The 2024 NCAA DI Softball Tournament is here, and we are currently in the Super Regional round. The bracket was announced on Sunday, May 12 during an ESPN2 selection show. Following the regional action, super regionals will take place from May 23 to 26. The tournament culminates with the eight-team 2024 Women’s College World Series beginning May 30 in Oklahoma City.
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The 2023 Women’s College World Series finale ended with Oklahoma sweeping Florida State to win a third straight national championship. Below you will find all the information about the 2024 DI softball tournament.
2024 NCAA DI Softball Tournament Bracket
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2024 NCAA DI Softball Tournament Schedule
Here are the key dates for the 2024 NCAA DI Softball Tournament:
- Selection show: May 12 at 7 p.m. ET | ESPN2
- Regional: May 16/17-19
- Super Regionals: May 23-25
- Women’s College World Series: May 30-June 6/7 in Oklahoma City
2024 DI Softball Super Regionals (May 23-25)
*All times Eastern
Austin Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 2
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Super Regional Normand
- Thursday May 23
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Knoxville Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 26
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Gainesville Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 26
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Stillwater Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 26
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Los Angeles Super Regional
- Thursday May 23
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Colombia Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 26
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
Stanford Super Regional
- Friday May 24
- Saturday May 25
- Sunday May 26
- Game 3 if necessary: To be determined
2024 DI Softball Regionals (May 17-19)
*All times Eastern
Austin Regional – Austin, Texas
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Texas advances
Norman Regional – Norman, Oklahoma
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Oklahoma advances
Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Tennessee advances
Gainesville Regional – Gainesville, Florida
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Florida advances
Stillwater Regional – Stillwater, Oklahoma
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Oklahoma State advances
Los Angeles Regional – Los Angeles, California
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 UCLA advances
Columbia Regional – Columbia, Missouri
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆Missouri advances
Stanford Regional – Stanford, California
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Stanford advances
Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 LSU advances
Durham Regional – Durham, North Carolina
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Duke advances
Athens Regional – Athens, Georgia
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Georgia advances
Fayetteville Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Arizona advances
Lafayette Regional – Lafayette, Louisiana
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Baylor advances
Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Alabama advances
Tallahassee Regional – Tallahassee, Florida
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Florida State advances
Bryan-College Station Regional – Bryan-College Station, Texas
- Friday May 17
- Saturday May 18
- Sunday May 19
🏆 Texas A&M advances
2024 Women’s College World Series Schedule (all times ET)
May 30
- Game 1: To be determined vs. To be determined, noon | ESPN
- Game 2: To be determined versus To be determined, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 3: To be determined versus To be determined, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- Game 4: To be determined versus To be determined, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
May 31st
- Game 5: To be determined versus To be determined, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- Game 6: To be determined versus To be determined, 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
June 1
- Game 7: To be determined versus To be determined, 3 p.m. | ABC
- Game 8: To be determined versus To be determined, 7 p.m. | ESPN
June 2
- Game 9: To be determined versus To be determined, 3 p.m. | ABC
- Game 10: To be determined versus To be determined, 7 p.m. | ESPNU
June 3
- Game 11: To be determined vs. To be determined, noon | ESPN
- Game 12 (if necessary): To be determined versus To be determined, 2:30 p.m. | ESPN
- Game 13: To be determined versus To be determined, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
- Game 14 (if necessary): 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2
June 5
- WCWS Final Match 1: To be determined versus To be determined, 8 p.m. | ESPN
June 6
- Final WCWS Game 2: To be determined versus To be determined, 8 p.m. | ESPN
June 7
- WCWS Final Game 3 (if necessary): To be determined vs To be determined, 8 p.m. | ESPN
How the championship works: The regionals – on 16 sites – are double elimination and are scheduled from May 16/17 to 19. The 16 winners advance to the super-regionals and play a two-team, best-of-three series from May 23 to 25 or May 24 to 26. The eight winners earn spots in the 2024 Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. The WCWS begins May 30 in a double-elimination format. The bottom two teams will play a best-of-three series for the national championship which begins June 5.
