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The NCAA Tournament bracket reveal for softball is approaching, determining which teams will compete. The top 16 teams will host regionals, while the top eight will host super regionals based on RPI rankings.
Conference softball tournaments are over and it is time to see who will make the NCAA Tournament.
How teams are seeded in the field of 64, along with regional and super regional hosts, is determined by RPI which is calculated by using a team's winning percentage, opponent's winning percentage and opponent's opponent's winning percentage. The top 16 teams will host a regional, but the top eight will host a super regional; six SEC teams hosted super regionals and nine hosted regionals last year.
Texas Longhorns Hannah Wells (13) bats in the fifth inning as the Texas Longhorns take on the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at McCombs Field in Austin, April 22, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman)
Texas softball, the defending its national title, beat Alabama 7-1 in the SEC Tournament finals for the Longhorns' first SEC title. The Longhorns are fourth in RPI. Earlier in the tournament, Texas A&M was eliminated in Wednesday's second round when and are 17th. Texas State advanced to the Sun Belt Conference finals after a 10-2 run-rule win over Coastal Carolina and the Bobcats are 31st in RPI.
The NCAA Softball Tournament bracket reveal is scheduled for Sunday, with specific times to be announced.
Teams are seeded based on RPI, which considers winning percentages of the teams and their opponents.
The top 16 teams will host regionals, while the top eight teams will host super regionals, with six SEC teams hosting super regionals last year.
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Based on current RPI standings, the projected No. 1 seed is Arkansas.
Here is how to watch the Selection Show:
Time: 6 p.m.
Date: Sunday, May 10
TV Channel: ESPN
Play will begin Friday with the 64 teams playing across 16 regionals.
After the regionals, which are double elimination, come the eight super regional tournaments. The latter are best-of-three series. The final eight teams will head to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series.