2026 NCAA Softball Tournament Bracket: Updated matchups, scores, schedule

With the bracket in place, the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament will begin Friday. Regional action gets the race to the WCWS started. The top 16 seeds play host in the regional round, led by No. 1 overall team Alabama. The Crimson Tide enter the NCAA Tournament with a 49-7 overall record, including a 19-5 mark in SEC play, to become the top team in the bracket. Alabama will start regional play against USC Upstate. Regionals run May 15-17, followed by Super Regionals May 21-24. From there, the last eight teams standing will head to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series. On3 is tracking the 2026 NCAA Softball Tournament with scores and the updated schedule. NCAA Softball Tournament: Tuscaloosa Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 1 Alabama vs. USC Upstate | 1 p.m. | SEC NetworkGame 2: Belmont vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 NCAA Softball Tournament: Baton Rouge Regional Friday:Game 1: Virginia Tech vs. South Alabama | 4 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Akron vs. No. 16 LSU | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Los Angeles Regional Friday:Game 1: USC vs. Cal State Fullerton | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: California Baptist vs. No. 8 UCLA | 10 p.m. | ESPN2 Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Tallahassee Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 9 Florida State vs. Stetson | 12 p.m. | ESPNUGame 2: Jacksonville State vs. UCF | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Lincoln Regional Friday:Game 1: Louisville vs. Grand Canyon | 4 p.m. | ESPNUGame 2: No. 4 Nebraska vs. South Dakota | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Stillwater Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 13 Oklahoma State vs. Eastern Illinois | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Princeton vs. Stanford | 2 p.m. | ACC Network Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Fayetteville Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 5 Arkansas vs. Fordham | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: USF vs. Washington | 8 p.m. | ESPNU Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Durham Regional Friday:Game 1: Arizona vs. Marshall | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Howard vs. No. 12 Duke | 12 p.m. | ACC Network Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Austin Regional Friday:Game 1: Wisconsin vs. Baylor | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Wagner vs. No. 2 Texas | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 College Station Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 15 Texas A&M vs. UConn | 2 p.m. | ESPN2Game 2: McNeese vs. Arizona State | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+Get the On3 Top 10 Newsletter in your inbox every morningBy clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein. Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Knoxville Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 7 Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky | 5:30 p.m. | SEC NetworkGame 2: Indiana vs. Virginia | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Athens Regional Friday:Game 1: Clemson vs. UNC Greensboro | 4:30 p.m. | ACC NetworkGame 2: Charleston vs. No. 10 Georgia | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Norman Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 3 Oklahoma vs. Binghamton | 3:30 p.m. | SEC NetworkGame 2: Michigan vs. Kansas | 6 p.m. | ESPNU Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Eugene Regional Friday:Game 1: Mississippi State vs. Saint Mary’s | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Idaho State vs. No. 14 Oregon | 10 p.m. | ESPNU Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Gainesville Regional Friday:Game 1: Georgia Tech vs. Texas State | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Florida A&M vs. No. 6 Florida | 11 a.m. | SEC Network Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6 Lubbock Regional Friday:Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Marist | 4:30 p.m. | ESPN+Game 2: Boston vs. Ole Miss | 2 p.m. | ESPNU Saturday:Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2Game 5: Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 3 Sunday:Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5Game 7 (if necessary): Rematch Game 6