NCAA Division I softball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Division I softball tournament
SportCollege softball
Founded1982
No. of teams64
Most recent
champion(s)
Oklahoma (7)
Most titlesUCLA (12)
TV partner(s)ESPN
ESPN2
Official websiteNCAA.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.

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

NCAA Division I softball tournament is located in the United States
឴឴឵UCLA
឴឴឵UCLA
Arizona
Arizona
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Arizona State
Florida
Florida
TexasA&M
Texas
A&M
Alabama
Alabama
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton
California
California
FloridaState
Florida
State
FresnoState
Fresno
State
Michigan
Michigan
Washington
Washington
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
12, 8, 7, 2, 1
Team No. 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 7 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
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

  • School refers to the current name and branding of the softball team.
  • Conference shows where the school as of the 2024 season.
  •  #  Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament, not counting vacated appearances.
  •  16  Finished in the top 16 of the tournament: top 2 in a Regional (1982 through 2004) or won a Regional (2005 to present).
  •  WS  Total appearances in the College World Series
  •  CH  National Championships

Table Entries

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  W3   W4   W5   W7  Played in the College World Series with the given placement. All World Series have had 2 teams finish in 5th and two teams finish in 7th. Since 1995, all have had 2 teams finish in 3rd, but before then, some years would have separate 3rd and 4th place teams, depending on how the bracket played out.

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.

