2026 NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket: Updated matchups, scores, schedule

With the bracket in place, the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament continues with Super Regionals. Regional action got the race to the WCWS May 15-17.

The top 16 seeds played host in the regional round, led by No. 1 overall team Alabama. The Crimson Tide enter the NCAA Tournament with a 49-7 overall record, including a 19-5 mark in SEC play, to become the top team in the bracket. Regionals featured a double-elimination format throughout the weekend while the Super Regional round is a Best-of-3 series.

Super Regionals run May 21-24 as the NCAA Softball Tournament continues. From there, the last eight teams standing will head to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. On3 is tracking the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament with scores and the updated schedule.

NCAA Softball Tournament: Tuscaloosa Super Regional

No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 LSU [LSU eliminated, Alabama advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 1 Alabama 7, No. 16 LSU 0
Game 2: No. 1 Alabama 4, No. 16 LSU 1

Los Angeles Super Regional

No. 8 UCLA vs. UCF [UCF eliminated, UCLA advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 8 UCLA 9, UCF 1
Game 2: No. 8 UCLA 14, UCF 4

Fayetteville Super Regional

No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 12 Duke [Duke eliminated, Arkansas advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 12 Duke 5, No. 5 Arkansas 14
Game 2: No. 5 Arkansas 10, No. 12 Duke 2

Lincoln Super Regional

No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 13 Oklahoma State [Oklahoma State eliminated, Nebraska advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 4 Nebraska 8, No. 13 Oklahoma State 1
Game 2: No. 4 Nebraska 9, No. 13 Oklahoma State 1 (F/5)

Norman Super Regional

No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Mississippi State [Oklahoma eliminated, Mississippi State advances to WCWS]

Game 1: Mississippi State 11, No. 3 Oklahoma 9
Game 2: No. 3 Oklahoma 7, Mississippi State 1
Game 3: Mississippi State 6, No. 3 Oklahoma 0

Gainesville Super Regional

No. 6 Florida vs. No. 11 Texas Tech [Florida eliminated, Texas Tech advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech 10, No. 6 Florida 8
Game 2: No. 6 Florida 10, No. 11 Texas Tech 2
Game 3: No. 11 Texas Tech 16, No. 6 Florida 7

Knoxville Super Regional

No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 10 Georgia [Georgia eliminated, Tennessee advances to WCWS]

Game 1: No. 7 Tennessee 3, No. 10 Georgia 1
Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee 2, No. 10 Georgia 1

Austin Super Regional

No. 2 Texas vs. Arizona State [Arizona State eliminated, Texas advances to WCWS]

Game 1: Arizona State 4, No. 2 Texas 1
Game 2: No. 2 Texas 4, Arizona State 3
Game 3: No. 2 Texas 5, Arizona State 0

NCAA Softball Tournament: Regional results

Tuscaloosa Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 1 Alabama 8, USC Upstate 0
Game 2: Belmont 2, Southeastern Louisiana 0

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 1 Alabama 3, Belmont 0
Game 4: USC Upstate 5, Southeastern Louisiana 4 [Southeastern Louisiana eliminated]
Game 5: USC Upstate 10, Belmont 1 [Belmont eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 1 Alabama 9, USC Upstate 0 [USC Upstate eliminated, Alabama advances]

Baton Rouge Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, South Alabama 0
Game 2: No. 16 LSU 8, Akron 0 (F/6)

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 16 LSU 8, Virginia Tech 0 (F/6)
Game 4: Akron 1, South Alabama 0 (F/8) [South Alabama eliminated]
Game 5: Virginia Tech 7, Akron 6 [Akron Eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 16 LSU 7, Virginia Tech 2 [Virginia Tech eliminated, LSU advances]

Los Angeles Regional

Friday:
Game 1: South Carolina 7, Cal State Fullerton 4
Game 2: No. 8 UCLA 12, California Baptist 11

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 8 UCLA 7, South Carolina 2
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 3, California Baptist 2 [California Baptist eliminated]
Game 5: Cal State Fullerton 2, South Carolina 4 [Cal State Fullerton eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 8 UCLA 15, South Carolina 1 [South Carolina eliminated, UCLA advances]

Tallahassee Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Stetson 8, No. 9 Florida State 3
Game 2: UCF 2, Jacksonville State 1 (F/8)

Saturday:
Game 3: UCF 10, Stetson 1 (F/5)
Game 4: No. 9 Florida State 11, Jacksonville State 0 [Jacksonville State eliminated]
Game 5: No. 9 Florida State 11, Stetson 3 [Stetson eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 9 Florida State 2, UCF 1
Game 7: UCF 4, No. 9 Florida State 2 [Florida State eliminated, UCF advances]

Lincoln Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Grand Canyon 5, Louisville 1
Game 2: No. 4 Nebraska 4, South Dakota 1

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 4 Nebraska 2, Grand Canyon 0
Game 4: South Dakota 4, Louisville 2 [Louisville eliminated]
Game 5: Grand Canyon 5, South Dakota 4 [South Dakota eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 4 Nebraska 1, Grand Canyon 0 [Grand Canyon eliminated, Nebraska advances]

