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Sofie Davis | krikyu.com | May 10, 2026

Tracking the 31 automatic qualifiers for the 2026 NCAA softball tournament

Every home run from the 2025 Women's College World Series

All 31 automatic bids for conference champions in the 2026 NCAA DI softball tournament have been filled. Conference tournament play started Thursday, April 30, with all automatic qualifiers decided by the end of Sunday, May 10.

👀 LOOK AHEAD: 2026 NCAA DI softball tournament: Bracket, schedule for the WCWS

The 2026 NCAA DI softball selection show will air at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 10 on ESPN2, when the 64-team bracket will be revealed. In the meantime, keep up with all the conference champions below as they punch their tickets to the big show.  

Conference Tournament dates CHAMPION
May 6-9 at Maine Binghamton
May 6-9 at Greenville, N.C. USF
May 5-9 at Jacksonville, Fla. Stetson
May 6-9 at Saint Louis Fordham
May 6-9 at Virginia Florida State
May 7-9 at Oklahoma City Arizona State
May 7-9 at Rosemont, Ill. UConn
May 4-7 at Pocatello, Idaho Idaho State
May 6-9 at Spartanburg, S.C. USC Upstate
May 6-9 at Maryland Nebraska
May 6-9 at Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton
May 6-9 at Elon Charleston
May 6-9 at Delaware Jax State
May 6-9 at highest available seed Northern Kentucky
May 7-9 at No. 1 seed Princeton
May 6-10 at No. 1 seed Marist
May 6-9 at Akron Akron
May 6-9 at Norfolk State Howard
May 6-9 at Southern Illinois Belmont
May 6-9 at Nevada Grand Canyon
May 7-9 at high seed Wagner
May 6-9 at Peoria, Ill. Eastern Illinois
May 7-9 at No. 1 seed Boston U.
May 5-9 at Kentucky Texas
May 6-10 at Chattanooga UNC Greensboro
April 30 - May 9 at No. 1-2 seeds, high seed McNeese
May 5-8/9 at Gulfport, Miss. FAMU
May 6-9 at Twin Cities, Minn. South Dakota
May 6-9 at Louisiana South Alabama
WCC No tournament (regular season champ) Saint Mary's
May 6-9 at Tarleton State California Baptist
in August 2025 as a Digital Editorial Postgrad. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Kentucky in 2024 while competing as a member of swim and dive team. Throughout her college years, Davis balanced life as a student-athlete with multiple internships in sports digital and social media. She is passionate about collegiate athletics and dedicated to telling the stories that connect athletes with their audiences.

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Division I
Softball Championship
May 28 - June 5, 2026
Devon Park | Oklahoma City, OK