2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 6, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.[1] Oklahoma won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat.[2][3]

2024 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (8th title)
Runner-upTexas (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (8th title)
MOPKelly Maxwell (Oklahoma)
TelevisionABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN+

Dayton, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana made their NCAA Division I softball tournament debuts.[4][5][6][7]

All 13 softball playing schools of the Southeastern Conference were selected for the tournament. This marked the fourth time in conference history that all 13 programs qualified for the NCAA tournament.[8]

Format

A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.

Bids

The Big West and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.[9]

Automatic
Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance
ACC Duke Super Regionals
(2022, 2023)		 2023
America East UAlbany Regionals
(2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018)		 2018
American Charlotte Regionals
(2023)		 2023
ASUN Florida Gulf Coast Regionals
(2012)		 2012
Atlantic 10 Dayton First appearance First appearance
Big 12 Oklahoma National champion
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)		 2023
Big East Villanova Regionals
(2021, 2022)		 2022
Big Sky Northern Colorado Regionals
(2023)		 2023
Big South USC Upstate Regionals
(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)		 2017
Big Ten Michigan National champion
(2005)		 2022
Big West Cal State Fullerton National champion
(1986)		 2023
CAA UNC Wilmington Regionals
(2022)		 2022
Conference USA Liberty Regionals
(2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023)		 2023
Horizon Cleveland State Regionals
(1997, 2009)		 2009
Ivy League Princeton WCWS
(1995, 1996)		 2022
MAAC Siena First appearance First appearance
MAC Miami (OH) Regionals
(2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)		 2023
MEAC Morgan State Regionals
(2021)		 2021
Missouri Valley Southern Illinois WCWS
(1970, 1977, 1978)		 2023
Mountain West San Diego State Super Regional
(2023)		 2023
NEC Saint Francis Regionals
(2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)		 2022
Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri Regionals
(1999, 2019)		 2019
Pac-12 UCLA National champion
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)		 2023
Patriot Boston University Regionals
(1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023)		 2023
SEC Florida National champion
(2014, 2015)		 2023
Southern Chattanooga Regionals
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022)		 2022
Southland Southeastern Louisiana First appearance First appearance
SWAC Jackson State Regionals
(2011)		 2011
Summit Omaha Regionals
(2023)		 2023
Sun Belt Texas State Regionals
(1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023)		 2023
WAC Grand Canyon Regionals
(2022, 2023)		 2023
West Coast Saint Mary's Regionals
(2010)		 2010

At-large
TeamConference
AlabamaSEC
ArizonaPac-12
ArkansasSEC
AuburnSEC
BaylorBig 12
CaliforniaPac-12
ClemsonACC
Florida AtlanticAAC
Florida StateACC
GeorgiaSEC
IndianaBig Ten
KentuckySEC
LouisianaSun Belt
LSUSEC
Mississippi StateSEC
MissouriSEC
NorthwesternBig Ten
Oklahoma StateBig 12
Ole MissSEC
OregonPac-12
Penn StateBig Ten
South AlabamaSun Belt
South CarolinaSEC
StanfordPac-12
TexasBig 12
TennesseeSEC
Texas A&MSEC
UCFBig 12
UtahPac-12
VirginiaACC
Virginia TechACC
WashingtonPac-12

By conference
Conference Total Schools
SEC 13 Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
Pac-12 7 Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington
ACC 5 Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Big 12 5 Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, UCF
Big Ten 4 Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State
Sun Belt 3 Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State
American 2 Charlotte, Florida Atlantic
ASUN 1 Florida Gulf Coast
CUSA 1 Liberty
America East 1 UAlbany
Atlantic 10 1 Dayton
Big East 1 Villanova
Big Sky 1 Northern Colorado
Big South 1 USC Upstate
Big West 1 Cal State Fullerton
CAA 1 UNC Wilmington
Horizon 1 Cleveland State
Ivy League 1 Princeton
MAAC 1 Siena
MAC 1 Miami (OH)
MEAC 1 Morgan State
Missouri Valley 1 Southern Illinois
Mountain West 1 San Diego State
Northeast 1 Saint Francis
Ohio Valley 1 Southeast Missouri
Patriot 1 Boston University
SoCon 1 Chattanooga
Southland 1 Southeastern Louisiana
SWAC 1 Jackson State
Summit 1 Omaha
WAC 1 Grand Canyon
West Coast 1 Saint Mary’s

