No. 1 Seed Texas, Three-time Defending Champ Oklahoma Earn Prime Spots In NCAA Softball Draw

Longtime rivals Texas and Oklahoma are primed to exit in model of their closing Massive 12 seasons earlier than becoming a member of the Southeastern Convention.

Texas (47-7) claimed the No. 1 general seed within the NCAA Division I Softball Event on Sunday, regardless of dropping to Oklahoma within the Massive 12 Championship recreation 5-1 on Saturday. The Longhorns open regional play Friday at house in opposition to Siena.

Oklahoma (49-6), the three-time defending nationwide champion, is the No. 2 general seed. The Sooners will begin their path towards what can be an unprecedented fourth straight nationwide title once they open at house in opposition to Cleveland State on Friday.

Oklahoma defeated Texas within the best-of-three championship sequence in 2022 to assert the nationwide title.

All of the regionals are double elimination, with the winners advancing to Tremendous Regionals. The Tremendous Regional winners will advance to the Ladies’s School World Collection beginning Could 30 and ending June 6 or 7 in Oklahoma Metropolis.

The highest 16 seeds are hosts in regional play. Tennessee is No. 3, adopted by No 4 Florida, No. 5 Oklahoma State, No. 6 UCLA, No. 7 Missouri, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 LSU and No. 10 Duke.

Oklahoma State’s No. 5 seed means the Massive 12 because it stands gained three of the highest 5 seeds. Oklahoma State may need been seeded larger had it not misplaced to BYU 7-2 within the Massive 12 quarterfinals on Thursday.

With Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Florida claiming the highest 4 seeds, groups that might be within the SEC subsequent yr claimed the highest 4 general seeds.

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