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Committee releases 64 teams in 2014 Division I softball championship
NCAA.com
Last Updated - May 11, 2014 23:05 EDT
INDIANAPOLIS -- Oregon was named the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship on Sunday when the NCAA Division I Softball Committee announced the 64-team field. The Ducks, champions of the Pacific-12 Conference, are 49-7-1 and will play Utah Valley, an automatic qualifier from the Western Athletic Conference.
Thirty-two conferences were awarded an automatic qualification, while the remaining 32 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and will play at campus sites this weekend.
Team pairings were determined by geographic proximity, with the exception that teams from the same conference were not paired during regional competition.
The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with 11 teams selected to the championship tournament. The Big Ten and Pacific-12 Conferences each placed five teams in the championship tournament, respectively. Six teams are making their first appearance in the tournament: Bryant, Charleston Southern, Dartmouth, Utah Valley, SIU-Edwardsville and Texas Southern.
Only 11 schools have been crowned the NCAA Division I softball champion since the tournament started in 1982, and eight are in this year?s bracket.
CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE: The championship will be three weekends of competition. Four teams will participate at each of 16 campus sites in a double-elimination tournament.The committee held selections for the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Championship May 9-11. The 64-team field was selected from 293 NCAA Division I institutions sponsoring softball. Of the 64 teams, 32 teams received an automatic qualification with the remaining best 32 teams were selected on an at-large basis.
Regionals for the NCAA Division I Softball Championship will be held May 15-18 on 16 campus sites. At each campus site, a four-team, double-elimination tournament will be conducted and the 16 winning teams advance to the Super Regionals.
Super Regionals for the championship will be held May 22-25 on eight campus sites. At each site, two teams play in a best-of-three tournament format. The winners from each site advance to the NCAA Women?s College World Series.
SEEDING, SITES: Teams were selected to the field of 64 teams. The top 16 teams were seeded in order, and the remaining teams are paired by geographic proximity, with the exception that teams within the same conference were not paired during regional competition.
Regional Name/DATES/SITES/PAIRINGS:
* Indicates host institution
Eugene Regional ? May 16-18 at Eugene, Oregon
No. 1 seed Oregon* (49-7-1) vs. Utah Valley (18-40)
Wisconsin (34-18) vs. Albany (NY) (33-11)
Eugene Regional Winner =
Minneapolis Regional ? May 16-18 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Auburn (39-17-1) vs. North Dakota State (35-16)
No. 16 seed Minnesota* (41-9) vs. Green Bay (27-12)
Minneapolis Regional Winner =
Tempe Regional ? May 16-18 at Tempe, Arizona
No. 9 seed Arizona State* (44-10-1) vs. Dartmouth (31-17)
Michigan (42-12) vs. San Diego State (39-17)
Tempe Regional Winner =
Tallahassee Regional ? May 16-18 at Tallahassee, Florida
South Carolina (35-20) vs. South Florida (41-15)
No. 8 seed Florida State* (50-6) vs. Fordham (36-18)
Tallahassee Regional Winner =
Gainesville Regional ? May 16-18 at Gainesville, Florida
No. 5 seed Florida* (45-11) vs. Florida A&M (24-27)
Stetson (38-12) vs. UCF (41-16)
Gainesville Regional WInner =
Seattle Regional ? May 15-17 at Seattle, Washington
Northwestern (33-16) vs. BYU (33-21)
Iona (24-22) vs. No. 12 seed Washington* (33-13)
Seattle Regional Winner =
Waco Regional ? May 16-18 at Waco, Texas
No. 13 seed Baylor* (42-13) vs. Northwestern State (30-20)
Houston (32-21) vs. Tulsa (50-7)
Waco Regional Winner =
Athens Regional ? May 16-18 at Athens, Georgia
North Carolina State (34-16) vs. UAB (31-25)