National seeds

Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.[10][11]

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 17–19. The Super Regionals takes place May 23–26.[12]

Austin Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
1 Texas 5
Siena 0
1 Texas 14(5)
Northwestern 2
Northwestern 7
Saint Francis (PA) 2
1 Texas 7 —
Austin Regional – Red and Charline McCombs Field
Northwestern 0 —
Siena 0
Saint Francis (PA) 1
Northwestern 5
Saint Francis (PA) 1
1 Texas 5 9(9) 6
16 Texas A&M 6 8 5
16 Texas A&M 6
UAlbany 2
16 Texas A&M 1
Texas State 0
Texas State 4
Penn State 2
16 Texas A&M 8(5) —
College Station Regional – Davis Diamond
Texas State 0 —
UAlbany 3
Penn State 9
Texas State 8
Penn State 4

Stanford Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
8 Stanford 8
Saint Mary's (CA) 6
8 Stanford 2
Mississippi State 1
Mississippi State 1
Cal State Fullerton 0
8 Stanford 1 4
Stanford Regional – Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium
Cal State Fullerton 8 2
Saint Mary's (CA) 1
Cal State Fullerton 6
Mississippi State 0
Cal State Fullerton 7
8 Stanford 1 3 8(6)
9 LSU 11(5) 0 0
9 LSU 5
Jackson State 0
9 LSU 4
Southern Illinois 1
California 4
Southern Illinois 5
9 LSU 9(5) —
Baton Rouge Regional – Tiger Park
Southern Illinois 0 —
Jackson State 0
California 15(5)
Southern Illinois 3
California 2

Stillwater Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
5 Oklahoma State 6
Northern Colorado 0
5 Oklahoma State 6
Kentucky 2
Kentucky 4
Michigan 3
5 Oklahoma State 4 —
Stillwater Regional – Cowgirl Stadium
Michigan 1 —
Northern Colorado 2
Michigan 4
Kentucky 2
Michigan 4
5 Oklahoma State 8(5) 10 —
Arizona 0 4 —
12 Arkansas 3
Southeast Missouri 2
12 Arkansas 1
Arizona 2
Arizona 14(5)
Villanova 3
Arizona 9 —
Fayetteville Regional – Bogle Park
Villanova 4 —
Southeast Missouri 1
Villanova 4
12 Arkansas 2
Villanova 7

Gainesville Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
4 Florida 6
Florida Gulf Coast 0
4 Florida 9(5)
South Alabama 1
South Alabama 1
Florida Atlantic 0
4 Florida 9(5) —
Gainesville Regional – Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium
South Alabama 1 —
Florida Gulf Coast 3
Florida Atlantic 2
South Alabama 5
Florida Gulf Coast 1
4 Florida 4 2 5
Baylor 2 5 3
13 Louisiana 8(5)
Princeton 0
13 Louisiana 0
Baylor 8(5)
Baylor 3
Ole Miss 1
Baylor 0 4
Lafayette Regional – Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
13 Louisiana 13(5) 3
Princeton 4
Ole Miss 2
13 Louisiana 2(8)
Princeton 1

Knoxville Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
3 Tennessee 3
Dayton 0
3 Tennessee 12(5)
Virginia 0
Virginia 7
Miami (OH) 0
3 Tennessee 6 —
Knoxville Regional – Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
Virginia 0 —
Dayton 0
Miami (OH) 4
Virginia 6
Miami (OH) 0
3 Tennessee 3 2 1
14 Alabama 2 3(14) 4
14 Alabama 1
USC Upstate 0
14 Alabama 6(9)
Southeastern Louisiana 3
Clemson 2
Southeastern Louisiana 6
14 Alabama 12(5) —
Tuscaloosa Regional – Rhoads Stadium
Southeastern Louisiana 2 —
USC Upstate 0
Clemson 8(6)
Southeastern Louisiana 6
Clemson 2

