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Eddie TimanusUSA TODAY
The NCAA Division I softball tournament field has been announced, and once again the ultimate destination is Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.
The 64-team bracket was unveiled Sunday night, with four-team regionals at 16 sites set to get underway later this week. Those 16 regional winners will advance to the super regionals, and those eight best-of-three series winners will move on to OKC. The event has been dominated by a certain program in recent years — more on that below —but this year’s tournament figures to be more wide open with numerous title contenders. Whether you’re new to the sport or a long-time follower, here’s what you need to know about the 2024 field.
Who are the top teams?
Oklahoma will be going for its fourth consecutive national title. The Sooners enter on a bit of a roll having won the Big 12 tournament, but they haven’t been as dominant this season. Fellow league members Texas and Oklahoma State should also be in the hunt. The SEC also has its share of high seeds, including league tournament champ Florida and perennial powers Tennessee and LSU, while UCLA and Stanford lead the west-coast candidates. If you’re looking for a possible newcomer to the WCWS, watch out for ACC champ Duke, hoping to reach Oklahoma City for the first time after superregional appearances the last two seasons.
Who are the top players?
Texas catcher Reese Atwood is one of the nation’s most dangerous sluggers, earning Big 12 player of the year honors mashing 21 homers and driving in a school record 86 runs. Oklahoma lost some star power from its recent title teams but still has Tiare Jennings (19 HR, 56 RBI). If you like pitching, Tennessee’s duo of Payton Gottshall and Carlyn Pickens, Oklahoma State ace Lexi Kilfoyl and Duke stopper Jala Wright are names to know.
NCAA softball tournament bracket, schedule
All times Eastern.
Regionals
At Austin, Texas
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: No. 1 Texas (47-7) vs. Siena (33-20), 4 p.m.
- Game 2: Saint Francis (Pa.) (40-12) vs. Northwestern (33-11), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Norman, Oklahoma
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Boston University (52-4-1) vs. Oregon (28-19). 5:30 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 2 Oklahoma (49-6) vs. Cleveland State (22-24), 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Miami (Ohio) (48-7) vs. Virginia (32-18), noon
- Game 2: No. 3 Tennessee (40-10) vs. Dayton (33-19), 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Gainesville, Florida
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: No. 4 Florida (46-12) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (37-19), noon
- Game 2: Florida Atlantic (41-14) vs. South Alabama (32-18-1), 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Stillwater, Oklahoma
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Michigan (41-16) vs. Kentucky (30-22), 3 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 5 Oklahoma State (44-10) vs. Northern Colorado (27-24), 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Los Angeles
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: San Diego State (31-18) vs. Virginia Tech (39-12-1), 6 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 6 UCLA (37-10) vs. Grand Canyon (48-11), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 7:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Columbia, Missouri
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Indiana (40-18) vs. Washington (31-13), 3 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 7 Missouri (43-15) vs. Nebraska-Omaha (41-13), 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Stanford, California
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Cal State Fullerton (36-17) vs. Mississippi State (33-18), 7:30 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 8 Stanford (43-13) vs. Saint Mary's (30-22), 10 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 5 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 7:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Southern Illinois (42-9) vs. California (36-17), 3:30 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 9 LSU (40-15) vs. Jackson State (33-17), 6 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Durham, N.C.
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Utah (34-20) vs. South Carolina (34-23), noon
- Game 2: No. 10 Duke (47-6) vs. Morgan State (35-18) 2:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 11 a.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Athens, Georgia
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Liberty (36-23) vs. Charlotte (38-16), 3 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 11 Georgia (39-16) vs. UNC Wilmington (33-21), 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Fayetteville, Arkansas
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Villanova (31-22) vs. Arizona (34-16-1), 6 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 12 Arkansas (36-16) vs. Southeast Missouri State (28-24), 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Lafayette. Louisiana
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: No. 13 Louisiana-Lafayette (42-17) vs. Princeton (29-16), 5:30 p.m.
- Game 2: Mississippi (31-25) vs. Baylor (32-20), 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 1 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 3:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Southeastern Louisiana (45-13) vs. Clemson (34-17), 2 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 14 Alabama (33-17) vs. USC Upstate (30-21), 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At Tallahassee, Florida
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Auburn (27-19-1) vs. Central Florida (30-23), 2 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 15 Florida State (43-14) vs. Chattanooga (42-14), 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
At College Station, Texas
Friday, May 17
- Game 1: Penn State (33-18) vs. Texas State (45-13), 4 p.m.
- Game 2: No. 16 Texas A&M (40-13) vs. Albany (33-12), 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 18
- Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m.
- Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 5:30 p.m.
- Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday, May 19
- Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD
- Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBD, if necessary
Super regionals (May 23-25 or May 24-26)
Women's College World Series (May 30-June 6/7)
Women's College World Series bracket, schedule
At Devon Park, Oklahoma City (all times Eastern).
Thursday, May 30
- Game 1:TBD vs. TBD, noon, ESPN
- Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 2:30 p.m., ESPN
- Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, 7 p.m., ESPN2
- Game 4: TBD vs. TBD, 9:30p.m., ESPN2
Friday, May 31
- Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 7 p.m., ESPN2
- Game 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2
Saturday, June 1
- Game 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3 p.m., ABC
- Game 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, June 2
- Game 9: Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 loser, 3 p.m., ABC
- Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 loser, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Monday, June 3
- Game 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, noon, ESPN
- Game 12: Game 7 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 2:30 p.m., ESPN, if necessary
- Game 13: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 7 p.m., ESPN2
- Game 14: Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2, if necessary
Wednesday, June 5
- Championship series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, June 6
- Championship series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN
Friday, June 7
- Championship series Game 3: TBD vs TBD,8 p.m., ESPN, if necessary