NCAA Softball Tournament bracket: Schedule, TV channels, streaming, scores for Road to WCWS
The 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament field has been set.
Although Oklahoma won the Big 12 Tournament championship and has won three consecutive national championships, it was rival Texas who earned the No. 1 overall spot on Sunday. Patty Gasso's OU team was right behind, at No. 2.
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The nod was the Longhorns' first ever, despite falling to Oklahoma in the conference championship game. Texas went 2-2 against the Sooners during the regular season. Meanwhile, Oklahoma and Texas' future conference, the SEC, placed all 13 of its teams in the postseason, with eight teams placed in the top 16 and three in the top eight.
Speaking of conference realignment, several teams from the soon-to-be-defunct Pac-12 will be on the Road to the Women's College World Series, including Arizona, Utah, Cal, Stanford, Washington, Oregon and UCLA. They account for 24 of 41 all time Division I NCAA softball championships, not including UCLA's vacated 1995 title. This will be the final tournament in which they recognize the Pac-12 before departing for the likes of the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten.
Here's the full softball postseason bracket, including TV channels and times for each game:
Full 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket
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Austin Regional
(1) Texas (47-7)
Siena (33-20)Northwestern (33-11)Saint Francis (Pa.) (40-12)
Norman Regional
(2) Oklahoma (49-6)
Cleveland State (22-24)Oregon (28-19)Boston University (52-4-1)
Knoxville Regional
(3) Tennessee (40-10)
Dayton (33-19)Miami (Ohio) (48-7)Virginia (31-18)
Gainesville Regional
(4) Florida (46-12)
FGCU (37-19)FAU (41-14)South Alabama (32-18-1)
Stillwater Regional
(5) Oklahoma State (44-10)
Northern Colorado (27-24)Michigan (41-16)Kentucky (30-22)
L.A. Regional
(6) UCLA (37-10)
Grand Canyon (48-11)San Diego State (31-18)Virginia Tech (39-12-1)
Columbia Regional
(7) Missouri (43-15)
Omaha (41-13)Indiana (40-18)Washington (31-13)
Stanford Regional
(8) Stanford (43-13)
Saint Mary's (Calif.) (30-11)Cal State Fullerton (36-17)Mississippi State (33-18)
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Baton Rouge Regional
(9) LSU (40-15)
Jackson State (33-17)Southern Illinois (42-9)Cal (36-17)
Durham Regional
(10) Duke (47-6)
Morgan State (35-18)Utah (34-20)South Carolina (34-22)
Athens Regional
(11) Georgia (39-15)
UNC-Wilmington (33-21)Liberty (36-23)Charlotte (38-16)
Fayetteville Regional
(12) Arkansas (36-16)Southeastern Missouri State (28-24)Villanova (31-22)Arizona (34-16-1)
Lafayette Regional
(13) Louisiana (42-17)Princeton (29-16)Ole Miss (31-25)Baylor (32-20)
Tuscaloosa Regional
(14) Alabama (33-17)
USC Upstate (30-21)Southeastern Louisiana (45-13)Clemson (34-17)
Tallahassee Regional
(15) Florida State (43-13)
Chattanooga (42-14)UCF (30-23)Auburn (27-19-1)
College Station Regional
(16) Texas A&M (40-13)
University of Albany (33-11)Penn State (34-18)Texas State (45-13)
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2024 NCAA Softball Tournament schedule, scores
All times Central. This section will be updated as the NCAA Softball Tournament proceeds.
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Austin Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: (1) Texas 5, Siena 0
Game 2: Northwestern 7, Saint Francis (Pa.) 2
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (1) Texas 14, Northwestern 2 (5 innings)
Game 4: Saint Francis (Pa.) 1, Siena 0 (Siena eliminated)
Game 5: Northwestern 5, Saint Francis (Pa.) 1 (Saint Francis eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (1) Texas 7, Northwestern 0 (Northwestern eliminated)
Norman Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Oregon 8, Boston University 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: (2) Oklahoma 9, Cleveland State 0 (6 innings)
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (2) Oklahoma 6, Oregon 3
Game 4: Boston University 8, Cleveland State 0 (5 innings) (Cleveland State eliminated)
Game 5: Oregon 8, Boston 2 (Boston eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (2) Oklahoma 3, Oregon 2 (Oregon eliminated)
Knoxville Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Virginia 7, Miami (Ohio) 0
Game 2: (3) Tennessee 3, Dayton 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (3) Tennessee 12, Virginia 0 (5 innings)
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, Dayton 0 (Dayton eliminated)
Game 5: Virginia 6, Miami (Ohio) 0 (Miami eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (3) Tennessee 6, Virginia 0 (Virginia eliminated)
Gainesville Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: (4) Florida 6, Florida Gulf Coast 0
Game 2: South Alabama 1, Florida Atlantic 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (4) Florida 9, South Alabama 1
Game 4: Florida Gulf Coast 3, Florida Atlantic 2 (FAU eliminated)
Game 5: South Alabama 5, FGCU 1 (FGCU eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (4) Florida 9, South Alabama 1 (South Alabama eliminated)
Stillwater Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Kentucky 4, Michigan 3
Game 2: (5) Oklahoma State 6, Northern Colorado 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (5) Oklahoma State 6, Kentucky 2
Game 4: Michigan 4, Northern Colorado 2 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
