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The road to Oklahoma City begins May 19. NCAA softball is getting its time to shine over the next three weeks. By June 9, only one team will be left standing as champion of the NCAA Women’s College World Series.
Will Oklahoma — who are 51-1 — win it all for a third consecutive year? If not, it will have to do something it hasn’t done since February — lose.
Conference tournaments are all wrapped up, the top 16 seeds in the bracket have been determined and the 64 teams are ready for first pitch. From Seattle to Tallahassee, Los Angeles to Knoxville, there will be NCAA softball tournament action across the country.
MORE: Watch select NCAA softball games live with Fubo (free trial)
The Sporting News has all the information you need to watch the NCAA softball tournament, including the bracket and TV schedule.
NCAA softball tournament bracket 2023
The NCAA revealed the Division I softball tournament bracket on May 14. It listed the 16 host sites and unveiled the top 16 seeds in the tournament. Two-time defending champion Oklahoma (51-1) is the No. 1 overall seed. The Sooners won the Big 12 Conference Tournament by defeating Texas 6-1 in the final.
Teams in the regionals will compete to advance to the super regionals. The regionals are “win or go home,” but rather double elimination. The top seed in each region will begin play against the fourth seed, while the second seed will take on the third. Three wins will be required to advance.
Norman Regional
Oklahoma (No. 1 overall seed)
Missouri
California
Hofstra
Los Angeles Regional
UCLA (2)
San Diego State
Liberty
Grand Canyon
Tallahassee Regional
Florida State (3)
UCF
South Carolina
Marist
Knoxville Regional
Tennessee (4)
Louisville
Indiana
Northern Kentucky
Tuscaloosa Regional
Alabama (5)
Middle Tennessee
Central Arkansas
LIU
Stillwater Regional
Oklahoma State (6)
Nebraska
Wichita State
UMBC
Seattle Regional
Washington (7)
McNeese
Minnesota
Northern Colorado
Durham Regional
Duke (8)
Campbell
Charlotte
George Mason
Stanford Regional
Stanford (9)
Loyola Marymount
Florida
Long Beach State
Baton Rouge Regional
LSU (10)
Omaha
Louisiana
Prairie View
Fayetteville Regional
Arkansas (11)
Notre Dame
Oregon
Harvard
Evanston Regional
Northwestern (12)
Miami (Ohio)
Kentucky
Eastern Illinois
Austin Regional
Texas (13)
Texas State
Texas A&M
Seton Hall
Athens Regional
Georgia (14)
Virginia Tech
Boston University
N.C. Central
Salt Lake City Regional
Utah (15)
Ole Miss
Baylor
Southern Illinois
Clemson Regional
Clemson (16)
Cal State Fullerton
Auburn
UNC Greensboro
How to watch NCAA softball regionals
The ESPN family of networks will televise all the softball regional action. Some of the games will be ESPN+ exclusives. For non-ESPN+ exclusives, cord cutters can also watch the games with Fubo, which comes with a free trial for new subscribers.
Here is the TV schedule for regional play (all times Eastern):
Norman Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 1 Oklahoma 11, Hofstra 0 (5 inn.)
Game 2: Missouri 5, California 1 (8 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 1 Oklahoma 7, Missouri 1
Game 4: California 8, Hofstra 0 (Hofstra eliminated)
Game 5: California 7, Missouri 5 (Missouri eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 1 Oklahoma 16, Cal 3 (Oklahoma advances)
Los Angeles Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Grand Canyon 3, No. 2 UCLA 2
Game 2: San Diego State 7, Liberty 0
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: San Diego State 6, Grand Canyon 0
Game 4: Liberty 2, No. 2 UCLA 1 (UCLA eliminated)
Game 5: Liberty 5, Grand Canyon 1 (Grand Canyon eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: San Diego State vs. Liberty, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 8:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tallahassee Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 3 Florida State 9, Marist 0 (5 inn.)