School Conference
(as of 2024)
# 16 WS CH 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
UCLAPac-1238333112CHW3CHCHRUCHCHCHRUCHRUW3CHW3RUCHRURUW5CHCHRUW3R3W5SRCHR2RR2SRW5W7W5W3CHW5W3R
ArizonaPac-123634258R2R2W3W3W7CHRUCHCHRUCHCHRUW5W3CHRUW3R3W5CHCHW7W7RUSRSRR3SRSRSRSRSRW5W7W5
OklahomaBig 122925167R2R2R2R3R2RCHW5W7W5W5SRR2SRSRR3SRW7RUCHW5SRCHCHW3RUCHCHCH
Arizona StatePac-123120122W3R2W7R2R2R2R2R3R3W7R2R3W3RR3W5W7CHW5SRCHW3W7R2R2R2R3W7R2R3SR
FloridaSEC2314112RR3RRRRR3SRW3RUW5RUR2W5CHCHSRRUW5W7SRW5R2
Texas A&MSEC331782CHRUR2RUCHW5R3R2R2RRRR2R2RSRR3W7RUR3R2SRR2SRR2R2R2W7SRRR3R2R2
WashingtonPac-122924151R3R2RUW3W3RUW5R2R3W5W7SRSRW3R2CHW7SRSRW3SRR2SRW3RUW3SRR2W5
AlabamaSEC2420141RW5R3RW7R2W5W7SRW3W3SRW3CHSRRUW5W7SRSRW3W3R2W7
CaliforniaPac-123424121R2W3R2R2R2R2R2W5R2R3R3W5R2R3W3W7W5CHRURUW7SRR3SRSRSRW5W3R2R3R2R2R3R2
Florida StateACC3522121R2W7R3R3W3W5W7W7RR2R2RR2R2W3RW5R2SRRR3R3R3R2R3SRW7SRW3SRCHSRRUR2RU
MichiganBig Ten2821121R2R2W7W7W5W5RR2W7W7W7CHSRSRSRW5SRR2SRW5SRRUW5R2R3R2R2R2
Fresno StateMountain West3419121RUR2W5R2R2W5RURURUW3W3R2W5R2R2W3CHW5R2RRR3RR2R2R3R2R2R2R3RR3R3R3
Cal State FullertonBig West311861W3RUR2W3CHW3R2R2R2R2R2R2R2W5R2R3RR2R2RR2R3SRRR3R2R2R2RR3R3
Oklahoma StateBig 12251711-W7R2R2W3W3R2R2W4W3R3R2R2W3R3R2R2R3W7R2R2R3W5W5W3W5
TennesseeSEC21128-RRRW3W3RUR2R2W3R2W7RUSRW7R2SRSRSRR3R2W3
NebraskaBig Ten26127-W5W3RUW3W5R3R3R2W5R2R2R3W5R3R2R3R2RR3R3R2W7SRR3R2R3R2
LouisianaSun Belt32196-R2R3R2W3R2W5W5R2R2RR2RW7R2R3R2RW5R2SRR2SRSRW7SRSRR2R2R2R2R2SR
OregonPac-1223156-W5R3R2R2R3R3R2R2R2R2R2SRSRW5SRW3W7SRW3W5R2R2SR
MissouriSEC26146-R2W7W5W7RRR2RRR2R2SRW7W7W5SRSRR2SRSRRR2R2SRR2R3
LSUSEC24146-R2R3R2W3R2RW3SRSRR2R2R3R2W5R2R2W3W3W5SRSRSRRR2
NorthwesternBig Ten21116-W3W5W7R2R3RRSRRUW3SRRR2R2RR3R2SRR3W7SR
TexasBig 1223106-W7RRRW3W3W5R2R3R2R3R3SRW3R2R3R3R2R3SRSRRUSR
GeorgiaSEC21135-R3RR2SRR2R2SRW3W3SRSRR2SRSRW5R2W7R2W7R2SR
Long Beach StateBig West2685-W5R2R2R2W5W4W5W7R3R3R3R3RRR3RR3R3R3R3R3R3R3R3RR
UtahPac-1216104-R2W7R2W7R2W5RR3R2RRR2R2SRSRW7
Cal Poly PomonaD2884-R2R2W7W4R2R2W3W5
DePaulBig East2174-RRR2R2W3W7R3R2R3RW7W5R2R2R3R2R3R2RRR3
IowaBig Ten1664-R3R2R3W3W3W5R3R3W7RR2RR2RR2R
BaylorBig 121564-R3SRR2W5SRW3R3R2W3R2R2W7R2RR3
StanfordPac-1220103-R2RRW3R3RW3SRSRR2SRSRR3SRR2R2R3R2SRW3
South CarolinaSEC2393-R2W4R2W7R3R3R2W7R3R3RR2R3RSRR2R3R3R2R2SRR2R2
Louisiana TechCUSA1173-W5R2W7W7R2R2R2RR2R3R3
UMassAtlantic 102163-R2R3R2W3RR3W7W7R3RR3R3R3RRSRR2R2R2RR
AdelphiD2663-R2W5W5R2W7R2
UNLVMountain West953-W5W7R3R2R2W3RR3R
Oregon StatePac-121562-R2R2RR3R2R2R2W7R2R2R3RRR2W7
CreightonBig East1252-W7W5R2R2R2RRR3RR3RR
Cal State NorthridgeBig West1442-R2W5RUR2R3RRRRRRRRR
IndianaBig Ten842-W7R2W3R2R3R3RR2
AuburnSEC1832-RRR3R2R3R3R3R3RR2W3RUSRR3R2RR3R2
PrincetonIvy League1122-R3W7W7RRR3RRRRR
Southern MissSun Belt422-W7W3RR
KentuckySEC1481-R2R3SRR3SRW5SRR2SRSRSRSRR2R3
PacificWest Coast1371-R2W5R2R2R2R2RR2RRRR2R
Central MichiganMid-American1461-R2R2R2W5R2RR3R2RR3RRRR
KansasBig 121261-R2R2R2W7R2R3R2R3R3R2R3R2
HawaiiMountain West1151-R2R2R3R2RR3SRR2W5RR2
South FloridaAmerican1741-R3R3R2R2RR3R2SRRW7R2R2R3R3R3R2R3
UConnBig East841-R2R3R3R2W5R2RR
