NCAA Softball Selection Special
64 teams on the road to WCWS
32 automatic bids, 32 at-large bids
Overall number 1 seed in the tournament – Oregon Ducks (47-7) starting on Thursday at 830pm ET in Eugene against America East champions Albany. West Coast conference champ BYU opens against Drake in Eugene on Thursday.
Florida overall number 2 seed (50-8) face Bethune-Cookman in Gainesville regional Friday at 730pm ET. Ohio State (34-14) opens against South Florida at 5pm ET in Gainesville on Friday.
Overall number 3 seed UCLA (50-4) play Sacramento State at Easton Stadium Friday at 11pm ET on ESPN2. Texas State champs of the Sunbelt conference open against CSU Fullerton champs of the Big West conference Friday at 830pm ET.
Overall number 4 seed Oklahoma (50-3) play Boston U Friday night at 7pm ET on ESPN2. Boston U gave them one of their 3 losses this season. Missouri (28-27) number one strength of schedule against Tulsa at 430pm ET on Friday.
Overall number 5 seed Washington (44-8) will play Friday night at 1130pm ET on ESPN U against Boise State champs of the Mountain West - second in the country in scoring. Minnesota Big 10 champs will play Texas at 9pm ET on ESPN.
Florida State overall 6 seed will play in Tallahassee against Jacksonville State at 230pm ET Friday. Auburn (40-15) plays Kennesaw State at noon.
Number 7 seed Georgia Bulldogs (43-11) open against Harvard in Athens at 230pm ET on SEC network. California (34-19) will play Northwestern at noon on Friday on ESPN U.
Number 8 seed Arizona State (43-11) will host New Mexico State Friday at 930pm ET. On ESPN Long Beach State (42-12) faces Ole Miss at 7pm in Tempe.
Columbia Regional – number 9 seed South Carolina plays UNCG Friday night at 730pm in Columbia. Hofstra (47-12) opens against Liberty Friday at 5pm.
Number 10 seed Tennessee (45-12) hosts in Knoxville against Monmouth on Friday at 530pm ET. James Madison (42-12) one of the top homerun hitting teams in the country will take on Ohio Bobcats at 3pm on Friday.
Number 11 seed LSU (41-14) hosts Fordham at Tiger Park at 630pm ET. Louisiana-Lafayette plays Houston at 4pm ET on Friday.
Tuscaloosa regional – Alabama (33-18) play Middle Tennessee at 930pm ET Friday in Tuscaloosa. Oregon State will play Wisconsin Badgers at 7pm ET on Friday.
13 seed Arkansas will play DePaul in Fayetteville at 5pm on Friday on SEC network. Oklahoma State will play Wichita State at 230pm Friday on ESPNU.
14 seed Arizona hosts in Tucson against St Francis. Mississippi State opens against North Dakota State at 9pm Friday ET on ESPN2.
15 seed Texas A&M opens against Prairie View at 7pm ET in College Station. Baylor (36-16) opens against McNeese 430pm on Friday.
Number 16 seed Kentucky hosts UIC at 230pm on Friday. Michigan opens against Notre Dame on ESPN2 on Friday at 12pm ET.
Double Elimination in the regionals
Best 2 out of 3 in the Super Regionals
Eugene Regional Winner will play Lexington Regional Winner in Supers
Columbia Regional Winner will play Tempe Regional Winner in Supers
Seattle Regional Winner will play Tuscaloosa Regional Winner in Supers
Fayetteville Regional Winner will play Norman Regional Winner in Supers
Los Angeles Regional Winner will play Tucson Regional Winner in Supers
If UCLA and AZ play in the Supers: these two teams have combined to win 19 out of the 35 WCWS titles
Baton Rouge Regional Winner will play Tallahassee Regional Winner in Supers
Athens Regional Winner will play Knoxville Regional Winner in Supers
College Station Regional Winner will play Gainesville Regional Winner