2022 NCAA Div. I softball tournament: Results, schedule, game times, TV info, bracket
The road to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City is mapped out as super regionals in the NCAA Division I softball tournament are underway.
Defending national champion Oklahoma has been ranked No. 1 in the nation all season long and entered the NCAA Tournament as the top overall seed and prohibitive favorite to win a sixth national title.
Florida State, last year's WCWS runner-up and the 2018 champion, earned the second overall seed but were stunned in the regionals when Mississippi State beat the Seminoles twice on FSU's home field to send one of the co-favorites packing. No. 6 seed Alabama, No. 11 Tennessee, No. 13 seed Washington and No. 15 seed Missouri were also eliminated in regionals.
The Women's College World Series begins on June 2.
A look at the WCWS schedule, and regional and super regional results:
Women's College World Series
All times p.m. and ET unless noted (x-if necessary)
June 2
Game 1: Texas vs. UCLA, noon (ESPN)
Game 2: Northwestern vs. Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3: Oregon State vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 4: Arizona vs. Oklahoma State, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
NCAA Super Regionals
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Central Florida
At Norman, Oklahoma
Game 1: Oklahoma 8, Central Florida 0
Game 2: Oklahoma 7, Central Florida 1
-- Oklahoma advances to WCWS
No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Northwestern
At Tempe, Arizona
Game 1: Northwestern 4, Arizona State 3 (11 inn.)
Game 2: Arizona State 7, Northwestern 4 (8 inn.)
Game 3: Northwestern 8, Arizona State 6
-- Northwestern advances to WCWS
No. 5 UCLA vs. No. 12 Duke
At Los Angeles
Game 1: UCLA 3, Duke 2
Game 2: UCLA 8, Duke 2
-- UCLA advances to WCWS
No. 4 Arkansas vs. Texas
At Fayetteville, Arkansas
Game 1: Arkansas 7, Texas 1
Game 2: Texas 3, Arkansas 1
Game 3: Texas 3, Arkansas 0
-- Texas advances to WCWS
No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Florida
At Blacksburg, Virginia
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, Florida 0
Game 2: Florida 7, Virginia Tech 2
Game 3: Florida 12, Virginia Tech 0
-- Florida advances to WCWS
Stanford vs. Oregon State
At Stanford, California
Game 1: Oregon State 3, Stanford 1
Game 2: Oregon State 2, Stanford 0
-- Oregon State advances to WCWS
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Clemson
At Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game 1: Oklahoma State 2, Clemson 0
Game 2: Oklahoma State 5, Clemson 1
-- Oklahoma State advances to WCWS
Arizona vs. Mississippi State
At Starkville, Mississippi
Game 1: Arizona 3, Mississippi State 2
Game 2: Arizona 7, Mississippi State 1
-- Arizona advances to WCWS
NCAA softball tournament regionals
Norman (Okla.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Texas A&M 5, Minnesota 1
Game 2: No. 1 Oklahoma 14, Prairie View A&M 0
Saturday
Game 3: Oklahoma 3, Texas A&M 2
Game 4: Minnesota 13, Prairie View A&M 1
Game 5: Texas A&M 10, Minnesota 7
Sunday
Game 6: Oklahoma 20, Texas A&M 0
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Orlando (Fla.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Michigan 2, South Dakota State 1
Game 2: No. 16 Central Florida (6, Villanova 0
Saturday
Game 3: Central Florida 3, Michigan 2 (11 inn.)
Sunday
Game 4: South Dakota State 5, Villanova 4 (9 inn.)
Game 5: Michigan 4, South Dakota State 1
Game 6: Central Florida 9, Michigan 4
Evanston (Ill.) Regional
Frida
Game 1: McNeese 11, Notre Dame 1
Game 2: No. 9 Northwestern 9, Oakland 2
Saturday
Game 3: Northwestern 17, McNeese 3
Game 4: Notre Dame 16, Oakland 1
Game 5: McNeese 3, Notre Dame 1
Sunday
Game 6: Northwestern 10, McNeese 2
Tempe (Ariz.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: San Diego State 10, LSU 5
Game 2: No. 8 Arizona State 5, Cal State-Fullerton 2
Saturday
Game 3: Arizona State 11, San Diego State 8
Game 4: Cal-State Fullerton 3, LSU 2
Game 5: San Diego State 8, Cal-State Fullerton 5
Sunday
Game 6: Arizona State 8, San Diego State 4
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Los Angeles Regional
Friday
Game 1: Loyola Marymount 4, Mississippi 2
Game 2: No. 5 UCLA 12, Grand Canyon 1
Saturday
Game 3: UCLA 7, Loyola Marymount 1
Game 4: Mississippi 9, Grand Canyon 5
Game 5: Mississippi 4, Loyola Marymount 2
Sunday
Game 6: UCLA 9, Mississippi 1
Durham (N.C.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Liberty 2, Georgia 0
Game 2: No. 12 Duke 4, UMBC 0
Saturday
Game 3: Duke 5, Liberty 0
Game 4: Georgia 6, UMBC 3
Game 5: Georgia 7, Liberty 2
Sunday
Game 6: Georgia 5, Duke 3
Game 7: Duke 13, Georgia 5
Seattle Regional
Friday
Game 1: Texas 6, vs. Weber State 0
Game 2: No. 13 Washington 9, Lehigh 2
Saturday
Game 3: Texas 8, Washington 2
Game 4: Lehigh 5, Weber State 4
Game 5: Washington 6, Lehigh 1
Sunday
Game 6: Washington 2, Texas 0
Game 7: Texas 3, Washington 2
Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: No. 4 Arkansas 11, Princeton 0
Game 2: Oregon 10, Wichita State 2
Saturday
Game 3: Arkansas 6, Oregon 2
Game 4: Wichita State 5, Princeton 4
Game 5: Oregon 8, Wichita State 1
Sunday
Game 6: Arkansas 9, Oregon 3
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Blacksburg (Va.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: No. 3 Virginia Tech 4, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 2: Kentucky 15, Miami (Ohio) 1
Saturday
Game 3: Kentucky 5, Virginia Tech 4
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 5: Virginia Tech 5, Miami (Ohio) 4
Sunday
Game 6: Virginia Tech 9, Kentucky 2
Game 7: Virginia Tech 5, Kentucky 4
Gainesville (Fla.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Georgia Tech 2, Wisconsin 1
Game 2: No. 14 Florida 10, Canisius 1
Saturday
Game 3: Florida 7, Georgia Tech 1
Game 4: Wisconsin 3, Canisius 0
Sunday
Game 5: Wisconsin 7, Georgia Tech 6
Game 6: Florida 11, Wisconsin 0
Knoxville (Tenn.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Oregon State 4, Ohio State 3
Game 2: No. 11 Tennessee 9, Campbell 1
Saturday
Game 3: Tennesse 3, Oregon State 0
Game 4: Ohio State 10, Campbell 0
Game 5: Oregon State 5, Ohio State 1
Sunday
Game 6: Oregon State 8, Tennessee 3
Game 7: Oregon State 3, Tennessee 1
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: No. 6 Alabama 3, Chattanooga 0
Game 2: Stanford 3, Murray State 1
Saturday
Game 3: Stanford 6, Alabama 0
Game 4: Chattanooga 1, Murray State 0 (8 inn.)
