# 2011 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball tournament was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

## Automatic bids

| Conference | School |
| ACC | Florida State |
| America East | Albany |
| Atlantic 10 | Fordham |
| Atlantic Sun | Jacksonville |
| Big 10 | Michigan |
| Big 12 | Missouri |
| Big East | Syracuse |
| Big South | Liberty |
| Big West | Pacific |
| Colonial | Georgia State |
| Conference USA | East Carolina |
| Horizon | UIC |
| Ivy | Harvard |
| Mid-American | Western Michigan |
| Metro Atlantic | Iona |
| Mid-Eastern | Bethune–Cookman |
| Missouri Valley | Missouri State |
| Mountain West | BYU |
| Northeast | Sacred Heart |
| Ohio Valley | Jacksonville State |
| Pac-10 | Arizona State |
| Pacific Coast | Portland State |
| Patriot | Lehigh |
| SEC | Tennessee |
| Southern | Chattanooga |
| Southland | Texas State |
| SWAC | Jackson State |
| Summit | North Dakota State |
| Sun Belt | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| WAC | New Mexico State |

## National seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to super regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
* Arizona State
* Alabama
* Texas
* Florida
* Missouri
* Georgia
* California
* Arizona
* Oklahoma
* Michigan
* Baylor
* Washington
* Oregon
* Tennessee
* Stanford
* Texas A&M

## Regionals and super regionals
### Tempe Super Regional

| First round | First round | First round | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 1 | Arizona State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Dakota State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Dakota State | 0 | | | 1 | Arizona State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego State | 2 | | | | Long Beach State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Long Beach State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Long Beach State | 6 | | | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | 1 | Arizona State | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | Tempe Regional | | San Diego State | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | North Dakota State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | San Diego State | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Diego State | 5 | | | | Long Beach State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | San Diego State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 3 | 4 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | — | |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | — |
| | Sacred Heart | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sacred Heart | 2 | | | 16 | Texas A&M | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Syracuse | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 0 | | | | Syracuse | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | 16 | Texas A&M | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | 16 | Texas A&M | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | College Station Regional | | LSU | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Sacred Heart | 0 | | | | | | | | | | LSU | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | LSU | 10 | | | | Syracuse | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | LSU | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Tucson Super Regional

