Alabama, LSU, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi State will be part of the 2026 Women’s College World Series field, with Oklahoma’s dynasty shaken as Patty Gasso’s Sooners miss the WCWS for the first time since 2015. The bracket begins Thursday, May 28 and r
For five straight days. Devon Park will be replaced by Oklahoma City—at least from a softball standpoint—when the 2026 Women’s College World Series kicks off on Thursday. May 28. The SEC is sending five teams to the event. led by top-overall seed Alabama. while one historic absence hangs over the bracket: No. 4 Oklahoma won’t be playing at the WCWS for the first time since 2015.
Alabama earned its place after cruising through the Tuscaloosa Super Regional against No. 16 LSU. Mississippi State, meanwhile, produced the most jarring postseason swing—upsetting the Sooners in the Norman Super Regional. For Oklahoma, the loss ended an era that had kept Patty Gasso’s program consistently in the WCWS conversation.
Nebraska also made a statement in its own way. Jordy Frahm helped No. 4 Nebraska punch its ticket to Devon Park for the first time since 2013. allowing just one run in eight combined innings of work in the Lincoln Super Regional. The Cornhuskers have yet to lose a game this postseason, extending that run back to the Big Ten Softball Tournament.
The pitcher matchups and home-run threats are already lining up in the field, too. UCLA’s Megan Grant and Jordan Woolery are among the notable home run hitters. Frahm and Texas Tech’s NiJaree Canady headline the pool of pitchers, with Canady leading the Red Raiders to back-to-back WCWS appearances.
The SEC’s five-team presence is set against a bracket that’s already been reshaped by upset baseball—only in softball form. Alabama’s dominant path through the Tuscaloosa Super Regional and Nebraska’s unbeaten postseason run meet Oklahoma’s sudden exit after the Norman Super Regional loss. The result is a WCWS field that feels both familiar in its heavyweights and unpredictable in who gets there next.
Thursday, May 28 marks the start of the WCWS bracket, with games scheduled throughout the week and into the first week of June.
All times Eastern
Thursday, May 28
Game 1: No. 11 Texas Tech vs. Mississippi State | Noon | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 2: No. 7 Tennessee vs. No. 2 Texas | 2:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 3: No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 8 UCLA | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Game 4: No. 5 Arkansas vs. No. 4 Nebraska | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Friday, May 29
Game 5: 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Game 6: 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Saturday, May 30
Game 7: 3 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Game 8: 7 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Sunday, May 31
Game 9: 3 p.m. | ABC (Fubo)
Game 10: 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Monday, June 1
Game 11: Noon | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 12 (if necessary): 2:30 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Game 13: 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Game 14 (if necessary): 9:30 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Wednesday, June 3
WCWS finals Game 1: 8 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Thursday, June 4
WCWS finals Game 2: 8 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Friday, June 5
WCWS finals Game 3 (if necessary): 8 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
Here’s the full list of teams in the Women’s College World Series:
No. 1 Alabama
No. 2 Texas
No. 4 Nebraska
No. 5 Arkansas
No. 7 Tennessee
No. 8 UCLA
No. 11 Texas Tech
Mississippi State
2026 Women's College World Series NCAA softball SEC Alabama Oklahoma Nebraska Patty Gasso Jordy Frahm NiJaree Canady bracket schedule TV times