2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament

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2017 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
ASA Hall of Fame Stadium
  • Oklahoma City
    • ChampionsOklahoma (4th title)
    Runner-upFlorida (8th WCWS Appearance)
    Winning coachPatty Gasso (4th title)
    MOPShay Knighten (Oklahoma)

    The 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 7, 2017, as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating

    ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma would repeat as National Champions, defeating Florida in 2 games and 17 innings in the first game. Oklahoma became the lowest seeded team to ever win the National Championship, winning as the 10 seed.[1]

    Automatic bids

    The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

    Conference School Best finish Reference
    America East
    Albany
    		 Regionals
    (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014)
    American Tulsa Regionals
    (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014)    		 [2]
    ACC Florida State WCWS
    (
    2016
    )    		 [3]
    A-10 Fordham Regionals
    (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
    ASUN
    USC Upstate
    		 Regionals
    (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)    		 [4]
    Big 12 Oklahoma 1st
    (
    2016
    )    		 [5]
    Big East
    DePaul
    		 WCWS
    (
    2007
    )    		 [6]
    Big Sky
    Montana
    		 1st Appearance [7]
    Big South Longwood Regionals
    (2013, 2015, 2016)    		 [8]
    Big Ten Minnesota WCWS
    1976, 1978    		 [9]
    Big West Cal State Fullerton 1st
    (
    1986
    )     		[10]
    Colonial
    		 James Madison Super Regionals
    (2016)    		 [11]
    Conference USA Louisiana Tech WCWS
    (
    1986
    )    		 [12]
    Horizon League
    UIC
    		 WCWS
    (
    1994
    )    		 [13]
    Ivy League
    Princeton
    		 WCWS
    (
    1996
    )    		 [14]
    MAC Kent State WCWS
    (
    1990
    )    		 [15]
    MAAC Fairfield Regionals
    (2015)
    MEAC
    Florida A&M
    		 Regionals
    (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016)
    MVC
    Southern Illinois
    		 WCWS
    (
    1991
    )    		 [16]
    Mountain West
    San Jose State
    		 Regionals
    (2013)    		 [17]
    Northeastern Saint Francis (PA) 1st Appearance [18]
    OVC Jacksonville State Super Regionals
    (2009)    		 [19]
    Pac-12 Arizona 1st
    (
    2007
    )    		 [20]
    Patriot League Lehigh Regionals
    (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)
    SEC Ole Miss Regionals
    (2016)    		 [21]
    SoCon
    East Tennessee State
    		 1st Appearance [22]
    Southland
    McNeese State
    		 Regionals
    (1994, 2005, 2010, 2016)    		 [23]
    SWAC
    Texas Southern
    		 Regionals
    (2014, 2015)    		 [24]
    Summit League
    		 North Dakota State Super Regionals
    (2009)    		 [25]
    Sun Belt Louisiana–Lafayette WCWS
    (
    2014
    )    		 [26]
    WAC
    New Mexico State
    		 Regionals
    (2011, 2015)    		 [27]
    WCC BYU Super Regionals
    (2010)    		 [28]

    National seeds

    16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 14 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.

    Regionals and Super Regionals

    The Regionals took place May 18–21. One regional, Salt Lake City, took place May 18–20 because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals occurred May 19–21. The Super Regionals took place from May 25–28.

    Gainesville Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    1 Florida 9(5)
    Florida A&M
    		0
    1 Florida 2
    Oklahoma State 0
    FIU
    		0
    Oklahoma State 2
    1 Florida 0 5
    Gainesville Regional
    Oklahoma State 1 0
    Florida A&M 0
    FIU 3
    Oklahoma State 5
    FIU 0
    1 Florida 0 2 2
    16 Alabama 3 0 1
    16 Alabama 5
    Albany
    		1
    16 Alabama 1(9)
    Minnesota 0
    Minnesota 11(5)
    Louisiana Tech 3
    16 Alabama 1 —
    Tuscaloosa Regional
    Minnesota 0 —
    Albany 1
    Louisiana Tech 8
    Minnesota 5(9)
    Louisiana Tech 2

    Knoxville Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    9 Texas A&M 14(5)
    Texas Southern
    		0
    9 Texas A&M 3
    Texas State 1
    Texas 1
    Texas State 2(12)
    9 Texas A&M 3 —
    College Station Regional
    Texas 1 —
    Texas Southern 0
    Texas 8(5)
    Texas State 3
    Texas 6
    9 Texas A&M 1 6 5
    8 Tennessee 8 5 3
    8
    Tennessee
         		5
    Longwood 0
    8 Tennessee 7
    USC Upstate 3
    Ohio State 3
    USC Upstate
         		7
    8 Tennessee 3 —
    Knoxville Regional
    Longwood 0 —
    Longwood 3
    Ohio State 1
    USC Upstate 2
    Longwood 4

