2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament


The 2019 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 31 to June 4, 2019, as the final part of the 2019 NCAA Division I softball season. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The 64-team, double-elimination tournament concluded with the 2019 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The UCLA Bruins won their 13th championship, defeating the Oklahoma Sooners in two games.

Bids

Automatic bids

The 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.
ConferenceSchoolBest finishReference
America EastRegionals
AmericanWCWS
ACCChampions
A-10Regionals
ASUNRegionals
Big 12[2019 2019 Oklahoma Sooners softball team|Oklahoma Sooners softball team|Oklahoma]Champions
Big EastWCWS
Big SkyRegionals
Big SouthRegionals
Big TenChampions
Big WestChampions
ColonialSuper Regionals
Conference USAWCWS
Horizon League1st Appearance
Ivy LeagueRegionals
MACWCWS
MAACRegionals
MEACSuper Regionals
MVCRegionals
Mountain WestRegionals
NortheastRegionals
OVCRegionals
Pac-12[2019 2019 UCLA Bruins softball team|UCLA Bruins softball team|UCLA]Champions
Patriot LeagueRegionals
SECChampions
SoConRegionals
SouthlandRegionals
SWACRegionals
Summit LeagueNorth Dakota StateSuper Regionals
Sun BeltLouisianaWCWS
WAC1st Appearance
West CoastSuper Regionals

National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 12 at 9 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.
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2. UCLA
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8. Alabama
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11. Ole Miss
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Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals were held May 16–20, 2019. The Super Regionals were held May 23–26, 2019.

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held May 30 through June 4, 2019, in Oklahoma City.

Participants

† = ''From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results''

Bracket


All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PRachel Garcia UCLA
PTaran AlveloWashington
PMontana FoutsAlabama
PSamantha ShowOklahoma State
2BKinsley WashingtonUCLA
3BSydney RomeroOklahoma
OFJocelyn AloOklahoma
OFAaliyah JordanUCLA
OFNicole MendesOklahoma
OFBubba NicklesUCLA
OFSami ReynoldsWashington
UBailey HemphillAlabama

Championship game

SchoolTop BatterStats.
UCLA BruinsBrianna Tautalafua3-3 HR RBI
Oklahoma SoonersSydney Romero2-3 HR RBI

SchoolPitcherIPHRERBBSOABBF
UCLA BruinsRachel Garcia 7.0844343833
Oklahoma SoonersGiselle Juarez 6.21055373835

Record by conference

The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.

Media coverage

Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. made his softball radio debut and joined returning analyst Leah Amico.

Television

ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, and ESPN3. For just the third time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.

Broadcast assignments

Regionals
Super Regionals
Women's College World Series
Regionals
Super Regionals
Women's College World Series Finals
  • Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe
  • Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, Kayla Braud, & Tiffany Greene