Women’s College World Series set to begin: Game times, TV schedule, results for NCAA softball
A field of 64 NCAA Division I women’s softball teams has been whittled down to eight squads that will compete in the 2022 Women’s College World Series.
Only three of the top eight seeds and five of the top 16 made it to Oklahoma City as three underdogs crashed the party.
The field includes reigning champion and overall No. 1 seed Oklahoma, which has dominated this season with its explosive offense, and No. 5 seed UCLA, the most successful team in college softball history. Two-time national champion Florida, the No. 14 seed, is back for another crack, as is seven-time champ Arizona – this time as an unseeded team that has exceeded expectations. No. 7 seed Oklahoma State, No. 9 seed Northwestern, Texas and Oregon State are each seeking their first NCAA softball championships.
In all, the Pac-12 (UCLA, Arizona and Oregon State) and Big 12 (Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas) each sent three times to the Women’s College World Series, while the Big Ten (Northwestern) and SEC (Florida) each have one. The tournament starts Thursday with four games.
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Here’s a look at the Women’s College World Series schedule, followed by results from the super regionals and regionals.
Women’s College World Series
All times ET unless noted
THURSDAY
Game 1: Texas vs. UCLA, noon (ESPN)
Game 2: Northwestern vs. Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3: Oregon State vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 4: Arizona vs. Oklahoma State, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY
Game 5: Loser of game 1 vs. Loser of game 2, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 6: Loser of game 3 vs. Loser of game 4, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
SATURDAY
Game 7: Winner of game 1 vs. Winner of game 2, 3 p.m. (ABC)
Game 8: Winner of game 3 vs. Winner of game 4, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
SUNDAY
Game 9: Winner of game 5 vs. Loser of game 8, 3 p.m. (ABC)
Game 10: Winner of game 6 vs. Loser of game 7, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
MONDAY, JUNE 6
Game 11:Â Winner of game 7 vs. Winner of game 9, Noon (ESPN)
Game 12 (if necessary): 2:30 p.m. (TBA)
Game 13: Winner of game 8 vs. Winner of game 10, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 14 (if necessary): 9:30 p.m. (TBA)
WCWS Finals
Game 1: Wednesday, June 8, 8:30 p.m.
Game 2: Thursday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 (if necessary): Friday, June 10, 8:30 p.m.
NCAA Super Regionals
(Home team listed first)
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 16 Central Florida
Game 1: Oklahoma 8, Central Florida 0
Game 2: Oklahoma 7, Central Florida 1
— Oklahoma advances to WCWS
No. 8 Arizona State vs. No. 9 Northwestern
Game 1: Northwestern 4, Arizona State 3 (11 inn.)
Game 2: Arizona State 7, Northwestern 4 (8 inn.)
Game 3:Â Northwestern 8, Arizona State 6
— Northwestern advances to WCWS
No. 5 UCLA vs. No. 12 Duke
Game 1: UCLA 3, Duke 2
Game 2: UCLA 8, Duke 2
— UCLAÂ advances to WCWS
No. 4 Arkansas vs. Texas
Game 1: Arkansas 7, Texas 1
Game 2: Texas 3, Arkansas 1
Game 3: Texas 3, Arkansas 0
— Texas advances to WCWS
No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. No. 14 Florida
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, Florida 0
Game 2: Florida 7, Virginia Tech 2
Game 3: Florida 12, Virginia Tech 0Â
— Florida advances to WCWS
Stanford vs. Oregon State
Game 1: Oregon State 3, Stanford 1
Game 2: Oregon State 2, Stanford 0
— Oregon State advances to WCWS
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 Clemson
Game 1: Oklahoma State 2, Clemson 0
Game 2: Oklahoma State 5, Clemson 1
— Oklahoma State advances to WCWSÂ
Arizona vs. Mississippi State
Game 1: Arizona 3, Mississippi State 2
Game 2: Arizona 7, Mississippi State 1
— Arizona advances to WCWS
NCAA Regionals
At Norman, Oklahoma
Game 1: Texas AM 5, Minnesota 1Â
Game 2:Â No. 1 Oklahoma 14, Prairie View AM 0
Game 3:Â Oklahoma 3, Texas AM 2
Game 4:Â Minnesota 13, Prairie View AM 1
Game 5:Â Texas AM 10, Minnesota 7
Game 6:Â Oklahoma 20, Texas AM 0
— Oklahoma advances
At Orlando
Game 1: Michigan 2,  South Dakota State 1
Game 2: No. 16 Central Florida (6, Villanova 0
Game 3:Â Central Florida 3, Michigan 2 (11 inn.)