Chattanooga (34-19) vs. No. 4 seed Georgia* (45-12)
Athens Regional Winner =
Los Angeles Regional ? May 16-18 at Los Angeles, California
No. 3 seed UCLA* (48-6) vs. Southern Utah (23-29)
Long Beach State (38-17) vs. Notre Dame (39-11)
Los Angeles Regional Winner =
Lexington Regional ? May 16-18 at Lexington, Kentucky
James Madison (44-13) vs. DePaul (41-9)
No. 14 seed Kentucky* (44-15) vs. Ohio (32-24)
Lexington Regional Winner =
Tucson Regional ? May 16-18 at Tucson, Arizona
No. 11 seed Arizona* (41-13) vs. Boston University (35-19)
Louisville (36-20) vs. LSU (35-22)
Tucson Regional Winner =
Lafayette Regional ? May 16-18 at Lafayette, Louisiana
Texas (33-21) vs. Mississippi State (38-19)
Texas Southern (31-18) vs. No. 6 seed Louisiana-Lafayette* (44-8-1)
Lafayette Regional Winner =
Norman Regional ? May 16-18 at Norman, Oklahoma
No. 7 seed Oklahoma* (45-10) vs. Bryant (32-20)
Hofstra (33-13) vs. Texas A&M (35-20)
Norman Regional Winner =
Knoxville Regional ? May 16-18 at Knoxville, Tennessee
Lipscomb (39-13) vs. Virginia Tech (35-21)
Charleston Southern (27-31-1) vs. No. 10 seed Tennessee* (42-10)
Knoxville Regional Winner =
Columbia Regional ? May 16-18 at Columbia, Missouri
No. 15 seed Missouri* (41-16) vs. Bradley (27-30)
Kansas (33-21) vs. Nebraska (40-15)
Columbia Regional Winner =
Tuscaloosa Regional ? May 17-19 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
South Alabama (40-12) vs. South Carolina Upstate (45-7)
No. 2 seed Alabama* (45-11) vs. SIU Edwardsville (30-21)
Tuscaloosa Regional Winner =
Rules * In order to Win The Softball Zone Forum (Picking the Perfect Bracket Contest)
1.) Be or become a member of The Softball Zone Forum
2.) Submit your Perfect Bracket inside this Thread
3.) Must be submitted before (NCAA Division I Softball Championship Games Begin)
Note * Thread will be lock once games begin.
Total Prize Pool is $500 Dollars, if we have more then one winner (Prize Money will be split between all winners)
* Indicates host institution
Eugene Regional
No. 1 seed Oregon*
Utah Valley
Wisconsin
Albany (NY)
Minneapolis Regional
Auburn
North Dakota State
No. 16 seed Minnesota*
Green Bay
Tempe Regional
No. 9 seed Arizona State*
Dartmouth
Michigan
San Diego State
Tallahassee Regional
South Carolina
South Florida
No. 8 seed Florida State*
Fordham
Gainesville Regional
No. 5 seed Florida*
Florida A&M
Stetson
UCF
Seattle Regional
Northwestern
BYU
Iona
No. 12 seed Washington*
Waco Regional
No. 13 seed Baylor*
Northwestern State
Houston
Tulsa
Athens Regional
North Carolina State
UAB
Chattanooga
No. 4 seed Georgia*
Los Angeles Regional
No. 3 seed UCLA*
Southern Utah
Long Beach State
Notre Dame
Lexington Regional
James Madison
DePaul
No. 14 seed Kentucky*
Ohio
Tucson Regional
No. 11 seed Arizona*
Boston University
Louisville
LSU
Lafayette Regional
Texas
Mississippi State
Texas Southern
No. 6 seed Louisiana-Lafayette*
Norman Regional
No. 7 seed Oklahoma*
Bryant
Hofstra
Texas A&M
Knoxville Regional
Lipscomb
Virginia Tech
Charleston Southern
No. 10 seed Tennessee*
Columbia Regional
No. 15 seed Missouri*
Bradley
Kansas
Nebraska
Tuscaloosa Regional
South Alabama
South Carolina Upstate
No. 2 seed Alabama*
SIU Edwardsville
Step #1 (Pick Your 16 Regional Winner)
Eugene Regional Winner =
Minneapolis Regional Winner =
Tempe Regional Winner =
Tallahassee Regional Winner =
Gainesville Regional Winner =
Seattle Regional Winner =
Waco Regional Winner =
Athens Regional Winner =
Los Angeles Regional Winner =
Lexington Regional Winner =
Tucson Regional Winner =
Lafayette Regional Winner =
Norman Regional Winner =
Knoxville Regional Winner =
Columbia Regional Winner =
Tuscaloosa Regional Winner =
Step #2 (Pick Your 8 Super Regional Winners)
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
8.)
Step #3 (Pick the NCAA Division I Softball College Softball World Series Winner and Runner Up)
Winner =
Runner Up =
Good Luck everyone, we will talk more about picking the perfect bracket on Tuesday Night on The Softball Zone Radio show.
