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NCAA Division I softball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 NCAA Division I softball season
SportCollege softball
Founded1982
No. of teams64
Most recent
champion		Texas (1st title)
Most titlesUCLA (12)
BroadcastersESPN
ESPN2
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City.

Tournament play and team selection

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The tournament is different from many college tournaments in that it features four tiers of competition and a loss does not necessarily eliminate a team from contention. In fact, throughout the entire tournament a team can lose as many as four games and still be crowned champions.

A total of 64 teams compete in the tournament. 32 teams gain automatic entry into the tournament while the other 32 are selected by the Division I Softball committee. From this field of 64, 16 teams will be given "national seeds" and placed at one of the assigned regional sites, often the home field of each national seed.[1]

The first round of the tournament, called "regionals", consists of 16 locations that include four teams competing in a double elimination bracket. The winner of each regional moves on to the second round, the "super regionals."

For the super regionals, the regional containing overall #1 seed will be matched up with the regional containing the overall #16 seed, the #2 seed regional will be matched up with the #15 seed regional, and so on. The higher seed of the two teams usually hosts the best-of-three series, with the winner moving on to the Women's College World Series.

The final eight teams meet at Devon Park in Oklahoma City in the Women's College World Series. The WCWS is further divided into two sections. The first part resembles the regional round, as teams are broken in two groups of four to play in a double-elimination bracket. The winners of each bracket then meet in a championship series similar to the super regional tier in that it is a best-of-three series. The winner of the WCWS is crowned national champion.

Team titles

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NCAA Division I softball tournament is located in the United States
឴឴឵UCLA
឴឴឵UCLA
Arizona
Arizona
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Arizona State
Florida
Florida
Texas
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas
A&M
Alabama
Alabama
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton
California
California
Florida State
Florida
State
Fresno State
Fresno
State
Michigan
Michigan
Washington
Washington
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
12, 8, 2, 1
Team No. Years
UCLA 12 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019
Arizona 8 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
Oklahoma 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Florida 2 2014, 2015
Arizona State 2008, 2011
Texas A&M 1983, 1987
Texas 1 2025
Florida State 2018
Alabama 2012
Washington 2009
Michigan 2005
California 2002
Fresno State 1998
Cal State Fullerton 1986

Appearances by team

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Total columns

  • School refers to the current name and branding of the softball team.
  • Conference reflects each team's affiliation as of the 2026 season.
  •  #  Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament, not counting vacated appearances.
  •  16  Finished in the top 16 of the tournament: top 2 in a Regional (1982 through 2004) or won a Regional (2005 to present).
  •  WS  Total appearances in the College World Series
  •  CH  National Championships

Table entries

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  W3   W4   W5   W7  Played in the College World Series with the given placement. All World Series have had 2 teams finish in 5th and two teams finish in 7th. Since 1995, all have had 2 teams finish in 3rd, but before then, some years would have separate 3rd and 4th place teams, depending on how the bracket played out.

Starting in 2003, the NCAA seeded the top 8 teams, which are shown in double underline. Starting in 2005, the next 8 seeds are shown with single underline. These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds.

School Conference # 16 WS CH 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26

