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A softball is pictured during a game between the Oklahoma State Cowgirls (OSU) and the UMBC Retrievers in the Stillwater Regional of the NCAA softball tournament in Stillwater, Okla., Friday, May 19, 2023.

Who will emerge as the 2025 the Women's College World Series as the NCAA softball bracket trims from 64 teams in the regionals to 16 in super regionals, eight in the WCWS and just one team celebrating in the confetti at Devon Park.

Coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners enter as the No. 2 overall seed for the second year in a row. The four-time reigning NCAA champions are one spot below No. 1 seed Texas A&M.

The Aggies and Sooners make up two of the SEC's 14 teams in the tournament, including nine of the 16 regional host seeds. Arkansas, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, South Carolina and Alabama also are hosting this weekend.

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

All times Central. This section will be updated as the NCAA Softball Tournament proceeds.

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Bryan-College Station Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Liberty 10, Marist 5
Game 2: No. 1 Texas A&M 18, Saint Francis (PA) 0 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Liberty 8, Texas A&M 5
Game 4: Marist 8, Saint Francis (PA) 0
Game 5: Texas A&M 17, Marist 4 (5)

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Texas A&M 14, Liberty 11 (8)
Game 7: Liberty 6, Texas A&M 5

Liberty advances to super regional.

Eugene Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: No. 16 Oregon 8, Weber State 0 (5)
Game 2: Stanford 9, Binghamton 2

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Stanford 14, Oregon 1
Game 4: Weber State 7, Binghamton 4
Game 5: Oregon 9, Weber State 1

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Oregon 15, Stanford 5 (6)
Game 7: Oregon 10, Stanford 7

Oregon advances to super regionals.

The winners of the College Station and Eugene regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Columbia Regional

Game 1: North Florida 1, Virginia 0
Game 2: No. 8 South Carolina 5, Elon 2

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: South Carolina 3, North Florida 0
Game 4: Virginia 12, Elon 0
Game 5: North Florida 6, Virginia 5

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: South Carolina 8, North Florida 0

South Carolina advances to super regionals.

Los Angeles Regional

Game 1: No. 9 UCLA 9, UC Santa Barbara 1 (6)
Game 2: San Diego State 3, Arizona State 2

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: UCLA 10, San Diego State 0
Game 4: UC Santa Barbara 4, Arizona State 3 (10)
Game 5: UC Santa Barbara 7, San Diego State 5 (8)

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: UCLA 12, UC Santa Barbara 1 (5)

UCLA advances to super regionals.

The winners of the Columbia and Los Angeles regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Tallahassee Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: South Florida 12, Auburn 7 (8)
Game 2: No. 5 Florida State 10, Robert Morris 1 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Florida State 8, South Florida 0 (6)
Game 4: Auburn 11, Robert Morris 3 (6)
Game 5: Auburn 7, South Florida 5

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Auburn 8, Florida State 3
Game 7 : Florida State 4, Auburn 0

Florida State advances to super regional.

Lubbock Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: No. 12 Texas Tech 6, Brown 0
Game 2: Mississippi State 6, Washington 3

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Texas Tech 10, Mississippi State 1 (6)
Game 4: Washington 13, Brown 5 (6)
Game 5: Mississippi State 11, Washington 10

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Texas Tech 9, Mississippi State 6

Texas Tech advances to super regionals.

The winners of the Tallahassee and Lubbock regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Fayetteville Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Oklahoma State 11, Indiana 6
Game 2: No. 4 Arkansas 10, Saint Louis 0 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Arkansas 6, Oklahoma State 5 (8)
Game 4: Indiana 4, Saint Louis 2
Game 5: Oklahoma State 16, Indiana 8

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Arkansas 12, Oklahoma State 0 (6)

Arkansas advances to super regional.

Tucson Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: No. 13 Arizona 13, Santa Clara 5 (5)
Game 2: Ole Miss 7, Grand Canyon 4

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Ole Miss 10, Arizona 8
Game 4: Grand Canyon 9, Santa Clara 4
Game 5: Arizona 4, Grand Canyon 1

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Arizona 10, Ole Miss 1 (5)
Game 7: Ole Miss 7, Arizona 3

Ole Miss advances to super regional.

The winners of the Fayetteville and Tucson regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Gainesville Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Florida Atlantic 5, Georgia Tech 4 (8)
Game 2: No. 3 Florida 8, Mercer 0 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Florida 14, Florida Atlantic 6 (5)
Game 4: Mercer 7, Georgia Tech 3
Game 5: Mercer 7, Florida Atlantic 0

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Florida 8, Mercer 0

Florida advances to super regional.

Durham Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: No. 14 Duke 12, Howard 0 (5)
Game 2: Georgia 6, Coastal Carolina 3

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Georgia 8, Duke 2
Game 4: Coastal Carolina 9, Howard 1 (5)
Game 5: Duke 16, Coastal Carolina 8 (8)

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Duke 8, Georgia 1
Game 7: Georgia 5, Duke 2 (8)

Georgia advances to super regionals.

The winners of the Gainesville and Durham regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Austin Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Michigan 4, UCF 3
Game 2: No. 6 Texas 10, Eastern Illinois 2 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Texas 16, Michigan 4 (5)
Game 4: UCF 10, Eastern Illinois 2 (5)
Game 5: UCF 10, Michigan 8

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Texas 9, UCF 0

Texas advances to super regional.

Clemson Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Northwestern 4, Kentucky 0
Game 2: No. 11 Clemson 10, USC Upstate 2 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Clemson 1, Northwestern 0
Game 4: Kentucky 11, USC Upstate 0 (6)
Game 5: Kentucky 8, Northwestern 3

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Clemson 5, Kentucky 1

Clemson advances to super regional.

The winners of the Austin and Clemson regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Knoxville Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: No. 7 Tennessee 17, Miami (Ohio) 0 (5)
Game 2: Ohio State 9, North Carolina 6

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Tennessee 4, Ohio State 2
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, North Carolina 3
Game 5: Ohio State 11, Miami (Ohio) 1 (5)

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Tennessee 5, Ohio State 0

Tennessee advances to super regionals.

Baton Rouge Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Nebraska 10, UConn 2 (6)
Game 2: Southeastern Louisiana 4, No. 10 LSU 3

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Nebraska 14, Southeastern Louisiana 1
Game 4: LSU 3, UConn 0
Game 5: Southeastern Louisiana 8, LSU 7

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Nebraska 8, Southeastern Louisiana 0 (6)

Nebraska advances to super regionals.

The winners of the Knoxville and Baton Rouge regionals will meet in the super regionals.

Norman Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: California 1, Omaha 0
Game 2: No. 2 Oklahoma 8, Boston University 0 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Oklahoma 11, California 2 (5)
Game 4: Omaha 3, Boston 1
Game 5: California 4, Omaha 0

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Oklahoma 12, California 1 (5)

OU advances to super regional.

Tuscaloosa Regional

Friday, May 16

Game 1: Virginia Tech 5, Belmont 0
Game 2 No. 15 Alabama 8, Jackson State 0 (5)

Saturday, May 17

Game 3: Alabama 4, Virginia Tech 3
Game 4: Belmont 2, Jackson State 1
Game 5: Virginia Tech 11, Belmont 1 (6)

Sunday, May 18

Game 6: Alabama 3, Virginia Tech 2

Alabama advances to super regionals.

The winners of the Norman and Tuscaloosa regionals will meet in the super regionals.

When does the NCAA softball tournament start?

Here's the full 2025 NCAA softball tournament schedule:

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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