2016 NCAA Division I softball Tournament - wikipedia 2016 NCAA Division I softball Tournament 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament Teams 64 Finals Site ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Champions Oklahoma ( 3rd title ) Runner - Up Auburn ( 2nd WCWS Appearance ) Winning coach Patty Gasso ( 3rd title ) MOP Paige Parker Oklahoma ← 2015 NCAA Division I Softball Championship 2017 → The 2016 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 20 through June 8, 2016 as the final part of the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were to be selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 15, 2016. Thirty - two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty - two teams were selected at - large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2016 Women 's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City in which the Oklahoma Sooners were crowned the champions. Contents 1 Automatic bids 2 National seeds 3 Regionals and Super Regionals 3.1 Gainesville Super Regional 3.2 Tallahassee Super Regional 3.3 Eugene Super Regional 3.4 Auburn Super Regional 3.5 Norman Super Regional 3.6 Tuscaloosa Super Regional 3.7 Harrisonburg Super Regional 3.8 Ann Arbor Super Regional 4 Women 's College World Series 4.1 Participants 4.2 Bracket 4.3 Championship Game 5 Record by conference 6 Media coverage 6.1 Radio 6.2 Television 6.2. 1 Broadcast assignments 7 References Automatic bids The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac - 12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. Conference School Best Finish Reference America East Maine Regionals ( 2004 ) American Tulsa Regionals ( 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 ) ACC Florida State WCWS ( 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014 ) A-10 Fordham Regionals ( 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 ) A-Sun USC Upstate Regionals ( 2013, 2014, 2015 ) Big 12 Oklahoma 1st ( 2000 ), ( 2013 ) Big East Butler 1st Appearance Big Sky Weber State Regionals ( 2015 ) Big South Longwood Regionals ( 2013, 2015 ) Big Ten Minnesota WCWS 1976, 1978 Big West Cal State Fullerton 1st ( 1986 ) Colonial James Madison Regionals ( 2009, 2013, 2014, 2015 ) Conference USA Florida Atlantic Regionals ( 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 ) Horizon League Valparaiso Regionals ( 2012, 2013 ) Ivy League Princeton WCWS ( 1995 ), ( 1996 ) MAC Miami University Regionals ( 2005, 2009, 2012 ) MAAC Marist Regionals ( 2006, 2013 ) MEAC Florida A&M Regionals ( 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015 ) MVC Wichita State Regionals ( 1989, 2005 ) Mountain West Fresno State 1st ( 1998 ) Northeastern LIU Brooklyn Regionals ( 2008, 2012 ) OVC Jacksonville State Super Regionals ( 2009 ) Pac - 12 Oregon 3rd ( 2014 ) Patriot League Boston Regionals ( 1996, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014 ) SEC Auburn 4th ( 2015 ) SoCon Samford 1st Appearance Southland McNeese State Regionals ( 1994, 2005, 2010 ) SWAC Alabama State 1st Appearance Summit League North Dakota State Super Regionals ( 2009 ) Sun Belt Louisiana -- Lafayette WCWS ( 2008, 2014 ) WAC Cal State Bakersfield 1st Appearance WCC BYU Super Regionals ( 2010 ) National seeds 16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 15 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPNU. The 16 national seeds hosted the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advanced to Women 's College World Series. 