Game 5: Alabama 6, Chattanooga 2
Sunday
Game 6: Alabama 4, Stanford 0
Game 7: Stanford 6, Alabama 0
Stillwater (Okla.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: Nebraska 3, North Texas 0
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma State 12, Fordham 0
Saturday
Game 3: Oklahoma State 7, Nebraska 4
Game 4: North Texas 5, Fordham 3
Game 5: North Texas 3, Nebraska 0
Sunday
Game 6: Oklahoma State 2, North Texas 0
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Clemson (S.C.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: No. 10 Clemson 9, UNC-Wilmington 0
Game 2: Auburn 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Saturday
Game 3: Clemson 1, Auburn 0
Game 4: Louisiana-Lafayette 3, UNC-Wilmington 1
Game 5: Louisiana-Lafayette 4, Auburn 3
Sunday
Game 6: Clemson 8, Louisiana-Lafayette 0
Columbia (Mo.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: No. 15 Missouri 3, Missouri State 1
Game 2: Arizona 8, Illinois 3
Saturday
Game 3: Arizona 2, Missouri 0
Game 4: Missouri State 2, Illinois 0
Game 5: Missouri 2, Missouri State 0
Sunday
Game 6: Arizona 1, Missouri 0
Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional
Friday
Game 1: South Florida 4, Mississippi State 0
Game 2: No. 2 Florida State 8, Howard 0
Saturday
Game 3: Florida State 8, South Florida 0
Game 4: Mississippi State 6, Howard 3
Game 5: Mississippi State 6, South Florida 0
Sunday
Game 6: Mississippi State 5, Florida State 0
Game 7: Mississippi State 4, Florida State 3
Women's College World Series
June 2-9/10 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City (times subject to change):
Thursday, June 2
Game 1: Noon
Game 2: 2:30
Game 3: 7
Game 4: 9:30
Friday, June 3
Game 5: G1 loser vs. G2 loser, 7
Game 6: G3 loser vs. G4 loser, 9:30
Saturday, June 4
Game 7: G1 winner vs. G2 winner, 3
Game 8: G3 winner vs. G4 winner, 7
Sunday, June 5
Game 9: G5 winner vs. G7 loser, 3
Game 10: G6 winner vs. G8 loser, 7
Monday, June 6
Game 11: G7 winner vs. G9 winner, Noon
Game 12 (if necessary): 2:30
Game 13: G8 winner vs. G10 winner), 7
Game 14 (if necessary): 9:30
WCWS finals
Game 1: Wednesday, June 8, 8:30
Game 2: Thursday, June 9, 7:30
Game 3 : June 10 (if necessary), 8:30
Printable 2022 NCAA Softball Championship bracket
Previous NCAA softball champions
2021: Oklahoma (56-4)
2020: Canceled due to pandemic
2019: UCLA (56-6)
2018: Florida State (58-12)
2017: Oklahoma (61-9)
2016: Oklahoma (57-8)
2015: Florida (60-7)
2014: Florida (55-12)
2013: Oklahoma (57-4)
2012: Alabama (60-8)
2011: Arizona State (60-6)
2010: UCLA (50-14-1)
2009: Washington (51-12)
2008: Arizona State (66-5)
2007: Arizona (50-14-1)
2006: Arizona (54-11)
2005: Michigan (65-7)
2004: UCLA (47-9)
2003: UCLA (54-7)
2002: California (56-19)
2001: Arizona (65-4)
2000: Oklahoma (66-8)
1999: UCLA (63-6)
1998: Fresno State (52-11)
1997: Arizona State (61-5)
1996: Arizona (58-9)
1995: UCLA (50-6)
1994: Arizona (64-3)
1993: Arizona (44-8)
1992: UCLA (54-2)
1991: Arizona (56-16)
1990: UCLA (62-7)
1989: UCLA (48-4)
1988: UCLA (53-8)
1987: Texas A&M (56-8)
1986: Cal State Fullerton (57-9-1)
1985: UCLA (41-9)
1984: UCLA (45-6-1)
1983: Texas A&M (41-11)
1982: UCLA (33-7-2)
Contributing: The Associated Press
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