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NCAA Division I softball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 NCAA Division I softball season
SportCollege softball
Founded1982
No. of teams64
Most recent
champion
Texas (2nd title)
Most titlesUCLA (12)
BroadcastersESPN
ESPN2
WebsiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division I softball tournament is held annually in May/June and features 64 college softball teams in the United States, culminating in the Women's College World Series (WCWS), which is played in Oklahoma City.

Tournament play and team selection

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The tournament is different from many college tournaments in that it features four tiers of competition and a loss does not necessarily eliminate a team from contention. In fact, throughout the entire tournament a team can lose as many as four games and still be crowned champions.

A total of 64 teams compete in the tournament. 32 teams gain automatic entry into the tournament while the other 32 are selected by the Division I Softball committee. From this field of 64, 16 teams will be given "national seeds" and placed at one of the assigned regional sites, often the home field of each national seed.[1]

The first round of the tournament, called "regionals", consists of 16 locations that include four teams competing in a double elimination bracket. The winner of each regional moves on to the second round, the "super regionals."

For the super regionals, the regional containing overall #1 seed will be matched up with the regional containing the overall #16 seed, the #2 seed regional will be matched up with the #15 seed regional, and so on. The higher seed of the two teams usually hosts the best-of-three series, with the winner moving on to the Women's College World Series.

The final eight teams meet at Devon Park in Oklahoma City in the Women's College World Series. The WCWS is further divided into two sections. The first part resembles the regional round, as teams are broken in two groups of four to play in a double-elimination bracket. The winners of each bracket then meet in a championship series similar to the super regional tier in that it is a best-of-three series. The winner of the WCWS is crowned national champion.

Team titles

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NCAA Division I softball tournament is located in the United States
឴឴឵UCLA
឴឴឵UCLA
Arizona
Arizona
Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Arizona State
Arizona State
Florida
Florida
Texas
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas
A&M
Alabama
Alabama
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton
California
California
Florida State
Florida
State
Fresno State
Fresno
State
Michigan
Michigan
Washington
Washington
Schools that have won the NCAA Championship
12, 8, 2, 1
Team No. Years
UCLA 12 1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2019
Arizona 8 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007
Oklahoma 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Texas 2 2025, 2026
Florida 2014, 2015
Arizona State 2008, 2011
Texas A&M 1983, 1987
Florida State 1 2018
Alabama 2012
Washington 2009
Michigan 2005
California 2002
Fresno State 1998
Cal State Fullerton 1986

Appearances by team

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Total columns

  • School refers to the current name and branding of the softball team.
  • Conference reflects each team's affiliation as of the 2026 season.
  •  #  Total appearances in the NCAA Tournament, not counting vacated appearances.
  •  16  Finished in the top 16 of the tournament: top 2 in a Regional (1982 through 2004) or won a Regional (2005 to present).
  •  WS  Total appearances in the College World Series
  •  CH  National Championships

Table entries

  •  CH  National Champion
  •  RU  National Runner-up
  •  W3   W4   W5   W7  Played in the College World Series with the given placement. All World Series have had 2 teams finish in 5th and two teams finish in 7th. Since 1995, all have had 2 teams finish in 3rd, but before then, some years would have separate 3rd and 4th place teams, depending on how the bracket played out.

Starting in 2003, the NCAA seeded the top 8 teams, which are shown in double underline. Starting in 2005, the next 8 seeds are shown with single underline. These seeded teams are not always the host of the Regional, but in recent years, the list of hosts aligns very closely to the list of top seeds.