1. Florida 2. Michigan 3. Oklahoma 4. Auburn 5. Oregon 6. Alabama 7. James Madison 8. Florida State 9. Kentucky 10. LSU 11. Washington 12. UCLA 13. Tennessee 14. Louisiana - Lafayette 15. Missouri 16. Georgia Regionals and Super Regionals The Regionals took place May 19 -- 22. The Columbia regional took place May 19 -- 21 because of BYU 's no Sunday - play policy. All other regionals occurred May 20 -- 22. The Super Regionals took place from May 26 -- 29. Gainesville Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals Florida 11 Alabama State 0 Florida 5 UCF 0 Florida Atlantic 0 UCF Florida 8 X Gainesville Regional UCF 0 X Alabama State 0 Florida Atlantic 8 UCF Florida Atlantic Florida 0 X 16 Georgia X 16 Georgia 6 Maine 0 16 Georgia 5 Northwestern Oklahoma State Northwestern 16 Georgia 6 Athens Regionals Oklahoma State 5 0 Maine Oklahoma State 10 Northwestern Oklahoma State Tallahassee Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 9 Kentucky 6 Butler 9 Kentucky 0 Utah Illinois 0 Utah Utah 0 5 Lexington Regional 9 Kentucky Butler Illinois 9 Kentucky Illinois Utah 0 X 8 Florida State 6 X 8 Florida State Florida A&M 0 8 Florida State South Carolina 0 South Florida 0 South Carolina 8 Florida State X Tallahassee Regional South Carolina X Florida A&M South Florida 6 South Carolina 6 South Florida 0 Eugene Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 5 Oregon 8 Fordham 0 5 Oregon 5 Baylor 0 Long Beach State Baylor 5 Oregon 8 X Eugene Regional Baylor X Fordham Long Beach State 9 Baylor 11 Long Beach State 5 Oregon 8 12 UCLA 12 UCLA 7 Cal State Bakersfield 0 12 UCLA Cal State Fullerton Cal State Fullerton 6 Fresno State 12 UCLA 5 X Los Angeles Regional Cal State Fullerton X Cal State Bakersfield 5 Fresno State 8 Cal State Fullerton 7 Fresno State Auburn Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 13 Tennessee 10 Marist 13 Tennessee 0 Arizona Ohio State 0 Arizona Arizona X Knoxville Regional 13 Tennessee X Marist Ohio State 6 13 Tennessee 10 Ohio State Arizona 5 Auburn 6 Auburn Jacksonville State Auburn 6 USC Upstate Oregon State USC Upstate 5 Auburn 14 X Auburn Regional Jacksonville State X Jacksonville State 5 Oregon State USC Upstate Jacksonville State Norman Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals Oklahoma 7 Wichita State Oklahoma 9 Ole Miss Tulsa Ole Miss 5 Oklahoma X Norman Regional Ole Miss 0 X Wichita State Tulsa Ole Miss Wichita St 0 Oklahoma 8 7 X 14 UL - Lafayette 6 X 14 UL - Lafayette 9 Boston U. 5 Texas 14 UL - Lafayette 9 Texas 5 Texas A&M 0 14 UL - Lafayette 9 X Lafayette Regional Texas A&M 8 X Texas A&M 6 Boston U. 0 Texas Texas A&M 9 Tuscaloosa Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 11 Washington 14 Weber State 6 11 Washington 5 Minnesota Minnesota 7 North Dakota State 11 Washington 15 X Seattle Regional Minnesota 7 X Weber State North Dakota State 5 Minnesota 7 North Dakota State 5 11 Washington X 6 Alabama 5 X 6 Alabama Samford 0 6 Alabama California California Texas State 0 6 Alabama 8 X Tuscaloosa Regional California 0 X Samford 0 Texas State California Texas State Harrisonburg Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 7 James Madison 7 Princeton 0 7 James Madison 10 North Carolina Longwood North Carolina 6 7 James Madison 5 X Harrisonburg Regional Longwood X Princeton Longwood North Carolina Longwood 5 7 James Madison 0 10 LSU 10 LSU 10 LIU Brooklyn 10 LSU McNeese State Arizona State McNeese State 5 10 LSU X Baton Rouge Regional Arizona State 0 X LIU Brooklyn 0 Arizona State McNeese State Arizona State Ann Arbor Super Regional Round 1 Round 2 Regional Finals Super Regionals 15 Missouri 9 BYU 0 15 Missouri 8 Nebraska 0 Nebraska Louisville 15 Missouri 9 X Columbia Regional Nebraska 0 X BYU 6 Louisville Nebraska BYU 0 15 Missouri X Michigan 5 5 X Michigan 8 Valparaiso 0 Michigan 6 Miami University 0 Notre Dame Miami University Michigan 6 X Ann Arbor Regional Notre Dame X Valparaiso 0 Notre Dame 8 Miami