    Los Angeles Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    5 UCLA 8(5)
    Lehigh 0
    5 UCLA 10(6)
    San Jose State 2
    San Jose State
         		3
    Cal State Fullerton 0
    5 UCLA 9 —
    Los Angeles
    Regional
    Cal State Fullerton 1 —
    Lehigh 8
    Cal State Fullerton 10
    San Jose State 0
    Cal State Fullerton 1
    5 UCLA 8(11) 1 —
    12 Ole Miss 7 0 —
    12 Ole Miss 8(5)
    Southern Illinois
    		0
    12 Ole Miss 2
    Arizona State 0
    Arizona State 9
    North Carolina 3
    12 Ole Miss 7 —
    Oxford Regional
    North Carolina 2 —
    Southern Illinois 0
    North Carolina 4
    Arizona State 2
    North Carolina 3

    Tallahassee Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    13 LSU 2
    Fairfield 1
    13 LSU 2
    Louisiana–Lafayette 4
    McNeese State
    		0
    Louisiana–Lafayette 6
    Louisiana–Lafayette 1 1
    Baton Rouge Regionals
    13 LSU 6 5
    Fairfield 2
    McNeese State 6
    13 LSU 10
    McNeese State 1
    13 LSU 1 1 6
    4 Florida State 3 0 4
    4 Florida State 3
    Princeton
    		0
    4 Florida State 7
    Georgia 1
    Georgia 4
    Jacksonville State 2
    4 Florida State 8 —
    Tallahassee Regionals
    Georgia 5 —
    Princeton 2
    Jacksonville State 10(6)
    Georgia 8
    Jacksonville State 2

    Eugene Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    3 Oregon 13(5)
    UIC
    		0
    3 Oregon 6(8)
    Wisconsin 5
    Wisconsin 7
    Missouri 2
    3 Oregon 9 —
    Eugene Regional
    Wisconsin 0 —
    UIC 5
    Missouri 4
    Wisconsin 2
    UIC 0
    3 Oregon 4 6 —
    14 Kentucky 0 5 —
    14 Kentucky 6
    DePaul
    		0
    14 Kentucky 1
    Illinois 0
    Illinois 3(12)
    Marshall 2
    14 Kentucky 4 —
    Lexington Regional
    Illinois 2 —
    DePaul 1
    Marshall 2(8)
    Illinois 10(5)
    Marshall 2

    Seattle Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    11 Utah 10(5)
    Fordham 0
    11 Utah 3
    BYU 2
    Mississippi State 0
    BYU 8(6)
    11 Utah 14(6) —
    Salt Lake City
    Regional
    BYU 0 —
    Mississippi State 3
    Fordham 9
    BYU 12(5)
    Fordham 1
    11 Utah 4 9 1
    6 Washington 10 8 2
    6 Washington 8(5)
    Montana
    		0
    6 Washington 12(5)
    Michigan 4
    Michigan 3
    Fresno State 1
    6 Washington 4 —
    Seattle
    Regional
    Michigan 2 —
    Montana 0
    Fresno State 7
    Michigan 4
    Fresno State 0

    Auburn Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    7 Auburn 11(5)
    East Tennessee State
    		0
    7 Auburn 4(9)
    California 3
    Notre Dame 2
    California 6
    7 Auburn 8 —
    Auburn Regional
    California 2 —
    East Tennessee State 6
    Notre Dame 7(8)
    California 5
    Notre Dame 3
    7 Auburn 0 2 —
    10 Oklahoma 4 5 —
    10 Oklahoma 2
    North Dakota State 3(9)
    North Dakota State 1
    Tulsa 2
    Arkansas 4
    Tulsa 5
    Tulsa 4 0
    Norman Regional
    10 Oklahoma 6(10) 3
    10 Oklahoma 5
    Arkansas 3
    North Dakota State 2
    10 Oklahoma 10(6)

    Tucson Super Regional

    Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals
                   
    15
    Baylor
         		1
    Kent State 0
    15 Baylor 4
    James Madison 2
    Oregon State 2
    James Madison 3
    15 Baylor 1 —
    Waco Regional
    James Madison 0 —
    Kent State 2
    Oregon State 1
    James Madison 4
    Kent State 0
    15 Baylor 2 6 6
    2 Arizona 3 4 5
    2 Arizona 11(5)
    New Mexico State
    		0
    2 Arizona 5
    South Carolina 0
    Saint Francis (PA) 2
    South Carolina 12(5)
    2 Arizona 9 —
    Tucson Regional
    South Carolina 0 —
    New Mexico State 4
    Saint Francis (PA) 8
    South Carolina 3
    Saint Francis (PA) 1

    Women's College World Series

    The Women's College World Series will be held June 1 through June 7, 2017, in Oklahoma City.

