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 ArkansasLIU
Stillwater Regional
- Oklahoma State (6)
- Nebraska
Wichita StateUMBC
Seattle Regional
- Washington (7)
- McNeese
MinnesotaNorthern 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)
KentuckyEastern Illinois
Austin Regional
- Texas (13)
Texas State- Texas A&M
Seton Hall
Athens Regional
- Georgia (14)
Virginia TechBoston UniversityN.C. Central
Salt Lake City Regional
- Utah (15)
- Ole Miss
BaylorSouthern 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 vs. California, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
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 vs. South Carolina, 1:55 p.m., ACC Network, ESPN+
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: Louisville vs. Indiana, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 6: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Winner Game 5, 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: No. 5 Alabama vs. Middle Tennessee, 2 p.m., ESPN+
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. 5 Duke vs. Charlotte, noon, ACC Network
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
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 vs. No. 11 Arkansas, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
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 Georgia 12, Virginia Tech 3 (6 inn.) (Georgia advances)
Salt Lake City Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: Ole Miss 3, Baylor 0
Game 2: No. 15 Utah 11, Southern Illinois 9
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 15 Utah 7, Ole Miss 1
Game 4: Baylor 13, Southern Illinois 9 (Southern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Ole Miss 9, Baylor 2 (Baylor eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: No. 15 Utah vs. Ole Miss, 2 p.m., ESPN+
Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Clemson Regional
Friday, May 19
Game 1: No. 16 Clemson 17, UNC Greensboro 2 (5 inn.)
Game 2: Auburn 12, Cal State Fullerton 2
Saturday, May 20
Game 3: No. 16 Clemson 7, Auburn 0
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 5, UNC Greensboro 0 (UNC Greensboro eliminated)
Game 5: Auburn 5, Cal State Fullerton 0 (Cal State Fullerton eliminated)
Sunday, May 21
Game 6: Auburn 5, No. 16 Clemson 2
Game 7: No. 16 Clemson vs. Auburn, 3 p.m., ESPN+
NCAA softball tournament schedule 2023
- Regionals: May 19-21
- Super regionals: May 25-27 or May 26-28
- Women’s College World Series: June 1-9
Once the regionals conclude on May 21, the remaining teams will move onto the super regionals, which are slated to begin May 25 or 26. The best-of-three series will be held across eight campus sites.
Following the conclusion of the super regionals, the winners will advance to the NCAA Women’s College World Series, which is set to take place at OGE Energy Field at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Complex in Oklahoma City.
The NCAA Women’s College World Series will begin June 1 and conclude June 8 or 9.
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