UCLA Big Ten 41 35 33 12 CH W3 CH CH RU CH CH CH RU CH RU W3 CH W3 RU CH RU RU W5 CH CH RU W3 R3 W5 SR CH R2 R• R2 SR W5 W7 W5 W3 CH W5 W3 R• W5 W5 R
Arizona Big 12 39 35 25 8 R2 R2 W3 W3 W7 CH RU CH CH RU CH CH RU W5 W3 CH RU W3 R3 W5 CH CH W7 W7 RU SR SR R3 SR SR SR SR SR W5 W7 W5 SR R2 R
Oklahoma SEC 32 27 18 8 R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R◦ CH W5 W7 W5 W5 SR R2 SR SR R3 SR W7 RU CH W5 SR CH CH W3 RU CH CH CH CH W3 R
Florida SEC 26 16 13 2 R• R3 R• R◦ R◦ R• R3 SR W3 RU W5 RU R2 W5 CH CH SR RU W5 W7 SR W5 R2 W3 W7 R
Arizona State Big 12 33 20 12 2 W3 R2 W7 R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 W7 R2 R3 W3 R• R3 W5 W7 CH W5 SR CH W3 W7 R2 R2 R2 R3 W7 R2 R3 SR R• R
Texas A&M SEC 36 18 8 2 CH RU R2 RU CH W5 R3 R2 R2 R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R◦ SR R3 W7 RU R3 R2 SR R2 SR R2 R2 R2 W7 SR R• R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R
Washington Big Ten 32 24 15 1 R3 R2 RU W3 W3 RU W5 R2 R3 W5 W7 SR SR W3 R2 CH W7 SR SR W3 SR R2 SR W3 RU W3 SR R2 W5 R3 R3 R
Alabama SEC 27 22 15 1 R◦ W5 R3 R◦ W7 R2 W5 W7 SR W3 W3 SR W3 CH SR RU W5 W7 SR SR W3 W3 R2 W7 W5 SR R
Florida State ACC 38 24 12 1 R2 W7 R3 R3 W3 W5 W7 W7 R• R2 R2 R• R2 R2 W3 R◦ W5 R2 SR R• R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 SR W7 SR W3 SR CH SR RU R2 RU SR SR R
California ACC 36 24 12 1 R2 W3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R3 R3 W5 R2 R3 W3 W7 W5 CH RU RU W7 SR R3 SR SR SR W5 W3 R2 R3 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2
Michigan Big Ten 31 21 12 1 R2 R2 W7 W7 W5 W5 R◦ R2 W7 W7 W7 CH SR SR SR W5 SR R2 SR W5 SR RU W5 R2 R3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R
Fresno State Mountain West 34 19 12 1 RU R2 W5 R2 R2 W5 RU RU RU W3 W3 R2 W5 R2 R2 W3 CH W5 R2 R◦ R• R3 R◦ R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 R2 R3 R• R3 R3 R3
Texas SEC 27 12 8 1 W7 R◦ R• R• W3 W3 W5 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3 SR W3 R2 R3 R3 R2 R3 SR SR RU SR RU CH R
Cal State Fullerton Big West 33 18 6 1 W3 RU R2 W3 CH W3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R3 R◦ R2 R2 R• R2 R3 SR R• R3 R2 R2 R2 R• R3 R3 R2 R
Oklahoma State Big 12 28 18 12 - W7 R2 R2 W3 W3 R2 R2 W4 W3 R3 R2 R2 W3 R3 R2 R2 R3 W7 R2 R2 R3 W5 W5 W3 W5 W7 R2 R
Tennessee SEC 24 14 9 - R◦ R◦ R• W3 W3 RU R2 R2 W3 R2 W7 RU SR W7 R2 SR SR SR R3 R2 W3 SR W3 R
Oregon Big Ten 26 16 7 - W5 R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 SR SR W5 SR W3 W7 SR W3 W5 R2 R2 SR R2 W5 R
Nebraska Big Ten 28 13 7 - W5 W3 RU W3 W5 R3 R3 R2 W5 R2 R2 R3 W5 R3 R2 R3 R2 R• R3 R3 R2 W7 SR R3 R2 R3 R2 SR R
Louisiana Sun Belt 33 19 6 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R2 W5 W5 R2 R2 R• R2 R• W7 R2 R3 R2 R• W5 R2 SR R2 SR SR W7 SR SR R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 SR R2
Missouri SEC 27 15 6 - R2 W7 W5 W7 R• R• R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R2 SR W7 W7 W5 SR SR R2 SR SR R• R2 R2 SR R2 R3 SR
LSU SEC 27 15 6 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R2 R◦ W3 SR SR R2 R2 R3 R2 W5 R2 R2 W3 W3 W5 SR SR SR R• R2 SR R3 R
Northwestern Big Ten 23 11 6 - W3 W5 W7 R2 R3 R◦ R• SR RU W3 SR R• R2 R2 R• R3 R2 SR R3 W7 SR R2 R3