Game 4:Â South Dakota State 5, Villanova 4 (9 inn.)
Game 5: Michigan 4, South Dakota State 1
Game 6:Â Central Florida 9, Michigan 4
— Central Florida advances
At Evanston, Illinois
Game 1:Â McNeese 11, Notre Dame 1
Game 2:Â No. 9 Northwestern 9, Oakland 2
Game 3:Â Northwestern 17, McNeese 3
Game 4:Â Notre Dame 16, Oakland 1
Game 5:Â McNeese 3, Notre Dame 1
Game 6: Northwestern 10, McNeese 2
— Northwestern advances
At Tempe, Arizona
Game 1: San Diego State 10, LSU 5
Game 2: No. 8 Arizona State 5, Cal State-Fullerton 2
Game 3: Arizona State 11, San Diego State 8
Game 4:Â Cal-State Fullerton 3, LSU 2
Game 5:Â San Diego State 8, Cal-State Fullerton 5
Game 6:Â Arizona State 8, San Diego State 4
— Arizona State advances
At Los Angeles
Game 1:Â Loyola Marymount 4, Mississippi 2
Game 2:Â No. 5 UCLA 12, Grand Canyon 1
Game 3:Â UCLA 7, Loyola Marymount 1
Game 4: Mississippi 9, Grand Canyon 5
Game 5: Mississippi 4, Loyola Marymount 2
Game 6:Â UCLA 9, Mississippi 1
— UCLA advances
At Durham, North Carolina
Game 1:Â Liberty 2, Georgia 0
Game 2:Â No. 12 Duke 4, UMBC 0
Game 3:Â Duke 5, Liberty 0
Game 4:Â Georgia 6, UMBC 3
Game 5:Â Georgia 7, Liberty 2
Game 6:Â Georgia 5, Duke 3
Game 7:Â Duke 13, Georgia 5
— Duke advances
At Seattle
Game 1: Texas 6, vs. Weber State 0
Game 2:Â No. 13 Washington 9, Lehigh 2
Game 3:Â Texas 8, Washington 2
Game 4:Â Lehigh 5, Weber State 4
Game 5: Washington 6, Lehigh 1
Game 6:Â Washington 2, Texas 0
Game 7:Â Texas 3, Washington 2
— Texas advances
At Fayetteville, Arkansas
Game 1:Â No. 4Â Arkansas 11, Princeton 0
Game 2: Oregon 10, Wichita State 2
Game 3:Â Arkansas 6, Oregon 2
Game 4:Â Wichita State 5, Princeton 4
Game 5:Â Oregon 8, Wichita State 1
Game 6:Â Arkansas 9, Oregon 3
— Arkansas advances
At Blacksburg, Virginia
Game 1:Â No. 3 Virginia Tech 4, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 2:Â Kentucky 15, Miami (Ohio) 1
Game 3:Â Kentucky 5, Virginia Tech 4
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, St. Francis (Pa.) 0
Game 5: Virginia Tech 5, Miami (Ohio) 4
Game 6:Â Virginia Tech 9, Kentucky 2
Game 7:Â Virginia Tech 5, Kentucky 4
— Virginia Tech advances
At Gainesville, Florida
Game 1: Georgia Tech 2, Wisconsin 1
Game 2:Â No. 14 Florida 10, Canisius 1
Game 3:Â Florida 7, Georgia Tech 1
Game 4:Â Wisconsin 3, Canisius 0
Game 5:Â Wisconsin 7, Georgia Tech 6
Game 6:Â Florida 11, Wisconsin 0
— Florida advances
At Knoxville, Tennessee
Game 1:Â Oregon State 4, Ohio State 3
Game 2:Â No. 11 Tennessee 9, Campbell 1
Game 3:Â Tennesse 3, Oregon State 0
Game 4:Â Ohio State 10, Campbell 0
Game 5: Oregon State 5, Ohio State 1
Game 6:Â Oregon State 8, Tennessee 3
Game 7:Â Oregon State 3, Tennessee 1
— Oregon State advances
At Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Game 1:Â No. 6 Alabama 3, Chattanooga 0
Game 2: Stanford 3, Murray State 1
Game 3:Â Stanford 6, Alabama 0
Game 4:Â Chattanooga 1, Murray State 0 (8 inn.)
