2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament

2024 NCAA Division I
softball tournament
Teams64
Finals site
ChampionsOklahoma (8th title)
Runner-upTexas (7th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coachPatty Gasso (8th title)
MOPKelly Maxwell (Oklahoma)
TelevisionABC
ESPN
ESPN2
ESPNU
ESPN+

The 2024 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 17 through June 6, 2024, as the final part of the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament ended with the 2024 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.[1] Oklahoma won the 2024 Women's College World Series, becoming the first team in college softball history to four-peat.[2][3][tone]

Dayton, Siena and Southeastern Louisiana made their NCAA Division I softball tournament debuts.[4][5][6][7]

All 13 softball playing schools of the Southeastern Conference were selected for the tournament. This marked the fourth time in conference history that all 13 programs qualified for the NCAA tournament.[8]

  1. ^ "Softball Division I Championship". NCAA.com. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Bardahl, Jayna (June 6, 2024). "Oklahoma claims historic 4-peat with WCWS championship finals Game 2 win over Texas". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ Curtright, Austin (June 6, 2024). "Oklahoma softball wins fourth straight championship: Social media reactions to Sooner dynasty". The Oklahoman. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "The NCAA softball national championship bracket is set". thegistsports.com. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Jablonski, David (May 13, 2024). "'A feeling of accomplishment' — Dayton softball team thrilled to make NCAA tournament for first time". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  6. ^ "Siena softball going to first NCAA Tournament regional". news10.com. WTEN. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  7. ^ "Southeastern softball heads to Tuscaloosa regional for first NCAA tournament appearance". The Advocate. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "13 SEC teams to compete in 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament". secsports.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.