Georgia SEC 24 15 5 - R3 R• R2 SR R2 R2 SR W3 W3 SR SR R2 SR SR W5 R2 W7 R2 W7 R2 SR SR SR R
Long Beach State Big West 26 8 5 - W5 R2 R2 R2 W5 W4 W5 W7 R3 R3 R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R•
Stanford ACC 23 11 4 - R2 R◦ R◦ W3 R3 R◦ W3 SR SR R2 SR SR R3 SR R2 R2 R3 R2 SR W3 W3 R2 R
Utah Big 12 17 10 4 - R2 W7 R2 W7 R2 W5 R• R3 R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R2 SR SR W7 R3
Cal Poly Pomona D2 8 8 4 - R2 R2 W7 W4 R2 R2 W3 W5
DePaul Big East 21 7 4 - R• R• R2 R2 W3 W7 R3 R2 R3 R◦ W7 W5 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2 R• R• R3
Baylor Big 12 17 7 4 - R3 SR R2 W5 SR W3 R3 R2 W3 R2 R2 W7 R2 R• R3 SR R
Iowa Big Ten 16 6 4 - R3 R2 R3 W3 W3 W5 R3 R3 W7 R• R2 R◦ R2 R• R2 R•
South Carolina SEC 26 10 3 - R2 W4 R2 W7 R3 R3 R2 W7 R3 R3 R◦ R2 R3 R◦ SR R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R2 R2 SR R
Louisiana Tech CUSA 11 7 3 - W5 R2 W7 W7 R2 R2 R2 R• R2 R3 R3
UMass MAC 21 6 3 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R• R3 W7 W7 R3 R◦ R3 R3 R3 R◦ R• SR R2 R2 R2 R• R•
Adelphi D2 6 6 3 - R2 W5 W5 R2 W7 R2
UNLV Mountain West 9 5 3 - W5 W7 R3 R2 R2 W3 R• R3 R•
Oregon State West Coast 15 6 2 - R2 R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R2 R3 R• R• R2 W7
Creighton Big East 12 5 2 - W7 W5 R2 R2 R2 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R• R•
Cal State Northridge Big West 14 4 2 - R2 W5 RU R2 R3 R• R• R• R◦ R• R◦ R• R• R•
Indiana Big Ten 11 4 2 - W7 R2 W3 R2 R3 R3 R• R2 R• R3 R
Auburn SEC 20 3 2 - R◦ R◦ R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R2 W3 RU SR R3 R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R2
Princeton Ivy League 13 2 2 - R3 W7 W7 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R• R• R• R• R3 R
Southern Miss Sun Belt 4 2 2 - W7 W3 R◦ R◦
Kentucky SEC 16 8 1 - R2 R3 SR R3 SR W5 SR R2 SR SR SR SR R2 R3 R3 R2
Pacific West Coast 13 7 1 - R2 W5 R2 R2 R2 R2 R• R2 R◦ R◦ R• R2 R•
Central Michigan MAC 14 6 1 - R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R• R3 R2 R◦ R3 R• R• R◦ R•
Kansas Big 12 13 6 1 - R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3 R2 R3 R2 R
Hawaii Big West 11 5 1 - R2 R2 R3 R2 R◦ R3 SR R2 W5 R• R2
South Florida American 19 4 1 - R3 R3 R2 R2 R◦ R3 R2 SR R• W7 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R
UConn Big East 10 4 1 - R2 R3 R3 R2 W5 R2 R• R◦ R• R
Minnesota Big Ten 17 3 1 - R3 R3 R• R2 R3 R3 R◦ R3 SR R2 R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R3 R3
Virginia Tech ACC 15 3 1 - R3 R3 R3 W7 R2 R2 R3 R• R2 SR SR R2 R3 R2 R
James Madison Sun Belt 9 3 1 - R• R3 R3 R3 SR R2 R3 SR W3
Ole Miss SEC 10 3 1 - R2 SR R2 SR R2 R2 R2 R• W7 R
Duke ACC 6 3 1 - R2 SR SR W7 R2 R
Texas Tech Big 12 8 2 1 - R2 R• R2 R2 R3 R2 RU R
Western Michigan MAC 4 2 1 - W5 R2 R◦ R•
Utah State Mountain West 4 2 1 - W7 R3 R3 R2
UIC Missouri Valley 12 1 1 - W7 R3 R3 R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R• R•
Kent State MAC 4 1 1 - W7 R3 R2 R3
Toledo MAC 3 1 1 - W7 R3 R•
Northern Illinois MAC 2 1 1 - W7 R3
Arkansas SEC 15 4 - - R• R3 R3 R• R2 R2 R• SR R• SR SR R2 R3 SR R