Game 5: Michigan 4, Kentucky 2 (Kentucky eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (5) Oklahoma State 4, Michigan 1 (Michigan eliminated)
Los Angeles Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Virginia Tech 5, San Diego State 1
Game 2: (6) UCLA 9, Grand Canyon 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (6) UCLA 7, Virginia Tech 5
Game 4: Grand Canyon 9, San Diego State 7 (SDSU eliminated)
Game 5: Grand Canyon 4, Virginia Tech 1 (Virginia Tech eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (6) UCLA 9, Grand Canyon University 1, 5 innings (Grand Canyon eliminated)
Columbia Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Washington 8, Indiana 7
Game 2: Omaha 3, (7) Missouri 1 (9 innings)
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: Omaha 3, Washington 2
Game 4: (7) Missouri 5, Indiana 1 (Indiana eliminated)
Game 5: (7) Missouri 4, Washington 1
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (7) Missouri 5, Omaha 1
Game 7*: (7) Missouri 1, Omaha 0, 9 innings (Omaha eliminated)
Stanford Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Mississippi State 1, Cal State Fullerton 0
Game 2: (8) Stanford 8, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 6
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (8) Stanford 2, Mississippi State 1
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 6, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 1 (Saint Mary's eliminated)
Game 5: Cal State Fullerton 7, Mississippi State 0 (MSU eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: Cal State Fullerton 8, (8) Stanford 1
Game 7*: (8) Stanford 4, Cal State Fullerton 2 (Cal State Fullerton eliminated)
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Baton Rouge Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Southern Illinois 5, Cal 4
Game 2: (9) LSU 5, Jackson State 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (9) LSU 4, Southern Illinois 1
Game 4: Cal 15, Jackson State 0 (Jackson State eliminated)
Game 5: Southern Illinois 3, Cal 2 (Cal eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (9) LSU 9, Southern Illinois 0 (5 innings) (Southern Illinois eliminated)
Durham Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: South Carolina 2, Utah 1
Game 2: (10) Duke 6, Morgan State 1
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (10) Duke 8, South Carolina 0 (6 innings)
Game 4: Utah 1, Morgan State 0 (Morgan State eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 5: South Carolina 2, Utah 1 (Utah eliminated))
Game 6: (10) Duke 10, South Carolina 1 (South Carolina eliminated)
Athens Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Liberty 6, Charlotte 3
Game 2: (11) Georgia 8, UNC-Wilmington 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: Liberty 7, (11) Georgia 3
Game 4: Charlotte 5, UNC-Wilmington 0 (UNCW eliminated)
Game 5: (11) Georgia 5, Charlotte 0 (Charlotte eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (11) Georgia 14, Liberty 5
Game 7: (11) Georgia 3, Liberty 2 (Liberty eliminated)
Fayetteville Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Arizona 14, Villanova 3
Game 1: (12) Arkansas 3, Southeastern Missouri State 2
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: Arizona 2, (12) Arkansas 1
Game 4: Villanova 4, Southeastern Missouri State 1 (SE Missouri State eliminated)
Game 5: Villanova 7, (12) Arkansas 2 (Arkansas eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: Arizona 9, Villanova 4 (Villanova eliminated)
Lafayette Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: (13) Louisiana 8, Princeton 0
Game 2: Baylor 3, Ole Miss 1
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: Baylor 8, (13) Louisiana 0 (5 innings)
Game 4: Princeton 4, Ole Miss 2 (Ole Miss eliminated)
Game 5: (13) Louisiana 2, Princeton 1 (8 innings) (Princeton eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (13) Louisiana 12, Baylor 2 (5 innings)
Game 7*: Baylor 4, (13) Louisiana 3 (Louisiana eliminated)
Tuscaloosa Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Southeastern Louisiana 6, Clemson 2
Game 2: (14) Alabama 1, USC Upstate 0
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (14) Alabama 6, Southeastern Louisiana 3 (9 innings)
Game 4: Clemson 8, USC Upstate 0 (6 innings) (USC Upstate eliminated)
Game 5: Southeastern Louisiana 6, Clemson 2 (Clemson eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (14) Alabama 12, SE Louisiana 2 (5 innings) (SE Louisiana eliminated)
Tallahassee Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: UCF 11, Auburn 6
Game 2: (15) Florida State 3, Chattanooga 2
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (15) Florida State 5, UCF 1
Game 4: Auburn 9, Chattanooga 0 (Chattanooga eliminated)
Game 5: Auburn 2, UCF 1 (UCF eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (15) Florida State 10, Auburn 4 (Auburn eliminated)
College Station Regional
Friday, May 17
Game 1: Texas State 4, Penn State 2
Game 2: (16) Texas A&M 6, Albany 2
Saturday, May 18
Game 3: (16) Texas A&M 1, Texas State 0
Game 4: Penn State 9, Albany 3 (Albany eliminated)
Game 5: Texas State 8, Penn State 4 (Penn State eliminated)
Sunday, May 19
Game 6: (16) Texas A&M 8, Texas State 0 (Texas State eliminated)
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How to watch, stream 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament games
TV channel: ABC | ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNU | Conference networks
Streaming: ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
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