NCAA finalises NCAA Softball Tournament bracket with Alabama as top seed
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Updated · USA TODAY · May 10
NCAA finalises NCAA Softball Tournament bracket with Alabama as top seed
18 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · May 10
The 64-team Division I field includes 31 automatic qualifiers and 33 at-large bids, with a new top-32 seeding system and regional play starting on 15 May.
Texas is seeded second, ahead of Oklahoma and Nebraska, while the SEC placed 13 teams in the field and nine among the 16 national seeds.
The tournament opens with 16 double-elimination regionals, followed by super regionals from 21-24 May and the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City from 28 May.
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