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NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
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. The first round of the tournament, called "regionals", consists of 16 locations that include four teams competing in a Double-elimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Texas Longhorns Softball Team
The 2025 Texas Longhorns softball team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 2025 NCAA Division I softball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Red and Charline McCombs Field as a first-year member of the Southeastern Conference. They were led by head coach Mike White (softball), Mike White in his seventh season at Texas. The Longhorns won the 2025 Women's College World Series for their first national championship in program history. Previous season Texas finished the 2024 season 55–10, 23–4 in Big 12 Conference play. In the postseason, Texas made the Women's College World Series and were defeated by 2024 Oklahoma Sooners softball team, Oklahoma in the championship game. Personnel Roster Roster Notes Coaches Support staff Offseason Player departures Outgoing transfers Incoming players Incoming transfers Preseason Preseason All-SEC team SEC coaches poll Source: Schedule and results Schedule Notes Awards and hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1985, sixteen Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of two teams with the winner of each region (a total of 8 teams) advancing to the 1985 Women's College World Series at Seymour Smith Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The event held from May 22 through May 26 marked the conclusion of the 1985 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won the championship by defeating 2–1 in the final game. Nebraska's appearance was later vacated due to NCAA infractions. Regionals *Cal State Fullerton qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Northwestern qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Louisiana Tech qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Utah qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *Nebraska qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 *† ''Nebraska's wins vacated'' *Adelphi qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 *Cal P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1993 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twelfth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1993, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1993 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1993 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their second championship by defeating defending champions UCLA 1–0 in the final game. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 *UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 2 *Cal State Northridge qualifies for WCWS, 2–1 Regional No. 3 *Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 4 *Oklahoma State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 5 First elimination round * 110, 0 *Kansas 3, 1 *Florida State 515, Iowa 3 Second eliminat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1991 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the tenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1991, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1991 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1991 NCAA Division I softball season. Arizona won their first championship by defeating three-time defending champions UCLA 5–1 in the final game. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 First elimination round * 1, 0 * 3, Southwestern Louisiana 2 *Florida State 2, Oklahoma State 0 Second elimination round *Florida State qualifies for WCWS, 3–0 Regional No. 2 *UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 3 First elimination round * 3, 1 * 3, Connecticut 0 *UNLV 4, UMass 0 Second elimina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arizona Wildcats Softball
The Arizona Wildcats softball team represents the University of Arizona in NCAA Division I Softball. Having claimed eight national championships (second only to UCLA Bruins softball, UCLA), the team is one of the most successful in the history of the sport. It plays its home games at Rita Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium in Tucson, AZ. The team was formerly coached by Mike Candrea, who began his UA coaching career in 1986 and announced his retirement on June 8, 2021. He retired as the all time winningest coach in Collegiate softball history with 1,674 wins, more Collegiate national titles with 8 and the fourth most wins of any coach in any NCAA sport. On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference along with Arizona State Sun Devils football, Arizona State, Colorado Buffaloes football, Colorado, and Utah Utes football, Utah beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. History 1974 to 1985 The Arizona Wildcats officially began softball play in 1974 under head c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 31 to June 4, 2019, as the final part of the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The UCLA Bruins won their 13th championship, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in two games. Bids Automatic bids The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. At-large By conference National seeds 16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2010 and is part of the 2010 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 16, 2010. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2010 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. UCLA won their record 11th championship, defeating Arizona in the final. Automatic bids National seeds Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series. #''Alabama'' #' #' #''Florida'' #''UCLA'' #' # # # ' # ''Arizona'' # ' # # ' # ' # ' # ' Regionals and super regionals Tuscaloosa Super Regional Columbia Super Regional Los Angeles Super Regional Gainesville S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2004 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-third annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2004, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2004 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 27 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 2004 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eleventh NCAA championship and twelfth overall by defeating 3–1 in the final game. LSU pitcher Kristin Schmidt was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ) Regional No. 2 (Los Angeles, CA) Regional No. 3 (Waco, TX) Regional No. 4 (Tallahassee, FL) Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE) Regional No. 6 (Ann Arbor, MI) Regional No. 7 (Stanford, CA) Regional No. 8 (Athens, GA) Wome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2003 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the twenty-second annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 2003, sixty-four Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of eight teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2003 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 22 through May 25 and marked the conclusion of the 2003 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their tenth NCAA championship and eleventh overall by defeating 1–0 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Keira Goerl, who threw a no-hitter in the final game, was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 (Tucson, AZ) ''Opening Round'' Regional No. 2 (Fresno, CA) Regional No. 3 (Austin, TX) Regional No. 4 (Gainesville, FL) Regional No. 5 (Lincoln, NE) Regional No. 6 (Fullerton, CA) Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eighteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1999, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1999 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 31 and marked the conclusion of the 1999 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their ninth NCAA championship and tenth overall by defeating Washington 3–2 in the final game. It was the first final game since 1990 to not feature Arizona. UCLA infielder Julie Adams was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 Host: UCLALos Angeles, California UCLA qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 2 Host: ArizonaTucson, Arizona Arizona qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 3 Host: WashingtonSeattle, Wash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the fourteenth annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1995, thirty-two Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of four teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1995 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 25 through May 29 and marked the conclusion of the 1995 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their eighth NCAA championship, and ninth overall, by defeating Arizona 4–2 in the final game. UCLA pitcher Tanya Harding was named Women's College World Series Most Outstanding Player, the first time the honor was awarded by the NCAA. The Bruins' participation and championship were later vacated by the NCAA. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 *Michigan qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 2 *Princeton qualifies for WCWS Regional No. 3 *Arizona qualifies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 1992 NCAA Division I softball tournament was the eleventh annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA women's collegiate softball. Held during May 1992, twenty Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of either two or three teams, each in a double elimination format. The 1992 Women's College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 26 and marked the conclusion of the 1992 NCAA Division I softball season. UCLA won their seventh championship by defeating defending champions Arizona 2–0 in the final game. Qualifying Regionals Regional No. 1 *UCLA qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 2 *Arizona qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 3 *Fresno State qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 4 *California qualifies for WCWS, 2–0 Regional No. 5 First elimination round * 2, 0 * 1, Toledo 0 *Cal State Fullerton 3, Long Beach State 211 Second el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
