Overview
- Texas A&M earned the No. 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA softball tournament, edging four-time defending champion Oklahoma based on RPI and top-25 wins.
- The NCAA selection show revealed the 64-team bracket and 16 regional hosts, with regionals beginning May 16 and leading to the Women’s College World Series in late May.
- Oklahoma and Texas A&M were declared co-champions of the SEC softball tournament after the championship game was canceled due to persistent rain in Athens, Georgia.
- Seven of the top eight NCAA seeds went to SEC teams, highlighting the conference’s dominance, with Florida State as the only non-SEC team in the top eight.
- The tournament format includes regional and super regional rounds before culminating in the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City from May 29 to early June.