MinnesotaBig Ten1731-R3R3RR2R3R3RR3SRR2R2R2R2W7R2R3R3
Virginia TechACC1231-R3R3R3W7R2R2R3RR2SRSRR2
James MadisonColonial931-RR3R3R3SRR2R3SRW3
Western MichiganMid-American421-W5R2RR
Utah StateMountain West421-W7R3R3R2
UICHorizon1211-W7R3R3R3R3RRR3RR3RR
Kent StateMid-American411-W7R3R2R3
ToledoMid-American311-W7R3R
Northern IllinoisMid-American211-W7R3
Notre DameACC273--R3R2RRRR2R2RRR2R2R3R3R2R2R3R2RR2R2R2R3R2R3R2R3R3
Ohio StateBig Ten123--R2R2RR3R2SRR2R3RR2R3R3
ArkansasSEC123--RR3R3RR2R2RSRRSRSRR2
HofstraColonial182--R3R3RRRRR2R2R3R3R2R2SRR2R3R3R3R
San Diego StateMountain West132--R2RR2R3RR3R2R2R3R3R2R2SR
Georgia TechACC122--R2RR3R2R2R3R3SRR2R3R3R3
Penn StateBig Ten102--R2R2RRRRR2R2RR2
HoustonBig 1292--RR2SRSRR3R3R3R3R2
Ole MissSEC72--R2SRR2SRR2R2R2
Michigan StateBig Ten42--R3R2R2R
ClemsonACC32--R2SRSR
DukeACC32--R2SRSR
Mississippi StateSEC171--R3RRRR2R3R3RRR3R3R3RR2R2R2SR
BYUBig 12171--RR3R3R2R2R3SRR2R2RR3R3R3R2R3R3R2
Boston UniversityPatriot121--R2RRR2R3R3R3RRRRR3
Texas StateSun Belt111--RR3R2R3RR3R3R3R3R3R3
Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley101--R3R2R3R3R3R3RR3RR
Bethune–CookmanSWAC101--RRRRSRRRRRR
UCFBig 12101--R3R2R3RR2R2R2R2SRR3
North Dakota StateSummit101--SRRRR3R3R2R3R3R3R
Illinois StateMissouri Valley91--R2R3RRR3R2RR3R2
Jacksonville StateCUSA91--RR2SRRR3RR2R3R2
IllinoisBig Ten81--RR2RR2R3R2R3R
Missouri StateMissouri Valley71--R2RRR3RR3R3
Wichita StateAmerican71--R2RR3R2R2R3R3
Texas TechBig 1261--R2RR2R2R3R2
NC StateACC51--R3R3R2R2SR
UABAmerican51--R3R3RSRR3
Bowling GreenMid-American41--R2R3R3R
San Jose StateMountain West41--R3R2RR3
MarylandBig Ten41--R2R3R3R
Northern IowaMissouri Valley31--R2R3R3
NichollsSouthland31--R3R2R
Colorado StateMountain West31--R2RR3
RutgersBig Ten21--R2R
WyomingMountain West11--R2
New MexicoMountain West11--R2
Rhode IslandAtlantic 1011--R2
North CarolinaACC15---RRRR2RR3RR2R2R2R3R3R3R2R2
LouisvilleACC15---RR3R2R3R3R3R2R2R2R3RRRR2R3
ChattanoogaSouthern12---RRR3RRRRR2RRRR3
LehighPatriot11---RRRR2R3R2RRR3RR3
TulsaAmerican11---RRR2R2R3RR2RR2R3R2
LIUNortheast10---RRRRR3RR2RRR
FordhamAtlantic 1010---R2R3R3RR2RR3RRR
McNeeseSouthland9---RR3RR3R3R3R3R2R2
CanisiusMAAC9---R3RRRRRR3RR
Florida AtlanticAmerican9---R3RR3RRRR2R2R3
WisconsinBig Ten9---R3RRR2R2R2R3R2R2
HarvardIvy League8---R3RRRR2RRR
Florida A&MSWAC8---RRR3RRRRR
Mississippi Valley StateSWAC8---RRRRRR3RR
Miami (OH)Mid-American7---RR3R3R3RR3R2
AlbanyAmerica East7---RRR2RR3RR
CampbellBig South6---RR3RR3RR3
UMBCAmerica East6---RRRRRR
LibertyCUSA6---RRR2R2R3R2
Portland StateBig Sky6---R3RRR3RR
Coastal CarolinaSun Belt5---RR3RRR3
Northwestern StateSouthland5---RRRRR
CornellIvy League5---RRRRR
South AlabamaSun Belt5---R2R2R2R2R3
LongwoodBig South5---RR3R2R2R
USC UpstateBig South5---R3R3R3R3R3
Saint Francis (PA)Northeast5---R3RRRR
Western IllinoisSummit4---R3RRR3
Sacramento StateBig Sky4---R3RRR
DrakeMissouri Valley4---RRR2R3
UNC GreensboroSouthern4---RRRR
East CarolinaAmerican4---RR3R2R2
Seton HallBig East4---RRR3R
OaklandHorizon4---RRRR
Wright StateHorizon4---RRRR3
Loyola MarymountWest Coast4---RR2R3R3
Tennessee TechOhio Valley4---RRR2R3
MaristMAAC4---RRRR