School Conference # 16 WS CH 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26

UCLA    
 Big Ten 41 36 34 12 CH W3 CH CH RU CH CH CH RU CH RU W3 CH W3 RU CH RU RU W5 CH CH RU W3 R3 W5 SR CH R2 R• R2 SR W5 W7 W5 W3 CH W5 W3 R• W5 W5 W5
Arizona    
 Big 12 39 35 25 8 R2 R2 W3 W3 W7 CH RU CH CH RU CH CH RU W5 W3 CH RU W3 R3 W5 CH CH W7 W7 RU SR SR R3 SR SR SR SR SR W5 W7 W5 SR R2 R2
Oklahoma    
 SEC 32 28 18 8 R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R◦ CH W5 W7 W5 W5 SR R2 SR SR R3 SR W7 RU CH W5 SR CH CH W3 RU CH CH CH CH W3 SR
Florida    
 SEC 26 17 13 2 R• R3 R• R◦ R◦ R• R3 SR W3 RU W5 RU R2 W5 CH CH SR RU W5 W7 SR W5 R2 W3 W7 SR
Big 12 33 21 12 2 W3 R2 W7 R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 W7 R2 R3 W3 R• R3 W5 W7 CH W5 SR CH W3 W7 R2 R2 R2 R3 W7 R2 R3 SR R• SR
Texas    
 SEC 27 13 9 2 W7 R◦ R• R• W3 W3 W5 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3 SR W3 R2 R3 R3 R2 R3 SR SR RU SR RU CH CH
Texas A&M    
 SEC 36 18 8 2 CH RU R2 RU CH W5 R3 R2 R2 R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R◦ SR R3 W7 RU R3 R2 SR R2 SR R2 R2 R2 W7 SR R• R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R2
Alabama    
 SEC 27 23 16 1 R◦ W5 R3 R◦ W7 R2 W5 W7 SR W3 W3 SR W3 CH SR RU W5 W7 SR SR W3 W3 R2 W7 W5 SR W3
Washington    
 Big Ten 32 24 15 1 R3 R2 RU W3 W3 RU W5 R2 R3 W5 W7 SR SR W3 R2 CH W7 SR SR W3 SR R2 SR W3 RU W3 SR R2 W5 R3 R3 R3
ACC 38 24 12 1 R2 W7 R3 R3 W3 W5 W7 W7 R• R2 R2 R• R2 R2 W3 R◦ W5 R2 SR R• R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 SR W7 SR W3 SR CH SR RU R2 RU SR SR R2
California    
 ACC 36 24 12 1 R2 W3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R3 R3 W5 R2 R3 W3 W7 W5 CH RU RU W7 SR R3 SR SR SR W5 W3 R2 R3 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2
Michigan    
 Big Ten 31 21 12 1 R2 R2 W7 W7 W5 W5 R◦ R2 W7 W7 W7 CH SR SR SR W5 SR R2 SR W5 SR RU W5 R2 R3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R2
Mountain West 34 19 12 1 RU R2 W5 R2 R2 W5 RU RU RU W3 W3 R2 W5 R2 R2 W3 CH W5 R2 R◦ R• R3 R◦ R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 R2 R3 R• R3 R3 R3
Big West 33 18 6 1 W3 RU R2 W3 CH W3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R3 R◦ R2 R2 R• R2 R3 SR R• R3 R2 R2 R2 R• R3 R3 R2 R3
Big 12 28 19 12 - W7 R2 R2 W3 W3 R2 R2 W4 W3 R3 R2 R2 W3 R3 R2 R2 R3 W7 R2 R2 R3 W5 W5 W3 W5 W7 R2 SR
Tennessee    
 SEC 24 15 10 - R◦ R◦ R• W3 W3 RU R2 R2 W3 R2 W7 RU SR W7 R2 SR SR SR R3 R2 W3 SR W3 W3
Nebraska    
 Big Ten 28 14 8 - W5 W3 RU W3 W5 R3 R3 R2 W5 R2 R2 R3 W5 R3 R2 R3 R2 R• R3 R3 R2 W7 SR R3 R2 R3 R2 SR W5
Oregon    
 Big Ten 26 16 7 - W5 R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 SR SR W5 SR W3 W7 SR W3 W5 R2 R2 SR R2 W5 R3
Louisiana    
 Sun Belt 33 19 6 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R2 W5 W5 R2 R2 R• R2 R• W7 R2 R3 R2 R• W5 R2 SR R2 SR SR W7 SR SR R2 R2 R2 R2 R2 SR R2
