2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2013 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 16 through June 4, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2013 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

2013 NCAA Division I
softball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City
Champions	Oklahoma (2nd title)
Runner-up	Tennessee (6th WCWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Patty Gasso (2nd title)
MOP	Keilani Ricketts (Oklahoma)
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Automatic bids

Conference	School
ACC	NC State
America East	Stony Brook
Atlantic 10	Fordham
Atlantic Sun	South Carolina Upstate
Big 12	Oklahoma
Big East	Notre Dame
Big Sky	Portland State
Big South	Longwood
Big Ten	Wisconsin
Big West	Hawaii
Colonial	Hofstra
Conference USA	Marshall
Horizon	Valparaiso
Ivy	Penn
Mid-American	Central Michigan
Metro Atlantic	Marist
Mid-Eastern	Hampton
Missouri Valley	Northern Iowa
Mountain West	San Diego State
Northeast	Central Connecticut
Ohio Valley	Jacksonville State
Pac–12	Oregon
Pacific Coast	BYU
Patriot	Army
SEC	Florida
Southern	Georgia Southern
Southland	Northwestern State
SWAC	Mississippi Valley State
Summit	IPFW
Sun Belt	South Alabama
WAC	San Jose State

National seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.

1. Oklahoma
2. Florida
3. Oregon
4. Texas
5. Arizona State
6. Missouri
7. Tennessee
8. Michigan
9. LSU
   
10. Alabama
    
11. Washington
    
12. Kentucky
    
13. South Alabama
    
14. Nebraska
    
15. Louisville
    
16. Texas A&M

Regionals and super regionals

Norman Super Regional

	First round					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	1	Oklahoma	17^5
		Marist	0
						1	Oklahoma	10
							Arkansas	5
		Fordham	1
		Arkansas	5
											1	Oklahoma	14^5	—
	Norman Regional
												Arkansas	1	—
		Marist	3
		Fordham	5
							Fordham	2
							Arkansas	5
																	1	Oklahoma	10^6	8^5	—
																	16	Texas A&M	2	0	—
	16	Texas A&M	12^5
		Penn	0
						16	Texas A&M	6
							Baylor	5
		Baylor	7
		Arizona	0
											16	Texas A&M	5	8^5
	College Station Regional
												Baylor	9	0
		Penn	2
		Arizona	3^8
							Arizona	4
							Baylor	8

Ann Arbor Super Regional

	First round					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	8	Michigan	5
		Valparaiso	0
						8	Michigan	5
							California	0
		California	8
		Central Michigan	1
											8	Michigan	3	—
	Michigan Regional
												California	1	—
		Valparaiso	7
		Central Michigan	4
							Valparaiso	0
							California	6
																	8	Michigan	4^8	0	2
																		Louisiana–Lafayette	3	5	1
	9	LSU	3
		Central Connecticut	2
						9	LSU	0
							Louisiana–Lafayette	3
		Louisiana–Lafayette	3
		Northwestern State	0
												Louisiana–Lafayette	1	—
	Baton Rouge Regional
											9	LSU	0	—
		Central Connecticut	9
		Northwestern State	1
							Central Connecticut	0
						9	LSU	11^6

Tempe Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	5	Arizona State	5
		San Jose State	2
						5	Arizona State	2
							Georgia	0
		Georgia	9
		San Diego State	3
											5	Arizona State	2	—
	Tempe Regional
												Georgia	0	—
		San Jose State	2
		San Diego State	5
							San Diego State	2
							Georgia	3
																	5	Arizona State	5	5	—
																	12	Kentucky	4	2	—
	12	Kentucky	2^8
		Marshall	1
						12	Kentucky	6
							Virginia Tech	2
		Notre Dame	3
		Virginia Tech	4
											12	Kentucky	0	1
	Lexington Regional
												Virginia Tech	2	0
		Marshall	3
		Notre Dame	1
							Marshall	2
							Virginia Tech	3^11

Austin Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	4	Texas	5
		Army	0
						4	Texas	11^5
							South Carolina	2
		Houston	4
		South Carolina	6
											4	Texas	6	—
	Austin Regional
												South Carolina	0	—
		Army	5
		Houston	7
							Houston	1
							South Carolina	5
																	4	Texas	3	4	—
																		Florida State	2	0	—
	13	South Alabama	10^6
		Mississippi Valley State	0
						13	South Alabama	1
							Florida State	2
		Mississippi State	2
		Florida State	5
												Florida State	0	7^8
	Mobile Regional
											13	South Alabama	3	6
		Mississippi Valley State	1
		Mississippi State	2
							Mississippi State	0
						13	South Alabama	3

Eugene Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	3	Oregon	5
		BYU	2
						3	Oregon	3
							North Carolina	0
		North Carolina	3^8
		Wisconsin	2
											3	Oregon	3	—
	Eugene Regional
												Wisconsin	0	—
		BYU	0
		Wisconsin	6
							North Carolina	2
							Wisconsin	6
																	3	Oregon	2	4^11	2
																	14	Nebraska	5	3	4
	14	Nebraska	4
		Northern Iowa	0
						14	Nebraska	7
							Stanford	1
		Stanford	4
		Tulsa	2
											14	Nebraska	10	—
	Lincoln Regional
												Stanford	5	—
		Northern Iowa	2
		Tulsa	1
							Northern Iowa	1
							Stanford	4

