2025 NCAA Division I softball tournament

A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 31 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 33 bids were at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee. There are two rounds of the NCAA Division I softball tournament, Regionals and Super Regionals, followed by the Women's College World Series. Each regional round follows a four-team, double-elimination format. Winners of regional rounds compete in best-of-three Super Regional series to determine the eight teams that advance to the Women's College World Series. The World Series also follows a double-elimination format followed by a best-of-three finals series to determine the winner.{{cite web ==Bids==

The West Coast Conference bid was awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. The SEC championship game was canceled due to inclement weather; Oklahoma received the conference's automatic bid due to being the highest remaining seed in the SEC tournament. Automatic At-large By conference ==National seeds==

Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 11 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2 and ESPN+. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series. 1. 2. Oklahoma 3. Florida 4. Arkansas 5. Florida State 6. Texas 7. '''''' 8. South Carolina 9. UCLA 10. 11. Clemson 12. Texas Tech 13. 14. 15. '''' 16. '''''' ==Regionals and Super Regionals==

The Regionals took place May 16–18. The Super Regionals took take place May 22–25. Eugene Super Regional Columbia Super Regional Tallahassee Super Regional Fayetteville Super Regional Gainesville Super Regional Austin Super Regional Knoxville Super Regional Norman Super Regional ==Women's College World Series==

The Women's College World Series was held May 29 through June 6 in Oklahoma City. Participants Bracket Game results Finals Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 All-tournament Team The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team. ==Record by conference==

Radio For the fifth consecutive year, Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the tournament. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico will return as two of the broadcasters. Television ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network and ACC Network. For the eighth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional. Broadcast assignments Regionals • Eugene: Mark Neely & Carol Bruggeman • Columbia: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie • Tallahassee: Kevin Brown & Amanda Scarborough • Fayetteville: Matt Schumacker & Kenzie Fowler ''Women's College World Series'' • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe (day games) • Kevin Brown, Amanda Scarborough & Taylor McGregor (afternoons & night games) Regionals • Los Angeles: Courtney Lyle & Danielle Lawrie • Baton Rouge: Matt Schumacker & Amanda Scarborough • Clemson: Alex Perlman & Brittany McKinney • Lubbock: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza & Michele Smith • Tucson: Chuckie Kempf & Kenzie Fowler • Durham: Noah Reed & Raine Wilson • Tuscaloosa: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill • Eugene: Roy Philpott & Jennie Ritter Super Regionals • Gainesville: Tiffany Greene & Erin Miller • Austin: Pam Ward & Jenny Dalton-Hill • Knoxville: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe • Norman: Eric Frede & Madison Shipman ''Women's College World Series Finals'' • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith & Holly Rowe ==References==