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The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament will be held from May 30 through June 7, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament will end with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Format
A total of 64 teams will enter the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids will be at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
Bids
The Big West and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
Automatic
Conference
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At-large
By conference
National seeds
Sixteen national seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 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.
Regionals and Super Regionals
The Regionals took place May 17–19. The Super Regionals will take place May 23–26.
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| Texas
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| Siena
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| Northwestern
| 6:30 p.m.
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| Saint Francis (PA)
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| Texas State
| 4:00 p.m.
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| Penn State
| ESPNU
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| Stanford
| 10:00 p.m.
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| Saint Mary’s (CA)
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| Mississippi State
| 7:30 p.m.
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| Cal State Fullerton
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| California
| 3:30 p.m.
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| Southern Illinois
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| Oklahoma State
| 5:30 p.m.
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| Northern Colorado
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| Kentucky
| 3:00 p.m.
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| Michigan
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| Arizona
| 6:00 p.m.
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| Villanova
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| Florida
| 12:00 p.m.
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| Florida Gulf Coast
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| South Alabama
| 2:30 p.m.
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| Florida Atlantic
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| Baylor
| 8:00 p.m.
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| Ole Miss
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| Dayton
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| Virginia
| 12:00 p.m.
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| Miami (OH)
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| Clemson
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| Southeastern Louisiana
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| UCLA
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| Grand Canyon
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| Virginia Tech
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| San Diego State
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| Charlotte
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| Liberty
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| Omaha
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| Washington
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| Indiana
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| South Carolina
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| Utah
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| Oklahoma
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| Cleveland State
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| Oregon
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| Boston University
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| Auburn
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| UCF
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Record by conference
Media coverage
Radio
For the fourth consecutive year Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned 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, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the sixth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.
References
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