Alabama Softball NCAA Tournament: 2026 Tuscaloosa Regional Preview
Did the NCAA do a copy & paste when choosing the Crimson Tide’s opponents? Or maybe pick names out of a hat?
April 30, 2026; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama’s Jocelyn Briski pitches at Rhoads Stadium as the Crimson Tide hosted South Carolina. | Gary Cosby Jr. / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Hmm.
I am having deja vu all over again. That could be because two of Alabama’s opponents this year were also in the Tuscaloosa Regional in 2024. They sure aren’t match-ups suitable for a top seed.
Two Mays ago, Alabama struggled to defeat USC Upstate in the 2024 NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional opener, 1-0. Next, the Tide had to go nine innings before topping Southeastern Louisiana , 6-3. The clincher was no problem when Bama throttled SELA 12-2 in a five inning run rule win.
But that was then and this is now. In theory, the top seed is supposed to get the easiest set of opponents. But it feels like the NCAA Selection Committee did not do a lot of homework.
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