Full NCAA softball tournament bracket revealed as race to WCWS begins

The 2026 NCAA softball tournament field is now set, and the race to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City is officially underway. In a bit of a surprising selection, the Alabama Crimson Tide earned the No. 1 overall seed despite their SEC championship game loss to Texas .

The defending national champion Longhorns ultimately earned the No. 2 seed, while Oklahoma fell to the No. 3 seed after its quarterfinal exit at the SEC tournament in Lexington, Kentucky.

Here's a look at the full regional list as well as the national seeds for the NCAA softball tournament, which begins on Friday. Tuscaloosa Regional Alabama (1) Southeast Louisiana Belmont USC Upstate Austin Regional Texas (2) Wisconsin Baylor Bears Wagner Norman Regional Oklahoma (3) Kansas Michigan Binghampton Lincoln Regional Nebraska (4) Louisville Grand Canyon South Dakota Fayetteville Regional Arkansas (5) Washington South Florida Fordham Gainesville Regional Florida (6) Texas State Georgia Tech Florida A&M Knoxville Regional Tennessee (7) Virginia Indiana Northern Kentucky Los Angeles Regional UCLA (8) South Carolina Cal State Fullerton Cal Baptist Tallahassee Regional Florida State (9) UCF Jacksonville State Stetson Athens Regional Georgia (10) Clemson UNC Greensboro Charleston Lubbock Regional Texas Tech (11) Ole Miss Boston U Marist Durham Regional Duke (12) Arizona Marshall Howard Stillwater Regional Oklahoma State (13) Stanford Princeton Eastern Illinois Eugene Regional Oregon (14) Mississippi State St. Mary's Idaho State College Station Regional Texas A&M (15) Arizona State McNeese UConn Baton Rouge Regional LSU (16) Virginia Tech South Alabama Akron This article originally appeared on College Sports Wire: NCAA softball tournament regionals, national seeds revealed