Game 2: UCF 6, South Carolina 1
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 3 Florida State 5, UCF 1
Game 4: South Carolina 2, Marist 1 (Marist eliminated)
Game 5: South Carolina 10, UCF 1 (UCF eliminated)
Sunday, May 21:
Game 6: South Carolina 4, No. 3 Florida State 0
Game 7: No. 3 Florida State 1, South Carolina 0
Knoxville Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Indiana 4, Louisville 3
Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee 12, Northern Kentucky 0 (4 1/2 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 4 Tennessee 9, Indiana 1
Game 4: Louisville 9, Northern Kentucky 1 (Northern Kentucky eliminated)
Sunday, May 21:
Game 5: Indiana 4, Louisville 2 (Louisville eliminated)
Game 6: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Indiana, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, TBD, ESPN+
Tuscaloosa Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Middle Tennessee 8, Central Arkansas 0
Game 2: No. 5 Alabama 5, LIU 0
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 5 Alabama 12, Middle Tennessee 5
Game 4: Central Arkansas 15, LIU 0 (LIU eliminated)
Game 5: Middle Tennessee 3, Central Arkansas 0 (Central Arkansas eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: Middle Tennessee 4, No. 5 Alabama 1
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
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Stillwater Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 6 Oklahoma State 9, UMBC 0 (6 inn.)
Game 2: Wichita State 6, Nebraska 5
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 6 Oklahoma State 6, Wichita State 0
Game 4: Nebraska 3, UMBC 2 (UMBC eliminated)
Game 5: Nebraska 9, Wichita State 8 (9 inn.) (Wichita State eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 6 Oklahoma State vs. Nebraska, 4 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: McNeese 5, Minnesota 4 (13 inn.)
Game 2: No. 7 Washington 10, Northern Colorado 2 (6 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 7 Washington 3, McNeese 1
Game 4: Minnesota 4, Northern Colorado 0 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
Game 5: McNeese 1, Minnesota 0 (Minnesota eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 7 Washington vs. McNeese, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Durham Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 8 Duke 2, George Mason 1
Game 2: Charlotte 7, Campbell 2
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 8 Duke 5, Charlotte 0
Game 4: Campbell 7, George Mason 1 (George Mason eliminated)
Game 5: Charlotte 6, Campbell 4 (Campbell eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 8 Duke 4, Charlotte 2 (Duke advances)
Stanford Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Florida 3, Loyola Marymount 2
Game 2: No. 9 Stanford 1, Long Beach State 0
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 9 Stanford 8, Florida 0
Game 4: Loyola Marymount 2, Long Beach State 1 (Long Beach State eliminated)
Game 5: Florida 10, Loyola Marymount 6 (Loyola Marymount eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 9 Stanford vs. Florida, 4 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Baton Rouge Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Louisiana 5, Omaha 0
Game 2: No. 10 LSU 12, Prairie View A&M 2
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 10 LSU 4, Louisiana 0
Game 4: Omaha 4, Prairie View A&M 0 (Prairie View A&M eliminated)
Game 5: Louisiana 9, Omaha 0 (Omaha eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 10 LSU vs. Louisiana, 2 p.m., SEC Network
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Fayetteville Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Oregon 5, Notre Dame 4
Game 2: No. 11 Arkansas 11, Harvard 0 (5 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: Oregon 10, No. 11 Arkansas 4
Game 4: Notre Dame 5, Harvard 2 (Harvard eliminated)
Game 5: No. 11 Arkansas 5, Notre Dame 0 (Notre Dame eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: Oregon 14, No. 11 Arkansas 4 (5 inn.) (Oregon advances)
Evanston Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Kentucky 9, Miami (Ohio) 1 (6 inn.)
Game 2: No. 12 Northwestern 2, Eastern Illinois 0
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 12 Northwestern 10, Kentucky 8
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, Eastern Illinois 0 (Eastern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Miami (Ohio) 9, Kentucky 0 (Kentucky eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 12 Northwestern vs. Miami (Ohio), 4 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 13 Texas 8, Seton Hall 0
Game 2: Texas A&M 2, Texas State 1 (8 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 13 Texas 2, Texas A&M 1
Game 4: Texas State 4, Seton Hall 3 (Seton Hall eliminated)
Game 5: Texas A&M 4, Texas State 2 (Texas State eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 13 Texas vs. Texas A&M, 2 p.m., ESPN2, Fubo
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Athens Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, Boston University 1
Game 2: No. 14 Georgia 12, N.C. Central 0 (4 1/2 inn.)
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 14 Georgia 8, Virginia Tech 3
Game 4: Boston University 8, N.C. Central 0 (N.C. Central eliminated)
Game 5: Virginia Tech 9, Boston University 0 (Boston University eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 14
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