INDIANAPOLIS —Texas earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship today when the NCAA Division I Softball Committee announced the 64-team field and seeds for the 2024 NCAA Division I Softball Championship.
Thirty-two conferences were awarded automatic qualification as conference champions, while the remaining 32 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and will host at campus sites beginning Friday.
Regionals will be held May 17-19 with each campus site hosting a four-team, double-elimination tournament. The 16 winning teams advance to the super regionals.
Super regionals for the championship will be held May 23-26 on eight campus sites. At each site, two teams play in a best-of-three tournament format.
The winners from each super regional advance to the NCAA® Women’s College World Series® from May 30 to June 6/7 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Dayton, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana are making their first appearance in the tournament.
In 2023, Oklahoma won its third national championship in a row and seventh overall by defeating Florida State, 5-0 and 3-1, in the best-of-three championship finals.
The Sooners became only the second school to win three in a row, joining UCLA (1988, 1989, 1990). No school has ever won four consecutive Division I softball national championships.
ESPN will provide coverage from all 16 regional sites on one of the ESPN platforms, which was announced during the NCAA Softball Selection Show. ESPN will televise every game of the Super Regionals for the 17th consecutive season, 2020 notwithstanding, since 2007. This year also marks the 23rd consecutive year that ESPN will televise every game of the Women’s College World Series.
See here for complete championship details.
Sites/Pairings | May 17-19
*Indicates Host Institution
Austin Regional – Austin, Texas
No. 1 seed Texas* (47-7) vs. Siena (33-20)
Northwestern (33-11) vs. Saint Francis (Pennsylvania) (40-12)
Bryan-College Station Regional – Bryan-College Station, Texas
No. 16 seed Texas A&M* (40-13) vs. University at Albany (33-12)
Texas State (45-13) vs. Penn State (34-18)
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
No. 9 seed LSU* (40-15) vs. Jackson State (33-17)
California (36-17) vs. Southern Illinois (42-9)
Stanford Regional – Stanford, California
No. 8 seed Stanford* (43-13) vs. Saint Mary’s (California) (30-22)
Mississippi State (33-18) vs. Cal State Fullerton (36-17)
Stillwater Regional – Stillwater, Oklahoma
No. 5 seed Oklahoma State* (44-10) vs. Northern Colorado (27- 24)
Kentucky (30-22) vs. Michigan (41-16)
Fayetteville Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas
No. 12 seed Arkansas* (36-16) vs. Southeast Missouri State (28- 24)
Arizona (34-16-1) vs. Villanova (31-22)
Lafayette Regional – Lafayette, Louisiana
No. 13 seed University of Louisiana at Lafayette* (42-17) vs. Princeton (29-16)
Baylor (32-20) vs. Ole Miss (31-25)
Gainesville Regional – Gainesville, Florida
No. 4 seed Florida* (46-12) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (37-19)
South Alabama (32-18-1) vs. Florida Atlantic (41-14)
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee
No. 3 seed Tennessee* (40-10) vs. Dayton (33-19)
Virginia (32-18) vs. Miami (Ohio) (48-7)
Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
No. 14 seed Alabama* (33-17) vs. University of South Carolina Upstate (30-21)
Clemson (34-17) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (45-13)
Athens Regional – Athens, Georgia
No. 11 seed Georgia* (39-16) vs. University of North Carolina Wilmington (33-21)
Charlotte (38-16) vs. Liberty (36-23)
Los Angeles Regional – Los Angeles, California
No. 6 seed UCLA* (37-10) vs. Grand Canyon (48-11)
Virginia Tech (39-12-1) vs. San Diego State (31-18)
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Missouri
No. 7 seed Missouri* (43-15) vs. Omaha (41-13)
Washington (31-13) vs. Indiana (40-18)
Durham Regional – Durham, North Carolina
No. 10 seed Duke* (47-6) vs. Morgan State (35-18)
South Carolina (34-22) vs. Utah (34-20)
Tallahassee Regional – Tallahassee, Florida
No. 15 seed Florida State* (43-14) vs. Chattanooga (42-14)
Auburn (27-19-1) vs. University of Central Florida (30-23)
Norman Regional – Norman, Oklahoma
No. 2 seed Oklahoma* (49-6) vs. Cleveland State (22-24)
Oregon (28-19) vs. Boston University (52-4-1)
2024 DII softball championship teams, by conference
*Automatic Qualifier
American Athletic (2)
*Charlotte
Fla. Atlantic
America East (1)
*UAlbany
ACC (5)
Clemson
*Duke Florida St. Virginia Virginia Tech
Atlantic Sun (1)
*FGCU
Atlantic 10 (1)
*Dayton
Big 12 (5)
Baylor
*Oklahoma Oklahoma St. Texas
UCF
Big East (1)
*Villanova
Big Sky (1)
*Northern Colo.
Big South (1)
*USC Upstate
Big Ten (4)
Indiana
*Michigan Northwestern Penn St.
Big West (1)
*Cal St. Fullerton
CAA (1)
*UNCW
C-USA (1)
*Liberty
Horizon (1)
*Cleveland St.
Ivy (1)
*Princeton
MAAC (1)
*Siena
Mid-American (1)
*Miami (OH)
MEAC (1)
*Morgan St.
Missouri Valley (1)
*Southern Ill.
Mountain West (1)
*San Diego St.
Northeast (1)
*Saint Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley (1)
*Southeast Mo. St.
Pac-12 (7)
Arizona California Oregon Stanford
*UCLA
Utah Washington
Patriot (1)
*Boston U.
Southeastern (13)
Alabama Arkansas Auburn
*Florida Georgia Kentucky LSU
Mississippi St. Missouri
Ole Miss South Carolina Tennessee Texas A&M
Southern (1)
*Chattanooga
Southland (1)
*Southeastern La.
SWAC (1)
*Jackson St.
Summit (1)
*Omaha
Sun Belt (3)
Louisiana South Alabama
*Texas St.
West Coast (1)
*Saint Mary’s (CA)
WAC (1)
*Grand Canyon
2024 NCAA Women's College World Series TV Coverage
| Day | Date | Game | Time (EST)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 5/30 | 1 | Noon |
| Thursday | 5/30 | 2 | 2:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | 5/30 | 3 | 7 p.m. |
| Thursday | 5/30 | 4 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Friday | 5/31 | 5 | 7 p.m. |
| Friday | 5/31 | 6 | 9:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | 6/1 | 7 | 3 p.m. |
| Saturday | 6/1 | 8 | 7 p.m. |
| Sunday | 6/2 | 9 | 3 p.m. |
| Sunday | 6/2 | 10 | 7 p.m. |
| Monday | 6/3 | 11 | Noon |
| Monday | 6/3 | 12 (if necessary) | 2:30 p.m. |
| Monday | 6/3 | 13 | 7 p.m. |
| Monday | 6/3 | 14 (if necessary) | 9:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 6/5 | Championship Finals Game 1 | 8 p.m. |
| Thursday | 6/6 | Championship Finals Game 2 | 8 p.m. |
| Friday | 6/7 | Championship Finals Game 3 (if necessary) | 8 p.m. |
*Please go to //krikya18.com/championships/softball/d1/broadcast-info for updates. Game times and networks are subject to change.
