The 2012 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 18 through June 6, 2012 as the final part of the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 13, 2012. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2012 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
Alabama won the national title, defeating Oklahoma 2–1 in the best-of-three final to win the program's first national championship, and also the first softball title for any Southeastern Conference school.
National Seeds
Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals.
Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
- California
- Alabama
- Arizona State
- Oklahoma
- Florida
- Texas
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Missouri
- Georgia
- Oregon
- UCLA
- Arizona
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Louisville
- Washington
Regionals and Super Regionals
Berkeley Super Regional
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First Round |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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California |
8 |
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Iona |
0 |
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1 |
California |
2 |
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Arkansas |
3 |
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Boston University |
2 |
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Arkansas |
3 |
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Arkansas |
2 |
0 |
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Berkeley Regional |
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1 |
California |
10 |
7 |
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Iona |
3 |
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Boston University |
4 |
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1 |
California |
8 |
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Boston University |
0 |
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1 |
California |
5 |
2 |
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16 |
Washington |
0 |
0 |
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16 |
Washington |
2 |
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Harvard |
0 |
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16 |
Washington |
2 |
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Texas Tech |
0 |
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Texas Tech |
6 |
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Maryland |
1 |
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16 |
Washington |
4 |
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Seattle Regional |
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Harvard |
0 |
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Harvard |
3 |
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Maryland |
2 |
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Texas Tech |
0 |
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Harvard |
2 |
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Columbia Super Regional
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First Round |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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8 |
Texas A&M |
11 |
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Bethune-Cookman |
0 |
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8 |
Texas A&M |
0 |
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LSU |
2 |
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LSU |
1 |
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Texas State |
0 |
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LSU |
2 |
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College Station Regional |
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8 |
Texas A&M |
1 |
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Bethune-Cookman |
3 |
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Texas State |
5 |
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8 |
Texas A&M |
7 |
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Texas State |
4 |
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LSU |
6 |
1 |
3 |
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9 |
Missouri |
1 |
5 |
1 |
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9 |
Missouri |
6 |
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Illinois State |
0 |
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9 |
Missouri |
1 |
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DePaul |
0 |
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Massachusetts |
0 |
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DePaul |
3 |
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9 |
Missouri |
2 |
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Columbia Regional |
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Illinois State |
1 |
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Illinois State |
1 |
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Massachusetts |
0 |
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DePaul |
0 |
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Illinois State |
3 |
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Tampa Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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5 |
Florida |
1 |
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Florida Gulf Coast |
2 |
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Florida Gulf Coast |
3 |
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South Florida |
8 |
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South Florida |
1 |
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UCF |
0 |
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South Florida |
1 |
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Gainesville Regional |
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5 |
Florida |
0 |
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Florida |
7 |
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UCF |
1 |
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5 |
Florida |
6 |
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Florida Gulf Coast |
2 |
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South Florida |
1 |
2 |
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Hofstra |
2 |
1 |
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12 |
UCLA |
2 |
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Hofstra |
7 |
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Hofstra |
2 |
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San Diego State |
0 |
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Florida State |
0 |
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San Diego State |
1 |
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Hofstra |
2 |
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Los Angeles Regional |
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San Diego State |
1 |
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12 |
UCLA |
1 |
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Florida State |
2 |
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San Diego State |
1 |
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Florida State |
0 |
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Norman Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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4 |
Oklahoma |
19 |
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Lehigh |
3 |
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Oklahoma |
7 |
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Tulsa |
1 |
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Oregon State |
7 |
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Tulsa |
9 |
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Oklahoma |
6 |
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Norman Regional |
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Oregon State |
0 |
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Lehigh |
2 |
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Oregon State |
9 |
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Tulsa |
1 |
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Oregon State |
2 |
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Oklahoma |
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7 |
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13 |
Arizona |
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13 |
Arizona |
11 |
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North Dakota State |
0 |
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13 |
Arizona |
7 |
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Notre Dame |
2 |
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Hawaiʻi |
3 |
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Notre Dame |
7 |
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Arizona |
8 |
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Tucson Regional |
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Notre Dame |
3 |
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North Dakota State |
9 |