How to get Women’s College World Series tickets
You can purchase tickets for WCWS 2024 here. The Women’s College World Series is played at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Soft ball Championship: future dates
| REGIONAL | SUPER REGIONAL | WCWS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 16-18 | May 22-25 | May 29-June 6 |
| 2026 | May 15-17 | May 21-24 | May 28-June 5 |
| 2027 | May 21-23 | May 27-30 | June 3-11 |
Women’s College World Series Championship History
Below is the complete year-by-year history of the NCAA DI National Softball Championship since 1982.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Finalist | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | *Oklahoma (61-1) | Patty Gasso | 3-1 | State of Florida | Oklahoma City |
| 2022 | *Oklahoma (59-3) | Patty Gasso | 10-5 | Texas | Oklahoma City |
| 2021 | Oklahoma (56-4) | Patty Gasso | 5-1 | State of Florida | Oklahoma City |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | *UCLA (56-6) | Kelly Inouye-Pérez | 5-4 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City |
| 2018 | *Florida State (58-12) | Lonnie Alameda | 8-3 | Washington | Oklahoma City |
| 2017 | *Oklahoma (61-9) | Patty Gasso | 5-4 | Florida | Oklahoma City |
| 2016 | Oklahoma (57-8) | Patty Gasso | 2-1 | Auburn | Oklahoma City |
| 2015 | Florida (60-7) | Tim Walton | 4-1 | Michigan | Oklahoma City |
| 2014 | *Florida (55-12) | Tim Walton | 6-3 | Alabama | Oklahoma City |
| 2013 | *Oklahoma (57-4) | Patty Gasso | 4-0 | Tennessee | Oklahoma City |
| 2012 | Alabama (60-8) | Patrick Murphy | 5-4 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City |
| 2011 | *Arizona State (60-6) | Clint Myers | 7-2 | Florida | Oklahoma City |
| 2010 | *UCLA (50-11) | Kelly Inouye-Pérez | 15-9 | Arizona | Oklahoma City |
| 2009 | Washington (51-12) | Heather Tarr | 3-2 | Florida | Oklahoma City |
| 2008 | *Arizona State (66-5) | Clint Myers | 11-0 | Texas A&M | Oklahoma City |
| 2007 | Arizona (50-14-1) | Mike Candea | 5-0 | Tennessee | Oklahoma City |
| 2006 | Arizona (54-11) | Mike Candea | 5-0 | North West | Oklahoma City |
| 2005 | Michigan (65-7) | Carole Hutchins | 4-1 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 2004 | UCLA (47-9) | Sue Enquist | 3-1 | California | Oklahoma City |
| 2003 | UCLA (54-7) | Sue Enquist | 1-0 | California | Oklahoma City |
| 2002 | California (56-19) | Diane Ninemire | 6-0 | Arizona | Oklahoma City |
| 2001 | *Arizona (65-4) | Mike Candea | 1-0 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 2000 | *Oklahoma (66-8) | Patty Gasso | 3-1 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 1999 | *UCLA (63-6) | Sue Enquist | 3-2 | Washington | Oklahoma City |
| 1998 | Fresno State (52-11) | Margie Wright | 1-0 | Arizona | Oklahoma City |
| 1997 | Arizona (61-5) | Mike Candea | 10-2 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 1996 | *Arizona (58-9) | Mike Candea | 6-4 | Washington | Columbus, Georgia. |
| 1995 | *#UCLA (50-6) | Sharon Backus | 4-2 | Arizona | Oklahoma City |
| 1994 | *Arizona (64-3) | Mike Candea | 2-0 | State of California Northridge | Oklahoma City |
| 1993 | Arizona (44-8) | Mike Candea | 1-0 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 1992 | *UCLA (54-2) | Sharon Backus | 2-0 | Arizona | Oklahoma City |
| 1991 | Arizona (56-16) | Mike Candea | 5-1 | UCLA | Oklahoma City |
| 1990 | UCLA (62-7) | Sharon Backus | 2-0 | Fresno State | Oklahoma City |
| 1989 | *UCLA (48-4) | Sharon Backus | 1-0 | Fresno State | Sunnyvale, California. |
| 1988 | UCLA (53-8) | Sharon Backus | 3-0 | Fresno State | Sunnyvale, California. |
| 1987 | Texas A&M (56-8) | Bob Brock | 4-1 | UCLA | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1986 | *Cal State Fullerton (57-9-1) | Game garman | 3-0 | Texas A&M | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1985 | UCLA (41-9) | Sharon Backus | 2-1 | Nebraska | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1984 | UCLA (45-6-1) | Sharon Backus | 1-0 | Texas A&M | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1983 | Texas A&M (41-11) | Bob Brock | 2-0 | California State Fullerton | Omaha, Neb. |
| 1982 | *UCLA (33-7-2) | Sharon Backus | 2-0 | Fresno State | Omaha, Neb. |
*Indicates undefeated teams in the final series.
#-UCLA’s 1995 national championship was subsequently vacated by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.