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.
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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)
Boston University
Virginia Tech
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 19Game 1: Hofstra vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, 5 p.m., ESPNU, FuboGame 2: Missouri vs. California, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Los Angeles Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Grand Canyon vs. No. 2 UCLA, 8 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: Liberty vs. San Diego State, 11 p.m., ESPNU, Fubo
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 6 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary):Rematch Game 6, 8:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tallahassee Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Marist vs. No. 3 Florida State, 4 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: South Carolina vs. UCF, 7 p.m., ESPN2, Fubo
Saturday, May 20:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ACC NetworkGame 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, ESPN+
Knoxville Regional
Friday, May 19:Game 1: Indiana vs. Louisville, 3 p.m., ESPN2, FuboGame 2: Northern Kentucky vs. No. 4 Tennessee, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Tuscaloosa Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Central Arkansas vs. Middle Tennessee, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: LIU vs. No. 5 Alabama, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
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Stillwater Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: UMBC vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State, 4 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: Wichita State vs. Nebraska, 7 p.m., ESPNU, Fubo
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Minnesota vs. McNeese, 6:30 p.m. ESPN+Game 2: Northern Colorado vs. No. 7 Washington, 9 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Durham Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: No. 8 Duke 2, George Mason 1Game 2: Charlotte vs. Campbell, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: No. 8 Duke vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: George Mason vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Stanford Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Florida vs. Loyola Marymount, 6 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: Long Beach State vs. No. 9 Stanford, 9 p.m., ESPNU, Fubo
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 5 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 10 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Baton Rouge Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Louisiana vs. Omaha, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 2: Prairie View A&M vs. No. 10 LSU, 6 p.m., SEC Network, Fubo
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Fayetteville Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Notre Dame vs. Oregon, 5 p.m., ESPN2, FuboGame 2: Harvard vs. No. 11 Arkansas, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Evanston Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Kentucky 9, Miami (Ohio) 1 (6 inn.)Game 2: Eastern Illinois vs. No. 12 Northwestern, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Kentucky vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Miami (Ohio) vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 4 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Austin Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Seton Hall vs. No. 13 Texas, 5 p.m., Longhorn NetworkGame 2: Texas State vs. Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Athens Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Boston University vs. Virginia Tech, 2 p.m., ACC Network, FuboGame 2: N.C. Central vs. No. 14 Georgia, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
Salt Lake City Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: Ole Miss 3, Baylor 0Game 2: Southern Illinois vs. No. 15 Utah, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Ole Miss vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Baylor vs. Loser Game 2, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 8 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 2 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Clemson Regional
Friday, May 19Game 1: UNC Greensboro vs. No. 16 Clemson, 3 p.m., ESPNU, FuboGame 2: Cal State Fullerton vs. Auburn, 5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Saturday, May 20Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1 p.m., ESPN+Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 3:30 p.m., ESPN+Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Sunday, May 21Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5, 12 p.m., ESPN+Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6, 2:30 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.