LSU    
 SEC 27 16 6 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R2 R◦ W3 SR SR R2 R2 R3 R2 W5 R2 R2 W3 W3 W5 SR SR SR R• R2 SR R3 SR
Missouri    
 SEC 27 15 6 - R2 W7 W5 W7 R• R• R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R2 SR W7 W7 W5 SR SR R2 SR SR R• R2 R2 SR R2 R3 SR
Big Ten 23 11 6 - W3 W5 W7 R2 R3 R◦ R• SR RU W3 SR R• R2 R2 R• R3 R2 SR R3 W7 SR R2 R3
Georgia    
 SEC 24 16 5 - R3 R• R2 SR R2 R2 SR W3 W3 SR SR R2 SR SR W5 R2 W7 R2 W7 R2 SR SR SR SR
Big West 26 8 5 - W5 R2 R2 R2 W5 W4 W5 W7 R3 R3 R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R•
Stanford    
 ACC 23 11 4 - R2 R◦ R◦ W3 R3 R◦ W3 SR SR R2 SR SR R3 SR R2 R2 R3 R2 SR W3 W3 R2 R2
Utah    
 Big 12 17 10 4 - R2 W7 R2 W7 R2 W5 R• R3 R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R2 SR SR W7 R3
defunct 8 8 4 - R2 R2 W7 W4 R2 R2 W3 W5
DePaul    
 Big East 21 7 4 - R• R• R2 R2 W3 W7 R3 R2 R3 R◦ W7 W5 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2 R• R• R3
Baylor    
 Big 12 17 7 4 - R3 SR R2 W5 SR W3 R3 R2 W3 R2 R2 W7 R2 R• R3 SR R2
Iowa    
 Big Ten 16 6 4 - R3 R2 R3 W3 W3 W5 R3 R3 W7 R• R2 R◦ R2 R• R2 R•
SEC 26 10 3 - R2 W4 R2 W7 R3 R3 R2 W7 R3 R3 R◦ R2 R3 R◦ SR R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R2 R2 SR R2
CUSA 11 7 3 - W5 R2 W7 W7 R2 R2 R2 R• R2 R3 R3
UMass    
 MAC 21 6 3 - R2 R3 R2 W3 R• R3 W7 W7 R3 R◦ R3 R3 R3 R◦ R• SR R2 R2 R2 R• R•
Adelphi    
 D2 6 6 3 - R2 W5 W5 R2 W7 R2
UNLV    
 Mountain West 9 5 3 - W5 W7 R3 R2 R2 W3 R• R3 R•
West Coast 15 6 2 - R2 R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R2 R3 R• R• R2 W7
Creighton    
 Big East 12 5 2 - W7 W5 R2 R2 R2 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R• R•
Big West 14 4 2 - R2 W5 RU R2 R3 R• R• R• R◦ R• R◦ R• R• R•
Indiana    
 Big Ten 11 4 2 - W7 R2 W3 R2 R3 R3 R• R2 R• R3 R3
Auburn    
 SEC 20 3 2 - R◦ R◦ R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R2 W3 RU SR R3 R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R2
Texas Tech    
 Big 12 8 3 2 - R2 R• R2 R2 R3 R2 RU RU
Princeton    
 Ivy League 13 2 2 - R3 W7 W7 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R• R• R• R• R3 R3
Sun Belt 4 2 2 - W7 W3 R◦ R◦
Kentucky    
 SEC 16 8 1 - R2 R3 SR R3 SR W5 SR R2 SR SR SR SR R2 R3 R3 R2
Pacific    
 West Coast 13 7 1 - R2 W5 R2 R2 R2 R2 R• R2 R◦ R◦ R• R2 R•
MAC 14 6 1 - R2 R2 R2 W5 R2 R• R3 R2 R◦ R3 R• R• R◦ R•
Kansas    
 Big 12 13 6 1 - R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3 R2 R3 R2 R3
Arkansas    
 SEC 15 5 1 - R• R3 R3 R• R2 R2 R• SR R• SR SR R2 R3 SR W7
Hawaii    
 Big West 11 5 1 - R2 R2 R3 R2 R◦ R3 SR R2 W5 R• R2
American 19 4 1 - R3 R3 R2 R2 R◦ R3 R2 SR R• W7 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R2
UConn    
 Big East 10 4 1 - R2 R3 R3 R2 W5 R2 R• R◦ R• R3
Duke    
 ACC 6 4 1 - R2 SR SR W7 R2 SR
