39-14)Northwestern (29-18-1) vs. Kentucky (29-26)Austin Regional winner will play Clemson Regional winner in the Super Regionals Knoxville, Tennessee Regional(7) Tennessee (40-14) vs. Miami (Ohio) (35-24)North Carolina (40-15) vs. Ohio State (43-12-1) Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional(10) LSU (41-14) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (48-14)UConn (35-17) vs. Nebraska (39-13)Knoxville Regional winner will play Baton Rouge Regional winner in the Super Regionals Norman, Oklahoma Regional(2) Oklahoma (45-7) vs. Boston University (38-17)Omaha (39-11) vs. Cal (35-19)Tuscaloosa, Alabama Regional(15) Alabama (37-21) vs. Jackson State (28-23)Belmont (40-14) vs. Virginia Tech (41-11)Norman Regional winner will play Tuscaloosa Regional winner in the Super Regionals 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament format If you aren't used to how the NCAA Softball Tournament works, it's an interesting format. Each of the top 16 seeds hosts a mini, four-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each of those then advances to eight different Super Regional, where two of the regional champions participate in a best-of-three series for the right to advance to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. Those eight teams will participate in another double-elimination tournament to crown a champion. Dates of the 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament 2025 NCAA Softball Regionals : Friday, May 16 through Sunday, May 18 2025 NCAA Softball Super Regionals : Thursday, May 22 through Sunday, May 25 2025 Women's College World Series: Thursday, May 29 through Saturday or Sunday, June 5 or 6 Advertisement Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X. This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament field, bracket, schedule announced
USA Today
05-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
SEC Softball Tournament Predictions
SEC Softball Tournament Predictions SEC Softball has provided several twists and turns this season, the first with Oklahoma and Texas in the league. Though the Oklahoma Sooners won the regular season title, league play revealed that there are a number of teams that could take the tournament title and are legit contenders for the national championship. Oklahoma swept Texas. Florida and Tennessee took series from the Sooners. Tennessee took a series from Texas. Texas A&M took a series from Florida. Texas took two of three from Florida. That's five of the top six teams who have beaten up on each other all season. Throw Arkansas into the mix, who could beat any team in the league, and the SEC tournament is wide open. By winning the regular season SEC championship, the Oklahoma Sooners earned the top seed in the SEC Tournament, which takes place in Athens, Georgia, home of the Bulldogs this week. The tournament will begin on Tuesday and run through Saturday in a single-elimination format. Who's going to win it all? Here are our predictions for the SEC Softball Tournament, the schedule, and broadcast information for this week in Athens. More: Final SEC softball standings after wild regular season Game 1: No. 12 Georgia vs. No. 13 Kentucky When: Tuesday, May 6, 1 p.m. ET Watch: SEC Network Winner: Kentucky Game 2: No. 11 Ole Miss vs. No. 14 Missouri When: Tuesday, May 6, 35 minutes following Game 1 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Ole Miss Game 3: No. 10 Alabama vs. No. 15 Auburn When: Tuesday, May 6, 35 minutes following Game 2 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Alabama Game 4: No. 8 Mississippi State vs. No. 9 LSU When: Wednesday, May 7, 11 a.m. ET Watch: SEC Network Winner: LSU Game 5: No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 13 Kentucky When: Wednesday, May 7, 35 minutes following Game 4 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Arkansas Game 6: No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 Ole Miss When: Wednesday, May 7, 35 minutes following Game 5 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Florida Game 7: No. 7 South Carolina vs. No. 10 Alabama When: Wednesday, May 7, 35 minutes following Game 6 Watch: SEC Network Winner: South Carolina Game 8: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 LSU When: Thursday, May 8, 11 a.m. ET Watch: SEC Network Winner: Oklahoma Game 9: No. 4 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Arkansas When: Thursday, May 8, 35 minutes following Game 8 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Tennessee Game 10: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Florida When: Thursday, May 8, 35 minutes following Game 9 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Texas Game 11: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 South Carolina When: Thursday, May 8, 35 minutes following Game 10 Watch: SEC Network Winner: Texas A&M Game 12: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Tennessee When: Friday, May 9, 4 p.m. ET Watch: ESPN2 Winner: Oklahoma Game 13: No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Texas A&M When: Friday, May 9, 35 minutes following Game 12 Watch: ESPN2 Winner: Texas Championship Game: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Texas When: Saturday, May 10, 5 p.m. ET Watch: ESPN Winner: Oklahoma It may be crazy to predict the Oklahoma Sooners to win the SEC tournament given their pitching struggles in Gainesville. But it feels crazier to pick against them. They may not win it all. The SEC is deep and talented. Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Texas A&M, and Arkansas all have the potential to take the tournament title. But Oklahoma has the best coaching staff in softball and a lineup that can score with anyone. If they can get better pitching performances like they got in the Texas series, the Sooners could find themselves hoisting another trophy by the end of the weekend.