University 0 Notre Dame 5 Women 's College World Series The Women 's College World Series was held June 2 through June 8, 2016, in Oklahoma City. Participants Bracket First round Second round Semifinals Finals 16 Georgia 5 8 Florida St. 16 Georgia Auburn Auburn 10 12 UCLA Auburn 8 X 8 Florida St. 7 X 8 Florida St. 8 12 UCLA Michigan 0 8 Florida St. Auburn 11 Oklahoma 7 Oklahoma 6 Alabama 0 Oklahoma 7 Michigan 5 Michigan 6 10 LSU Oklahoma 7 X 10 LSU X 6 Alabama 10 LSU 6 16 Georgia 10 LSU Championship Game School Top Batter Stats. Oklahoma Sooners Fale Aviu ( DP ) 2 - 3 RBI Auburn Tigers Jade Rhodes ( 1B ) 2 - 3 RBI HR School Pitcher IP ER BB SO AB BF Oklahoma Sooners Paige Parker 7.0 5 5 26 27 Auburn Tigers Makayla Martin 6.0 5 0 24 26 Record by conference Conference # of Bids Record Win % RF SR WS NS CS NC Big 12 14 - 7. 667 Southeastern 11 41 - 22. 651 11 6 0 ! -- Atlantic Coast 8 - 7. 533 0 ! -- 0 ! -- Pac - 12 8 23 - 16. 590 7 5 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- Big Ten 6 12 - 10. 545 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- Sun Belt 4 - 4. 500 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- CAA 4 - 2. 667 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- American 3 - 7. 300 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- Big West 3 - 4. 429 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- Other 23 11 - 44. 200 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- 0 ! -- The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Championship Series, and National Champion. Media coverage Radio Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One. Television ESPN holds exclusive rights to the tournament. They aired games across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Select regionals and super-regionals were broadcast on additional ESPN stations like SEC Network, ESPN3, SEC Network Plus, and Longhorn Network. Any regionals not picked up by ESPN may be streamed online by the host institution or broadcast by their television partners. Broadcast assignments Regionals Columbia - Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf Gainesville - Trey Bender & Jennie Ritter Tallahassee - Melissa Lee & Leah Ross Tuscaloosa - Cara Capuano & Leah Amico Knoxville - Beth Mowins & Michele Smith Auburn - Tiffany Greene & Jenny Dalton - Hill Lafayette - Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough ( ESPN Nets ) Tyler Denning & Megan Willis ( LHN ) Norman - Jenn Hildreth & Carol Bruggeman Eugene - Mark Neely & Danielle Lawrie Athens - Kaleb Frady & Natalie Kerns Baton Rogue - Lyn Rollins & Yvette Girouard Lexington - Dave Baker & Dorian Craft ( Fri ) or Ginny Carroll ( Sat / Sun ) Ann Arbor - Lisa Byington & Stacey Phillips ( BTN ) Harrisonburg - Curt Dudley & Kim Fucci ( Madizone HD SN ) Seattle - Mike Brown ( P12 WASH ) Los Angeles - No commentary ( P12 UCLA ) Super Regionals Gainesville - Trey Bender & Jennie Ritter Norman - Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough Harrisonburg - Jenn Hildreth & Carol Bruggeman Tallahassee - Cara Capuano & Leah Amico Tuscaloosa - Beth Mowins, Michele Smith, & Jessica Mendoza Ann Arbor - Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf Auburn - Tiffany Greene & Jenny Dalton - Hill Eugene - Mark Neely & Danielle Lawrie Women 's College World Series Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge ( afternoons ) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe ( evenings & championship series ) References Jump up ^ `` 2016 Division I Softball conference championships, automatic qualifiers ''. 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Question: who won the women's college world series in 2016
Answer: the Oklahoma Sooners