NCAA softball tournament 2025: Full bracket, schedule, regional hosts for Road to OKC

Oklahoma's Ailana Agbayani (50) slides home past Oklahoma State's Audrey Schneidmiller (6) to score a run in the fifth inning of a college Bedlam softball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls (OSU) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

The SEC dominated nine of the 16 regional host seeds with newcomers Oklahoma and Texas in the mix. Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama will also host in the regionals.

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NCAA softball regional sites 2025

Here’s a look at the 16 sites for the regional portion of the bracket, along with each school that will be playing host:

• No. 1: Texas A&M (Bryan-College Station, Texas)
• No. 2: Oklahoma (Norman, Oklahoma)
• No. 3: Florida (Gainesville, Florida)
• No. 4: Arkansas (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
• No. 5: Florida State (Tallahassee, Florida)
• No. 6: Texas (Austin, Texas)
• No. 7: Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee)
• No. 8: South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina)
• No. 9: UCLA (Los Angeles, California)
• No. 10: LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
• No. 11: Clemson (Clemson, South Carolina)
• No. 12: Texas Tech (Lubbock, Texas)
• No. 13: Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
• No. 14: Duke (Durham, North Carolina)
• No. 15: Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
• No. 16: Oregon (Eugene, Oregon)

NCAA softball tournament bracket, schedule 2025

There are 16 regions with four teams each, playing in a double-elimination format. The 16 regional winners advance to the super regionals, where two teams compete in a best-of-three series. The eight super regional winners advance to Devon Park in Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series.

Here’s a look at which teams are in each region:

Bryan-College Station Regional

• (1) Texas A&M (45-9) vs. Saint Francis (26-24), 2:30 p.m. Friday (SECN)
• Marist (47-7-1) vs. Liberty (47-12), noon Friday (ESPN+)

Eugene Regional

• (16) Oregon (47-7) vs. Weber State (28-30), 6:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Binghamton (36-12) vs. Stanford (40-11), 4 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Columbia Regional

• (8) South Carolina (40-15) vs. Elon (33-19), 5:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• North Florida (45-13) vs. Virginia (37-17), 2 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Los Angeles Regional

• (9) UCLA (49-10) vs. UC Santa Barbara (34-24), 6:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• San Diego State (37-17) vs. Arizona State (35-19), 9 p.m. Friday (ESPN2)

Tallahassee Regional

• (5) Florida State (46-9) vs. Robert Morris (30-16), 1:30 p.m. Friday (ACCN)
• Auburn (32-22) vs. South Florida (43-14-1), 11 a.m. Friday (ESPNU)

Lubbock Regional

• (12) Texas Tech (45-12) vs. Brown (33-15), 4:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Washington (34-17) vs. Mississippi State (37-17), 7 p.m. Friday (ESPN2)

Fayetteville Regional

• (4) Arkansas (40-12) vs. Saint Louis (34-22), 5:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Indiana (33-18) vs. Oklahoma State (33-18), 3 p.m. Friday (ESPN2)

Tucson Regional

• (13) Arizona (45-11) vs. Santa Clara (32-20), 6:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Grand Canyon (46-6) vs. Ole Miss (37-17), 9 p.m. Friday (ESPNU)

Gainesville Regional

• (3) Florida (43-14) vs. Mercer (38-24), 3:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Georgia Tech (27-22) vs. Florida Atlantic (44-10), 1 p.m. Friday (ESPNU)

Durham Regional

• (14) Duke (38-16) vs. Howard (31-18), 11 a.m. Friday (ACCN)
• Coastal Carolina (41-17) vs. Georgia (31-20), 1:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Austin Regional

• (6) Texas (46-10) vs. Eastern Illinois (34-20), 3:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Michigan (38-19) vs. UCF (33-22-1), 1 p.m. Friday (ESPN2)

Clemson Regional

• (11) Clemson (44-12) vs. USC Upstate (39-14), 3:30 p.m. Friday (ACCN)
• Northwestern (29-18-1) vs. Kentucky (29-26), 1 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Knoxville Regional

• (7) Tennessee (40-14) vs. Miami (Ohio) (35-24), 12:30 p.m. Friday (SECN)
• North Carolina (40-15) vs. Ohio State (43-12-1), 3 p.m. Friday (ESPNU)

Baton Rouge Regional

• (10) LSU (41-14) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (48-14), 4:30 p.m. Friday (SECN)
• UConn (35-17) vs. Nebraska (39-13), 2 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Norman Regional

• (2) Oklahoma (45-7) vs. Boston University (38-17), 5 p.m. Friday (ESPNU)
• Omaha (39-11) vs. California (35-19), 2:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

Tuscaloosa Regional

• (15) Alabama (37-21) vs. Jackson State (28-23), 5 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)
• Belmont (40-14) vs. Virginia Tech (41-11), 2:30 p.m. Friday (ESPN+)

What channel is the NCAA softball selection show today?

• TV channel: ESPN2

The 2025 NCAA softball tournament selection show will air live on ESPN2 on Sunday.

Where to watch NCAA softball bracket reveal

• Streaming: ESPN app | Fubo (free trial)

The 2025 NCAA softball tournament bracket reveal will air live on ESPN2, with streaming options available on the ESPN app (with a cable login) or Fubo, the latter of which offers a free trial to potential subscribers.

What time is NCAA softball bracket released?

• Time: 6 p.m. CT
• Date: Sunday, May 11

The NCAA softball tournament selection show will air live at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday, May 11.

When does the NCAA softball tournament start?

Here's the full 2025 NCAA softball tournament schedule:

• Selection show: May 11 (6 p.m., ESPN2)
• Regionals: May 16-18
• Super regionals: May 22-25
• Women's College World Series: May 29-June 5/6

Which teams earned automatic bids to 2025 NCAA softball tournament?

• Atlantic 10: Saint Louis
• ACC: Clemson
• America East: Binghamton
• American: South Florida
• Atlantic Sun: North Florida
• Big 12: Texas Tech
• Big East: Connecticut
• Big Sky: Weber State
• Big South: USC Upstate
• Big Ten: Michigan
• Big West: UC Santa Barbara
• Coastal Athletic: Elon
• C-USA: Liberty
• Horizon: Robert Morris
• Ivy: Brown
• Metro Atlantic: Marist
• Mid-American: Miami (Ohio)
• Mid-Eastern: Howard
• Missouri Valley: Belmont
• Mountain West: San Diego State
• Northeast: Long Island
• Ohio Valley: Eastern Illinois
• Patriot: Boston
• SEC: Oklahoma
• Southern: Mercer
• Southland: Southeastern Louisiana
• Summit: Omaha
• Sun Belt: Coastal Carolina
• SWAC: Jackson State
• WAC: Grand Canyon
• West Coast: Santa Clara

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