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The 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament will be held from May 15 through June 5, 2014 as the final part of the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 11, 2014. 32 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 32 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.[1]

New to the tournament

This season the number of automatic bids increased from 31 to 32. The change occurred after the Big East Conference split into the Big East Conference and the American Athletic Conference. Also new this season is the WCC, which began sponsoring softball after the Pacific Tigers returned to the conference.[2] The WCC replaced the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, which dissolved after all its remaining members joined the WCC and the WAC.

Automatic Bids

The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids go to the regular season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.

National Seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.

  1. Oregon
  2. Alabama
  3. UCLA
  4. Georgia
  5. Florida
  6. UL Lafayette
  7. Oklahoma
  8. Florida State
  9. Arizona State
  10. Tennessee
  11. Arizona
  12. Washington
  13. Baylor
  14. Kentucky
  15. Missouri
  16. Minnesota

Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals take place May 15-18 with Seattle being May 15-17 and all other regionals May 16-18. The Super Regionals are scheduled to take place May 22-25.

Eugene Super Regional

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Tallahassee Super Regional

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Gainesville Super Regional

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Athens Super Regional

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Los Angeles Super Regional

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Lafayette Super Regional

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Norman Super Regional

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Tuscaloosa Super Regional

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Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series will be held May 29- June 4, 2014 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach WCWS Appearances†
(including 2014 WCWS) 		WCWS Best Finish† WCWS W-L Record†
(excluding 2014 WCWS)
Alabama SEC 50-11 (19–5) Patrick Murphy 9
(last: 2012)		 1st
(2012)		 13–15
Baylor Big 12 47-14 (13-5) Glenn Moore 3
(last 2011)		 3rd
(2011)		 3-4
Florida State ACC 54–7 (24–3) Lonni Alameda 8
(last 2004)		 3rd
(2002)		 6–14
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt 49–8–1 (19–1) Michael Lotief 6
(last 2008)		 3rd
(1993)		 6–10

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Media Coverage

Radio

Westwood One will provide nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which will also be streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico will provide the call for Westwood One.[28]

Television

ESPN will carry every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU). The ESPN Networks will also carry select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Outside of the ESPN Networks Regional matches, Pac-12 Network picked up all Oregon matches in the Eugene region and BTN picked up the Sunday championship games in the Minneapolis Region.

Broadcast Assignments

References

  1. ^ "Committee releases 64 teams in 2014 Division I softball championship" (Press release). NCAA. May 11, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "WCC Softball Begins Competition in 2014" (Press release). West Coast Conference. September 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
  3. ^ "Louisville upsets Central Florida in AAC softball final". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  4. ^ "Florida State wins 12th ACC softball championship". News Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  5. ^ "Stetson beats Mercer 1-0, wins Atlantic Sun softball crown". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  6. ^ "Sooners win third straight Big 12 title". 247 Sports. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  7. ^ "DePaul softball downs St. John's 3-0 in Big East championship". The DePaulia. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  8. ^ "T-Birds take 8-5 win over ISU in title game". St. George Daily Spectrum. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  9. ^ "Minnesota beats Michigan to win Big Ten Tournament on walk-off hit". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  10. ^ "Long Beach State wins thriller to claim Big West softball title". Long Beach Press-Telegram. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  11. ^ "Clean Sweep! Softball Wins Second CAA Championship". WHSV-TV. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  12. ^ "Tulsa wins C-USA Tournament, earns NCAA bid". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  13. ^ "UWGB rolls to Horizon softball title". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  14. ^ "Dartmouth defeats Penn 7-3, captures first Ivy League championship". NCAA. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  15. ^ "Ohio wins first MAC Championship since '95". The Post. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  16. ^ "Florida A&M tops Bethune-Cookman 4-2 to claim MEAC softball championship". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  17. ^ "Bradley softball wins Valley tournament, earns automatic NCAA bid". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  18. ^ "http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/05/10/3920562/fresno-state-softball-bulldogs.html?sp=/99/330/336/". The Fresno Bee. Retrieved 2014-05-10. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  19. ^ "Bryant wins NEC Title Punching Ticket to First Ever NCAA Softball Tournament". WLNE-TV. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  20. ^ "Cougars Rout Murray State for OVC Title". The Telegraph (Alton). Retrieved 2014-05-11.
  21. ^ "Oregon Ducks softball picks up opener against Arizona 7-3". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  22. ^ "Boston U. Wins 2014 Patriot League Softball Championship". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  23. ^ "Georgia softball wins first SEC tournament title". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  24. ^ "UTC wins SoCon softball title". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  25. ^ "UL Defeats S. Alabama to Win Sunbelt Conference Title". The Advertiser. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  26. ^ "Utah Valley wins 2014 WAC Tournament title". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
  27. ^ "Cougars down Saint Mary's, earn WCC title with doubleheader sweep". Deseret News. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  28. ^ "Women's College World Series Championship Series, Game 1". Westwood One. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
  29. ^ "ESPN to Present the 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  30. ^ "NCAA Division I Softball Championship: Super Regionals Begin Thursday, Jennie Finch Joins Coverage". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
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