| First round | First round | First round | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 8 | Arizona | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 0 | | | 8 | Arizona | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | New Mexico State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Tech | 0 | | | | New Mexico State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Mexico State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Mexico State | 9 | | | | | | 8 | Arizona | 10 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | 8 | Arizona | 10 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | | Texas Tech | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Texas Tech | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Tech | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Tech | 7 | | | | New Mexico State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas Tech | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Arizona | 0 | 2 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | — | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | — |
| | Iona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Iona | 1 | | | 9 | Oklahoma | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tulsa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State | 7 | | | | Tulsa | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tulsa | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tulsa | 9 | | | | | | 9 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | 9 | Oklahoma | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Iona | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri State | 4 | | | | Tulsa | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Columbia Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 5 | Missouri | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois State | 3 | | | 5 | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | DePaul | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DePaul | 2 | | | | DePaul | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | DePaul | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | | DePaul | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | Columbia Regional | 5 | Missouri | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Missouri | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | Indiana | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Indiana | 1 | | | 5 | Missouri | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Illinois State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Missouri | 4 | 6 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Washington | 0 | 3 | — | |
| 12 | Washington | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Washington | 0 | 3 | — |
| | Portland State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Portland State | 2 | | | 12 | Washington | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | BYU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Auburn | 1 | | | | BYU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYU | 2 | | | | | | 12 | Washington | 7 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | 12 | Washington | 7 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | | BYU | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Portland State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | BYU | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Auburn | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Auburn | 2 | | | | Auburn | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | BYU | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Gainesville Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 4 | Florida | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethune–Cookman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethune–Cookman | 0 | | | 4 | Florida | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UCLA | 2 | | | | UCLA | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 0 | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | 4 | Florida | 2 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | | UCLA | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Bethune–Cookman | 0 | | | | | | | | | | UCLA | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville | 8 | | | | UCLA | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 9 | 7 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | — | |
| 13 | Oregon | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | Oregon | 1 | 0 | — |
| | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albany | 1 | | | 13 | Oregon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fordham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fordham | 2 | | | | Fordham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 0 | | | | | | 13 | Oregon | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | 13 | Oregon | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | University Park Regional | | Penn State | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Penn State | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Penn State | 6 | | | | Fordham | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Penn State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Stillwater Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals |
| 3 | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas State | 0 | | | 3 | Texas | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Houston | 7 | | | | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | Houston | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | | Houston | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | Austin Regional | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Texas State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 11 | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Houston | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| | Liberty | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liberty | 0 | | | 14 | Tennessee | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | | Oklahoma State | 6 | — | | | | | | | |
| Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | 14 | Tennessee | 5 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Liberty | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Tennessee | 5 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia Tech | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia Tech | 4 | | | | Georgia Tech | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 14 | Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Athens Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 6 | Georgia | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia State | 0 | | | 6 | Georgia | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UAB | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 0 | | | | UAB | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UAB | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UAB | 2 | | | | | | 6 | Georgia | 10 | — | | | | | | | |
| Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | 6 | Georgia | 10 | — | | | | | | | |
| Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | Athens Regional | | Florida State | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Florida State | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida State | 6 | | | | UAB | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida State | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Georgia | 1 | 14 | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 5 | 2 | 9 | |
| 11 | Baylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| | Lehigh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 0 | | | 11 | Baylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | East Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | East Carolina | 5 | | | | East Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryland | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryland | 2 | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | 11 | Baylor | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | College Park Regional | | East Carolina | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | East Carolina | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryland | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryland | 11 | | | | East Carolina | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maryland | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Berkeley Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals |
| 7 | California | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 3 | | | 7 | California | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Louisville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 2 | | | | Louisville | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisville | 5 | | | | | | 7 | California | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | 7 | California | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | Louisville Regional | | Louisville | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Louisville | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 0 | | | | Louisville | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | California | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kentucky | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Kentucky | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Western Michigan | 0 | | | 10 | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kentucky | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | Kentucky | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kentucky | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kentucky | 8 | | | | | | | Kentucky | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | | Kentucky | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | Ann Arbor Regional | 10 | Michigan | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Western Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Michigan | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 4 | | | 10 | Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Notre Dame | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Tuscaloosa Super Regional

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | | | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | Regional finals | | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | Super regionals | |
| 2 | Alabama | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jackson State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jackson State | 0 | | | 2 | Alabama | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Memphis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chattanooga | 1 | | | | Memphis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Memphis | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Memphis | 4 | | | | | | 2 | Alabama | 11 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | 2 | Alabama | 11 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | | Chattanooga | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Jackson State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Chattanooga | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Chattanooga | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chattanooga | 8 | | | | Memphis | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chattanooga | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Alabama | 2 | 10 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Stanford | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Stanford | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| | Pacific | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pacific | 0 | | | 15 | Stanford | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fresno State | 1 | | | | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nebraska | 0 | | | | | | 15 | Stanford | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | 15 | Stanford | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | Stanford Regional | | Nebraska | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Pacific | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Nebraska | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nebraska | 11 | | | | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Nebraska | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2011 WCWS) | WCWS best finish† | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2011 WCWS) |
| Alabama | Southeastern | 51–9 (19–6) | Patrick Murphy | 7 (last: 2009) | 3rd (2008, 2009) | 6–12 |
| Arizona State | Pacific-10 | 55–6 (17–4) | Clint Myers | 9 (last: 2009) | 1st (2008) | 11–14 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 45–13 (11–7) | Glenn Moore | 2 (last: 2007) | 5th (2007) | 1–2 |
| California | Pacific-10 | 44–11 (15–6) | Diane Ninemire | 11 (last: 2005) | 1st (2002) | 18–17 |
| Florida | Southeastern | 52–10 (21–7) | Tim Walton | 4 (last: 2010) | 2nd (2009) | 7–6 |
| Missouri | Big 12 | 51–8 (15–3) | Ehren Earleywine | 6 (last: 2010) | 5th (1991) | 1–10 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 43–17 (10–8) | Patty Gasso | 6 (last: 2004) | 1st (2000) | 7–8 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 42–17 (8–10) | Rich Wieligman | 7 (last: 1998) | 3rd (1989, 1990, 1993, 1994) | 11–12 |
† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

#### Notes

* Oklahoma and Oklahoma State both advanced to the Women's College World Series, held in Oklahoma, for the first time ever.

