Last Four In: Nebraska, Hawaii, Mississippi, South Florida
First Four Out: Creighton, Maryland, Purdue, Utah
Oregon had their back against the wall after Cheridan Hawkins was roughed up in a game one loss to UCLA. But the Ducks were very resilient in coming back to win two straight over the Bruins to take the series in dominating fashion. In the Big Ten things are getting very interesting. Northwestern sits in first place at 8-0 in conference play after recovering from a very slow start. Michigan made another statement on the road in conference by taking two of three at Minnesota. Rutgers and Nebraska are also making their presence felt in the Big Ten and have played their way into the NCAA Tournament conversation. Auburn has asserted themselves atop the Southeastern Conference as they had an epic rally from a six-run deficit in the first inning on Saturday against Tennessee to win 12-9. Alabama picked up another road series over Kentucky as they battled their way back from losing the first game to get the series win. Florida State reasserted themselves as the frontrunner in the ACC after beating NC State two out of three times in Raleigh and they have their shot against Florida on Wednesday in Tallahassee. Finally, with James Madison sitting on a 20 game winning streak, they are fast becoming a big threat to crack into the top 16 seeds in May when the NCAA Tournament field is announced.
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Florida State, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Louisville
American: South Florida, Tulsa, UCF
Big East: DePaul
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Big Ten: Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Nebraska, Rutgers
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon, UCLA, Washington, Oregon State, California
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Mississippi
A-10: Dayton
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: Kennesaw State, USC Upstate
Big Sky: Idaho State
Big South: Coastal Carolina
Big West: Cal State Northridge, Hawaii
CAA: James Madison
C-USA: UAB
Horizon: Youngstown State
Ivy: Dartmouth
MAAC: Iona
MAC: Kent State
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVC: Drake
MWC: San Diego State
NEC: Bryant
OVC: Jacksonville State
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Northwestern State
Summit: North Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana, South Alabama
SWAC: Texas Southern
WAC: New Mexico State
WCC: BYU
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
