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College Softball Selection Sunday: How Many Big 12 Bids?

By Pete Mundo

Posted on May 11, 2025 at 9:27 pm

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College softball’s 2025 NCAA Tournament was set on Sunday, and the Big 12 Conference landed five bids. This ranks fourth of all conferences, trailing the SEC, ACC and Big Ten.

Here’s a look at the breakdown.

College Softball 2025 NCAA Tournament Bids By Conference

SEC: 14
ACC: 9
Big Ten: 8
Big 12: 5
American: 2
Every Other Conference: 1

Host Sites by Conference

SEC: 9
ACC: 4
Big 12: 2
Big Ten: 1

Here’s a look at the tournament information, courtesy of NCAA.com.

Regionals — May 16-18
- Bryan-College Station Regional – Bryan-College Station, Texas
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Marist vs. Liberty | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Saint Francis (PA) vs. No. 1 Texas A&M | 3:30 p.m. | SEC Network
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 2 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Norman Regional – Norman, Oklahoma
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Omaha vs. California | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Boston U vs. No. 2 Oklahoma | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 2 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 2 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Gainesville Regional – Gainesville, Florida
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Georgia Tech vs. Florida Atlantic | 2 p.m. | ESPNU
    - Game 2: Mercer vs. No. 3 Florida | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 12 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 5 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Fayetteville Regional – Fayetteville, Arkansas
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Indiana vs. Oklahoma State | 4 p.m. | ESPN2
    - Game 2: Saint Louis vs. No. 4 Arkansas | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Tallahassee Regional – Tallahassee, Florida
  - May 16
    - Game 1: South Florida vs. Auburn | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
    - Game 2: Robert Morris vs. No. 5 Florida State | 2:30 p.m. | ACC Network
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 3 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 5:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 8 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 12 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Austin Regional – Austin, Texas
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Michigan vs. UCF | 2 p.m. | ESPN2
    - Game 2: Eastern Illinois vs. No. 6 Texas | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Knoxville Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Miami (OH) vs. No. 7 Tennessee | 1:30 p.m. | SEC Network
    - Game 2: North Carolina vs. Ohio State | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 12 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 5 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 12 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Columbia Regional – Columbia, South Carolina
  - May 16
    - Game 1: North Florida vs. Virginia | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Elon vs. No. 8 South Carolina | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 1 p.m. | ESPN2
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Los Angeles Regional – Los Angeles, California
  - May 16
    - Game 1: UC Santa Barbara vs. No. 9 UCLA | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: San Diego State vs. Arizona State | 10 p.m. | ESPN2
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 5 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 7:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 10 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 7:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 10 p.m. | TV TBD
- Baton Rouge Regional – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  - May 16
    - Game 1: UConn vs. Nebraska | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Southeastern Louisiana vs. No. 10 LSU | 5:30 p.m. | SEC Network
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 3 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 5:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Clemson Regional – Clemson, South Carolina
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Northwestern vs. Kentucky | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: USC Upstate vs. No. 11 Clemson | 4:30 p.m. | ACC Network
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 1 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 3:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Lubbock Regional – Lubbock, Texas
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Brown vs. No. 12 Texas Tech | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Washington vs. Mississippi State | 8 p.m. | ESPN2
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 2 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 7 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 3 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 5:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Tucson Regional – Tucson, Arizona
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Santa Clara vs. No. 13 Arizona | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Grand Canyon vs. Ole Miss | 10 p.m. | ESPNU
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 9 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 7:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 10 p.m. | TV TBD
- Durham Regional – Durham, North Carolina
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Howard vs. No. 14 Duke | 12 p.m. | ACC Network
    - Game 2: Coastal Carolina vs. Georgia | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 1:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 5 p.m. | TV TBD
- Tuscaloosa Regional – Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Belmont vs. Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Jackson State vs. No. 15 Alabama | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 12 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 2:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 5 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 2 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 4:30 p.m. | TV TBD
- Eugene Regional – Eugene, Oregon
  - May 16
    - Game 1: Binghamton vs. Stanford | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
    - Game 2: Weber State vs. No. 16 Oregon | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+
  - May 17
    - Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | 4 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
    - Game 5: Loser of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 | 9 p.m. | TV TBD
      - Loser eliminated
  - May 18
    - Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 | 6:30 p.m. | TV TBD
    - Game 7 (if necessary): TBD vs. TBD | 9 p.m. | TV TBD

The Big 12 Conference nearly had six bids, but BYU did not make the cut. BYU was amongst the First Four Out, along wiht Nevada, Northwestern and North Texas.

The Regional round goes from May 16-18, followed by the Super Regional round from May 22-25, and finally, the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City from May 29 to June 5th or 6th.

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