Notre Dame ACC 27 3 - - R3 R2 R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R• R◦ R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 R3 R2 R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3
Ohio State Big Ten 13 3 - - R2 R2 R◦ R3 R2 SR R2 R3 R• R2 R3 R3 R2
Clemson ACC 6 3 - - R2 SR SR R3 SR R
Hofstra CAA 18 2 - - R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R◦ R• R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R3 R3 R3 R•
San Diego State Mountain West 15 2 - - R2 R◦ R2 R3 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R• R3
Georgia Tech ACC 14 2 - - R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 SR R2 R3 R3 R3 R• R
Penn State Big Ten 11 2 - - R2 R2 R• R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R• R2 R3
Houston Big 12 9 2 - - R◦ R2 SR SR R3 R3 R3 R3 R2
Michigan State Big Ten 4 2 - - R3 R2 R2 R•
Mississippi State SEC 20 1 - - R3 R◦ R◦ R◦ R2 R3 R3 R• R• R3 R3 R3 R• R2 R2 R2 SR R3 R2 R
BYU Big 12 17 1 - - R◦ R3 R3 R2 R2 R3 SR R2 R2 R• R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R2
Boston University Patriot 15 1 - - R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R3 R3 R3 R• R• R• R• R3 R3 R• R
Texas State Sun Belt 13 1 - - R◦ R3 R2 R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R2 R
UCF Big 12 13 1 - - R3 R2 R3 R• R2 R2 R2 R2 SR R3 R3 R2 R
Southern Illinois Missouri Valley 11 1 - - R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R3 R• R• R2
Jacksonville State CUSA 10 1 - - R• R2 SR R• R3 R• R2 R3 R2 R
Bethune–Cookman SWAC 10 1 - - R◦ R◦ R◦ R◦ SR R• R• R• R• R•
North Dakota State Summit 10 1 - - SR R• R• R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R•
Illinois State Missouri Valley 9 1 - - R2 R3 R• R• R3 R2 R• R3 R2
Liberty CUSA 8 1 - - R◦ R• R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 SR
Illinois Big Ten 8 1 - - R◦ R2 R• R2 R3 R2 R3 R•
Missouri State CUSA 7 1 - - R2 R• R• R3 R• R3 R3
Wichita State American 7 1 - - R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3
NC State ACC 5 1 - - R3 R3 R2 R2 SR
UAB American 5 1 - - R3 R3 R• SR R3
Bowling Green MAC 4 1 - - R2 R3 R3 R◦
San Jose State Mountain West 4 1 - - R3 R2 R• R3
Maryland Big Ten 4 1 - - R2 R3 R3 R•
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 3 1 - - R2 R3 R3
Nicholls Southland 3 1 - - R3 R2 R•
Colorado State Mountain West 3 1 - - R2 R◦ R3
Rutgers Big Ten 2 1 - - R2 R•
Wyoming defunct 1 1 - - R2
New Mexico Mountain West 1 1 - - R2
Rhode Island Atlantic 10 1 1 - - R2
North Carolina ACC 16 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R2 R• R3 R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R•
Louisville ACC 16 - - - R◦ R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R2 R3 R• R• R• R2 R3 R
Chattanooga Southern 13 - - - R• R◦ R3 R◦ R◦ R• R• R2 R• R• R• R3
Florida Atlantic American 11 - - - R3 R◦ R3 R• R• R• R2 R2 R3 R• R3
Lehigh Patriot 11 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R2 R3 R2 R• R• R3 R• R3
Tulsa American 11 - - - R• R• R2 R2 R3 R• R2 R• R2 R3 R2
Fordham Atlantic 10 11 - - - R2 R3 R3 R• R2 R• R3 R• R• R• R
McNeese Southland 10 - - - R• R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R
LIU NEC 10 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R• R3 R• R2 R• R• R•
