NCAA Softball Championships bracket, regionals TV and streaming, WCWS schedule (original) (raw)

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The road to the 2026 Women’s College World Series begins this weekend with the Regional Round of the NCAA Softball Championships, which are hosted in four-team pods by top-8 seeds on both sides of the tournament bracket.

The regional action runs Friday-Sunday, May 15-17, followed by Super Regionals at local sites (May 21-24) and the Women’s College World Series in Stillwater, Okla. (May 24-June 4 or 5).

The entirety of the NCAA Softball Championships will be televised and streamed on the ABC and ESPN family of networks, which include ACC Network, SEC Network, ESPN2 and ESPNU. All of those networks are available on ESPN Unlimited, which is available as a standalone product for $29.99 per month or as part of offerings from DirecTV (free trial) and FuboTV (free trial).

Early matchups will also stream on ESPN+, which is part of the ESPN Unlimited package or as a standalone service for $12.99 per month. All first-day matchups have been assigned TV channels and/or streaming services; first-pitch times are locked in for games that follow, but TV and streaming are not yet known, beyond the fact that they will air on ESPN, ESPN+ or affiliated TV networks.

NCAA Softball Championships 2026: Know your live streams

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Here’s a look at the schedule for this weekend’s NCAA Softball Regional Championships and future tournament dates:

Regionals: May 15-17 at local sites

Tuscaloosa Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #1 Alabama vs. USC Upstate - 1 p.m. ET (noon CT) on SEC Network
• Game 2: #8 Southeastern Louisiana vs. Belmont - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 2 p.m. (1 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 7 p.m. (6 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1 p.m. (noon)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 5 - 3:30 p.m.

Baton Rouge Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #5 Virginia Tech vs. South Alabama - 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) on ESPN+
• Game 2: # 4 LSU vs. Akron - 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m. ET (noon CT)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m. (5 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2 p.m. (1 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.)

Tallahassee Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #3 Florida State vs. Stetson - noon on ESPNU
• Game 2: #6 UCF vs. Jacksonville State - 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - noon
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 2:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 5 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: 12 p.m. | Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - noon
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2:30 p.m.

Los Angeles Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #7 South Carolina vs. Cal St. Fullerton - 7:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. PT) on ESPN+
• Game 2: #2 UCLA vs. Cal Baptist - 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m.) on ESPN2

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 10 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 10 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Fayetteville Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #2 Arkansas vs. Fordham - 5:30 p.m. ET (4:30 p.m. CT) on ESPN+
• Game 2: #7 Washington vs. USF - 8 p.m. (7 p.m.) on ESPNU

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 2 p.m. (1 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 7 p.m. (6 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2 p.m. (1 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.)

Durham Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #3 Duke vs. Howard - noon ET on ACC Network
• Game 2: #6 Arizona vs. Marshall - 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m.
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - noon
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2:30 p.m.

Stillwater Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #5 Stanford vs. Princeton - 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT) on ACC Network
• Game 2: #4 Oklahoma State vs. Eastern Illinois - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m. (noon)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m. (5 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 4 p.m. (3 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.)

Lincoln Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #8 Louisville vs. Grand Canyon - 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. CT) on ESPNU
• Game 2: #1 Nebraska vs. South Dakota - 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m. (noon)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m. (5 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)

Norman Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #1 Oklahoma vs. Binghamton - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. CT) on SEC Network
• Game 2: #8 Kansas vs. Michigan - 6 p.m. (5 p.m.) on ESPNU

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 8 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)

Eugene Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #5 Mississippi State vs. Saint Mary’s - 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. PT) on ESPN+
• Game 2: #4 Oregon vs. Idaho State - 10 p.m. (7 p.m.) on ESPNU

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 5 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 10 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 7:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 10 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Lubbock Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #6 Ole Miss vs. Boston U. - 2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT) on ESPNU
• Game 2: #3 Texas Tech vs. Marist - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 8 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 4 p.m. (3 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m.)

Gainesville Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: # 2 Florida vs. Florida A&M - 11 a.m. ET on SEC Network
• Game 2: #7 Texas State vs. Georgia Tech - 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 10 a.m.
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 12:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 3 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 12 p.m.
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2:30 p.m.

Knoxville Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #2 Tennessee vs. Northern Kentucky - 5:30 p.m. on SEC Network
• Game 2: #7 Virginia vs. Indiana - 8 p.m. on ESPN2

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 3 p.m.
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 5:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 8 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2 p.m.
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 4:30 p.m.

Athens Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #6 Clemson vs. UNC Greensboro - 4:30 p.m. on ACCN
• Game 2: #3 Georgia vs. College of Charleston - 7 p.m. on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m.
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m.
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 12 p.m.
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 2:30 p.m.

College Station Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #4 Texas A&M vs. UConn - 2 p.m. (1 p.m. CT) on ESPN2
• Game 2: #5 Arizona State vs. McNeese - 4:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 8 p.m. (7 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 3 p.m. (2 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 5:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m.)

Austin Regional

Friday, May 15

• Game 1: #8 Wisconsin vs. Baylor - 1:30 p.m. (12:30 p.m. CT) on ESPN+
• Game 2: #1 Texas vs. Wagner - 4 p.m. (3 p.m.) on ESPN+

Saturday, May 16

• Game 3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - 1 p.m. (12 p.m.)
• Game 4: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.)
• Game 5: Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3 - 6 p.m. (5 p.m.)

Sunday, May 17

• Game 6: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 1 p.m. (12 p.m.)
• Game 7 (if necessary): Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5 - 3:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m.)

Super regionals

• Thursday, May 21 to Sunday, May 24 | TBA host sites

Women’s College World Series

May 28 - June 4/5 | Devon Park in Oklahoma City, OK

• Game 1 | 12 p.m. Thursday, May 28 on ESPN
• Game 2 | 2:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28 on ESPN
• Game 3 | 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28 on ESPN2
• Game 4 | 9:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28 on ESPN2
• Game 5 | 7 p.m. Friday, May 29 on ESPN2
• Game 6 | 9:30 p.m. Friday, May 29 on ESPN2
• Game 7 | 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30 on ABC
• Game 8 | 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30 on ESPN
• Game 9 | 3 p.m. Sunday, May 31 on ABC
• Game 10 | 7 p.m. Sunday, May 31 on ESPN2
• Game 11 | 12 p.m. Monday, June 1 on ESPN
• Game 12 | 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 1 on ESPN (if necessary)
• Game 13 | 7 p.m. Monday, June 1 on ESPN2
• Game 14 | 9:30 p.m. Monday, June 1 on ESPN2 (if necessary)
• Championship Series Game 1 | 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 3 on ESPN
• Championship Series Game 2 | 8 p.m. Thursday, June 4 on ESPN
• Championship Series Game 3 | 8 p.m. Friday, June 5 on ESPN (if necessary)