2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament


The 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 14 through June 3, 2015 as the final part of the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 10, 2015. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2015 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Automatic bids

The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
ConferenceSchool
America East
American
ACC
Atlantic 10
Atlantic Sun
Big 12
Big East
Big Sky
Big South
Big TenMichigan
Big West
ColonialHofstra
Conference USA
Horizon
Ivy
Mid-American
Metro Atlantic
Mid-Eastern
Missouri Valley
Mountain West
Northeast
Ohio Valley
Pac–12
Patriot
SEC[2015 2015 Auburn Tigers softball team|Auburn Tigers softball team|Auburn]
Southern
Southland
SWAC
Summit
Sun Belt
WAC
WCCBYU

National seeds

Teams in italics advanced to super regionals. Teams in bold advanced to Women's College World Series.
1. Florida
2.
3. Michigan
4. Auburn
5.
6. Alabama
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13. Louisiana–Lafayette
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Regionals and super regionals

The Regionals took place May 14–17. The Eugene Region was held from May 14 through 16. All other regionals were held from May 15 through 17. The super regionals took place from May 21 through 24.

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2015, in Oklahoma City.

Bracket


Championship game

SchoolTop BatterStats.
FloridaTaylor Schwarz 1–4 2RBI 2Ks
MichiganSierra Romero 1–3 RBIs BB

SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
FloridaLauren Haeger 7.0511152630
MichiganHaylie Wagner 2.044400812
MichiganMegan Betsa4.0100381321

Record by conference

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion.

Media coverage

Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.

Television

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament, with games airing across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Regional and super-regional games were broadcast additionally using SEC Network, ESPN3, and SEC Network Plus. Longhorn Network simulcast coverage of games involving the Texas Longhorns.
Coverage of the tournament was highly viewed; the LSU/Michigan and UCLA/Auburn games drew the largest viewership of the bracket round games, coverage of game 3 of the championship series was seen by 2.27 million viewers, and all three games in the championship series had an average viewership of 1.85 million. Viewership of the Women's College World Series was 31% higher than that of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament held later in the month.

Broadcast assignments

Regionals
Super regionals
Women's College World Series