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Hawaiʻi |
7 |
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Notre Dame |
8 |
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North Dakota State |
4 |
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Tempe Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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3 |
Arizona State |
9 |
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Long Island |
0 |
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Arizona State |
3 |
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Syracuse |
1 |
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Syracuse |
4 |
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Long Beach State |
2 |
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Arizona State |
0 |
4 |
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Tempe Regional |
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Syracuse |
1 |
0 |
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Long Island |
4 |
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Long Beach State |
5 |
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Syracuse |
2 |
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Long Beach State |
1 |
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3 |
Arizona State |
0 |
9 |
8 |
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14 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
6 |
2 |
0 |
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14 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
8 |
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Mississippi Valley State |
0 |
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14 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
9 |
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Stanford |
3 |
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Stanford |
1 |
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Baylor |
0 |
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14 |
Louisiana-Lafayette |
6 |
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Lafayette Regional |
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Stanford |
2 |
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Mississippi Valley State |
0 |
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Baylor |
5 |
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Stanford |
6 |
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Baylor |
2 |
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Austin Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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6 |
Texas |
0 |
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Northwestern |
2 |
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Northwestern |
13 |
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Houston |
9 |
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Auburn |
1 |
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Houston |
2 |
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Northwestern |
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Austin Regional |
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Texas |
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5 |
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6 |
Texas |
6 |
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Auburn |
1 |
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Houston |
1 |
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6 |
Texas |
10 |
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6 |
Texas |
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4 |
6 |
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11 |
Oregon |
2 |
5 |
10 |
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11 |
Oregon |
7 |
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Portland State |
3 |
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11 |
Oregon |
6 |
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BYU |
4 |
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BYU |
4 |
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Mississippi State |
3 |
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11 |
Oregon |
4 |
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Eugene Regional |
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BYU |
1 |
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Portland State |
2 |
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Mississippi State |
0 |
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BYU |
2 |
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Portland State |
0 |
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Knoxville Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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7 |
Tennessee |
0 |
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Miami (OH) |
1 |
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Miami (OH) |
0 |
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Virginia Tech |
6 |
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Virginia Tech |
4 |
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UAB |
1 |
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Virginia Tech |
1 |
2 |
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Knoxville Regional |
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7 |
Tennessee |
2 |
10 |
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7 |
Tennessee |
8 |
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UAB |
0 |
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Miami (OH) |
0 |
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7 |
Tennessee |
8 |
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7 |
Tennessee |
3 |
0 |
2 |
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10 |
Georgia |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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10 |
Georgia |
13 |
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Coastal Carolina |
3 |
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10 |
Georgia |
3 |
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North Carolina |
2 |
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North Carolina |
2 |
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Georgia Southern |
1 |
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10 |
Georgia |
2 |
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Athens Regional |
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North Carolina |
1 |
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Coastal Carolina |
2 |
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Georgia Southern |
1 |
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North Carolina |
5 |
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Coastal Carolina |
3 |
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Tuscaloosa Super Regional
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Round 1 |
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Round 2 |
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Regional Finals |
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Super Regionals |
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2 |
Alabama |
5 |
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UT-Martin |
1 |
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Alabama |
5 |
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South Alabama |
2 |
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Georgia Tech |
3 |
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South Alabama |
4 |
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2 |
Alabama |
6 |
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Tuscaloosa Regional |
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South Alabama |
0 |
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UT-Martin |
1 |
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Georgia Tech |
9 |
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South Alabama |
10 |
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Georgia Tech |
1 |
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2 |
Alabama |
4 |
4 |
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Michigan |
1 |
3 |
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15 |
Louisville |
6 |
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Valparaiso |
4 |
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15 |
Louisville |
1 |
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Michigan |
2 |
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Michigan |
3 |
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Kentucky |
2 |
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Michigan |
4 |
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Louisville Regional |
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15 |
Louisville |
0 |
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Valparaiso |
4 |
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Kentucky |
5 |
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15 |
Louisville |
3 |
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Kentucky |
2 |
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Women's College World Series