Overview
- The 64-team bracket, revealed Sunday, May 10, named Alabama the No. 1 overall seed and Texas No. 2.
- All 16 national seeds host double-elimination regionals May 15–17, and the top eight would host super regionals if they advance.
- The SEC placed 12 teams in the field and six of the top eight seeds, reinforcing the league’s depth at the top of the bracket.
- No. 1 Alabama hosts USC Upstate, Belmont and SE Louisiana in Tuscaloosa, and Belmont ace Maya Johnson enters with a nation-best 0.66 ERA.
- Defending champion Texas opens in Austin against Wagner, and the Austin winner will meet the College Station winner in the super regionals.