Minnesota    
 Big Ten 17 3 1 - R3 R3 R• R2 R3 R3 R◦ R3 SR R2 R2 R2 R2 W7 R2 R3 R3
ACC 15 3 1 - R3 R3 R3 W7 R2 R2 R3 R• R2 SR SR R2 R3 R2 R2
Ole Miss    
 SEC 10 3 1 - R2 SR R2 SR R2 R2 R2 R• W7 R2
Sun Belt 9 3 1 - R• R3 R3 R3 SR R2 R3 SR W3
SEC 20 2 1 - R3 R◦ R◦ R◦ R2 R3 R3 R• R• R3 R3 R3 R• R2 R2 R2 SR R3 R2 W7
MAC 4 2 1 - W5 R2 R◦ R•
Utah State    
 Mountain West 4 2 1 - W7 R3 R3 R2
UIC    
 Missouri Valley 12 1 1 - W7 R3 R3 R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R3 R• R3 R• R•
Kent State    
 MAC 4 1 1 - W7 R3 R2 R3
Toledo    
 MAC 3 1 1 - W7 R3 R•
MAC 2 1 1 - W7 R3
Notre Dame    
 ACC 27 3 - - R3 R2 R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R• R◦ R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 R3 R2 R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R3 R2 R3 R3
Ohio State    
 Big Ten 13 3 - - R2 R2 R◦ R3 R2 SR R2 R3 R• R2 R3 R3 R2
Clemson    
 ACC 6 3 - - R2 SR SR R3 SR R2
Hofstra    
 CAA 18 2 - - R3 R3 R◦ R◦ R◦ R• R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R2 R3 R3 R3 R•
Mountain West 15 2 - - R2 R◦ R2 R3 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 R2 R2 SR R• R3
ACC 14 2 - - R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3 SR R2 R3 R3 R3 R• R2
UCF    
 Big 12 13 2 - - R3 R2 R3 R• R2 R2 R2 R2 SR R3 R3 R2 SR
Penn State    
 Big Ten 11 2 - - R2 R2 R• R• R• R◦ R2 R2 R• R2 R3
Houston    
 Big 12 9 2 - - R◦ R2 SR SR R3 R3 R3 R3 R2
Big Ten 4 2 - - R3 R2 R2 R•
BYU    
 Big 12 17 1 - - R◦ R3 R3 R2 R2 R3 SR R2 R2 R• R3 R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R2
Patriot 15 1 - - R2 R◦ R◦ R2 R3 R3 R3 R• R• R• R• R3 R3 R• R3
Sun Belt 13 1 - - R◦ R3 R2 R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R2 R3
Missouri Valley 11 1 - - R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R3 R• R• R2
CUSA 10 1 - - R• R2 SR R• R3 R• R2 R3 R2 R•
SWAC 10 1 - - R◦ R◦ R◦ R◦ SR R• R• R• R• R•
Summit 10 1 - - SR R• R• R3 R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R•
Missouri Valley 9 1 - - R2 R3 R• R• R3 R2 R• R3 R2
Liberty    
 CUSA 8 1 - - R◦ R• R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 SR
Illinois    
 Big Ten 8 1 - - R◦ R2 R• R2 R3 R2 R3 R•
CUSA 7 1 - - R2 R• R• R3 R• R3 R3
American 7 1 - - R2 R• R3 R2 R2 R3 R3
NC State    
 ACC 5 1 - - R3 R3 R2 R2 SR
UAB    
 American 5 1 - - R3 R3 R• SR R3
MAC 4 1 - - R2 R3 R3 R◦
Mountain West 4 1 - - R3 R2 R• R3
Maryland    
 Big Ten 4 1 - - R2 R3 R3 R•
Missouri Valley 3 1 - - R2 R3 R3
Nicholls    
 Southland 3 1 - - R3 R2 R•
Mountain West 3 1 - - R2 R◦ R3
Rutgers    
 Big Ten 2 1 - - R2 R•
Wyoming    
 defunct 1 1 - - R2
New Mexico    
 Mountain West 1 1 - - R2
Atlantic 10 1 1 - - R2
ACC 16 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R2 R• R3 R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R•
Louisville    
