2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2024 NCAA Division I
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The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament will be held from May 30 through June 7, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament will end with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.[1]

Format[edit]

A total of 64 teams will enter the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids will be at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids[edit]

The Big West and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.[2]

Automatic[edit]

Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance
America East Albany Regionals
(2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018) 		2018
American Charlotte Regionals
(2023) 		2023
ASUN Florida Gulf Coast Regionals
(2012) 		2012
ACC Duke Super Regionals
(2022, 2023) 		2023
Atlantic 10 Dayton First appearance First appearance
Big 12 Oklahoma National champion
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) 		2023
Big East Villanova Regionals
(2021, 2022) 		2022
Big Sky Northern Colorado Regionals
(2023) 		2023
Big South USC Upstate Regionals
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 		2017
Big Ten Michigan National champion
(2005) 		2022
Big West Cal State Fullerton National champion
(1986) 		2023
CAA UNC Wilmington Regionals
(2022) 		2022
Conference USA Liberty Regionals
(2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) 		2023
Horizon Cleveland State Regionals
(1997, 2009) 		2009
Ivy League Princeton WCWS
(1995, 1996) 		2022
MAAC Siena First appearance First appearance
MAC Miami (OH) Regionals
(2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023) 		2023
MEAC Morgan State Regionals
(2021) 		2021
Missouri Valley Southern Illinois WCWS
(1970, 1977, 1978) 		2023
Mountain West San Diego State Super Regional
(2023) 		2023
NEC Saint Francis Regionals
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) 		2022
Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri State Regionals
(1999, 2019) 		2019
Pac-12 UCLA National champion
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019) 		2023
Patriot Boston University Regionals
(1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023) 		2023
SEC Florida National champion
(2014, 2015) 		2023
Southern Chattanooga Regionals
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022) 		2022
Southland Southeastern Louisiana First appearance First appearance
SWAC Jackson State Regionals
(2011) 		2011
Summit Omaha Regionals
(2023) 		2023
Sun Belt Texas State Regionals
(1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023) 		2023
WAC Grand Canyon Regionals
(2022, 2023) 		2023
West Coast Saint Mary's Regionals
(2010) 		2010

At-large[edit]

Team Conference
Alabama SEC
Arizona Pac-12
Arkansas SEC
Auburn SEC
Baylor Big 12
California Pac-12
Clemson ACC
Florida Atlantic AAC
Florida State ACC
Georgia SEC
Indiana Big Ten
Kentucky SEC
Louisiana Sun Belt
LSU SEC
Mississippi State SEC
Missouri SEC
Northwestern Big Ten
Oklahoma State Big 12
Ole Miss SEC
Oregon Pac-12
Penn State Big Ten
South Alabama Sun Belt
South Carolina SEC
Stanford Pac-12
Texas Big 12
Tennessee SEC
Texas A&M SEC
UCF Big 12
Utah Pac-12
Virginia ACC
Virginia Tech ACC
Washington Pac-12

By conference[edit]

Conference Total Schools
SEC 13 Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Pac-12 7 Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington
ACC 5 Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Big 12 5 Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, UCF
Big Ten 4 Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State
Sun Belt 3 Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State
American 2 Charlotte, Florida Atlantic
ASUN 1 Florida Gulf Coast
Big West 1 Cal State Fullerton
Conference USA 1 Liberty
America East 1 Albany
Atlantic 10 1 Dayton
Big East 1 Villanova
Big Sky 1 Northern Colorado
Big South 1 USC Upstate
CAA 1 UNC Wilmington
Horizon 1 Cleveland State
Ivy League 1 Princeton
MAAC 1 Siena
Mid-American 1 Miami (OH)
MEAC 1 Morgan State
Missouri Valley 1 Southern Illinois
Mountain West 1 San Diego State
Northeast 1 Saint Francis
Ohio Valley 1 Southeast Missouri State
Patriot 1 Boston University
SoCon 1 Chattanooga
Southland 1 Southeastern Louisiana
Southwestern 1 Jackson State
Summit 1 Omaha
WAC 1 Grand Canyon
West Coast 1 Saint Mary’s

National seeds[edit]

Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.[3][4]

Regionals and Super Regionals[edit]

The Regionals took place May 17–19. The Super Regionals will take place May 23–26.

