5/12 Softball Bracketology Breakdown

 
Last Four In:  Florida Atlantic, BYU, UCF, South Alabama
 
First Four Out: Penn State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Nebraska,
 
It is finally here. The NCAA Division 1 Softball bracket will be revealed on Sunday at 7pm ET on ESPN2 with action starting May 16. There were not many bid-stealers this season after conference tournament play. In fact, I don’t think there are any. There just isn’t enough room to fit all the deserving teams who are worthy of a top-8 national seed or top-16 national seed for that matter. There are many teams this year on the fence of being a top-8 seed or top-16. It was difficult to make the final decision, but they have been made. All SEC teams make the field this year in the projected bracket for the first time since 2018. Oklahoma jumps Texas for the overall 1-seed, nationally. Florida Atlantic is our last team in the tournament with Penn State being the first team to be left out followed by Kansas, Texas Tech, and Nebraska.
 
 
ACC:  *Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Clemson, Virginia Tech
 
American: Charlotte*, Florida Atlantic
 
Big East: Villanova
 
Big 12: *Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State, UCF, Baylor, BYU
 
Big Ten: Michigan*, Northwestern, Indiana 
 
Pac-12: UCLA*, Stanford, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Utah
 
SEC: *Florida, LSU, Georgia, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ole Miss
 
 
A-10:  Dayton   
 
America East: Albany
 
A-Sun:  FGCU
 
Big Sky:  Northern Colorado
 
Big South: USC Upstate
 
Big West: Cal State Fullerton
 
CAA: UNC Wilmington 
 
C-USA:  Liberty  
 
Horizon: Northern Kentucky/Cleveland State
 
Ivy: Princeton
 
MAAC: Siena
 
MAC: Miami (OH)
 
MEAC: Morgan State
 
MVC: Southern Illinois
 
MWC: San Diego State 
 
NEC: St. Francis (PA) 
 
OVC: Southeast Missouri   
 
Patriot: Boston U
 
Southern: Chattanooga
 
Southland: SE Louisiana 
 
Summit: Omaha
 
Sun Belt: Texas State*, Louisiana, South Alabama
 
SWAC: Jackson State
 
WCC: St. Mary’s  
 
WAC: Grand Canyon