### Bracket and results
#### Bracket

All times are Central Time Zone
| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | Arizona State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Florida | 6 | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | 11 | Baylor | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | 11 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Arizona State | 14 | 7 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 4 | 2 | — | |
| 11 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 4 | 2 | — |
| | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 0 | 11 | Baylor | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Alabama | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Alabama | 1 | 2 | Alabama | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 0 | | | | 2 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida | 16 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | California | 6 | 4 | Florida | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | California | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Attendance | Notes |
| June 2, 2011 | Game 1 | Alabama | 1 – 0 | California | 7,280 | Alabama's first WCWS opening round win; Kelsi Dunne struck out 11 Bear batters |
| June 2, 2011 | Game 2 | Baylor | 1 – 0 (8 inn) | Oklahoma State | 7,280 | Kelsi Kettler hit a walk-off HR for Baylor; Whitney Canion struck out ten Cowgirl batters |
| June 2, 2011 | Game 3 | Arizona State | 3 – 1 | Oklahoma | 8,152 | Katelyn Boyd hit a HR for Arizona State |
| June 2, 2011 | Game 4 | Florida | 6 – 2 | Missouri | 8,152 | Michelle Moultrie and Megan Bush hit HRs for Florida |
| June 3, 2011 | Game 5 | Alabama | 3 – 0 | Baylor | 8,672 | Alabama has held opponents scoreless for 30 1/3 straight innings |
| June 3, 2011 | Game 6 | Arizona State | 6 – 5 | Florida | 8,672 | Mandy Urfer and Annie Lockwood hit HRs for Arizona State; Tiffany Defelice and Moultrie hit HRs for Florida; Lockwood hit walk-off bases loaded infield single; Dallas Escobedo struck out 12 Gator batters |
| June 4, 2011 | Game 7 | California | 6 – 2 | Oklahoma State | 8,161 | Elia Reid hit HR and Ashley Decker hit 3-RBI triple for California |
| June 4, 2011 | Game 8 | Missouri | 4 – 1 | Oklahoma | 8,161 | Catherine Lee and Nicole Hudson had two hits each for Mizzou Three of Missouri's four runs were unearned Dani Dobbs hit 7th-inning HR for Oklahoma's lone run |
| June 4, 2011 | Game 9 | Florida | 5 – 2 | California | 8,477 | Aja Paculba singled to score Megan Bush in the third inning to collect the game-winning RBI |
| June 4, 2011 | Game 10 | Baylor | 1 – 0 (13 inn) | Missouri | 8,477 | Holly Holl hit a walk-off HR for Baylor; Chelsea Thomas struck out 19 Bears batters, second most in WCWS history; pitchers combined to throw 367 total pitches |
| June 5, 2011 | Game 11 | Florida | 16 – 2 (5 inn) | Alabama | | Jazlyn Lunceford and Whitney Larsen hit a HR for Alabama; Ensley Gammel, Cheyenne Coyle, and Moultrie hit HRs, and Brittany Schutte hit GS for Florida; Florida scored inning-record 11 runs in first; Florida collected single-game record 15 RBI |
| June 5, 2011 | Game 12 | Arizona State | 4 – 0 | Baylor | | Urfer hit a HR for Arizona State |
| June 5, 2011 | Game 13 | Florida | 9 – 2 | Alabama | | Kelsey Bruder, Paculba, and Schutte hit HRs for Florida |
| June 6, 2011 | Finals game 1 | Arizona State | 14 – 4 | Florida | | Sam Parlich and Lockwood hit HRs and Krista Donnenwirth hit 2 HRs for Arizona State; Bruder, Coyle, and Moultrie hit HRs for Florida; first Series Championship game with two freshmen starting pitchers (Dallas Escobedo v. Hannah Rogers) |
| June 7, 2011 | Finals game 2 | Arizona State | 7 – 2 | Florida | | Lockwood hit a HR for Arizona State |

#### Championship game

| School | Top Batter | Stats. |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Katelyn Boyd (SS) | 2-4 3RBIs |
| Florida Gators | Tiffany DeFelice (C) | 2-3 RBI |
| School | Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | AB | BF |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | Dallas Escobedo (W) | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 30 |
| Florida Gators | Stephanie Brombacher (L) | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 |
| Florida Gators | Hannah Rogers | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 |

