Texas A&M claimed the top seed in the NCAA Division I softball tournament, marking a deviation from Oklahoma's four-year reign as champions. The SEC dominated the rankings, with seven of the top eight seeds hailing from the conference, including Oklahoma as the regular-season champion. The tournament will culminate in the Womenâs College World Series from May 29-June 5 in Oklahoma City, featuring notable teams like Florida, Arkansas, and Florida State, which represents the ACC as the top non-SEC seed.
Oklahoma won the SEC regular-season title by a game over Texas A&M in its first season in the conference. Texas A&M and Oklahoma tied for the conference tournament title after the championship game was canceled because of bad weather.
Oklahoma State, which has made five consecutive Women's College World Series appearances, is in the regional with Arkansas.
No. 5 seed Florida State, the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season champion, is the top-seeded team from outside the SEC. The Seminoles won the national title in 2018 and were runners-up in 2021 and 2023.
Texas, the national runner-up two of the past three seasons, is No. 6. Tennessee, with hard-throwing Karlyn Pickens, is No 7.
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