2021 NCAA Division I softball tournament

Automatic bids The Big Ten, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. At-large By conference ==National seeds==

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 16 at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. 15 of the 16 national seeds hosted Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series. 1. Oklahoma 2. '''''' 3. Alabama 4. '''' 5. '''''' 6. Arkansas 7. '''' 8. '''' 9. 10. Florida State 11. '''''' 12. Texas 13. (not a host) 14. '''' 15. 16. '''' ==Regionals and Super Regionals==

The Regionals took place May 20–23. The Super Regionals took place May 27–30. Norman Super Regional Columbia Super Regional Stillwater Super Regional Gainesville Super Regional Tuscaloosa Super Regional Fayetteville Super Regional Baton Rouge Super Regional Los Angeles Super Regional ==Women's College World Series==

The Women's College World Series was held June 3 through June 10 in Oklahoma City. Participants † = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results Bracket Game results Finals All-tournament Team The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team. ==Record by conference==

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion. ==Media coverage==

Radio For the first time ever Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico return as the broadcast team. Television ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, ACC Network and ESPN3. For just the fourth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional. ABC will air a super regional game for the first time in tournament history. Broadcast assignments Regionals • Norman: Courtney Lyle & Kayla Braud • Los Angeles: Mark Neely & Kenzie Fowler • Tuscaloosa: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman • Gainesville: Beth Mowins & Michele Smith • Stillwater: Clay Matvick & Natasha Watley • Fayetteville: Mike Corey & Leah Amico • Baton Rouge: Alex Loeb & Megan Willis • Columbia: Tyler Denning & Tori Vidales Super Regionals • Norman: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe • Columbia: Mike Couzens & Carol Bruggeman • Stillwater: Tiffany Greene & Erin Miller • Gainesville: Courtney Lyle & Kayla Braud ''Women's College World Series'' • Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson (afternoons, early Fri) • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe (evenings minus early Fri) Regionals • Knoxville: Tiffany Greene & Erin Miller • Tallahassee: Jenn Hildreth & Brittany McKinney • Tucson: Jonathan Yardley & Amanda Freed • Austin: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson • Athens: Alex Perlman & Francesca Enea • Lexington: Mike Couzens & Carol Bruggeman • Tempe: John Schriffen & Jennie Ritter • Seattle: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill Super Regionals • Tuscaloosa: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman • Fayetteville: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton Hill • Baton Rouge: Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Jalyn Johnson • Los Angeles: Mark Neely & Kenzie Fowler ''Women's College World Series Finals'' • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe ==References==