Last Four In: Nebraska, Hawaii, California, Tulsa
First Four Out: Creighton, Maryland, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss
With two top ten teams playing at a high level, the series of the weekend was Alabama and Auburn. Alabama got the job done right off the bat as Alexis Osorio shutout the powerful Tigers offense 6-0 to win game one. The offense for the Crimson Tide then dominated game two. Alabama won going away 13-3. Now, what is going to stick in the back of Alabama's mind moving forward is letting game three slip away. Auburn rallied from 10-5 down to win 13-12 to stay ahead of the Crimson Tide in the SEC standings. Florida continued its hot streak led by Lauren Haeger's record setting homerun in game one against Georgia. Haeger's grand slam secured the all-time homerun records at Florida and in the SEC as the Gators swept the Bulldogs to keep pace with LSU. Oklahoma also stepped up big after getting punched in the mouth by Baylor 8-0 in a game one loss to win the key Big 12 series two games to one. Finally, keep an eye on Notre Dame. They have won 23 straight games including 16 straight in ACC play and look primed to make a run at the Top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. Also, don't sleep on UCLA. The Bruins are quietly getting on a roll, and if they can stay consistent they can definitely make a run at a top eight seed in the NCAA Tournament.
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, Utah
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas A&M
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
