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The field is set: Here’s a look at the 2023 NCAA Softball Tournament field

taylor jones
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The regular season has come to a close, and it is time for 64 teams across the country to begin their trek to the Women’s College World Series.

The first step in the trip begins this weekend as the NCAA Regionals begin at 16 campus sites across the country. The top seed of the field is the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners, who carry a 51-1 record into the tournament and have won 43 games in a row after dropping a 4-3 contest to Big 12 rival Baylor on Feb. 19.

UCLA, Florida State, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma State, Washington, and Duke join the Sooners as top-eight seeds and will host the super regionals next weekend should they emerge as champions of their respective regionals this weekend.

Which team has the best chance of dethroning Oklahoma this postseason? Here’s a look at all 16 regional sites, plus the 64 teams that make up the field ahead of NCAA regionals.

Clemson

  1. Clemson (46-9)

  2. Auburn (40-17)

  3. Cal-State Fullerton (33-19)

  4. UNC-Greensboro (37-20)

Super Regional pairing: Norman Regional (hosted by No. 1 Oklahoma)

Salt Lake City

  1. Utah (37-13)

  2. Baylor (39-16)

  3. Ole Miss (30-26)

  4. Southern Illinois (36-18)

Super Regional Pairing: Los Angeles Regional (hosted by No. 2 UCLA)

Athens

  1. Georgia (39-13)

  2. Virginia Tech (37-18)

  3. Boston University (51-8)

  4. North Carolina Central (19-33)

Super Regional pairing: Tallahassee (hosted by No. 3 Florida State)

Austin

  1. Texas (42-13-1)

  2. Texas A&M (33-19)

  3. Texas State (34-23-1)

  4. Seton Hall (42-16)

Super Regional pairing: Knoxville (hosted by No. 4 Tennessee)

Evanston

  1. Northwestern (38-11)

  2. Kentucky (30-20-1)

  3. Miami University (37-18)

  4. Eastern Illinois (34-19)

Super Regional pairing: Tuscaloosa (hosted by No. 5 Alabama)

Fayetteville

  1. Arkansas (38-17)

  2. Oregon (35-15)

  3. Notre Dame (29-17-1)

  4. Harvard (29-15-1)

Super Regional pairing: Stillwater (hosted by No. 6 Oklahoma State)

Baton Rouge

  1. LSU (40-15)

  2. Louisiana (46-13)

  3. Omaha (32-15)

  4. Prarie View A&M (30-18)

Super Regional pairing: Seattle (hosted by No. 7 Washington)

Stanford

  1. Stanford (40-13)

  2. Florida (36-20)

  3. Loyola Marymount (27-20)

  4. Long Beach State (31-21)

Super Regional pairing: Durham (hosted by No. 8 Duke)

Durham

  1. Duke (45-10)

  2. Charlotte (33-21)

  3. Campbell (41-16)

  4. George Mason (35-22)

Super Regional pairing: Stanford (hosted by No. 9 Stanford)

Seattle

  1. Washington (38-12)

  2. Minnesota (37-17)

  3. McNeese State (44-14)

  4. Northern Colorado (26-21)

Super Regional pairing: Baton Rouge (hosted by No. 10 LSU)

Stillwater

  1. Oklahoma State (41-14)

  2. Wichita State (43-10)

  3. Nebraska (34-20)

  4. UMBC (26-15)

Super Regional pairing: Fayetteville (hosted by No. 11 Arkansas)

Tuscaloosa

  1. Alabama (40-18)

  2. Central Arkansas (44-10)

  3. Middle Tennessee (39-18)

  4. LIU (32-24)

Super Regional pairing: Evanston (hosted by No. 12 Northwestern)

Knoxville

Super Regional pairing: Austin (hosted by No. 13 Texas)

Tallahassee

  1. Florida State (50-8)

  2. UCF (39-19)

  3. South Carolina (37-20)

  4. Marist (29-28)

Super Regional pairing: Athens (hosted by No. 14 Georgia)

Los Angeles

  1. UCLA (52-5)

  2. Liberty (38-20)

  3. San Diego State (35-15)

  4. Grand Canyon (46-11)

Super Regional pairing: Salt Lake City (hosted by No. 15 Utah)

Norman

  • Oklahoma (51-1)

  • Missouri (34-24)

  • Cal (33-19-1)

  • Hofstra (29-25)

Super Regional pairing: Clemson (hosted by No. 16 Clemson)

Story originally appeared on Auburn Wire