We're down to the final eight teams in the 2022 NCAA Division Isoftball tournament. Even though there are only Power 5 conferences represented atthe Women's College World Series, the road to Oklahoma City has been far from only outlined in chalk.
Top-seeded Oklahoma is back trying to defend its crown. But only five of the 16 national seeds advance past super regionals— OU, No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 Oklahoma State, No. 9 Northwestern and No. 14 Florida.
The rest of the field in OKC includes unseeded teams in Arizona, Oregon State, Texas.
The WCWS is set to begin Thursday at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Here's a look at the schedule and past results:
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Women's College World Series
June 2-9/10 at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City:
Thursday, June 2
Game 1:Texas 7, UCLA 2
Game 2:Oklahoma 13, Northwestern 2 (5)
Game 3:Florida 7, Oregon State 1
Game 4:Oklahoma State 4, Arizona 2
Friday, June 3
Game 5:UCLA 6, Northwestern 1
Game 6:Arizona 3, Oregon State 1
Saturday, June 4
Game 7:Oklahoma 7, Texas 2
Game 8:Oklahoma State 2, Florida 0
Sunday, June 5
Game 9:UCLA 8, Florida 0 (6)
Game 10:Texas 5, Arizona 2
Monday, June 6
Game 11:UCLA 7, Oklahoma 3
Game 12:Oklahoma 15, UCLA 0 (5)
Game 13:Texas 5, Oklahoma State 0
Game 14:Texas 6, Oklahoma State 5
WCWS finals: OU vs. Texas
Game 1:Oklahoma 16, Texas 1
Game 2:Oklahoma 10, Texas 5
NCAA Super Regionals
All times CDT (x-if necessary)
No. 1 OU vs. No. 16 UCF
At Marita Hynes Field in Norman
Friday, May 27: Oklahoma 8, UCF 0
Saturday, May 28: Oklahoma 7, UCF 1
OU wins series 2-0, advances to WCWS
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No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Northwestern
in Tempe, Ariz.
Friday, May 27:Northwestern 4, Arizona State (11)
Saturday, May 28: Arizona State 7, Northwestern 4 (8)
Sunday, May 29: Northwestern 8, Arizona State 6
Northwestern wins series 2-1, advances to WCWS
No. 5 UCLA vs. No. 12 Duke
in Los Angeles
Friday, May 27: UCLA 3, Duke 2
Saturday, May 28: UCLA 8, Duke 2
UCLA wins series 2-0, advances to WCWS
No. 4 Arkansas vs. Texas
in Fayetteville, Ark.
Thursday, May 26: Arkansas 7, Texas 1
Friday, May 27:Texas 3, Arkansas 1
Saturday, May 28: Texas 3, Arkansas 0
Texas wins series 2-1, advances to WCWS
No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Florida
in Blacksburg, Va.
Friday, May 27: Virginia Tech 6, Florida 0 (susp. Friday, completed Saturday)
Saturday, May 28: Florida 7, Virginia Tech 2
Sunday, May 29: Florida 12, Virginia Tech 0 (5)
Florida wins series 2-1, advances to WCWS
Stanford vs. Oregon State
in Stanford, Calif.
Friday, May 27: Oregon State 3, Stanford 1
Saturday, May 28: Oregon State 2, Stanford 0
OSU wins series 2-0, advances to WCWS
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Clemson
at Cowgirl Stadium in Stillwater
Thursday, May 26:Oklahoma State 2, Clemson 0
Friday, May 27: Oklahoma State 5, Clemson 1
OSU wins series 2-0, advances to WCWS
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Arizona vs. Mississippi State
In Starkville, Miss.
Friday, May 27:Arizona 3, Mississippi State 2
Saturday, May 28:Arizona 7, Mississippi State 1
Arizona wins series 2-0, advances to WCWS
Carlson:
NCAA softball tournament regionals
All times CDT(Double elimination; x-if necessary):
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Norman Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Texas A&M 5, Minnesota 1
Game 2:
Saturday, May 21
Game 3:
Game 4: Minnesota 13, Prairie View A&M 1
Game 5: Texas A&M 10, Minnesota 7
Sunday, May 22
Game 6:
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Orlando (Fla.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Michigan 2,South Dakota State 1
Game 2: No. 16 seed UCF 6, Villanova 0
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: UCF 3, Michigan 2
Sunday, May 22
Game 4: South Dakota State 5, Villanova 4 (susp. from Saturday)
Game 5: Michigan 4, South Dakota State 1
Game 6: UCF 9, Michigan 4 (UCF advances)
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Evanston (Ill.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: McNeese 11, Notre Dame 1
Game 2: No. 9 seed Northwestern 9, Oakland 2
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Northwestern 17, McNeese 3
Game 4: Notre Dame 16, Oakland 1
Game 5: McNeese 3, Notre Dame 1
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Northwestern 10,McNeese 2 (Northwestern advances)
Carlson:
Tempe (Ariz.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: San Diego State 10, LSU 5
Game 2: No. 8 seed Arizona State 5, Cal State Fullerton 2
Saturday, May 21
Game 3:Arizona State 11,San Diego State 8
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 3, LSU 2
Game 5: San Diego State 8, Cal State Fullerton 5
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Arizona State 8, San Diego State 4(Arizona State advances)
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Los Angeles Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1:Loyola Marymount 4, Mississippi2
Game 2: No. 5 seed UCLA 12,Grand Canyon 1
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: UCLA 7, Loyola Marymount 1
Game 4: Mississippi9, Grand Canyon 5
Game 5: Mississippi 4, Loyola Marymount 2
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: UCLA 9, Mississippi 1 (UCLA advances)
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Durham (N.C.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Liberty 2, Georgia 0
Game 2: No. 12 seed Duke 4, UMBC 0
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Duke 5, Liberty 0
