The 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 20 through June 9, 2022, as the final part of the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The tournament culminated with the 2022 Women's College World Series at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
A total of 64 teams entered the tournament, with 32 of them receiving an automatic bid by either winning their conference's tournament or by finishing in first place in their conference. The remaining 32 bids were issued at-large, with selections extended by the NCAA Selection Committee.
The Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12 and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular-season champion. All other conferences had their automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show, on Sunday, May 15 at 7 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to the Women's College World Series.
1. Oklahoma <br /> 2. <br /> 3. ' <br /> 4. ' <br /> 5. UCLA <br /> 6. <br /> 7. <br /> 8. Arizona State <br />
9. <br /> 10. Clemson <br /> 11. <br /> 12. ' <br /> 13. Washington <br /> 14. <br /> 15. <br /> 16. '
The Regionals took place May 20âÂÂ22. The Super Regionals took place May 26âÂÂ29.
Played at Boyd & Jill Smith Family Stadium in Stanford, California
Played at Nusz Park in Starkville, Mississippi
The Women's College World Series was held June 2 through June 9 in Oklahoma City.
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The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
For the second consecutive year Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of every game in the Women's College World Series. Ryan Radtke and Leah Amico returned as two of the broadcasters. Chris Plank and Destinee Martinez worked select games, while Radtke and Amico called the Championship Series.
ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament. The network aired games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, Longhorn Network, and ACC Network. For just the fifth time in the history of the women's softball tournament, ESPN covered every regional.
Regionals
Super Regionals
Women's College World Series
Regionals
Super Regionals
Women's College World Series Finals