Game 5:Â Alabama 6, Chattanooga 2
Game 6:Â Alabama 4, Stanford 0
Game 7:Â Stanford 6, Alabama 0
— Standford advances
At Stillwater, Oklahoma
Game 1:Â Nebraska 3, North Texas 0
Game 2: No. 7 Oklahoma State 12, Fordham 0
Game 3:Â Oklahoma State 7, Nebraska 4
Game 4:Â North Texas 5, Fordham 3
Game 5:Â North Texas 3, Nebraska 0
Game 6:Â Oklahoma State 2, North Texas 0
— Oklahoma State advances
At Clemson, South Carolina
Game 1:Â No. 10 Clemson 9, UNC-Wilmington 0
Game 2: Auburn 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 3
Game 3:Â Clemson 1, Auburn 0
Game 4:  Louisiana-Lafayette 3, UNC-Wilmington 1
Game 5:Â Louisiana-Lafayette 4, Auburn 3
Game 6: Clemson 8, Louisiana-Lafayette 0
— Clemson advances
At Columbia, Missouri
Game 1: No. 15 Missouri 3, Missouri State 1
Game 2:Â Arizona 8, Illinois 3
Game 3:Â Arizona 2, Missouri 0
Game 4:Â Missouri State 2, Illinois 0
Game 5:Â Missouri 2, Missouri State 0
Game 6:Â Arizona 1, Missouri 0
— Arizona advances
At Tallahassee, Florida
Game 1:Â South Florida 4, Mississippi State 0
Game 2: No. 2 Florida State 8, Howard 0
Game 3:Â Florida State 8, South Florida 0
Game 4:Â Mississippi State 6, Howard 3
Game 5:Â Mississippi State 6, South Florida 0
Game 6:Â Mississippi State 5, Florida State 0
Game 7:Â Mississippi State 4, Florida State 3
— Mississippi State advances
Previous NCAA softball champions
(compiled by The Associated Press)
2021:Â Oklahoma (56-4)
2020:Â Canceled due to pandemic
2019:Â UCLA (56-6)
2018:Â Florida State (58-12)
2017:Â Oklahoma (61-9)
2016:Â Oklahoma (57-8)
2015:Â Florida (60-7)
2014:Â Florida (55-12)
2013:Â Oklahoma (57-4)
2012:Â Alabama (60-8)
2011:Â Arizona State (60-6)
2010:Â UCLA (50-14-1)
2009:Â Washington (51-12)
2008:Â Arizona State (66-5)
2007:Â Arizona (50-14-1)
2006:Â Arizona (54-11)
2005:Â Michigan (65-7)
2004:Â UCLA (47-9)
2003:Â UCLA (54-7)
2002:Â California (56-19)
2001:Â Arizona (65-4)
2000:Â Oklahoma (66-8)
1999:Â UCLA (63-6)
1998:Â Fresno State (52-11)
1997:Â Arizona State (61-5)
1996:Â Arizona (58-9)
#-1995:Â UCLA (50-6)
1994:Â Arizona (64-3)
1993:Â Arizona (44-8)
1992:Â UCLA (54-2)
1991:Â Arizona (56-16)
1990:Â UCLA (62-7)
1989:Â UCLA (48-4)
1988:Â UCLA (53-8)
1987:Â Texas AM (56-8)
1986:Â Cal State Fullerton (57-9-1)
1985:Â UCLA (41-9)
1984:Â UCLA (45-6-1)
1983:Â Texas AM (41-11)
1982:Â UCLA (33-7-2)
#-UCLA’s 1995 national championship was later vacated by the NCAA’s Committee on Infractions
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