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Texas 4:00 p.m.
Siena LHN
   
   
Northwestern 6:30 p.m.
Saint Francis (PA) ESPN+
     
Austin Regional – Red and Charline McCombs Field
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
16 Texas A&M 6:30 p.m.
Albany ESPN+
   
   
Texas State 4:00 p.m.
Penn State ESPNU
     
College Station Regional – Davis Diamond
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
8 Stanford 10:00 p.m.
Saint Mary’s (CA) ESPN2
   
   
Mississippi State 7:30 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton ESPN+
     
Stanford Regional – Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
9 LSU 6:00 p.m.
Jackson State SECN
   
   
California 3:30 p.m.
Southern Illinois ESPN+
     
Baton Rouge Regional – Tiger Park
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
5 Oklahoma State 5:30 p.m.
Northern Colorado ESPN+
   
   
Kentucky 3:00 p.m.
Michigan ESPN2
     
Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
12 Arkansas 8:30 p.m.
Southeast Missouri State ESPN+
   
   
Arizona 6:00 p.m.
Villanova ESPN+
     
Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
4 Florida 12:00 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast SECN
   
   
South Alabama 2:30 p.m.
Florida Atlantic ESPN+
     
Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
13 Louisiana 5:30 p.m.
Princeton ESPN+
   
   
Baylor 8:00 p.m.
Ole Miss ESPN2
     
Lafayette Regional – Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
3 Tennessee 2:30 p.m.
Dayton ESPN+
   
   
Virginia 12:00 p.m.
Miami (OH) ESPN+
     
Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
14 Alabama 4:30 p.m.
USC Upstate ESPN+
   
   
Clemson 2:00 p.m.
Southeastern Louisiana ACCN
     
Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
6 UCLA 8:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon ESPN+
   
   
Virginia Tech 6:00 p.m.
San Diego State ESPNU
     
Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
11 Georgia 5:30 p.m.
UNC Wilmington ESPN+
   
   
Charlotte 3:00 p.m.
Liberty ESPN+
     
Athens Regional – Jack Turner Stadium
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
7 Missouri 5:30 p.m.
Omaha ESPN+
   
   
Washington 3:00 p.m.
Indiana ESPN+
     
Columbia Regional – Mizzou Softball Stadium
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
10 Duke 2:30 p.m.
Morgan State ESPN+
   
   
South Carolina 12:00 p.m.
Utah ESPNU
     
Durham Regional – Duke Softball Stadium
     
   
   
   
   

TBD Super Regional[edit]

Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
2 Oklahoma 8:00 p.m.
Cleveland State ESPNU
   
   
Oregon 5:30 p.m.
Boston University ESPN+
     
Norman Regional – Love's Field
     
   
   
   
   
       
       
15 Florida State 4:30 p.m.
Chattanooga ACCN
   
   
Auburn 2:00 p.m.
UCF ESPNU
     
Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
     
   
   
   
   

Record by conference[edit]

Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS F NC
SEC 13 0–0 – – – – – – –
Pac-12 7 0–0 – – – – – – –
ACC 5 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big 12 5 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big Ten 4 0–0 – – – – – – –
Sun Belt 3 0–0 – – – – – – –
American 2 0–0 – – – – – – –
ASUN 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big West 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Conference USA 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
America East 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Atlantic 10 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big East 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big Sky 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Big South 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
CAA 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Horizon 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Ivy League 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
MAAC 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Mid-American 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
MEAC 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Missouri Valley 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Mountain West 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Northeast 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Patriot 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
SoCon 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Southland 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Southwestern 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
Summit 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
WAC 1 0–0 – – – – – – –
West Coast 1 0–0 – – – – – – –

Media coverage[edit]

Radio[edit]

For the fourth consecutive year Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters.

Television[edit]

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the sixth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Softball Division I Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 college softball conference tournaments: Schedules, brackets, auto-bids". NCAA.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "NCAA Division I Softball Committee announces 2023 championship field". NCAA.com. May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Hale, David (May 14, 2023). "Oklahoma Sooners get No. 1 overall seed in NCAA softball tournament". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
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