 ACC 16 - - - R◦ R3 R2 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R2 R3 R• R• R• R2 R3 R•
Southern 13 - - - R• R◦ R3 R◦ R◦ R• R• R2 R• R• R• R3
American 11 - - - R3 R◦ R3 R• R• R• R2 R2 R3 R• R3
Lehigh    
 Patriot 11 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R2 R3 R2 R• R• R3 R• R3
Tulsa    
 American 11 - - - R• R• R2 R2 R3 R• R2 R• R2 R3 R2
Fordham    
 Atlantic 10 11 - - - R2 R3 R3 R• R2 R• R3 R• R• R• R•
McNeese    
 Southland 10 - - - R• R3 R• R3 R3 R3 R3 R2 R2 R•
LIU    
 NEC 10 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R• R3 R• R2 R• R• R•
Wisconsin    
 Big Ten 10 - - - R3 R◦ R• R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R2 R3
Canisius    
 MAAC 9 - - - R3 R• R◦ R◦ R• R• R3 R• R•
SWAC 9 - - - R◦ R• R3 R• R• R• R• R• R•
Miami (OH)    
 MAC 9 - - - R• R3 R3 R3 R• R3 R2 R3 R3
Harvard    
 Ivy League 8 - - - R3 R◦ R• R• R2 R• R• R•
SWAC 8 - - - R• R• R• R• R• R3 R• R•
Albany    
 America East 8 - - - R• R• R2 R• R3 R• R• R•
Big South 8 - - - R3 R3 R3 R3 R3 R• R• R2
Sun Belt 7 - - - R2 R2 R2 R2 R3 R2 R•
NEC 7 - - - R3 R• R• R• R• R3 R•
Campbell    
 CAA 6 - - - R• R3 R• R3 R• R3
Sun Belt 6 - - - R• R3 R◦ R• R3 R3
UMBC    
 America East 6 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R• R• R•
Marist    
 MAAC 6 - - - R• R• R• R• R3 R•
Big Sky 6 - - - R3 R• R• R3 R• R•
Southern 5 - - - R• R• R• R• R3
Southland 5 - - - R• R◦ R◦ R• R•
Cornell    
 Ivy League 5 - - - R◦ R◦ R◦ R• R•
Longwood    
 Big South 5 - - - R• R3 R2 R2 R•
Big Sky 5 - - - R• R• R3 R• R3
Mountain West 5 - - - R• R3 R2 R3 R2
Ohio Valley 4 - - - R3 R◦ R◦ R3
Big Sky 4 - - - R3 R• R• R•
Drake    
 Missouri Valley 4 - - - R• R• R2 R3
American 4 - - - R◦ R3 R2 R2
Seton Hall    
 Big East 4 - - - R◦ R• R3 R•
Oakland    
 Horizon 4 - - - R◦ R◦ R• R•
defunct 4 - - - R◦ R• R• R3
Big West 4 - - - R◦ R• R• R2
West Coast 4 - - - R• R2 R3 R3
Ohio Valley 4 - - - R• R• R2 R3
Howard    
 MEAC 4 - - - R• R• R• R•
Iona    
 MAAC 4 - - - R• R• R• R•
Virginia    
 ACC 4 - - - R3 R2 R3 R2
CUSA 4 - - - R3 R3 R• R•
Maine    
 America East 3 - - - R• R◦ R•
Ohio    
 MAC 3 - - - R• R• R2
ACC 3 - - - R3 R• R•
defunct 3 - - - R• R• R•
Ball State    
 MAC 3 - - - R• R• R3
Colgate    
 Patriot 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R•
Ohio Valley 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Army    
 Patriot 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R•
CUSA 3 - - - R◦ R• R2
ASUN 3 - - - R• R◦ R•
FIU    
 CUSA 3 - - - R◦ R2 R3
Southland 3 - - - R◦ R◦ R3
Sun Belt 3 - - - R3 R• R3
Nevada    
 Mountain West 3 - - - R• R2 R3
WAC 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Stetson    
 ASUN 3 - - - R• R3 R3
Lipscomb    
 ASUN 3 - - - R2 R2 R3
West Coast 3 - - - R• R• R2
Syracuse    
 ACC 3 - - - R• R3 R2
SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Valparaiso    
 Missouri Valley 3 - - - R• R3 R•
Marshall    