#### Final standings

| Place | School | WCWS record |
| 1st | Arizona State | 5-0 |
| 2nd | Florida | 4-3 |
| 3rd | Alabama | 2-2 |
| 3rd | Baylor | 2-2 |
| 5th | Missouri | 1-2 |
| 5th | California | 1-2 |
| 7th | Oklahoma | 0-2 |
| 7th | Oklahoma State | 0-2 |

### All-Tournament Team

* Whitney Larsen, Alabama
* Holly Holl, Baylor
* Whitney Canion, Baylor
* Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
* Cheyenne Coyle, Florida
* Kelsey Bruder, Florida
* Brittany Schutte, Florida
* Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
* Annie Lockwood, Arizona State
* Mandy Urfer, Arizona State

### WCWS records

* Runs, game (team), 16 - tied with UCLA (3 June 2010)
    In Game 11, Florida scored 16 runs against Alabama
* Runs, inning (team), 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 9 (UCLA, May 24, 1992)
    In Game 11, Florida scored 11 runs in the first inning of a 16-2 victory over Alabama
* Runs, Series (team), 45 - new record, surpassing former record of 31 (UCLA in 1992)
    In Game 11, Florida scored its 32nd run of the Series in a 16-2 victory over Alabama
* RBI, game (team), 15 - new record, surpassing former record of 11 (Arizona, May 25, 1989; Arizona State, 3 June 2008)
    In Game 11, Florida batted in 15 runs in 16-2 victory over Alabama
* Margin of victory, 14 runs - tied with Alabama (30 May 2009)
    In Game 11, Florida defeated Alabama 16-2
* Home runs, game (team), 4 - tied with Georgia (30 May 2009) and UCLA (8 June 2010)
    In Game 11, Michelle Moultrie, Brittany Schutte, Ensley Gammel, and Cheyenne Coyle hit home runs for the Florida Gators
    In Game 14, Sam Parlich and Annie Lockwood hit home runs and Krista Donnenwirth hit two home runs for the Arizona State Sun Devils
* Runs, Series (individual), 10 - new record, surpassing former record of 8 (Caitlin Lowe in 2006)
    In Game 13, Kelsey Bruder scored her 7th, 8th, and 9th runs of the Series in Florida's 9-2 victory over Alabama
* Home runs, game (individual), 2 - tied with Gutierrez (UCLA, 1992), Collins (Arizona, 1999), Enea (Florida, 2008), Harrison (UCLA, 2010), Schutte (Florida, 2010), Langenfeld (UCLA, 2010), & Chambers (Arizona, 2010)
    In Game 14, Krista Donnenwirth hit two home runs in Arizona State's 14-4 win over Florida
* Home runs, Series (individual), 4 - tied with Megan Langenfeld, Andrea Harrison, and Stacie Chambers (2010)
    Michelle Moultrie hit home runs in Game 4, Game 6, Game 11, and Game 14
* Home runs, Series (team), 14 by Florida - tied with UCLA (2010)
    In Game 14, Michelle Moultrie hit Florida's 14th home run of the Series
* Home runs (total), 7 - tied with UCLA & Arizona (8 June 2010)
    In Game 14, Arizona State hit four home runs and Florida hit three
* Total bases, game (individual), 8 - tied
    In Game 14, Krista Donnenwirth went 2-for-4 with two home runs
* Total bases, game (team), 26 - new record, surpassing former record of 20 (UCLA, May 24, 1992; Arizona, May 26, 1996; Northwestern, 1 June 2006)
    In Game 14, Arizona State collected eight singles, a double, and four home runs
* Total bases, game (both teams), 41 - new record
    In Game 14, Florida collected one single, one double, and three home runs in addition to Arizona State's 26 total bases
* Hits, Series (individual), 13 - tied
    In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 13th hit with a leadoff double
* Total bases, Series (individual), 26 - new record
    In Game 15, Michelle Moultrie collected her 25th and 26th bases with a leadoff double
* Fewest errors, Tournament (team), 0 - tied with UCLA (1988 and 1982)
    The Arizona State Sun Devils completed the Tournament without making an error in the field
Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.

### Post-series notes

Dallas Escobedo and Michelle Moultrie won co-MVP honors. Moultrie batted .542, going 13-for-24 with four home runs and seven RBI; Escobedo pitched 35 innings, surrendering 12 earned runs on 27 hits and 19 walks while striking out 38 to become the fourth freshman to win the WCWS in the NCAA era and the first since 1990.