Wisconsin Big Ten 10 - - - R3 R◦ R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 R
Canisius MAAC 9 - - - R3 R• R◦ R◦ R• R• R3 R• R•
Florida A&M SWAC 9 - - - R◦ R• R3 R• R• R• R• R• R
Miami (OH) MAC 9 - - - R• R3 R3 R3 R• R3 R2 R3 R3
Harvard Ivy League 8 - - - R3 R◦ R• R• R2 R• R• R•
Mississippi Valley State SWAC 8 - - - R• R• R• R• R• R3 R• R•
Albany America East 8 - - - R• R• R2 R• R3 R• R• R•
USC Upstate Big South 8 - - - R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R• R
South Alabama Sun Belt 7 - - - R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R
Saint Francis (PA) NEC 7 - - - R3 R• R• R• R• R3 R•
Campbell CAA 6 - - - R• R3 R• R3 R• R3
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt 6 - - - R• R3 R◦ R• R3 R3
UMBC America East 6 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R• R• R•
Marist MAAC 6 - - - R• R• R• R• R3 R
Portland State Big Sky 6 - - - R3 R• R• R3 R• R•
UNC Greensboro Southern 5 - - - R• R• R• R• R
Northwestern State Southland 5 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R• R•
Cornell Ivy League 5 - - - R◦ R◦ R◦ R• R•
Longwood Big South 5 - - - R• R3 R2 R2 R•
Weber State Big Sky 5 - - - R• R• R3 R• R3
Grand Canyon Mountain West 5 - - - R• R3 R2 R3 R
Western Illinois Ohio Valley 4 - - - R3 R◦ R◦ R3
Sacramento State Big Sky 4 - - - R3 R• R• R•
Drake Missouri Valley 4 - - - R• R• R2 R3
East Carolina American 4 - - - R◦ R3 R2 R2
Seton Hall Big East 4 - - - R◦ R• R3 R•
Oakland Horizon 4 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R•
Wright State defunct 4 - - - R◦ R• R• R3
UC Santa Barbara Big West 4 - - - R◦ R• R• R2
Loyola Marymount West Coast 4 - - - R• R2 R3 R3
Tennessee Tech Ohio Valley 4 - - - R• R• R2 R3
Howard MEAC 4 - - - R• R• R• R
Iona MAAC 4 - - - R• R• R• R•
Virginia ACC 4 - - - R3 R2 R3 R
New Mexico State CUSA 4 - - - R3 R3 R• R•
Maine America East 3 - - - R• R◦ R•
Ohio MAC 3 - - - R• R• R2
Boston College ACC 3 - - - R3 R• R•
Cleveland State defunct 3 - - - R• R• R•
Ball State MAC 3 - - - R• R• R3
Colgate Patriot 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R•
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Army Patriot 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R•
Middle Tennessee CUSA 3 - - - R◦ R• R2
Eastern Kentucky ASUN 3 - - - R• R◦ R•
FIU CUSA 3 - - - R◦ R2 R3
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Southland 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R3
Georgia Southern Sun Belt 3 - - - R3 R• R3
Nevada Mountain West 3 - - - R• R2 R3
Southern Utah WAC 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Stetson ASUN 3 - - - R• R3 R
Lipscomb ASUN 3 - - - R2 R2 R3
Saint Mary's West Coast 3 - - - R• R• R
Syracuse ACC 3 - - - R• R3 R2
Jackson State SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Valparaiso Missouri Valley 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Marshall Sun Belt 3 - - - R3 R3 R
Western Kentucky CUSA 3 - - - R2 R2 R3
Texas Southern SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Binghamton America East 3 - - - R• R• R
Alabama State SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Prairie View A&M SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Villanova Big East 3 - - - R3 R• R2