Game 4: Georgia 6, UMBC 3
Game 5: Georgia 7, Liberty 2
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Georgia 5, Duke 3
Game 7: Duke 13, Georgia 5 (Duke advances)
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Seattle Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Texas 6, Weber State 0
Game 2: No. 13 seed Washington 9, Lehigh 2
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Texas 8, Washington 2
Game 4: Lehigh 5, Weber State 4
Game 5: Washington 6, Lehigh 1
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Washington 2, Texas 1
Game 7: Texas 3, Washington 2 (Texas advances)
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Fayetteville (Ark.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: No. 4 seed Arkansas 11, Princeton 0
Game 2: Oregon 10, Wichita State 2
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Arkansas 6, Oregon 2
Game 4:Wichita State 5, Princeton 4
Game 5: Oregon 8, Wichita State 1
Sunday, May 22
Game 6:Arkansas9, Oregon 3 (Arkansas advances)
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Blacksburg (Va.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: No. 3 seed Virginia Tech 4, St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 2: Kentucky 15, Miami (Ohio) 1
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Kentucky 5, Virginia Tech 4
Game 4:Miami (Ohio) 4,St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 5: Virginia Tech 5, Miami (Ohio) 4
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Virginia Tech 9, Kentucky 2
Game 7: Virginia Tech 5, Kentucky 4 (Virginia Tech advances)
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Gainesville (Fla.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Georgia Tech 2,Wisconsin 1
Game 2: No. 14 seed Florida 10, Canisius 1
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Florida 7, Georgia Tech 1
Game 4: Wisconsin 3, Canisius 0
Game 5: Wisconsin 7, Georgia Tech 6
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Florida 11, Wisconsin 0 (Florida advances)
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Knoxville (Tenn.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Oregon State 4, Ohio State 3
Game 2: No. 11 seed Tennessee 9,Campbell 1
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Tennessee 3, Oregon State 0
Game 4: Ohio State 10, Campbell 0
Game 5: Oregon State 5, Ohio State 1
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Oregon State 8, Tennessee 3
Game 7:Oregon State 3, Tennessee 1 (Oregon State advances)
Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: No. 6 seed Alabama 3, Chattanooga 0
Game 2: Stanford 3, Murray State 1
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Stanford 6, Alabama 0
Game 4: Chattanooga 1, Murray State 0
Game 5: Alabama 6, Chattanooga 2
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Alabama 4, Stanford 0
Game 7: Stanford 6, Alabama 0 (Stanford advances)
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Stillwater Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: Nebraska 3, North Texas 0
Game 2:No. 7 seed Oklahoma State 12, Fordham 0
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Oklahoma State 7, Nebraska 4
Game 4: North Texas 5, Fordham 3
Game 5: North Texas 3, Nebraska 0
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Oklahoma State 2, North Texas 0 (OSU advances)
Clemson (S.C.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: No. 10 seed Clemson 9, UNC Wilmington 0
Game 2: Auburn 4, Louisiana 3
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Clemson 1, Auburn 0
Game 4: Louisiana 3, UNC Wilmington 1
Game 5:Louisiana4, Auburn 3
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Clemson 8, Louisiana 0 (Clemson advances)
Columbia (Mo.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: No. 15 seed Missouri 3, Missouri State 1
Game 2: Arizona 8, Illinois 3
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Arizona 2, Missouri 0
Game 4: Missouri State2, Illinois 0
Game 5: Missouri 2, Missouri State 0
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Arizona 1, Missouri 0 (Arizona advances)
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Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional
Friday, May 20
Game 1: South Florida 4, Mississippi State 0
Game 2:No. 2 seed Florida State 8, Howard 0
Saturday, May 21
Game 3: Florida State 8, South Florida 0
Game 4: Mississippi State 6, Howard 3
Game 5: Mississippi State 6, South Florida 0
Sunday, May 22
Game 6: Mississippi State 5, Florida State 0
Game 7: Mississippi State 4, Florida State 3 (Mississippi State advances)
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Printable 2022NCAA Softball Championship bracket
Previous NCAA softball champions
2021: Oklahoma (56-4)
2020: Canceled due to pandemic
2019: UCLA (56-6)
2018: Florida State (58-12)
2017: Oklahoma (61-9)
2016: Oklahoma (57-8)
2015: Florida (60-7)
2014: Florida (55-12)
2013: Oklahoma (57-4)
2012: Alabama (60-8)
2011: Arizona State (60-6)
2010: UCLA (50-14-1)
2009: Washington (51-12)
2008: Arizona State (66-5)
2007: Arizona (50-14-1)
2006: Arizona (54-11)
2005: Michigan (65-7)
2004: UCLA (47-9)
2003: UCLA (54-7)
2002: California (56-19)
2001: Arizona (65-4)
2000: Oklahoma (66-8)
1999: UCLA (63-6)
1998: Fresno State (52-11)
1997: Arizona State (61-5)
1996: Arizona (58-9)
1995: UCLA (50-6)
1994: Arizona (64-3)
1993: Arizona (44-8)
1992: UCLA (54-2)
1991: Arizona (56-16)
1990: UCLA (62-7)
1989: UCLA (48-4)
1988: UCLA (53-8)
1987: Texas A&M (56-8)
1986: Cal State Fullerton (57-9-1)
1985: UCLA (41-9)
1984: UCLA (45-6-1)
1983: Texas A&M (41-11)
1982: UCLA (33-7-2)
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