NCAA.com
Last Updated - May 11, 2014 23:05 EDT
INDIANAPOLIS -- Oregon was named the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship on Sunday when the NCAA Division I Softball Committee announced the 64-team field. The Ducks, champions of the Pacific-12 Conference, are 49-7-1 and will play Utah Valley, an automatic qualifier from the Western Athletic Conference.
Thirty-two conferences were awarded an automatic qualification, while the remaining 32 slots were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. The top 16 teams were seeded nationally and will play at campus sites this weekend.
Team pairings were determined by geographic proximity, with the exception that teams from the same conference were not paired during regional competition.
The Southeastern Conference led all leagues with 11 teams selected to the championship tournament. The Big Ten and Pacific-12 Conferences each placed five teams in the championship tournament, respectively. Six teams are making their first appearance in the tournament: Bryant, Charleston Southern, Dartmouth, Utah Valley, SIU-Edwardsville and Texas Southern.
Only 11 schools have been crowned the NCAA Division I softball champion since the tournament started in 1982, and eight are in this year?s bracket.
CHAMPIONSHIP STRUCTURE: The championship will be three weekends of competition. Four teams will participate at each of 16 campus sites in a double-elimination tournament.The committee held selections for the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Championship May 9-11. The 64-team field was selected from 293 NCAA Division I institutions sponsoring softball. Of the 64 teams, 32 teams received an automatic qualification with the remaining best 32 teams were selected on an at-large basis.
Regionals for the NCAA Division I Softball Championship will be held May 15-18 on 16 campus sites. At each campus site, a four-team, double-elimination tournament will be conducted and the 16 winning teams advance to the Super Regionals.
Super Regionals for the championship will be held May 22-25 on eight campus sites. At each site, two teams play in a best-of-three tournament format. The winners from each site advance to the NCAA Women?s College World Series.
SEEDING, SITES: Teams were selected to the field of 64 teams. The top 16 teams were seeded in order, and the remaining teams are paired by geographic proximity, with the exception that teams within the same conference were not paired during regional competition.
Regional Name/DATES/SITES/PAIRINGS:
* Indicates host institution
Eugene Regional ? May 16-18 at Eugene, Oregon
No. 1 seed Oregon* (49-7-1) vs. Utah Valley (18-40)
Wisconsin (34-18) vs. Albany (NY) (33-11)
Eugene Regional Winner =
Minneapolis Regional ? May 16-18 at Minneapolis, Minnesota
Auburn (39-17-1) vs. North Dakota State (35-16)
No. 16 seed Minnesota* (41-9) vs. Green Bay (27-12)
Minneapolis Regional Winner =
Tempe Regional ? May 16-18 at Tempe, Arizona
No. 9 seed Arizona State* (44-10-1) vs. Dartmouth (31-17)
Michigan (42-12) vs. San Diego State (39-17)
Tempe Regional Winner =
Tallahassee Regional ? May 16-18 at Tallahassee, Florida
South Carolina (35-20) vs. South Florida (41-15)
No. 8 seed Florida State* (50-6) vs. Fordham (36-18)
Tallahassee Regional Winner =
Gainesville Regional ? May 16-18 at Gainesville, Florida
No. 5 seed Florida* (45-11) vs. Florida A&M (24-27)
Stetson (38-12) vs. UCF (41-16)
Gainesville Regional WInner =
Seattle Regional ? May 15-17 at Seattle, Washington
Northwestern (33-16) vs. BYU (33-21)
Iona (24-22) vs. No. 12 seed Washington* (33-13)
Seattle Regional Winner =
Waco Regional ? May 16-18 at Waco, Texas
No. 13 seed Baylor* (42-13) vs. Northwestern State (30-20)
Houston (32-21) vs. Tulsa (50-7)
Waco Regional Winner =
Athens Regional ? May 16-18 at Athens, Georgia
North Carolina State (34-16) vs. UAB (31-25)
Chattanooga (34-19) vs. No. 4 seed Georgia* (45-12)
Athens Regional Winner =