IonaMAAC4---RRRR
New Mexico StateWAC4---R3R3RR
Weber StateBig Sky4---RRR3R
MaineAmerica East3---RRR
OhioMid-American3---RRR2
Boston CollegeACC3---R3RR
Ball StateMid-American3---RRR3
ColgatePatriot3---RRR
Middle TennesseeCUSA3---RRR2
ArmyPatriot3---RRR
Eastern KentuckyOhio Valley3---RRR
FIUCUSA3---RR2R3
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiSouthland3---RRR3
UC Santa BarbaraBig West3---RRR
Georgia SouthernSouthland3---R3RR3
NevadaMountain West3---RR2R3
Southern UtahWAC3---RR3R
SyracuseACC3---RR3R2
LipscombASUN3---R2R2R3
ValparaisoMissouri Valley3---RR3R
Western KentuckyCUSA3---R2R2R3
Texas SouthernSWAC3---RRR
Alabama StateSWAC3---RRR
Prairie View A&MSWAC3---RRR
Iowa StateBig 122---R3R2
Georgia StateSun Belt2---RR
TroySun Belt2---RR3
Cleveland StateHorizon2---RR
RiderMAAC2---RR
Southeast Missouri StateOhio Valley2---RR3
ManhattanMAAC2---RR
SouthernSWAC2---RR
CentenaryD32---RR
UTSAAmerican2---RR
Green BayHorizon2---R3R
StetsonASUN2---RR3
Sam HoustonSouthland2---R3R3
WinthropBig South2---R2R
Cal PolyBig West2---RR2
HowardMEAC2---RR
Stony BrookAmerica East2---RR
PurdueBig Ten2---R3R2
BradleyMissouri Valley2---R3R
Sacred HeartNortheast2---R3R
RadfordBig South2---R3R2
UT MartinOhio Valley2---RR
MarshallSun Belt2---R3R3
Central ConnecticutNortheast2---R3R
DartmouthIvy League2---RR
FairfieldMAAC2---RR
Central ArkansasSouthland2---RR3
Kennesaw StateASUN2---RR3
MonmouthMAAC2---RR
Boise StateMountain West2---RR2
SeattleWAC2---R3R3
VillanovaBig East2---R3R
South Dakota StateSummit2---R3R3
Grand CanyonWAC2---RR3
ProvidenceBig East1---R3
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt1---R3
BrownIvy League1---R
NiagaraMAAC1---R
Saint Peter'sMAAC1---R
EvansvilleMissouri Valley1---R
UT ArlingtonSun Belt1---R3
CharlestonColonial1---R2
Robert MorrisHorizon1---R
Youngstown StateHorizon1---R
Eastern MichiganMid-American1---R
FurmanSouthern1---R
Delaware StateMEAC1---R
Stephen F. AustinWAC1---R
VirginiaACC1---R3
BucknellPatriot1---R
ElonColonial1---R
UC DavisBig West1---R
Alcorn StateSWAC1---R
Saint Mary'sWest Coast1---R
MemphisAmerican1---R3
JacksonvilleASUN1---R3
Jackson StateSWAC1---R
Florida Gulf CoastASUN1---R3
PennIvy League1---R
Purdue Fort WayneHorizon1---R
HamptonColonial1---R
BryantNortheast1---R
Charleston SouthernBig South1---R
Utah ValleyWAC1---R
SIU EdwardsvilleOhio Valley1---R
PittsburghACC1---R2
Indiana StateMissouri Valley1---R3
BinghamtonAmerica East1---R
St. John'sBig East1---R
Cal State BakersfieldBig West1---R
ButlerBig East1---R
SamfordSouthern1---R
East Tennessee StateSouthern1---R
MontanaBig Sky1---R
DetroitHorizon1---R
George WashingtonAtlantic 101---R
Morgan StateMEAC1---R
North TexasAmerican1---R2
Murray StateMissouri Valley1---R
UNC WilmingtonColonial1---R
CharlotteAmerican1---R2
OmahaSummit1---R3
Eastern IllinoisOhio Valley1---R
George MasonAtlantic 101---R
North Carolina CentralMEAC1---R
Northern ColoradoBig Sky1---R
Northern KentuckyHorizon1---R
School Conference # 16 E8 CH 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

See also

References

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