Columbia Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	6	Missouri	3
		Stony Brook	0
						6	Missouri	1
							Hofstra	0
		Hofstra	2
		Oregon State	0
											6	Missouri	0	5
	Columbia Regional
												Hofstra	10^5	0
		Stony Brook	0
		Oregon State	6
							Oregon State	4
							Hofstra	8^10
																	6	Missouri	1	0	—
																	11	Washington	2^8	1	—
	11	Washington	2
		Portland State	1
						11	Washington	2
							Hawaii	0
		Minnesota	0
		Hawaii	3
											11	Washington	8^5	—
	Seattle Regional
												Hawaii	0	—
		Portland State	0
		Minnesota	5
							Minnesota	0
							Hawaii	3

Knoxville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	7	Tennessee	9^5
		Longwood	0
						7	Tennessee	1^11
							NC State	0
		James Madison	0
		NC State	2
											7	Tennessee	7	—
	Knoxville Regional
												NC State	0	—
		Longwood	0
		James Madison	5
							James Madison	4
							NC State	6
																	7	Tennessee	3	5	—
																	10	Alabama	2	3	—
	10	Alabama	4
		Jacksonville State	0
						10	Alabama	7
							Western Kentucky	6
		Western Kentucky	3
		South Carolina Upstate	0
											10	Alabama	13^5	—
	Tuscaloosa Regional
												Western Kentucky	1	—
		Jacksonville State	0
		South Carolina Upstate	8^5
							South Carolina Upstate	0
							Western Kentucky	3

Gainesville Super Regional

	Round 1					Round 2					Regional finals						Super regionals
	2	Florida	7
		Hampton	1
						2	Florida	11^5
							South Florida	1
		South Florida	1^8
		Georgia Southern	0
											2	Florida	2	—
	Gainesville Regional
												South Florida	0	—
		Hampton	0
		Georgia Southern	3
							Georgia Southern	1
							South Florida	2^9
																	2	Florida	4	1	—
																		UAB	3	0	—
	15	Louisville	2
		IPFW	1
						15	Louisville	4
							UAB	7
		UAB	6
		UCLA	3
												UAB	1	3^13
	Louisville Regional
												UCLA	4	2
		IPFW	0
		UCLA	8
							UCLA	19^5
						15	Louisville	2

Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series was held 30 May through June 4 in Oklahoma City.

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	Previous WCWS appearances	WCWS best finish	WCWS W–L record
Arizona State	Pac-12	50–10 (16–8)	Clint Meyers	11 (last: 2011)	1st (2008, 2011)	17–14
Florida	SEC	57–7 (21–6)	Tim Walton	5 (last: 2011)	2nd (2011, 2009)	11–9
Michigan	Big Ten	50–11 (21–2)	Carol Hutchins	10 (last: 2009)	1st (2005)	8–18
Nebraska	Big Ten	45–14 (16–6)	Rhonda Revelle	7 (last: 2002)	2nd (1985)	11–13
Oklahoma	Big 12	52–4 (15–2)	Patty Gasso	8 (last: 2012)	1st (2000)	11–12
Tennessee	SEC	49–10 (16–6)	Ralph Weekly Karen Weekly	6 (last: 2012)	2nd (2007)	11–10
Texas	Big 12	49–8 (14–4)	Connie Clark	5 (last: 2006)	3rd (2003, 2005)	5–8
Washington	Pac-12	43–15 (16–8)	Heather Tarr	10 (last: 2010)	1st (2009)	17–15

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	14	Nebraska	3^(8)
	11	Washington	4
						11	Washington	0
						7	Tennessee	1
	7	Tennessee	9
	2	Florida	2
											7	Tennessee	2	—
											4	Texas	0	—
	14	Nebraska	8^(15)
	2	Florida	9
						2	Florida	0
						4	Texas	3
																	7	Tennessee	3^(12)	0	—
																	1	Oklahoma	5	4	—
	5	Arizona State	3
	4	Texas	5
						4	Texas	2
						1	Oklahoma	10
	8	Michigan	1
	1	Oklahoma	7
											1	Oklahoma	6	—
											11	Washington	2	—
	5	Arizona State	0
	8	Michigan	2
						8	Michigan	1
						11	Washington	4

Championship game

National Championship
Oklahoma Sooners	vs.	Tennessee Volunteers

June 4, 2013, 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Oklahoma	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	4	7	0
Tennessee	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
WP: Michelle Gascoigne (19–3)   LP: Ivy Renfroe (22–5) Attendance: 8,527 Boxscore

Media Coverage

Radio

Dial Global Sports provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was also streamed online at dialglobalsports.com. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Dial Global.^[1]

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks (ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU). The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Austin hosted a regional, and the Texas games aired on Longhorn Network while the other matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals^[2] Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – College Station, TX Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Tempe, AZ Sam Gore & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI Melissa Lee & Charlotte Morgan – Mobile, AL Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Lexington, KY Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC Carter Blackburn & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX Jeanne Zelasko & Tracy Warren – Norman, OK Women's College World Series^[3] Pam Ward or Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza or Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe

Super regionals^[4] Pam Ward & Michele Mary Smith – Norman, OK Mark Neely & Amanda Freed – Columbia, SC Joe Davis & Garland Cooper – Ann Arbor, MI Beth Mowins & Jessica Mendoza – Knoxville, TN Holly Rowe & Amanda Scarborough – Austin, TX Jeanne Zelasko & Cheri Kempf – Gainesville, FL Adam Amin & Jennie Finch – Eugene, OR Cara Capuano & Leah Amico – Tempe, AZ Women's College World Series championship series^[3] Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Mary Smith & Holly Rowe

References

1. "WCWS Highlights: Oklahoma 5 – Tennessee 3 – F/12". Westwood One. Retrieved 2013-06-04.
2. "ESPN Expands Coverage of NCAA Division I Softball Championship". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
3. "ESPN Airs Every WCWS Game from Oklahoma City Beginning Thursday". ESPN Media Zone. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
4. . ESPN Media Zone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved 2013-05-20.