2023 NCAA Softball Tournament: Schedule, Matchups, Scores

Posted on May 16, 2023

The 2023 NCAA Softball Tournament is set to begin on Friday, May 19 as 64 teams begin the race to crown a national champion at the Women’s College World Series next month.

Regionals are scheduled for May 19-21 and are a double-elimination format. The 16 regional winners will advance to Super Regionals, a two-team best-of-three series from May 25-27 or May 26-28.

Then, after the field is whittled down to just eight teams, the remaining programs will head to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series from June 1-8/9. The WCWS is double-elimination until the final two teams are standing. The final two teams will then play a best-of-three series for the national championship, starting June 7.

Here’s a look at the 2023 D-I Softball Bracket, courtesy of NCAA.com.

2023 NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket

2023 D-I Softball Regional Schedule, Scores, TV Networks (all times CT)

Teams marked with an asterisk * are the hosts. Click or tap on each game to see the live scoreboard, courtesy of NCAA.com.

Norman Regional – Norman, Oklahoma

No. 1 seed Oklahoma* (51-1) vs. Hofstra (29-25) — 4 p.m Friday, May 19 on ESPNU
California (33-19-1) vs. Missouri (34-24) — 6:30 p.m., Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 2 p.m on Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 7 p.m. on Saturday May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 21, if necessary

Clemson Regional – Clemson, South Carolina

No. 16 seed Clemson* (46-9) vs. UNC Greensboro (37-20) — 2 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPNU
Auburn (40-17) vs. Cal State Fullerton (33-19) — 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 11 a.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Stanford Regional – Stanford, California

Florida (36-20) vs. Loyola Marymount University (27-20) — 5 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
No. 9 seed Stanford* (40-13) vs. Long Beach State (31-21) — 8 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPNU
Game 3: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Durham Regional – Durham, North Carolina

No. 8 seed Duke* (45-10) vs. George Mason (35-22) — 11 a.m. on Friday, May 19 on ACC Network
Charlotte (33-21) vs. Campbell (41-16) — 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 11 a.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Central Arkansas (44-10) vs. Middle Tennessee (39-18) — 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
No. 5 seed Alabama* (40-18) vs. Long Island University (32-24) —6 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Evanston Regional – Evanston, Illinois

Kentucky (30-20-1) vs. Miami (Ohio) (37-18) — 12 p.m. Friday, May 19 on SEC Network
No. 12 seed Northwestern* (38-11) vs. Eastern Illinois (34-19) — 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Austin Regional – Austin, Texas

No. 13 seed Texas* (42-13-1) vs. Seton Hall (42-16) — 4 p.m. on Friday, May 19 on Longhorn Network
Texas A&M (33-19) vs. Texas State (34-23-1) — 6 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee

Indiana (42-16) vs. Louisville (35-18) — 2 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN2
No. 4 seed Tennessee* (44-8) vs. Northern Kentucky (23-30) — 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Tallahassee Regional – Tallahassee, Florida

No. 3 seed Florida State* (50-8) vs. Marist (29-28) — 3 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
South Carolina (37-20) vs. University of Central Florida (39-19) — 6 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN2
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Athens Regional – Athens, Georgia

Virginia Tech (37-18) vs. Boston University (51-8) — 1 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ACC Network
No. 14 seed Georgia* (39-13) vs. North Carolina Central (19-33) — 3:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 11 a.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Fayetteville Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas

Oregon (35-15) vs. Notre Dame (29-17-1) — 4 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN2
No. 11 seed Arkansas* (38-17) vs. Harvard (29-15-1) — 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Stillwater Regional – Stillwater, Oklahoma

No. 6 seed Oklahoma State* (41-14) vs. University of Maryland, Baltimore County (26-15) — 3 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Wichita State (43-10) vs. Nebraska (34-20) — 6 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPNU
Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Seattle Regional – Seattle, Washington

Minnesota (37-17) vs. McNeese St. (44-14) — 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
No. 7 seed Washington* (38-12) vs. Northern Colorado (26-21) — 8 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (46-13) vs. Omaha (32-15) — 2 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
No. 10 seed LSU* (40-15) vs. Prairie View A&M (30-18) — 5 p.m. Friday, May 19 on SEC Network
Game 3: 12 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Salt Lake City Regional – Salt Lake City, Utah

Baylor (39-16) vs. Ole Miss (30-26) — 12 p.m. May 19 on ESPN+
No. 15 seed Utah* (37-13) vs. Southern Illinois (36-18) — 2:30 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Game 3: 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 7 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 1 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary.

Los Angeles Regional – Los Angeles, California

No. 2 seed UCLA* (52-5) vs. Grand Canyon (46-11) — 7 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPN+
Liberty (38-20) vs. San Diego State (35-15) — 10 p.m. Friday, May 19 on ESPNU
Game 3: 4 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 4: 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 5: 9 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Game 6: 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21
Game 7: 7:30 p.m. Sunday, May 21, if necessary

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2023 NCAA Softball Tournament: Schedule, Matchups, Scores

2023 NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket