NCAA softball tournament 2026: Full regionals bracket, TV schedule, scores for Road to Women's College World Series

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The road to the Women's College World Series begins with the regionals this weekend at 16 sites around the country.

The first round of the NCAA softball tournament will help begin the sorting process in a postseason that figures to be wide open. Alabama earned the No. 1 national seed, leading three SEC teams at the top of the bracket with Texas at No. 2 and Oklahoma No. 3, but there is no consensus favorite in 2026 with numerous schools maintaining legitimate title hopes.

The opening weekend consists of four-team regionals with a double-elimination format. The seeding is different this year, with eight teams seeded in each quadrant of the bracket. That means two teams in each regional will have seeds: No. 1 and No. 8, No. 2 and No. 7, and so on.

There are no gimmes here; top overall seed Texas A&M got bounced in the regionals last year. But the first step in making it to Oklahoma City is surviving the first weekend. Here's when and where to watch every game.

Where to watch NCAA softball regionals​

• TV channels: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACCN, SECN
• Live streams:ESPN app, fubo

NCAA softball tournament games will air across a variety of ESPN platforms, with select games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network. Fans can stream those games live on fubo, which offers a free trial, or stream every game via the ESPN app.

See the full game schedule below.

NCAA softball regionals TV schedule, scores 2026​

Tuscaloosa Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 1 Alabama vs. USC Upstate	1 p.m.	SECN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 8 SE Louisiana vs. Belmont	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	2 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	7 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Baton Rouge Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 5 Virginia Tech vs. South Alabama	4 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 2: No. 4 LSU vs. Akron	6:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Tallahassee Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 3 Florida State vs. Stetson	12 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 6 UCF vs. Jacksonville STate	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	12 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	5 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	12 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Los Angeles Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 7 South Carolina vs. Cal State Fullerton	7 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 2: No. 2 UCLA vs. Cal Baptist	10 p.m.	ESPN2, fubo, ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	5 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	7:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	10 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	7:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	10 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Fayetteville Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 2 Arkansas vs. Fordham	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 2: No. 7 Washington vs. USF	8 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	2 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	7 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Durham Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 3 Duke vs. Howard	12 p.m.	ACCN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 6 Arizona vs. Marshall	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	12 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Stillwater Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 5 Stanford vs. Princeton	2 p.m.	ACCN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 4 Oklahoma State vs. Eastern Illinois	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	4 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	6:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Lincoln Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 8 Louisville vs. Grand Canyon	4 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 1 Nebraska vs. South Dakota	6:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Norman Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 1 Oklahoma vs. Binghamton	3:30 p.m.	SECN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 8 Kansas vs. Michigan	6 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	8 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Eugene Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 5 Mississippi State vs. Saint Mary's	7:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 2: No. 4 Oregon vs. Idaho State	10 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	5 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	7:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	10 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	7:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	10 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Lubbock Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 6 Ole Miss vs. Boston U.	2 p.m.	ESPNU, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 3 Texas Tech vs. Marist	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	8 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	4 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	6:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Gainesville Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 2 Florida vs. Florida A&M	11 a.m.	SECN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 7 Texas State vs. Georgia Tech	1:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	10 a.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	12:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	12 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Knoxville Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 2 Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky	5:30 p.m.	SECN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 7 Virginia vs. Indiana	8 p.m.	ESPN2, fubo, ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	8 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Athens Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 6 Clemson vs. UNC Greensboro	4:30 p.m.	ACCN, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 3 Georgia vs. College of Charleston	7 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	12 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	2:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Bryan-College Station Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 4 Texas A&M vs. UConn	2 p.m.	ESPN2, fubo, ESPN app
Game 2: No. 5 Arizona State vs. McNeese	4:30 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	8 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	3 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	5:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

Austin Regional schedule, scores​

Date	Game	Time (ET)	Watch
May 15	Game 1: No. 8 Wisconsin vs. Baylor	1:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 2: No. 1 Texas vs. Wagner	4 p.m.	ESPN app
May 16	Game 3: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 4: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 5: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 winner	6 p.m.	ESPN app
May 17	Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	1 p.m.	ESPN app
Game 7*: Game 3 winner vs. Game 5 winner	3:30 p.m.	ESPN app

* If necessary

NCAA softball bracket, seeds 2026​

After years of seeding 16 teams nationally, with each hosting a regional, there are now 32 national seeds — eight in each quadrant of the bracket. That means each quadrant has teams seeded No. 1 through No. 8, with the top two in each quadrant in line to host super regionals if they advance. The teams seeded 17-32 nationally are broken into four "buckets" that try to balance competitiveness with geography in determining regionals.

Super regional matchups remain based on national seeds, so the winner of the No. 1 seed's regional (regardless of which team it is) will face the winner of the No. 16 seed's regional in the supers, and so on.

National seed	Team	Quadrant seed	Regional
No. 1	Alabama	No. 1	Tuscaloosa
No. 2	Texas	No. 1	Austin
No. 3	Oklahoma	No. 1	Norman
No. 4	Nebraska	No. 1	Lincoln
No. 5	Arkansas	No. 2	Fayetteville
No. 6	Florida	No. 2	Gainesville
No. 7	Tennessee	No. 2	Knoxville
No. 8	UCLA	No. 2	Los Angeles
No. 9	Florida State	No. 3	Tallahassee
No. 10	Georgia	No. 3	Athens
No. 11	Texas Tech	No. 3	Lubbock
No. 12	Duke	No. 3	Durham
No. 13	Oklahoma State	No. 4	Stillwater
No. 14	Oregon	No. 4	Eugene
No. 15	Texas A&M	No. 4	College Station
No. 16	LSU	No. 4	Baton Rouge
No. 17-20	Virginia Tech	No. 5	Baton Rouge
No. 17-20	Arizona State	No. 5	College Station
No. 17-20	Mississippi State	No. 5	Eugene
No. 17-20	Stanford	No. 5	Stillwater
No. 21-24	Arizona	No. 6	Durham
No. 21-24	Ole Miss	No. 6	Lubbock
No. 21-24	Clemson	No. 6	Athens
No. 21-24	UCF	No. 6	Tallahassee
No. 25-28	South Carolina	No. 7	Los Angeles
No. 25-28	Virginia	No. 7	Knoxville
No. 25-28	Texas State	No. 7	Gainesville
No. 25-28	Washington	No. 7	Fayetteville
No. 29-32	Louisville	No. 8	Lincoln
No. 29-32	Kansas	No. 8	Norman
No. 29-32	Wisconsin	No. 8	Austin
No. 29-32	SE Louisiana	No. 8	Tuscaloosa

NCAA softball tournament schedule 2026​

The round-by-round schedule for this year's tournament is below:

• Selection show: Sunday, May 10, 7 p.m. ET
• Regionals: Friday, May 15-Sunday, May 17
• Super regionals: Thursday, May 21-Sunday, May 24
• Women's College World Series: Thursday, May 28-Friday, June 5
• Women's College World Series championship series: Wednesday, June 3-Friday, June 5

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