Last Four In: Ohio State, Fresno State, Pittsburgh, Mississippi State
First Four Out: Texas Tech, Stanford, Florida Gulf Coast, Wisconsin
Florida picked up from where they left off last season by beating Muchigan 8-0 on Saturday in a rematch of the WCWS Finals. Washington, Texas A&M and Kentucky all secured key signature wins over top 15 teams as parity reigned supreme in week one. Finally, UCF, Fresno State, and Pacific all scored big wins over Alabama, Tennessee, and LSU, respectively. The initial impression of week one is that parity reigned supreme and college softball fans are in for an exciting journey in 2016.
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
ACC: Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh
American: UCF
Big East: St. John’s
Big 12: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
Big Ten: Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, UCLA, Utah, Washington
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M
A-10: Fordham
America East: Stony Brook
A-Sun: USC Upstate
Big Sky: Weber State
Big South: Longwood
Big West: Cal State Fullerton
CAA: Hofstra, James Madison
C-USA: Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky
Horizon: Illinois-Chicago
Ivy: Dartmouth
MAAC: Fairfield
MAC: Kent State
MEAC: Bethune-Cookman
MVC: Wichita State
MWC: Fresno State, San Diego State
NEC: Central Connecticut State
OVC: SIUE
Patriot: Lehigh
Southern: Chattanooga
Southland: Northwestern State
Summit: North Dakota State
Sun Belt: Louisiana, South Alabama
SWAC: Alabama State
WAC: New Mexico State
WCC: BYU
See the Projected Softball NCAA Tournament Bracket