 Sun Belt 3 - - - R3 R3 R3
CUSA 3 - - - R2 R2 R3
SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Binghamton    
 America East 3 - - - R• R• R•
SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
SWAC 3 - - - R• R• R•
Villanova    
 Big East 3 - - - R3 R• R2
Ohio Valley 3 - - - R• R• R•
Omaha    
 Summit 3 - - - R3 R2 R3
Southland 3 - - - R2 R2 R•
Iowa State    
 Big 12 2 - - - R3 R2
Sun Belt 2 - - - R• R•
Troy    
 Sun Belt 2 - - - R• R3
Brown    
 Ivy League 2 - - - R• R•
Rider    
 MAAC 2 - - - R• R◦
Manhattan    
 MAAC 2 - - - R◦ R•
Southern    
 SWAC 2 - - - R◦ R◦
Centenary    
 D3 2 - - - R◦ R•
UTSA    
 American 2 - - - R◦ R•
Charleston    
 CAA 2 - - - R2 R•
Green Bay    
 Horizon 2 - - - R3 R•
Horizon 2 - - - R• R•
Cal Poly    
 Big West 2 - - - R• R2
CUSA 2 - - - R3 R3
Winthrop    
 Big South 2 - - - R2 R•
Purdue    
 Big Ten 2 - - - R3 R2
CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Bradley    
 Missouri Valley 2 - - - R3 R•
Radford    
 Big South 2 - - - R3 R2
MAAC 2 - - - R3 R•
UT Martin    
 Ohio Valley 2 - - - R• R•
Elon    
 CAA 2 - - - R• R•
ASUN 2 - - - R3 R3
NEC 2 - - - R3 R•
Dartmouth    
 Ivy League 2 - - - R• R•
ASUN 2 - - - R• R3
Fairfield    
 MAAC 2 - - - R• R•
Mountain West 2 - - - R• R2
CUSA 2 - - - R• R3
Monmouth    
 CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Seattle    
 West Coast 2 - - - R3 R3
MEAC 2 - - - R• R•
Summit 2 - - - R3 R3
CAA 2 - - - R• R•
Charlotte    
 American 2 - - - R2 R3
Big Sky 2 - - - R• R•
Horizon 2 - - - R• R•
Belmont    
 Missouri Valley 2 - - - R3 R3
Providence    
 Big East 1 - - - R3
Sun Belt 1 - - - R3
Niagara    
 MAAC 1 - - - R•
MAAC 1 - - - R◦
Evansville    
 Missouri Valley 1 - - - R◦
WAC 1 - - - R3
Horizon 1 - - - R•
defunct 1 - - - R•
Furman    
 Southern 1 - - - R•
MEAC 1 - - - R•
Southland 1 - - - R•
SWAC 1 - - - R•
Bucknell    
 Patriot 1 - - - R•
UC Davis    
 Big West 1 - - - R•
ASUN 1 - - - R3
Memphis    
 American 1 - - - R3
Hampton    
 CAA 1 - - - R•
Penn    
 Ivy League 1 - - - R•
defunct 1 - - - R•
Bryant    
 America East 1 - - - R•
Big South 1 - - - R•
Ohio Valley 1 - - - R•
WAC 1 - - - R•
Missouri Valley 1 - - - R3
Pittsburgh    
 ACC 1 - - - R2
St. John's    
 Big East 1 - - - R•
Butler    
 Big East 1 - - - R•
Big West 1 - - - R•
Samford    
 Southern 1 - - - R•
Southern 1 - - - R•
Montana    
 Big Sky 1 - - - R•
Horizon 1 - - - R•
Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
Missouri Valley 1 - - - R•
American 1 - - - R2
Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
MEAC 1 - - - R•
Dayton    
 Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
Siena    
 MAAC 1 - - - R•
Mercer    
 Southern 1 - - - R2
ASUN 1 - - - R2
Atlantic 10 1 - - - R•
West Coast 1 - - - R•
Akron    
 MAC 1 - - - R3
WAC 1 - - - R•
Big Sky 1 - - - R•
Summit 1 - - - R3
Wagner    
 NEC 1 - - - R•