Los Angeles Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
6 UCLA 9(5)
Grand Canyon 0
6 UCLA 7
Virginia Tech 6
Virginia Tech 5
San Diego State 1
6 UCLA 9(5) —
Los Angeles Regional – Easton Stadium
Grand Canyon 1 —
Grand Canyon 9
San Diego State 7
Virginia Tech 1
Grand Canyon 4
6 UCLA 8(6) 6 —
11 Georgia 0 1 —
11 Georgia 8(5)
UNC Wilmington 0
11 Georgia 3
Liberty 7
Charlotte 3
Liberty 6
Liberty 5 2
Athens Regional – Jack Turner Stadium
11 Georgia 14 3
UNC Wilmington 0
Charlotte 5
11 Georgia 5
Charlotte 0

Columbia Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
7 Missouri 1
Omaha 3(9)
Omaha 3
Washington 2
Washington 8
Indiana 7
Omaha 1 0
Columbia Regional – Mizzou Softball Stadium
7 Missouri 5 1(9)
7 Missouri 5
Indiana 1
Washington 1
7 Missouri 4
7 Missouri 3 3 3
10 Duke 6 1 4(9)
10 Duke 6
Morgan State 1
10 Duke 8(6)
South Carolina 0
South Carolina 2
Utah 1
10 Duke 10 —
Durham Regional – Duke Softball Stadium
South Carolina 1 —
Morgan State 0
Utah 1
South Carolina 5
Utah 1

Norman Super Regional
Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
               
2 Oklahoma 9(6)
Cleveland State 0
2 Oklahoma 6
Oregon 3
Oregon 8(5)
Boston University 0
2 Oklahoma 3 —
Norman Regional – Love's Field
Oregon 2 —
Cleveland State 0
Boston University 8(5)
Oregon 8
Boston University 2
2 Oklahoma 11(5) 4 —
15 Florida State 3 2 —
15 Florida State 3
Chattanooga 2
15 Florida State 5
UCF 1
Auburn 6
UCF 11
15 Florida State 10 —
Tallahassee Regional – JoAnne Graf Field
Auburn 4 —
Chattanooga 0
Auburn 9(5)
UCF 1
Auburn 2(12)

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 30 through June 6 in Oklahoma City.

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachWCWS appearances†
(including 2024 WCWS) 		WCWS best finish†*WCWS W–L record†
(excluding 2024 WCWS)
AlabamaSEC38–18 (10–14)Patrick Murphy15
(last: 2023)		1st
(2012)		22–27
DukeACC52–7 (20–4)Marissa Young1
(last: First appearance)		First appearance0–0
FloridaSEC49–12 (17–7)Tim Walton12
(last: 2022)		1st
(2014, 2015)		27–20
OklahomaBig 1254–6 (22–5)Patty Gasso17
(last: 2023)		1st
(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023)		48–23
Oklahoma StateBig 1249–10 (21–6)Kenny Gajewski12
(last: 2023)		3rd
(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022)		15–22
StanfordPac-1248–15 (17–7)Jessica Allister4
(last: 2023)		4th
(2001, 2004, 2023)		6–5
TexasBig 1252–8 (23–4)Mike White7
(last: 2022)		2nd
(2022)		11–13
UCLAPac-1242–10 (17–4)Kelly Inouye-Perez32
(last: 2022)		1st
(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019)		107–40

Bracket
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
1 Texas 4
8 Stanford 0
1 Texas 10(5)
4 Florida 0
4 Florida 1
5 Oklahoma State 0
1 Texas 1 —
8 Stanford 0 —
8 Stanford 8(6)
5 Oklahoma State 0
6 UCLA 1
8 Stanford 3
1 Texas 3 4 —
2 Oklahoma 8 8 —
6 UCLA 4
14 Alabama 1
6 UCLA 0
2 Oklahoma 1
2 Oklahoma 9(6)
10 Duke 1
2 Oklahoma 3 6(8)
4 Florida 9 5
14 Alabama 2
10 Duke 1
4 Florida 6
14 Alabama 4

