For four straight seasons, Oklahoma was the No. 1 seed in the NCAA softball tournament. The Sooners proved why, too, winning the last three titles. But that all may change this year.
Sixty-four teams across the country are waiting to hear their name called for the 2024 NCAA softball tournament. Of those, only eight teams can fulfill their dreams and head to the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
It all begins with regionals on May 16. Four teams will go face off across 16 sites with double-elimination in play. Winners advance to Super Regionals, where they play a best-of-three series. Then, it’s time for the final stage.
The Sooners are only miles away from USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium, but they’ll need a push to get there. Rival Texas, who they defeated in the 2022 finals, is the favorite this year as the No. 1 seed.
It’s going to be one of the toughest tournaments yet with big swings and big upsets bound to happen. First things first, though, teams needed to get into the tournament.
The Sporting News tracked live updates from the 2024 NCAA softball selection show. Scroll below to see the complete bracket.
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NCAA softball regional sites 2024
Sixteen teams across the country will host regionals.
Regional siteHostAustin, TexasUniversity of TexasNorman, OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaKnoxville, TennesseeUniversity of TennesseeGainesville, FloridaUniversity of FloridaStillwater, OklahomaOklahoma State UniversityLos Angeles, CaliforniaUCLAColumbia, MissouriUniversity of MissouriPalo Alto, CaliforniaStanfordBaton Rouge, LouisianaLSUDurham, North CarolinaDukeAthens, GeorgiaUniversity of GeorgiaFayetteville, ArkansasUniversity of ArkansasLafayette, LouisianaUniversity of LouisianaTuscaloosa, AlabamaUniversity of AlabamaTallahassee, FloridaFlorida State UniversityCollege Station, TexasTexas A&M
NCAA softball tournament bracket 2024
Four teams will play in each of the 16 regions. It’s double-elimination, so the winner of the region, who advances to the super regional, will have three wins to get there.
The No. 1 team at each site will play No. 4, while No. 2 and No. 3 face off first.
Austin Regional
Texas (1)NorthwesternSt. FrancisSiena
Norman Oklahoma
Oklahoma (2)OregonBoston UniversityCleveland State
Knoxville Regional
Tennessee (3)VirginiaMiami (OH)Dayton
Florida Regional
Florida (4)South AlabamaFlorida AtlanticFlorida Gulf Coast
Oklahoma State Regional
Oklahoma State (5)KentuckyMichiganNorthern Colorado
UCLA Regional
UCLA (6)Virginia TechSan Diego StateGrand Canyon
Missouri Regional
Missouri (7)WashingtonIndianaOmaha
Stanford Regional
Stanford (8)Mississippi StateCal State FullertonSt. Mary’s
LSU Regional
LSU (9)CalSouthern IllinoisJackson State
Duke Regional
Duke (10)South CarolinaUtahMorgan State
Georgia Regional
Georgia (11)CharlotteLibertyUNC Wilmington
Arkansas Regional
Arkansas (12)ArizonaVillanovaSE Missouri State
Louisiana Regional
Louisiana (13)BaylorOle MissPrinceton
Alabama Regional
Alabama (14)ClemsonSoutheastern LouisianaUSC Upstate
Florida State Regional
Florida State (15)AuburnUCFChattanooga
Texas A&M Regional
Texas A&M (16)Texas StatePenn StateUAlbany
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