Eastern Illinois Ohio Valley 3 - - - R• R• R
Omaha Summit 3 - - - R3 R2 R3
Southeastern Louisiana Southland 3 - - - R2 R2 R
Iowa State Big 12 2 - - - R3 R2
Georgia State Sun Belt 2 - - - R• R•
Troy Sun Belt 2 - - - R• R3
Brown Ivy League 2 - - - R• R•
Rider MAAC 2 - - - R• R◦
Manhattan MAAC 2 - - - R◦ R•
Southern SWAC 2 - - - R◦ R◦
Centenary D3 2 - - - R◦ R•
UTSA American 2 - - - R◦ R•
Charleston CAA 2 - - - R2 R
Green Bay Horizon 2 - - - R3 R•
Robert Morris Horizon 2 - - - R• R•
Cal Poly Big West 2 - - - R• R2
Sam Houston CUSA 2 - - - R3 R3
Winthrop Big South 2 - - - R2 R•
Purdue Big Ten 2 - - - R3 R2
Stony Brook CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Bradley Missouri Valley 2 - - - R3 R•
Radford Big South 2 - - - R3 R2
Sacred Heart MAAC 2 - - - R3 R•
UT Martin Ohio Valley 2 - - - R• R•
Elon CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 2 - - - R3 R3
Central Connecticut NEC 2 - - - R3 R•
Dartmouth Ivy League 2 - - - R• R•
Central Arkansas ASUN 2 - - - R• R3
Fairfield MAAC 2 - - - R• R•
Boise State Mountain West 2 - - - R• R2
Kennesaw State CUSA 2 - - - R• R3
Monmouth CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Seattle West Coast 2 - - - R3 R3
Morgan State MEAC 2 - - - R• R•
South Dakota State Summit 2 - - - R3 R3
UNC Wilmington CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Charlotte American 2 - - - R2 R3
Northern Colorado Big Sky 2 - - - R• R•
Northern Kentucky Horizon 2 - - - R• R
Belmont Missouri Valley 2 - - - R3 R
Providence Big East 1 - - - R3
Louisiana–Monroe Sun Belt 1 - - - R3
Niagara MAAC 1 - - - R•
Saint Peter's MAAC 1 - - - R◦
Evansville Missouri Valley 1 - - - R◦
UT Arlington WAC 1 - - - R3
Youngstown State Horizon 1 - - - R•
Eastern Michigan defunct 1 - - - R•
Furman Southern 1 - - - R•
Delaware State MEAC 1 - - - R•
Stephen F. Austin Southland 1 - - - R•
Alcorn State SWAC 1 - - - R•
Bucknell Patriot 1 - - - R•
UC Davis Big West 1 - - - R•
Jacksonville ASUN 1 - - - R3
Memphis American 1 - - - R3
Hampton CAA 1 - - - R•
Penn Ivy League 1 - - - R•
Purdue Fort Wayne defunct 1 - - - R•
Bryant America East 1 - - - R•
Charleston Southern Big South 1 - - - R•
SIU Edwardsville Ohio Valley 1 - - - R•
Utah Valley WAC 1 - - - R•
Indiana State Missouri Valley 1 - - - R3
Pittsburgh ACC 1 - - - R2
St. John's Big East 1 - - - R•
Butler Big East 1 - - - R•
Cal State Bakersfield Big West 1 - - - R•
Samford Southern 1 - - - R•
East Tennessee State Southern 1 - - - R•
Montana Big Sky 1 - - - R•
Detroit Mercy Horizon 1 - - - R•
George Washington Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
Murray State Missouri Valley 1 - - - R•
North Texas American 1 - - - R2
George Mason Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
North Carolina Central MEAC 1 - - - R•
Dayton Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
Siena MAAC 1 - - - R•
Mercer Southern 1 - - - R2
North Florida ASUN 1 - - - R2
Saint Louis Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
Santa Clara West Coast 1 - - - R•
Akron MAC 1 - - - R
California Baptist WAC 1 - - - R
Idaho State Big Sky 1 - - - R
South Dakota Summit 1 - - - R
Wagner NEC 1 - - - R