Game times are based on the local time (CDT) in Oklahoma City

Game results
Date[13] Game Winning team Score Losing team Winning pitcher Losing pitcher Save Notes
May 30 Game 1 UCLA4–1AlabamaTaylor Tinsley (18–8)Kayla Beaver (18–10)–Boxscore
Game 2 Oklahoma9–1 (6)DukeKierston Deal (13–1)Jala Wright (19–3)–Boxscore
Game 3 Texas4–0StanfordTeagan Kavan (19–2)NiJaree Canady (22–6)–Boxscore
Game 4 Florida1–0Oklahoma StateKeagan Rothrock (31–7)Lexi Kilfoyl (26–4)–Boxscore
May 31 Game 5 Alabama2–1DukeKayla Beaver (19–10)Cassidy Curd (13–4)–Duke eliminated
Boxscore
Game 6 Stanford8–0 (6)Oklahoma StateNiJaree Canady (23–6)Lexi Kilfoyl (26–5)–Oklahoma State eliminated
Boxscore
June 1 Game 7 Oklahoma1–0UCLAKelly Maxwell (21–2)Kaitlyn Terry (21–2)–Boxscore
Game 8 Texas10–0 (5)FloridaMac Morgan (16–1)Keagan Rothrock (31–8)–Boxscore
June 2 Game 9 Florida6–4AlabamaKeagan Rothrock (32–8)Jocelyn Briski (10–6)–Alabama eliminated
Boxscore
Game 10 Stanford3–1UCLANiJaree Canady (24–6)Kaitlyn Terry (21–3)–UCLA eliminated
Boxscore
June 3 Game 11 Florida9–3OklahomaKeagan Rothrock (33–8)Nicole May (14–3)–Boxscore
Game 13 Texas1–0StanfordTeagan Kavan (20–2)NiJaree Canady (24–7)–Stanford eliminated
Boxscore
June 4 Game 12 Oklahoma6–5 (8)FloridaKelly Maxwell (22–2)Keagan Rothrock (33–9)–Florida eliminated
Boxsore
Finals
June 5 Game 1 Oklahoma8–3TexasKelly Maxwell (23–2)Teagan Kavan (20–3)–Oklahoma 1–0
June 6 Game 2 Oklahoma8–4TexasKierston Deal (14–1)Estelle Czech (8–4)Kelly Maxwell (3)Oklahoma wins WCWS

Game 1
June 5, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Oklahoma2030111891
Texas1000020343
WP: Kelly Maxwell (23–2)   LP: Teagan Kavan (20–3)
Home runs:
OKLA: Tiare Jennings, Kinzie Hansen, Kasidi Pickering
TEX: Mia Scott
Attendance: 12,317
Boxscore

Game 2
June 6, 2024 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Team1234567RHE
Texas0111010470
Oklahoma020303x8121
WP: Kierston Deal (14–1)   LP: Estelle Czech (8–4)   Sv: Kelly Maxwell (3)
Home runs:
TEX: None
OKLA: Kasidi Pickering
Attendance: 12,324
Boxscore

All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PNiJaree CanadyStanford
Teagan KavanTexas
Kelly Maxwell (MOP)Oklahoma
Keagan RothrockFlorida
INFTiare JenningsOklahoma
Mia ScottTexas
Katie StewartTexas
OFKasidi PickeringOklahoma
CJocelyn EricksonFlorida
Kinzie HansenOklahoma
DPElla ParkerOklahoma
Regan WalshFlorida

Record by conference
Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS F NC
Big 12 5 28–11 .718 4 4 3 2 2 1
SEC 13 42–30 .583 9 7 2 1 – –
Pac-12 7 21–16 .568 4 3 2 1 – –
ACC 5 12–11 .522 3 2 1 – – –
Sun Belt 3 7–6 .538 3 – – – – –
Big Ten 4 5–8 .385 2 – – – – –
Big West 1 3–2 .600 1 – – – – –
Big East 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
CUSA 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
Missouri Valley 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
Southland 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
Summit 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
WAC 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
American 2 1–4 .200 – – – – – –
ASUN 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – –
Ivy League 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – –
MAC 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – –
Northeast 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – –
Patriot 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – –
America East 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Atlantic 10 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Big Sky 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Big South 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
CAA 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Horizon 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
MAAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
MEAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Mountain West 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Ohio Valley 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
SoCon 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
SWAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
West Coast 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –

Media coverage

Radio

For the fourth consecutive year Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters.[14]

Television

ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. The network will air games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the seventh time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.[15][16]

Broadcast assignments

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