2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament
Appearance
Teams | 64 |
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Finals site | |
Champions | Arizona State (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Florida (4th WCWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Clint Myers (2nd title) |
MOP | Dallas Escobedo and Michelle Moultrie (Arizona State) |
The 2011 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was a sports event that was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 and is part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated 8 teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
National Seeds
Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
- Arizona State
- Alabama
- Texas
- Florida
- Missouri
- Georgia
- California
- Arizona
- Oklahoma
- Michigan
- Baylor
- Washington
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Stanford
- Texas A&M
Regionals and Super Regionals
Tempe Super Regional
Tucson Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Gainesville Super Regional
Stillwater Super Regional
Athens Super Regional
Lexington Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Automatic Bids
- ACC: Florida State
- America East: Albany
- Atlantic 10: Fordham
- Atlantic Sun: Jacksonville
- Big 10: Michigan
- Big 12: Missouri
- Big East: Syracuse
- Big South: Liberty
- Big West: Pacific
- Colonial: Georgia State
- Conference-USA: East Carolina
- Horizon: Illinois-Chicago
- Ivy: Harvard
- Mid-American: Western Michigan
- Metro Atlantic: Iona
- Mid-Eastern: Bethune-Cookman
- Missouri Valley: Missouri State
- Mountain West: BYU
- Northeast: Sacred Heart
- Ohio Valley: Jacksonville State
- Pac-10: Arizona State
- Pacific Coast: Portland State
- Patriot: Lehigh
- SEC: Tennessee
- Southern: Chattanooga
- Southland: Texas State
- SWAC: Jackson State
- Summit: North Dakota State
- Sun Belt: Louisiana-Lafayette
- WAC: New Mexico State