Category Archives: National Championship

2026 NCSA DI WORLD SERIES TICKETS NOW ON SALE

All fans interested in attending the 2026 NCSA DI World Series will need to purchase online tickets prior to arrival.  No worries, we still offer day passes and full tournament passes through the online ticketing platform.  Should you arrive at the entry gate without an online ticket, you will be directed to this very online ticketing platform as there will be NO ON-SITE TICKET SALES.  These new procedures should help with expediting entry into the complex for all spectators.

Programs can be purchased on the online ticketing platform and can be picked up at the front gate upon your arrival.  Programs will also be available for purchase at the souvenir stand for the duration of the tournament – while supplies last.

CLICK HERE to purchase tickets!

NCSA DI WORLD SERIES POOL PLAY SCHEDULE RELEASED

The 2026 NCSA DI Opening Round Pool Play Schedule has been released.  The 2026 NCSA DI World Series will begin on Thursday, May 14th with the first two rounds of pool play for each team. The third round of pool play will be played the morning of Friday, May 16th. After the conclusion of Pool Play, teams will be re-seeded and the Double-Elimination portion of the tournament will begin in the afternoon of Friday, May 15th and continue until a National Champion is declared on Sunday, May 17th.

Be sure to go to the NCSA DI World Series Page for more information.

REGIONALS DAY 2: WS FIELD SET!

Huge shoutout to our Regional Directors, Umpires and Field Crews for making this weekend possible.  Congratulations to the following teams for winning their respective Regional and punching their ticket to the NCSA DI World Series.  They’ll have an opportunity to become National Champions in just a couple weeks.

  • University of Illinois  – Great American Regional Champion
  • University of Michigan – Great Lakes Regional Champion
  • North Carolina State University – Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion
  • University of Colorado – Mid-America Regional Champion
  • University of Connecticut – New England Regional Champion
  • Penn State University – North Atlantic Regional Champion
  • University of California-Davis – Pacific Regional Champion
  • University of Central Florida – South Atlantic Regional Champion

Each Regional Runner-Up also clinched a spot in the DI World Series.  Congratulations to Purdue , Wisconsin, James Madison, Air Force, Vermont, Maryland, Oregon and South Carolina. They will have a chance to be this year’s Cinderella team.

It was an action packed weekend of softball, so be sure to click HERE to see how everything went down at the 2026 NCSA DI Regional Tournaments.

Tomorrow, the opening round pool play bracket for the NCSA DI World Series will be released, so be sure to stay tuned and check back often!

NCSA DI REGIONALS: DAY 1

Shoutout to all the Regional Directors that put in a lot of hard work today!  Mother Nature didn’t always cooperate, but our Regionals Directors, Field Crews, Umpires and Teams made everything work!

The New England and North Atlantic Regionals got started earlier this morning to try to beat the weather. The North Atlantic was able to play two games while the New England got in four games. Both of these tournaments will be picked back up tomorrow before the Championship Games. The other 6 Regionals were able to stay on track, with tomorrow solely featuring Championship Sunday.

With 6 Regional Championship Games set, we’d like to offer a huge congratulations to the following teams for qualifying for the NCSA DI World Series: University of Illinois, Purdue University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, North Carolina State University, James Madison University, University of Colorado, U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Connecticut, University of California – Davis, University of Oregon, University of Central Florida, and the University of South Carolina. Just three spots still up for grabs and Regional Championships still to play for.  First pitches will be bright and early in the morning!

Click HERE for the updated Regional Brackets!

RAWLINGS FINAL NCSA DI TOP 20 POLL

Your 2024-2025 NCSA Division I National Champions, the University of Michigan Wolverines are the #1 Team in the Rawlings Final NCSA DI Top 20 Poll!  Michigan was dominant all year long not having lost a game since October.  They took over #1 ranking in March and never relinquished that title, finishing the year 30-1 (14-1 conference).  An incredible season for the Wolverines and one that they will never forget.

The 2024-2025 season is now in the books and we all look forward to 2025-2026.  Will Michigan go B2B or will it be someone else winning the National Championship?  We won’t know for another year, but next year kicks off in just a few more months.

Check out if you favorite team made the FINAL Rawlings Top 20 Poll.

MICHIGAN WINS WORLD SERIES; CHATLOSH MVP

The Michigan Wolverines are the 2025 NCSA Division I National Champions!  The defeated the University of California-Davis Aggies, 8-7 to claim their first ever National Championship.  They were down 6-0 but clawed their way back making it 7-6 heading into the top of the 7th.  UC Davis evened the score at 7-7 in the top of the 7th, but Michigan’s Shaylin Ciaramitaro hit a walk off single to drive in Taylor Daniels to win the game 8-7.  Ava Chatlosh was named Most Valuable Player after putting the Wolverines ahead 7-6 in the bottom of the 6th.  In total, she had a double, triple and 4 RBI’s in the Championship game helping lead the Wolverines to the Championship!

FINALIZED BRACKET HERE

DOUBLE ELIMINTAION HAS BEGUN

The double elimination portion of the 2025 NCSA DI World Series has begun.  Click HERE for updated scores and matchups.

POOL PLAY FINISHED; DOUBLE ELIM FINALIZED

Pool Play has finished and the Double Elimination Portion of the Tournament will be underway at 3:00pm EST here at South Commons Softball Complex.  Your pool play #1 Michigan goes 3-0 in pool play and heads into the double elimination portion of the tournament as the #1 overall seed.  Check out the updated bracket HERE.

NCSA DI WORLD SERIES DAY 1

Day 1 of the 2025 NCSA DI World Series is in the books.  Lots of great action from South Commons but so much more to come.  Pool Play will conclude tomorrow morning and the double elimination portion of the tournament will start at 3pm.  Check out the updated pool play scores HERE.

NCSA DI WORLD SERIES POOL PLAY SCHEDULE RELEASED

The 2025 NCSA DI Opening Round Pool Play Schedule has been released.  The 2025 NCSA DI World Series will begin on Thursday, May 15th with the first two rounds of pool play for each team. The third round of pool play will be played the morning of Friday, May 16th. After the conclusion of Pool Play, teams will be re-seeded and the Double-Elimination portion of the tournament will begin in the afternoon of Friday, May 16th and continue until a National Champion is declared on Sunday, May 18th.

Be sure to go to the NCSA DI World Series Page for more information.