2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
National seeds
Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals.Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
- [2011 2011 Arizona State Sun Devils softball team|Arizona State Sun Devils softball team|Arizona State]
- [2011 Alabama Crimson Tide softball|Alabama Crimson Tide softball team|Alabama]
- [2011 2011 Florida Gators softball team|Florida Gators softball team|Florida]
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Women's College World Series
Participants
† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.Bracket and results
Bracket
All times are Central Time ZoneChampionship game
| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| [2011 Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona State Sun Devils softball team|Arizona State Sun Devils] | Katelyn Boyd | 2-4 3RBIs |
| Florida Gators | Tiffany DeFelice | 2-3 RBI |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Dallas Escobedo | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| Florida Gators | Stephanie Brombacher | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 |
| Florida Gators | Hannah Rogers | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
Final standings
| Place | School | WCWS record |
| 1st | Arizona State | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Florida | 4-3 |
| 3rd | Alabama | 2-2 |
| 3rd | 2-2 | |
| 5th | 1-2 | |
| 5th | 1-2 | |
| 7th | 0-2 | |
| 7th | 0-2 |
All-Tournament Team
- Whitney Larsen, Alabama
- Holly Holl, Baylor
- Whitney Canion, Baylor
- Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
- Cheyenne Coyle, Florida
- Kelsey Bruder, Florida
- Brittany Schutte, Florida
- Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
- Annie Lockwood, Arizona State
- Mandy Urfer, Arizona State
WCWS records
Runs, game , 16 - tied with UCLA Runs, inning , 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 9 Runs, Series , 45 - new record, surpassing former record of 31 RBI, game , 15 - new record, surpassing former record of 11 Margin of victory, 14 runs - tied with Alabama Home runs, game , 4 - tied with Georgia and UCLA Runs, Series , 10 - new record, surpassing former record of 8 Home runs, game , 2 - tied with Gutierrez, Collins, Enea, Harrison, Schutte, Langenfeld, & Chambers Home runs, Series , 4 - tied with Megan Langenfeld, Andrea Harrison, and Stacie Chambers Home runs, Series , 14 by Florida - tied with UCLA Home runs , 7 - tied with UCLA & Arizona Total bases, game , 8 - tiedTotal bases, game , 26 - new record, surpassing former record of 20 Total bases, game , 41 - new recordHits, Series , 13 - tiedTotal bases, Series , 26 - new recordFewest errors, Tournament , 0 - tied with UCLA''Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.''