The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 6, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat.
Dayton, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana made their NCAA Division I softball tournament debuts.
All 13 softball playing schools of the Southeastern Conference were selected for the tournament. This marked the fourth time in conference history that all 13 programs qualified for the NCAA tournament.
Format A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Bids The Big West and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
Automatic Conference School Best finish Last NCAA appearance ACC Duke Super Regionals(2022, 2023) 2023 America East UAlbany Regionals(2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018) 2018 American Charlotte Regionals(2023) 2023 ASUN Florida Gulf Coast Regionals(2012) 2012 Atlantic 10 Dayton First appearance First appearance Big 12 Oklahoma National champion(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) 2023 Big East Villanova Regionals(2021, 2022) 2022 Big Sky Northern Colorado Regionals(2023) 2023 Big South Regionals(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) 2017 Big Ten Michigan National champion(2005) 2022 Big West National champion(1986) 2023 CAA UNC Wilmington Regionals(2022) 2022 Conference USA Liberty Regionals(2002, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023) 2023 Horizon Cleveland State Regionals(1997, 2009) 2009 Ivy League Princeton WCWS(1995, 1996) 2022 MAAC Siena First appearance First appearance MAC Miami (OH) Regionals(2005, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023) 2023 MEAC Morgan State Regionals(2021) 2021 Missouri Valley Southern Illinois WCWS (1970, 1977, 1978) 2023 Mountain West San Diego State Super Regional(2023) 2023 NEC Saint Francis Regionals(2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) 2022 Ohio Valley Southeast Missouri Regionals(1999, 2019) 2019 Pac-12 UCLA National champion(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019) 2023 Patriot Boston University Regionals(1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023) 2023 SEC Florida National champion (2014, 2015) 2023 Southern Chattanooga Regionals (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2022) 2022 Southland Southeastern Louisiana First appearance First appearance SWAC Jackson State Regionals(2011) 2011 Summit Omaha Regionals(2023) 2023 Sun Belt Texas State Regionals(1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023) 2023 WAC Grand Canyon Regionals(2022, 2023) 2023 West Coast Saint Mary's Regionals(2010) 2010
At-large Team Conference Alabama SEC Arizona Pac-12 Arkansas SEC Auburn SEC Baylor Big 12 California Pac-12 Clemson ACC Florida Atlantic AAC Florida State ACC Georgia SEC Indiana Big Ten Kentucky SEC Louisiana Sun Belt LSU SEC Mississippi State SEC Missouri SEC Northwestern Big Ten Oklahoma State Big 12 Ole Miss SEC Oregon Pac-12 Penn State Big Ten South Alabama Sun Belt South Carolina SEC Stanford Pac-12 Texas Big 12 Tennessee SEC Texas A&M SEC UCF Big 12 Utah Pac-12 Virginia ACC Virginia Tech ACC Washington Pac-12
By conference Conference Total Schools SEC13Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M Pac-12 7 Arizona, California, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington ACC5 Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech Big 12 5Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, UCF Big Ten4 Indiana, Michigan, Northwestern, Penn State Sun Belt3 Louisiana, South Alabama, Texas State American2Charlotte, Florida Atlantic ASUN1Florida Gulf Coast CUSA1Liberty America East1UAlbany Atlantic 101Dayton Big East1Villanova Big Sky1Northern Colorado Big South1USC Upstate Big West1Cal State Fullerton CAA1UNC Wilmington Horizon1Cleveland State Ivy League1Princeton MAAC1Siena MAC1Miami (OH) MEAC1Morgan State Missouri Valley1Southern Illinois Mountain West1San Diego State Northeast1Saint Francis Ohio Valley1Southeast Missouri Patriot1Boston University SoCon1Chattanooga Southland1Southeastern Louisiana SWAC1Jackson State Summit1Omaha WAC1 Grand Canyon West Coast1 Saint Mary’s
National seeds Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.
1. Texas
2. Oklahoma
3. Tennessee
4. Florida
5. Oklahoma State
6. UCLA
7. Missouri
8. Stanford
9. LSU
10. Duke
11. Georgia
12. Arkansas
13. Louisiana
14. Alabama
15. Florida State
16. Texas A&M
Regionals and Super Regionals The Regionals took place May 17–19. The Super Regionals took place May 23–26.
Austin Super Regional
Stanford Super Regional
Stillwater Super Regional
Gainesville Super Regional
Knoxville Super Regional
Los Angeles Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Norman Super Regional
Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series was held May 30 through June 6 in Oklahoma City.
