The eight-team field for the 2026 Women’s College World Series has been set, with No. 11 Texas Tech and unseeded Mississippi State joining six teams who came into the 64-team tournament seeded in the top eight.
Defending champion Texas, the No. 2 seed, and No. 1 seed Alabama are two of five SEC teams in the field. Every game is set to be televised on either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2.
Alabama is a slight betting favorite, though Texas Tech, the second-lowest-seeded team in the field, is the second favorite.
NCAA softball tournament 2026, format
The 2026 NCAA Women’s College World Series starts on Thursday, May 28, with the three-game finals set for June 3-5. Eight teams have emerged from what started two weeks ago as a 64-team tournament.
While it is an eight-team, double-elimination tournament, it functions more like two separate four-team double eliminations with the winners of each four-team bracket playing each other for the championship.
WCWS bracket 2026
Women’s College World Series schedule 2026
Thursday, May 28
Friday, May 29
Saturday, May 30
Sunday, May 31
Monday, June 1
Wednesday, June 3
Thursday, June 4
Friday, June 5
Who’s in Women’s College World Series?
College World Series defending champion
The Texas Longhorns defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders in three games last season to win their first softball national championship.
Where is the Women’s CWS?
The WCWS is anchored at Oklahoma City’s USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium.
College World Series odds
From DraftKings
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: WCWS bracket 2026: Scores, schedule TV for NCAA Softball Tournament
Reporting by Bret Bloomquist, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