List of NCAA Division I teams with no appearances

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List of schools
School Conference
UMass Lowell America East
Austin Peay ASUN[a]
Bellarmine ASUN
North Alabama ASUN[a]
Queens ASUN
West Georgia[b] ASUN[a]
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
Georgetown Big East
Gardner–Webb Big South
Presbyterian Big South
UC Riverside Big West
UC San Diego Big West[c]
Drexel CAA
North Carolina A&T CAA
Towson CAA
Delaware CUSA
UTEP CUSA[d]
IU Indy Horizon
Columbia Ivy League
Yale Ivy League
Merrimack MAAC
Mount St. Mary's MAAC
Quinnipiac MAAC
Buffalo MAC
Coppin State MEAC
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC
Norfolk State MEAC
South Carolina State MEAC
Fairleigh Dickinson NEC
Le Moyne[e] NEC
Mercyhurst[b] NEC
New Haven[f] NEC
Stonehill NEC
Lindenwood Ohio Valley
Morehead State Ohio Valley
Southern Indiana Ohio Valley
Tennessee State Ohio Valley
Holy Cross Patriot
Lafayette Patriot
Western Carolina Southern
Wofford Southern
East Texas A&M Southland
Houston Christian Southland
Incarnate Word Southland
Lamar Southland
Alabama A&M SWAC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC
Grambling State SWAC
Kansas City Summit
North Dakota Summit
St. Thomas Summit
Appalachian State Sun Belt
San Diego West Coast
Abilene Christian WAC[g]
Tarleton State WAC[g]
Utah Tech WAC[h]
  1. ^ a b c Joining the rebranded United Athletic Conference in July 2026.
  2. ^ a b Will become eligible for the tournament in 2028 after completing transition period from Division II.
  3. ^ Joining the West Coast Conference in July 2027.
  4. ^ Joining the Mountain West Conference in July 2026.
  5. ^ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2027 after completing transition period from Division II.
  6. ^ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2029 after completing transition period from Division II.
  7. ^ a b The Western Athletic Conference will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026, with Abilene Christian and Tarleton State continuing as members.
  8. ^ Joining the Big Sky Conference in July 2026.

Past Formats

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Year Total Teams Region Super Regional College World Series
No. Teams Format Teams Format Championship
1982–1987 16[a] 8 2 Best-of-three 8 Double-elimination
1988–1993 20 2 (4 regions)
3 (4 regions) Double-elimination
1994–1998 32 4 Double-elimination Single game
1999–2002 48 6
2003–2004 64 8
2005–present 16 4 Best-of-three Best-of-three
  1. ^ The 1986 tournament featured only 15 teams; the Midwest Regional was not held and Creighton automatically advanced to the Women's College World Series.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Road to the Championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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