2023 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket, schedule revealed

With conference tournament action wrapping up this weekend, the 2023 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket was revealed Sunday evening on ESPN. The action is set to begin Friday as the top 16 seeds host Regional play at their home field.

Oklahoma earned the No. 1 overall seed coming off of a 51-1 regular season record. The Sooners are coming off of back-to-back Women’s College World Series titles in 2021 and 2022 and will hope for a threepeat this season. UCLA was right behind them as the No. 2 overall seed, followed by Florida State (No. 3) and Tennessee (No. 4).

After that, there was a surprise at No. 5 as Alabama claimed that spot. The Crimson Tide (40-18) were the second-highest seeded SEC team after Tennessee despite finishing fifth in the conference this season. They were also just No. 12 in RPI and advanced to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament before falling to the eventual champion Volunteers.

The Crimson Tide were one of 12 SEC teams to make the bracket, leading all conferences. Oklahoma State (No. 6), Washington (No. 7) and Duke (No. 8) rounded out the top eight seeds with a path to host a Super Regional should they win their respective Regional.

Regionals are set up in pods of four and will be a double-elimination format that concludes Sunday. At the end, the last team without two losses over the weekend advances to Super Regionals for a best-of-three series against one of the other Regional winners. Like Regionals, Super Regional sites will be at the home field of the higher-seeded team.

The eight Super Regionals winners then advance to play in the Women’s College World Series beginning June 1 and ending on either June 8 or 9. The WCWS, which is also double-elimination style, will take place at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The final two teams standing then face off in a best-of-three series to decide the national champion.

See the full bracket and schedule for the 2023 NCAA Softball Tournament below.

2023 NCAA Softball Tournament bracket

Norman Regional

1. Oklahoma (No. 1 overall)
2. Missouri
3. California
4. Hofstra

Los Angeles Regional

1. UCLA (No. 2 overall)
2. San Diego State
3. Liberty
4. Grand Canyon

Tallahassee Regional

1. Florida State (No. 3 overall)
2. UCF
3. South Carolina
4. Marist

Knoxville Regional

1. Tennessee (No. 4 overall)
2. Louisville
3. Indiana
4. Northern Kentucky

Tuscaloosa Regional

1. Alabama (No. 5 overall)
2. Middle Tennessee
3. Central Arkansas
4. Long Island

Stillwater Regional

1. Oklahoma State (No. 6 overall)
2. Nebraska
3. Wichita State
4. UMBC

Seattle Regional

1. Washington (No. 7 overall)
2. McNeese State
3. Minnesota
4. Northern Colorado

Durham Regional

1. Duke (No. 8 overall)
2. Campbell
3. Charlotte
4. George Mason

Palo Alto Regional

1. Stanford (No. 9 overall)
2. Loyola Marymount
3. Florida
4. Long Beach State

Baton Rouge Regional

1. LSU (No. 10 overall)
2. Omaha
3. Louisiana
4. Prairie View A&M

Fayetteville Regional

1. Arkansas (No. 11 overall)
2. Notre Dame
3. Oregon
4. Harvard

Evanston Regional

1. Northwestern (No. 12 overall)
2. Miami (OH)
3. Kentucky
4. Eastern Illinois

Austin Regional

1. Texas (No. 13 overall)
2. Texas State
3. Texas A&M
4. Seton Hall

Athens Regional

1. Georgia (No. 14 overall)
2. Boston University
3. Virginia Tech
4. North Carolina Central

Salt Lake City Regional

1. Utah (No. 15 overall)
2. Ole Miss
3. Baylor
4. Southern Illinois

Clemson Regional

1. Clemson (No. 16 overall)
2. Cal State Fullerton
3. Auburn
4. UNC Greensboro

Super Regionals (May 25-28)

Winner from Norman Regional vs. Winner from Clemson Regional

Winner from Los Angeles Regional vs. Winner from Salt Lake City Regional

Winner from Tallahassee Regional vs. Winner from Athens Regional

Winner from Knoxville Regional vs. Winner from Austin Regional

Winner from Tuscaloosa Regional vs. Winner from Evanston Regional

Winner from Stillwater Regional vs. Winner from Fayetteville Regional

Winner from Seattle Regional vs. Winner from Baton Rouge Regional

Winner from Durham Regional vs. Winner from Palo Alto Regional

Women’s College World Series

June 1 through June 8 or 9.