The NCAA softball bracket is out with 32 teams seeded 1-8 in four "pods." Every 1-4 in a pod, starts with a home venue regional. That's four regionals per pod (16 total) which then goes to 8 Super Regionals.

If the Ducks as a 4 win their home venue regional, and so does the No. 1 in their pod, then the Ducks would have to travel to the No. 1 for a Super Regional. The Ducks have No. 1 ranked Oklahoma as the likely next step in the bracket for the Super Regional. With No. 1 Oklahoma as the apparent No. 3 overall seed that means the No. 4 Ducks were likely No. 14 overall.

Overall:

12 SEC teams with 9 getting home regionals out of 16 possible regionals, and 6 could qualify based on seed for the 8 Super Regionals.

7 B1G teams, just 3 home regionals, and just 2 which could qualify for a Super.

8 ACC

7 Big12

No ACC or Big12 team could qualify to host a Super unless the SEC/B1G were bumped out in their part of the bracket.

Oklahoma Softball's NCAA Tournament Seeding & Finish Since 2013

• 2013 – 1, WCWS Title

• 2014 – 7, WCWS 2nd Round

• 2015 – 11, Super Regional

• 2016 – 3, WCWS Title

• 2017 – 10, WCWS Title

• 2018 – 4, WCWS Semifinal

• 2019 – 1, WCWS Runner-up

• 2021 – 1, WCWS Title

• 2022 – 1, WCWS Title

• 2023 – 1, WCWS Title

• 2024 – 2, WCWS Title

• 2025 – 2, WCWS Semifinal

• 2026 – 3, TBD

The Softball World Series is held 24 miles from the OU campus.

The 2026 Tournament top 16 overall seeds with home regionals:

1-Alabama - lost to Texas in SEC Championship

2-Texas - SEC Tournament Champ

3-Oklahoma

4-Nebraska - B1G Tournament Champ

5-Arkansas

6-Florida

7-Tennessee

8-UCLA

9-Florida St - won ACC Tournament

10-Georgia

11-Texas Tech - lost to Ariz State in Big12 Championship

12-Duke

13-Okie State

14-Oregon

15-Tex A&M - will host Ariz State in the Regional

16-LSU

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2026

OREGON ATHLETICS | @OregonSB

 Ducks Earn No. 14 Seed; Will Host NCAA Regional

 EUGENE, Ore. – For the second straight season, Oregon will host an NCAA Regional.

 

The Ducks earned the No. 14 overall seed and will host Big Sky champion Idaho State, West Coast Conference Champion Saint Mary’s and Mississippi State, an at-large selection out of the Southeastern Conference, Friday through Sunday at Jane Sanders Stadium.

 

Oregon will open the tournament by facing Idaho State Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPNU. Saint Mary’s-MSU will be the first game on Friday at 4:30 p.m.

 

The Regional will be pared down to two teams on Saturday and the Regional final will be Sunday.

 

The Ducks earned the right to host a regional after going 40-12 overall and tying for second in the Big Ten Conference at 20-4. Oregon had a final RPI of nine, an overall strength of schedule of eight and a non-conference strength of schedule of four.

 

This is the sixth straight NCAA Tournament appearance for the Ducks under coach Melyssa Lombardi and the 26^th NCAA appearance all-time in program history. Last season, Oregon advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the first time since 2018.

 

Oregon and Idaho State played earlier this season in the Oregon Classic in Eugene. The Ducks won, 4-3, in eight innings on Elon Butler’s double that scored pinch-runner Presley Lawton. Butler went 3-for-4 in that game with two doubles and two RBI. Oregon now leads the all-time series with the Bengals, 10-1.

 

The Ducks and Saint Mary’s have played 26 times previously and Oregon leads the series 22-4. The last meeting was a 4-0 Duck win in 2020. Oregon and Mississippi State also played a game during the 2020 season which the Ducks won 7-2. Oregon leads the all-time series with the Bulldogs, 2-0.

 

Tickets for the Eugene Regional will go on sale to the general public Tuesday at 5 p.m. https://am.ticketmaster.com/oregonducks/buy

 

2026 NCAA EUGENE REGIONAL SCHEDULE

Friday, May 15

Game 1 – Mississippi State vs. Saint Mary’s – 4:30 p.m. PT (ESPN+)

Game 2 – Oregon vs. Idaho State – 7 p.m. PT (ESPNU)

 

Saturday, May 16

Game 3 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – 2:00 p.m. PT

Game 4 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser – 4:30 p.m. PT

Game 5 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser – 7:00 p.m. PT

 

Sunday, May 17

Game 6 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner – 4:30 p.m. PT

Game 7 – Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser (if necessary) – 7:00 p.m. PT

 

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