2025 NCAA Softball Tournament

[theshadow]

Top 16 seeds (regional hosts)
1. Texas A&M (SEC)
2. Oklahoma (SEC)
3. Florida (SEC)
4. Arkansas (SEC)
5. Florida State (ACC)
6. Texas (SEC)
7. Tennessee (SEC)
8. South Carolina (SEC)
9. UCLA (Big Ten)
10. LSU (SEC)
11. Clemson (ACC)
12. Texas Tech (Big 12)
13. Arizona (Big 12)
14. Duke (ACC)
15. Alabama (SEC)
16. Oregon (Big Ten)

SEC - 9
ACC - 3
Big 12 - 2
Big Ten - 2

Big 12 Qualifiers (5)
Texas Tech - regional host
Arizona - regional host
Oklahoma State - 2 seed in Fayetteville
UCF - 2 seed in Austin
Arizona State - 2 seed in Los Angeles

 

[BigJCy]

 

[BigJCy]

14 SEC teams made it.

 

[theshadow]

Last 4 In:
Georgia Tech (35)
Washington (38)
Indiana (44)
Northwestern (49)

Last 4 Out:
Nevada (41)
Purdue (45)
BYU (47)
North Texas (48)

 

[swclone11]

No Cyclones, so back to cheering for the Mavs for me. Go UNO!

 

[BigJCy]

 

[shadow]

I thought I saw a thread a while ago where they ISU had a chance to get in. Any idea why they didn’t?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

I thought I saw a thread a while ago where they ISU had a chance to get in. Any idea why they didn’t?

to many bad losses.

 

[theshadow]

I thought I saw a thread a while ago where they ISU had a chance to get in. Any idea why they didn’t?

65 RPI -- caused by a shortage of high-quality games, 3 losses to 150+, and an average record against teams 26-100.

The last team in was 49, and four other teams in the 40s got left out.

 

[VeloClone]

And our overall record, Although, the 3nd place team in a power conference should be in

I'm not sure how to pronounce that...

 

[KidSilverhair]

Thrnd

 

[theshadow]

Tournament starts today...

SITE	TIME (CT)	TV	MATCHUP
College Station	12:00	ESPN+	Marist vs Liberty
College Station	2:30	SEC	#1 Texas A&M vs St. Francis (Pa.)
Eugene	4:00	ESPN+	Binghamton vs Stanford
Eugene	6:30	ESPN+	#16 Oregon vs Weber State
Los Angeles	6:30	ESPN+	#9 UCLA vs UCSB
Los Angeles	9:00	ESPN2	Arizona State vs San Diego State
Columbia	2:00	ESPN+	North Florida vs Virginia
Columbia	4:30	ESPN+	#8 South Carolina vs Elon
Tallahassee	11:00	ESPNU	South Florida vs Auburn
Tallahassee	1:30	ACC	#5 Florida State vs Robert Morris
Lubbock	4:30	ESPN+	#12 Texas Tech vs Brown
Lubbock	7:00	ESPN2	Mississippi State vs Washington
Tucson	6:30	ESPN+	#13 Arizona vs Santa Clara
Tucson	9:00	ESPNU	Ole Miss vs Grand Canyon
Fayetteville	3:00	ESPN2	Indiana vs Oklahoma State
Fayetteville	5:30	ESPN+	#4 Arkansas vs Saint Louis
Gainesville	1:00	ESPNU	Georgia Tech vs Florida Atlantic
Gainesville	3:30	ESPN+	#3 Florida State vs Mercer
Durham	11:00	ACC	#14 Duke vs Howard
Durham	1:30	ESPN+	Coastal Carolina vs Georgia
Clemson	1:00	ESPN+	Northwestern vs Kentucky
Clemson	3:30	ACC	#11 Clemson vs USC Upstate
Austin	1:00	ESPN2	Michigan vs UCF
Austin	3:30	ESPN+	#6 Texas vs Eastern Illinois
Knoxville	12:30	SEC	#7 Tennessee vs Miami (Ohio)
Knoxville	3:00	ESPNU	North Carolina vs Ohio State
Baton Rouge	2:00	ESPN+	UConn vs Nebraska
Baton Rouge	4:30	SEC	#10 LSU vs SE Louisiana
Tuscaloosa	2:30	ESPN+	Belmont vs Virginia Tech
Tuscaloosa	5:00	ESPN+	#15 Alabama vs Jackson State
Norman	2:30	ESPN+	Omaha vs California
Norman	5:00	ESPNU	#2 Oklahoma vs Boston U

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

I thought I saw a thread a while ago where they ISU had a chance to get in. Any idea why they didn’t?

Softball/Baseball RPI is brutal for the northern teams....

 

[theshadow]

Today's schedule, by network (not including ESPN+):

ESPN2
1:00 - Michigan vs UCF
3:00 - Indiana vs Oklahoma State
5:00 - 7 Innings Live
7:00 - Washington vs Mississippi State
9:00 - San Diego State vs Arizona State

ESPNU
11:00 - South Florida vs Auburn
1:00 - Georgia Tech vs Florida Atlantic
3:00 - North Carolina vs Ohio State
5:00 - #2 Oklahoma vs Boston U
7:00 - 7 Innings Live
9:00 - Grand Canyon vs Ole Miss

ACC Network
11:00 - #14 Duke vs Howard
1:30 - #5 Florida State vs Robert Morris
3:30 - #11 Clemson vs USC Upstate

SEC Network
12:30 - #7 Tennessee vs Miami (Ohio)
2:30 - #1 Texas A&M vs St. Francis
4:30 - #10 LSU vs SE Louisiana

 

[BigJCy]

SE Louisiana beats #10 Seed LSU 4-3.

 

[theshadow]

Host teams went 15-1 (LSU the only loss) on day one, with 13 wins via run-rule.

Only 5 "upsets" in the 2 vs 3 games.

 

[theshadow]

Three games scheduled at each site on Saturday.
(1) 1-0 vs 1-0
(2) 0-1 vs 0-1 - elimination game
(3) L1 vs W2 - elimination game

1-0	1-0	0-1	0-1
(1) Texas A&M	Liberty	Marist	St. Francis
(16) Oregon	Stanford	Binghamton	Weber State
(9) UCLA	San Diego State	Arizona State	UC Santa Barbara
(8) South Carolina	North Florida	Virginia	Elon
(5) Florida State	South Florida	Auburn	Robert Morris
(12) Texas Tech	Mississippi State	Washington	Brown
(13) Arizona	Ole Miss	Grand Canyon	Santa Clara
(4) Arkansas	Oklahoma State	Indiana	Saint Louis
(3) Florida	Florida Atlantic	Georgia Tech	Mercer
(14) Duke	Georgia	Coastal Carolina	Howard
(11) Clemson	Northwestern	Kentucky	USC Upstate
(6) Texas	Michigan	UCF	Eastern Illinois
(7) Tennessee	Ohio State	North Carolina	Miami (Ohio)
Nebraska	SE Louisiana	(10) LSU	UConn
(15) Alabama	Virginia Tech	Belmont	Jackson State
(2) Oklahoma	California	Omaha	Boston U.

 

[BigJCy]

Liberty beats #1 seed Texas A&M to send them to the losers bracket.

 

[theshadow]

Host teams that will have to go through the loser's bracket:
#1 Texas A&M
#10 LSU
#13 Arizona
#14 Duke
#16 Oregon

 

[theshadow]

SE Louisiana eliminates #10 LSU, 8-7.