Los Angeles Regional ? May 16-18 at Los Angeles, California
No. 3 seed UCLA* (48-6) vs. Southern Utah (23-29)
Long Beach State (38-17) vs. Notre Dame (39-11)
Los Angeles Regional Winner =
Lexington Regional ? May 16-18 at Lexington, Kentucky
James Madison (44-13) vs. DePaul (41-9)
No. 14 seed Kentucky* (44-15) vs. Ohio (32-24)
Lexington Regional Winner =
Tucson Regional ? May 16-18 at Tucson, Arizona
No. 11 seed Arizona* (41-13) vs. Boston University (35-19)
Louisville (36-20) vs. LSU (35-22)
Tucson Regional Winner =
Lafayette Regional ? May 16-18 at Lafayette, Louisiana
Texas (33-21) vs. Mississippi State (38-19)
Texas Southern (31-18) vs. No. 6 seed Louisiana-Lafayette* (44-8-1)
Lafayette Regional Winner =
Norman Regional ? May 16-18 at Norman, Oklahoma
No. 7 seed Oklahoma* (45-10) vs. Bryant (32-20)
Hofstra (33-13) vs. Texas A&M (35-20)
Norman Regional Winner =
Knoxville Regional ? May 16-18 at Knoxville, Tennessee
Lipscomb (39-13) vs. Virginia Tech (35-21)
Charleston Southern (27-31-1) vs. No. 10 seed Tennessee* (42-10)
Knoxville Regional Winner =
Columbia Regional ? May 16-18 at Columbia, Missouri
No. 15 seed Missouri* (41-16) vs. Bradley (27-30)
Kansas (33-21) vs. Nebraska (40-15)
Columbia Regional Winner =
Tuscaloosa Regional ? May 17-19 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama
South Alabama (40-12) vs. South Carolina Upstate (45-7)
No. 2 seed Alabama* (45-11) vs. SIU Edwardsville (30-21)
Tuscaloosa Regional Winner =
Rules * In order to Win The Softball Zone Forum (Picking the Perfect Bracket Contest)
1.) Be or become a member of The Softball Zone Forum
2.) Submit your Perfect Bracket inside this Thread
3.) Must be submitted before (NCAA Division I Softball Championship Games Begin)
Note * Thread will be lock once games begin.
Total Prize Pool is $500 Dollars, if we have more then one winner (Prize Money will be split between all winners)
* Indicates host institution
Eugene Regional
No. 1 seed Oregon*
Utah Valley
Wisconsin
Albany (NY)
Minneapolis Regional
Auburn
North Dakota State
No. 16 seed Minnesota*
Green Bay
Tempe Regional
No. 9 seed Arizona State*
Dartmouth
Michigan
San Diego State
Tallahassee Regional
South Carolina
South Florida
No. 8 seed Florida State*
Fordham
Gainesville Regional
No. 5 seed Florida*
Florida A&M
Stetson
UCF
Seattle Regional
Northwestern
BYU
Iona
No. 12 seed Washington*
Waco Regional
No. 13 seed Baylor*
Northwestern State
Houston
Tulsa
Athens Regional
North Carolina State
UAB
Chattanooga
No. 4 seed Georgia*
Los Angeles Regional
No. 3 seed UCLA*
Southern Utah
Long Beach State
Notre Dame
Lexington Regional
James Madison
DePaul
No. 14 seed Kentucky*
Ohio
Tucson Regional
No. 11 seed Arizona*
Boston University
Louisville
LSU
Lafayette Regional
Texas
Mississippi State
Texas Southern
No. 6 seed Louisiana-Lafayette*
Norman Regional
No. 7 seed Oklahoma*
Bryant
Hofstra
Texas A&M
Knoxville Regional
Lipscomb
Virginia Tech
Charleston Southern
No. 10 seed Tennessee*
Columbia Regional
No. 15 seed Missouri*
Bradley
Kansas
Nebraska
Tuscaloosa Regional
South Alabama
South Carolina Upstate
No. 2 seed Alabama*
SIU Edwardsville
Step #1 (Pick Your 16 Regional Winner)
Eugene Regional Winner =
Minneapolis Regional Winner =
Tempe Regional Winner =
Tallahassee Regional Winner =
Gainesville Regional Winner =
Seattle Regional Winner =
Waco Regional Winner =
Athens Regional Winner =
Los Angeles Regional Winner =
Lexington Regional Winner =
Tucson Regional Winner =
Lafayette Regional Winner =
Norman Regional Winner =
Knoxville Regional Winner =
Columbia Regional Winner =
Tuscaloosa Regional Winner =
Step #2 (Pick Your 8 Super Regional Winners)
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
7.)
8.)
Step #3 (Pick the NCAA Division I Softball College Softball World Series Winner and Runner Up)
Winner =
Runner Up =
Good Luck everyone, we will talk more about picking the perfect bracket on Tuesday Night on The Softball Zone Radio show.