    Participants

    School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances†
    (including 2017 WCWS)     		WCWS best finish†* WCWS W–L record†
    (excluding 2017 WCWS)
    UCLA
    Pac-12
    		 47–13 (16–8) Kelly Inouye-Perez 27
    (last:
    2016
    )    		 1st
    (
    2010
    )    		 95–32
    Oklahoma
    Big 12
    		 56–9 (17–1) Patty Gasso 11
    (last:
    2016
    )    		 1st
    (
    2016
    )    		 22–15
    Florida
    SEC
    		 55–8 (20–3) Tim Walton 8
    (last:
    2015
    )    		 1st
    (
    2015
    )    		 22–12
    Oregon
    Pac-12
    		 52-6 (17-6) Mike White 5
    (last:
    2015
    )    		 3rd
    (
    2014
    )    		 4-8
    LSU
    SEC
    		 47–20 (12–12) Beth Torina 6
    (last:
    2016
    )    		 3rd
    (
    2016
    )    		 8–10
    Texas A&M
    SEC
    		 47–11 (16–7) Jo Evans 8
    (last:
    2008
    )    		 1st
    (
    1987
    )    		 19–13
    Baylor
    Big 12
    		 48–13 (13–5) Glenn Moore 4
    (last:
    2014
    )    		 3rd
    (
    2014
    )    		 5–6
    Washington
    Pac-12
    		 48–12 (16–8) Heather Tarr 12
    (last:
    2013
    )    		 1st
    (
    2009
    )    		 19–17

    † = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

    Bracket

    First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                   
    1 Florida 8(5)
    9 Texas A&M 0
    1 Florida 7
    13 LSU 0
    13 LSU 2
    5 UCLA 1
    1 Florida 5 —
    6 Washington 2 —
    9 Texas A&M 2
    5 UCLA 8
    6 Washington 1
    5 UCLA 0
    1 Florida 5 4 —
    10 Oklahoma 7(17) 5 —
    3 Oregon 1
    6 Washington 3
    6 Washington 1
    10 Oklahoma 3
    15
    Baylor
    		3
    10 Oklahoma 6
    10 Oklahoma 4 —
    3 Oregon 2 —
    3 Oregon 7
    15 Baylor 4
    13 LSU 1
    3 Oregon 4

    Game results

    Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
    Thursday, June 1
    1 11:00 a.m. (9) Texas A&M vs. (1) Florida ESPN 8,428
    2 1:30 p.m. (5) UCLA vs. (13) LSU
    3 6:00 p.m. (6) Washington vs. (3) Oregon ESPN2 8,874
    4 8:30 p.m. (10) Oklahoma vs. (15) Baylor
    Friday, June 2
    5 6:00 p.m. (1) Florida vs. (13) LSU ESPN 9,658
    6 8:30 p.m. (6) Washington vs. (10) Oklahoma
    Saturday, June 3
    7 11:00 a.m. (9) Texas A&M vs. (5) UCLA ESPN 8,696
    8 1:30 p.m. (3) Oregon vs. (15) Baylor
    9 6:00 p.m. (5) UCLA vs. (6) Washington 9,076
    10 8:30 p.m. (3) Oregon vs. (13) LSU
    Sunday, June 4
    11 12:00 p.m. (1) Florida vs. (6) Washington ESPN 9,419
    12 2:30 p.m. (10) Oklahoma vs. (3) Oregon
    Monday, June 5
    Finals, G1 6:00 p.m. (1) Florida vs. (10) Oklahoma ESPN 8,337
    Tuesday, June 6
    Finals, G2 7:00 p.m. (1) Florida vs. (10) Oklahoma ESPN 8,507
    *Game times in CDT. (#) – Rankings denote tournament seed.

    Finals

    Game 1

    June 5, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 R H E
    Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 10 2
    Florida 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
    WP: Paige Lowary (16–3)   LP: Kelly Barnhill (26–4)
    Home runs:
    OKLA: Nicole Mendes, Falepolima Aviu, Shay Knighten
    FLA: None
    Attendance: 8,337
    Boxscore

    Game 2

    June 6, 2017 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
    Florida 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 6 1
    Oklahoma 1 4 0 0 0 0 x 5 8 1
    WP: Mariah Lopez (18–1)   LP: Aleshia Ocasio (8–1)   Sv: Paige Lowary (11)
    Home runs:
    FLA: Sophia Reynoso, Chelsea Herndon
    OKLA: Nicole Mendes
    Attendance: 8,507
    Boxscore

    All-tournament Team

    The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.

    Position Player School
    P Kelly Barnhill Florida
    Delanie Gourley Florida
    Paige Lowary Oklahoma
    Paige Parker Oklahoma
    IF Shay Knighten (MOP) Oklahoma
    Ali Aguilar Washington
    Mia Camuso Oregon
    Alexis Mack Oregon
    OF Amanda Lorenz Florida
    Justine McLean Florida
    U Nicole Mendes Oklahoma
    Aleshia Ocasio Florida

    Record by conference

    Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS F NC
    Big 12 4 23–10 .697 4 2 2 1 1 1
    SEC 13 39–27 .591 10 8 3 1 1 –
    Pac-12 8 30–15 .667 6 5 3 2 – –
    ACC 3 7–6 .538 2 1 – – – –
    Big Ten 5 8–10 .444 4 – – – – –
    American 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
    Sun Belt 2 3–4 .429 1 – – – – –
    Big South 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
    Big West 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
    CAA
    		 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
    WCC 1 2–2 .500 1 – – – – –
    C-USA 3 3–6 .333 – – – – – –
    MWC 2 2–4 .333 – – – – – –
    Other 19 8–38 .174 – – – – – –

    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

    Leah Amico
    provided the call for Westwood One.

    Television

    ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. They aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network. For the first time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN covered every regional.[29]

    Broadcast assignments

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