Category Archives: National Championship

DI REGIONALS COMPLETED

Sixteen teams officially punched their ticket to the 2024 NCSA Division I World Series after completion of the NCSA Division I Regionals Tournaments on Sunday.

The following teams won their Regional Championship, officially qualifying for the World Series.

  • Illinois – Great American Regional Champion
  • Michigan – Great Lakes Regional Champion
  • Virginia Tech – Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion
  • Air Force – Mid-America Regional Champion
  • Sacred Heart – New England Regional Champion
  • Maryland – North Atlantic Regional Champion
  • Northern Arizona – Pacific Regional Champion
  • Florida State – South Atlantic Regional Champion

Each Regional runner up also qualified for the NCSA DI World Series.  These teams earned World Series bids after finishing 2nd at their respective Regional Tournament.

  • West Virginia – Great American Runner Up
  • Michigan State – Great Lakes Runner Up
  • North Carolina – Mid-Atlantic Runner Up
  • Iowa – Mid-America Runner Up
  • Vermont – New England Runner Up
  • Navy – North Atlantic Runner Up
  • Boise State – Pacific Runner Up
  • Georgia – South Atlantic Runner Up

Congratulations to all 16 teams.  See how they got there by checking out all 8 of the Regional Brackets.

Follow along with World Series Updates HERE.

REGIONALS DAY 1 COMPLETE

Day 1 of the NCSA Division I Regionals is in the books!  A lot of great softball was played we even crowned two Regional Champions early due to bad weather being anticipated for Sunday.

Michigan State defeated their arch rivals, Michigan State in the Great Lakes Regional Championship Game and Air Force defeated Iowa in the Mid-America Regional Championship Game.  Though Michigan State and Iowa came up short, they did punch their tickets to the 2024 NCSA DI World Series joining Michigan and Air Force.

In fact, 15 teams punched their tickets to the NCSA DI World Series after Day 1 of Regionals.  Illinois will face WVU in the Great American Regional Tournament.  Both the Fighting Illini and Mountaineers will compete in Columbus, GA for a National Championship.  Joining them are the back to back defending champs, Virginia Tech.  They will face the winner of the UNC versus NC State game tomorrow at 9am EST.  The winner of that game will also move onto the NCSA DI World Series.  Vermont and Sacred Heart both punched their tickets to the World Series.  They’ll face off at 10am tomorrow for the New England Regional Championship.  In the North Atlantic, Maryland will take on Navy at 10am EST.  Both the Terrapins and Midshipmen are headed to Columbus.  At-large bid, Boise State, punched their ticket to the World Series and will face Northern Arizona in the Pacific Regional Championship.  Lastly, Florida State will take on Georgia in the South Atlantic Championship Game at 10am.  Both programs are headed to the World Series.

All in all, one more World Series spot is up for grabs in the Mid-Atlantic, and 6 regional championships will be decided tomorrow.

Stay up to date on all the Day 1 Action by clicking HERE!

RAWLINGS FINAL NCSA TOP 20

Where they started is where they finished.  The 2022 NCSA World Series National Champions, the Virginia Tech Hokies began atop the preseason rankings and remained there for most of the season until Sacred Heart dethroned them for two straight months.  But after claiming the 2023 NCSA World Series, the Hokies are back where they began…the #1 Team in the NCSA sitting atop the RAWLINGS FINAL NCSA TOP 20!  They will hold that title until the 23-24 season begins.  Who is going to be the next #1 team in the county.  Stay tuned.  The 23-24 season will be here before you know it!

Thank you all for a great season!

VT B2B NATIONAL CHAMPS

Virginia Tech takes home the 2023 NCSA World Series after defeating the University of Iowa 4-2 in the National Championship Game.  The Hokies become the first back to back champs since the U.S. Naval Academy in 2018 and 2019.

The NCSA World Series MVP was awarded to Alyssa Martin from the University of Iowa whose outstanding performance throughout the World Series surpassed all others.

LET THE BRACKETOLOGY BEGIN!

The field is set and the opening rounds of pool play have been scheduled.  Check out the Official 2023 NCSA World Series Bracket HERE! Who’s taking home the hardware in 2023?

FIELD IS SET FOR NCSA WORLD SERIES

We started the 2022-2023 NCSA Season with 152 Teams.  By April 23rd, we were down to the 32 teams who qualified for the 2023 NCSA Regional Tournaments.  Now, we are down to our final 16!

In Day 2 of action at the NCSA Regionals, Iowa’s bats were unstoppable and they were able to defeat Air Force 24-5 in the Championship Game to win the Mid-America Regional Championship.  Air Force earns runner-up status and also qualifies for the NCSA World Series.  In the Pacific UC Davis takes down Oregon 9-8 to claim the Regional Championship.  Both UC Davis and Oregon qualify for the World Series.  In both the Great American and Great Lakes Regional, they needed the if necessary championship games.  In the end, Michigan State outlasted Illinois winning 5-2 and Grand Valley State topped Wisconsin 14-6.  All 4 of those teams also punched their tickets to Columbus!

Plenty more action all across all 8 regional tournaments.  Click HERE to see how we got down to our final 16.

You can catch up on all the NCSA Regional Action HERE.

Stay up to date with all things NCSA World Series by clicking HERE.

REGIONALS DAY 1!

As we all know, mother nature remains undefeated and she played a part in Day 1 at the NCSA Regional Tournaments.  Both the New England Region and North Atlantic Region moved to a single elimination format and the Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic had to play their respective tournaments in 1 day.  The Great Lakes and Great American Regionals had to halt their games due to rain but will pick up tomorrow.  Because of this 8 teams have officially punched their ticket to the 2023 NCSA World Series and 4 more have secured spots.

Sacred Heart University wins the North Atlantic Regional Tournament after defeating Penn State 6-1.  With Penn State being the runner-ups, they also move onto the NCSA World Series.  Maine also wins the New England Region and qualifies for the 2023 NCSA World Series after they defeated UConn in the Championship Game 7-6.  UConn also punches their ticket as the New England Runner up.  Virginia Tech is one step closer to defending their championship after they defeated JMU in the Mid-Atlantic Championship Game 9-1.  The Dukes from JMU as runner-ups are also Georgia bound.  Clemson defeats Georgia 8-5 in the South Atlantic Championship to move onto the World Series, while the Bulldogs also qualify for the World Series as the runner-ups.

Also, in the Pacific Region, the championship game is decided with both UC-Davis and Oregon vying for the championship but both securing spots in the World Series.  Additionally, in the Mid-America, Iowa and Air Force have secured spots at the NCSA World Series but who will win the region and who will finish runner-up is still to be decided.

Plenty more action all across the country so make sure to check out how Day 1 finished up.  Click HERE to view all 8 Regional Brackets after Day 1.

Also continue to follow the NCSA Regional Page HERE.

REGIONALS ARE SET!

The 2022-2023 NCSA Regular Season has come to a close and all 32 Regional Spots have been locked up!  Click HERE to view all 8 Regional Brackets.

Also continue to follow the NCSA Regional Page HERE.

NCSA EXTENDS 3-YEARS WITH COLUMBUS, GA

In addition to the upcoming 2023 NCSA World Series, Columbus Georgia and South Commons Softball Complex will remain host for the 2024, 2025 and 2026 NCSA World Series after a 3-year extension was signed.

Check out the Official Press Release regarding this extension HERE.