List of NCAA Division I teams with no appearances

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List of schools
School Conference
UMass Lowell America East
Austin Peay ASUN[a]
Bellarmine ASUN
North Alabama ASUN[a]
Queens ASUN
West Georgia[b] ASUN[a]
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10
Georgetown Big East
Gardner–Webb Big South
Presbyterian Big South
UC Riverside Big West
UC San Diego Big West[c]
Drexel CAA
North Carolina A&T CAA
Towson CAA
Delaware CUSA
UTEP CUSA[d]
IU Indy Horizon
Columbia Ivy League
Yale Ivy League
Merrimack MAAC
Mount St. Mary's MAAC
Quinnipiac MAAC
Buffalo MAC
Coppin State MEAC
Maryland Eastern Shore MEAC
Norfolk State MEAC
South Carolina State MEAC
Fairleigh Dickinson NEC
Le Moyne[e] NEC
Mercyhurst[b] NEC
New Haven[f] NEC
Stonehill NEC
Lindenwood Ohio Valley
Morehead State Ohio Valley
Southern Indiana Ohio Valley
Tennessee State Ohio Valley
Holy Cross Patriot
Lafayette Patriot
Western Carolina Southern
Wofford Southern
East Texas A&M Southland
Houston Christian Southland
Incarnate Word Southland
Lamar Southland
Alabama A&M SWAC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff SWAC
Grambling State SWAC
Kansas City Summit
North Dakota Summit
St. Thomas Summit
Appalachian State Sun Belt
San Diego West Coast
Abilene Christian WAC[g]
Tarleton State WAC[g]
Utah Tech WAC[h]
  1. ^ a b c Joining the rebranded United Athletic Conference in July 2026.
  2. ^ a b Will become eligible for the tournament in 2028 after completing transition period from Division II.
  3. ^ Joining the West Coast Conference in July 2027.
  4. ^ Joining the Mountain West Conference in July 2026.
  5. ^ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2027 after completing transition period from Division II.
  6. ^ Will become eligible for the tournament in 2029 after completing transition period from Division II.
  7. ^ a b The Western Athletic Conference will rebrand as the United Athletic Conference in July 2026, with Abilene Christian and Tarleton State continuing as members.
  8. ^ Joining the Big Sky Conference in July 2026.

Past formats

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Year Total Teams Region Super Regional College World Series
No. Teams Format Teams Format Championship
1982–1987 16[a] 8 2 Best-of-three 8 Double-elimination
1988–1993 20 2 (4 regions)
3 (4 regions) Double-elimination
1994–1998 32 4 Double-elimination Single game
1999–2002 48 6
2003–2004 64 8
2005–present 16 4 Best-of-three Best-of-three
  1. ^ The 1986 tournament featured only 15 teams; the Midwest Regional was not held and Creighton automatically advanced to the Women's College World Series.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Road to the Championship | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-31.
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