Participants
School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2024 WCWS) WCWS best finish†* WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2024 WCWS) SEC 38–18 (10–14) Patrick Murphy 15 (last: 2023) 1st(2012) 22–27 ACC 52–7 (20–4) Marissa Young 1(last: First appearance) First appearance 0–0 SEC 49–12 (17–7) Tim Walton 12(last: 2022) 1st(2014, 2015) 27–20 Oklahoma Big 12 54–6 (22–5) Patty Gasso 17(last: 2023) 1st(2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023) 48–23 Big 12 49–10 (21–6) Kenny Gajewski 12(last: 2023) 3rd(1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2022) 15–22 Pac-12 48–15 (17–7) Jessica Allister 4(last: 2023) 4th(2001, 2004, 2023) 6–5 Texas Big 12 52–8 (23–4) Mike White 7 (last: 2022) 2nd (2022) 11–13 UCLA Pac-12 42–10 (17–4) Kelly Inouye-Perez 32 (last: 2022) 1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990,1992, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019) 107–40
Bracket
Game times are based on the local time (CDT) in Oklahoma City
Game results Date Game Winning team Score Losing team Winning pitcher Losing pitcher Save Notes May 30 Game 1 UCLA 4–1 Alabama Taylor Tinsley (18–8) Kayla Beaver (18–10) – Boxscore Game 2 Oklahoma Duke Kierston Deal (13–1) Jala Wright (19–3) – Boxscore Game 3 Texas 4–0 Stanford Teagan Kavan (19–2) NiJaree Canady (22–6) – Boxscore Game 4 Florida 1–0 Oklahoma State Keagan Rothrock (31–7) Lexi Kilfoyl (26–4) – Boxscore May 31 Game 5 Alabama 2–1 Duke Kayla Beaver (19–10) Cassidy Curd (13–4) – Duke eliminatedBoxscore Game 6 Stanford 8–0 (6) Oklahoma State NiJaree Canady (23–6) Lexi Kilfoyl (26–5) – Oklahoma State eliminatedBoxscore June 1 Game 7 Oklahoma 1–0 UCLA Kelly Maxwell (21–2) Kaitlyn Terry (21–2) – Boxscore Game 8 Texas 10–0 (5) Florida Mac Morgan (16–1) Keagan Rothrock (31–8) – Boxscore June 2 Game 9 Florida 6–4 Alabama Keagan Rothrock (32–8) Jocelyn Briski (10–6) – Alabama eliminatedBoxscore Stanford 3–1 UCLA NiJaree Canady (24–6) Kaitlyn Terry (21–3) – UCLA eliminatedBoxscore June 3 Game 11 Florida 9–3 Oklahoma Keagan Rothrock (33–8) Nicole May (14–3) – Boxscore Game 13 Texas 1–0 Stanford Teagan Kavan (20–2) NiJaree Canady (24–7) – Stanford eliminatedBoxscore June 4 Game 12 Oklahoma 6–5 (8) Florida Kelly Maxwell (22–2) Keagan Rothrock (33–9) – Florida eliminatedBoxsoreFinalsJune 5 Game 1 Oklahoma 8–3 Texas Kelly Maxwell (23–2) Teagan Kavan (20–3) – Oklahoma 1–0June 6 Game 2 Oklahoma 8–4 Texas Kierston Deal (14–1) Estelle Czech (8–4) Kelly Maxwell (3) Oklahoma wins WCWS
Finals Game 1
Game 2
All-tournament Team The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P NiJaree Canady Stanford Teagan Kavan Texas Kelly Maxwell (MOP) Oklahoma Keagan Rothrock Florida INF Tiare Jennings Oklahoma Mia Scott Texas Katie Stewart Texas OF Kasidi Pickering Oklahoma C Jocelyn Erickson Florida Kinzie Hansen Oklahoma DP Ella Parker Oklahoma Regan Walsh Florida
Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin % Big 12 5 28–11 4 4 3 2 2 1 SEC 13 42–30 9 7 2 1 – – Pac-12 7 21–16 4 3 2 1 – – ACC 5 12–11 3 2 1 – – – Sun Belt 3 7–6 3 – – – – – Big Ten 4 5–8 2 – – – – – Big West 1 3–2 1 – – – – – Big East 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – CUSA 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – Missouri Valley 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – Southland 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – Summit 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – WAC 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – – American 2 1–4 .200 – – – – – – ASUN 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – – Ivy League 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – – MAC 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – – Northeast 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – – Patriot 1 1–2 .333 – – – – – – America East 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Atlantic 10 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Big Sky 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Big South 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – CAA 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Horizon 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – MAAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – MEAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Mountain West 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – Ohio Valley 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – SoCon 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – SWAC 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – – West Coast 1 0–2 .000 – – – – – –
Media coverage Radio For the fourth consecutive year Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters.
Television ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. The network will air games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the seventh time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.
Broadcast assignments
Regionals Austin: Alex Loeb & Cat Osterman Norman: Roy Philpott & Jennie Ritter Knoxville: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman Gainesville: Alex Perlman & Nicole Mendes Stillwater: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza & Michele Smith Los Angeles: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie Columbia: Chuckie Kempf & Monica Abbott Stanford: Mike Couzens & Kenzie Fowler Super Regionals Austin: Kevin Brown & Amanda Scarborough Norman: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith Knoxville: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman Gainesville: Matt Schumaker & Erin Miller Thiessen Women's College World Series Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Alyssa Lang (afternoons & late games) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe (primetime)
Regionals Baton Rogue: Kevin Fitzgerald & Aleshia Ocasio Durham: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill Athens: Jenn Hildreth & Leah Amico Fayetteville: Noah Reed & Raine Wilson Lafayette: Clay Matvick & Natasha Watley Tuscaloosa: Matt Schumacker & Amanda Scarborough Tallahassee: Mark Neely & Carol Bruggeman College Station: Trey Bender & Brittany McKinney Super Regionals Stillwater: Mark Neely & Carol Bruggeman Los Angeles: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie Columbia: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill Stanford: Mike Couzens & Kenzie Fowler Women's College World Series Finals Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe
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