Stillwater Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 13 Oklahoma State 16, Eastern Illinois 0 (F/5)
Game 2: Stanford 8, Princeton 2

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 13 Oklahoma State 7, Stanford 2
Game 4: Princeton 2, Eastern Illinois 1 [Eastern Illinois eliminated]
Game 5: Stanford 13, Princeton 5 [Princeton eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 13 Oklahoma State 11, Stanford 5 [Stanford eliminated, Oklahoma State advances]

Fayetteville Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas 8, Fordham 0 (F/6)
Game 2: USF 3, Washington 1

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 5 Arkansas 9, USF 1 (F/6)
Game 4: Washington 5, Fordham 2 [Fordham eliminated]
Game 5: USF 6, Washington 4 [Washington eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 5 Arkansas 10, USF 2 [USF eliminated, Arkansas advances]

Durham Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Arizona 7, Marshall 5
Game 2: No. 12 Duke 10, Howard 1 (F/5)

Saturday:
Game 3: Arizona 10, No. 12 Duke 1 (F/5)
Game 4: Marshall 4, Howard 2 [Howard eliminated]
Game 5: No. 12 Duke 11, Marshall 1 [Marshall eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 12 Duke 8, Arizona 6
Game 7: No. 12 Duke 9, Arizona 4 [Arizona eliminated, Duke advances]

Austin Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Wisconsin 2, Baylor 1
Game 2: No. 2 Texas 9, Wagner 1 (F/5)

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 2 Texas 9, Wisconsin 0 (F/6)
Game 4: Baylor 9, Wagner 0 (F/5) [Wagner eliminated]
Game 5: Baylor 5, Wisconsin 2 [Wisconsin eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 2 Texas 7, Baylor 0 [Baylor eliminated, Texas advances]

College Station Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 15 Texas A&M 17, UConn 3 (F/5)
Game 2: Arizona State 8, McNeese State 0 (F/5)

Saturday:
Game 3: Arizona State 4, No. 15 Texas A&M 3
Game 4: UConn 5, McNeese State 1 [McNeese State eliminated]
Game 5: No. 15 Texas A&M 10, UConn 3 [UConn eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: Arizona State 9, No. 15 Texas A&M 1 [Texas A&M eliminated, Arizona State advances]

Knoxville Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 7 Tennessee 3, Northern Kentucky 1
Game 2: Indiana 8, Virginia 7 (F/8)

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 7 Tennessee 7, Virginia 5
Game 4: Indiana 8, Northern Kentucky 0 (F/5) [Northern Kentucky eliminated]
Game 5: Virginia 9, Indiana 7 [Indiana eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 7 Tennessee 5, Virginia 1 [Virginia eliminated, Tennessee advances]

Athens Regional

Friday:
Game 1: UNC Greensboro 1, Clemson 0
Game 2: No. 10 Georgia 5, Charleston 2

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 10 Georgia 8, UNC Greensboro 0 (F/5)
Game 4: Clemson 3, Charleston 1 [Charleston eliminated]
Game 5: Clemson 4, UNC Greensboro 1 [UNC Greensboro eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 10 Georgia 5, Clemson 0 [Clemson eliminated, Georgia advances]

Norman Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 3 Oklahoma 11, Binghamton 0 (F/5)
Game 2: Kansas 1, Michigan 0 (F/8)

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 3 Oklahoma 9, Kansas 0
Game 4: Michigan 6, Binghamton 0 [Binghamton eliminated]
Game 5: Michigan 12, Kansas 10 [Kansas eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 3 Oklahoma 8, Michigan 1 [Michigan eliminated, Oklahoma advances]

Eugene Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Mississippi State 3, Saint Mary’s 2 (F/8)
Game 2: No. 14 Oregon 5, Idaho State 1

Saturday:
Game 3: Mississippi State 4, No. 14 Oregon 0
Game 4: Saint Mary’s 3, Idaho State 1 [Idaho State eliminated]
Game 5: Saint Mary’s 5, No. 14 Oregon 4 [Oregon eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: Mississippi State 5, Saint Mary’s 0 [Saint Mary’s eliminated, Mississippi State advances]

Gainesville Regional

Friday:
Game 1: Georgia Tech 2, Texas State 1
Game 2: No. 6 Florida 12, Florida A&M 0

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 6 Florida 8, Georgia Tech 0 (F/5)
Game 4: Texas State 6, Florida A&M 0 [Florida A&M eliminated]
Game 5: Georgia Tech 4, Texas State 1 [Texas State eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 6 Florida 5, Georgia Tech 2 [Georgia Tech eliminated, Florida advances]

Lubbock Regional

Friday:
Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech 10, Marist 3
Game 2: Ole Miss 8, Boston U. 6

Saturday:
Game 3: No. 11 Texas Tech 10, Ole Miss 9 (F/8)
Game 4: Boston U. 10, Marist 2 [Marist eliminated]
Game 5: Boston U., 4, Ole Miss 6 [Boston U. eliminated]

Sunday:
Game 6: No. 11 Texas Tech 14, Ole Miss 2 [Ole Miss eliminated, Texas Tech advances]