The Texas Tech softball team’s road to the Women’s College World Series is about to begin.
NiJaree Canady and the Red Raiders will try finish the job with a new cast of characters. First, Texas Tech will find out where it is seeded in the 2026 NCAA softball tournament. They’ll begin by hosting the Lubbock Region starting Friday after earning the No. 11 overall seed in the tournament field.
Texas Tech will begin play against Marist with Ole Miss and Boston U being the other two teams coming to Lubbock.
Tech’s region is matched up with the Gainesville Regional. Florida earned the No. 6 overall seed in the field. If seeds hold, the Red Raiders would play the Gators in the Super Regionals for a spot in the WCWS.
Regional action begins Thursday, May 14, with the Super Regionals set for May 21-24. The WCWS is slated for May 28 to June 5 at Devon Park in Oklahoma City.
Texas Tech softball NCAA tournament selection live updates
6:28 p.m.: This puts Texas Tech in line to potentially head to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators, the No. 6 overall seed, in the Super Regionals.
6:28 p.m.: Texas Tech softball has received the No. 11 overall seed in the field and will play at 3:30 Friday against Marist. Others in the Lubbock Regional includes Boston U and Ole Miss.
6:15 p.m.: Final Top 8 seeds, in line to host super regionals, are Arkansas, Florida, Tennessee and UCLA.
6:10 p.m.: Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska round out the final Top 4 seeds in the field.
6:04 p.m.: Alabama earns the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
5:57 p.m.: The selection show is about to begin in a few minutes on ESPN2.
5:15 p.m.: About to head out to the Texas Tech softball selection show watch party. We’ll be hearing from Gerry Glasco and some players after the selection and later we’ll hop on a Zoom with the selection committee chair.
5:12 p.m.: Earlier today we published the latest roundup of NCAA tournament selection projections for the Texas Tech softball team. That can be found here.
What channel is the 2026 NCAA softball tournament selection show?
Watch 2026 NCAA softball tournament selection show on ESPN Unlimited
Texas Tech softball NCAA Tournament history
The Red Raiders are locked into the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row. Last year’s run led Texas Tech all the way to Oklahoma City and the Women’s College World Series, where the Red Raiders lost to Texas in the third game of the national championship series.
This is expected to be the second time in program history Texas Tech will host a home regional.
Texas Tech softball record
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech softball earns No. 11 overall seed in 2026 NCAA tournament
Reporting by Nathan Giese, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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