# 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 18 through June 7, 2017, as the final part of the 2017 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 participating NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 14, 2017. Thirty-two teams were awarded automatic bids as champions of their conferences, and the remaining 32 were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2017 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma would repeat as National Champions, defeating Florida in 2 games and 17 innings in the first game. Oklahoma became the lowest seeded team to ever win the National Championship, winning as the 10 seed.

## Automatic bids

The 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 |
| America East | Albany | Regionals (2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014) |
| American | Tulsa | Regionals (2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014) |
| ACC | Florida State | WCWS (1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2014, 2016) |
| A-10 | Fordham | Regionals (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| ASUN | USC Upstate | Regionals (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| Big 12 | Oklahoma | 1st (2000, 2013, 2016) |
| Big East | DePaul | WCWS (1999, 2000, 2005, 2007) |
| Big Sky | Montana | 1st Appearance |
| Big South | Longwood | Regionals (2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Big Ten | Minnesota | WCWS 1976, 1978 |
| Big West | Cal State Fullerton | 1st (1986) |
| Colonial | James Madison | Super Regionals (2016) |
| Conference USA | Louisiana Tech | WCWS (1983, 1985, 1986) |
| Horizon League | UIC | WCWS (1994) |
| Ivy League | Princeton | WCWS (1995, 1996) |
| MAC | Kent State | WCWS (1990) |
| MAAC | Fairfield | Regionals (2015) |
| MEAC | Florida A&M | Regionals (1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
| MVC | Southern Illinois | WCWS (1970, 1977, 1978, 1991) |
| Mountain West | San Jose State | Regionals (2013) |
| Northeastern | Saint Francis (PA) | 1st Appearance |
| OVC | Jacksonville State | Super Regionals (2009) |
| Pac-12 | Arizona | 1st (1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2006, 2007) |
| Patriot League | Lehigh | Regionals (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015) |
| SEC | Ole Miss | Regionals (2016) |
| SoCon | East Tennessee State | 1st Appearance |
| Southland | McNeese State | Regionals (1994, 2005, 2010, 2016) |
| SWAC | Texas Southern | Regionals (2014, 2015) |
| Summit League | North Dakota State | Super Regionals (2009) |
| Sun Belt | Louisiana–Lafayette | WCWS (1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014) |
| WAC | New Mexico State | Regionals (2011, 2015) |
| WCC | BYU | Super Regionals (2010) |

## National seeds

16 National Seeds were announced on the Selection Show Sunday, May 14 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. The 16 national seeds host the Regionals. Teams in italics advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in bold advance to Women's College World Series.

## Regionals and Super Regionals

The Regionals took place May 18–21. One regional, Salt Lake City, took place May 18–20 because of BYU's no-Sunday-play policy; all other regionals occurred May 19–21. The Super Regionals took place from May 25–28.

### 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 | |
| 1 | Florida | 9$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida A&M | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Florida A&M | 0 | | | 1 | Florida | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | FIU | 0 | | | | Oklahoma State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | 1 | Florida | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | Gainesville Regional | | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Florida A&M | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | FIU | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | FIU | 3 | | | | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | FIU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Alabama | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Alabama | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Albany | 1 | | | 16 | Alabama | 1$^{(9)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Minnesota | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Minnesota | 11$^{(5)}$ | | | | Minnesota | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana Tech | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana Tech | 3 | | | | | | 16 | Alabama | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | 16 | Alabama | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | Tuscaloosa Regional | | Minnesota | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Albany | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Minnesota | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana Tech | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana Tech | 8 | | | | Minnesota | 5$^{(9)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Louisiana Tech | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Knoxville 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 | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 14$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Southern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Southern | 0 | | | 9 | Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 1 | | | | Texas State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas State | 2$^{(12)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas State | 2$^{(12)}$ | | | | | | 9 | 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 | 9 | 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 | | Texas | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Texas Southern | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Texas | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Texas | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | Texas State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Texas A&M | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 3 | |
| 8 | Tennessee | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Tennessee | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| | Longwood | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Longwood | 0 | | | 8 | Tennessee | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USC Upstate | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 3 | | | | USC Upstate | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC Upstate | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | USC Upstate | 7 | | | | | | 8 | Tennessee | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | 8 | Tennessee | 3 | — | | | | | | | |
| Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | Knoxville Regional | | Longwood | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Longwood | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Longwood | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 1 | | | | USC Upstate | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Longwood | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Los Angeles 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 | UCLA | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 0 | | | 5 | UCLA | 10$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | San Jose State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | San Jose State | 3 | | | | San Jose State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | | | | | | 5 | UCLA | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | 5 | UCLA | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | Los Angeles Regional | | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Lehigh | 8 | | | | | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | | | | San Jose State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | UCLA | 8$^{(11)}$ | 1 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ole Miss | 7 | 0 | — | |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Ole Miss | 7 | 0 | — |
| | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | 12 | Ole Miss | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arizona State | 9 | | | | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | 12 | Ole Miss | 7 | — | | | | | | | |
| Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | 12 | Ole Miss | 7 | — | | | | | | | |
| Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | Oxford Regional | | North Carolina | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | | | | North Carolina | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Carolina | 4 | | | | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Tallahassee 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 | |
| 13 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 1 | | | 13 | LSU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McNeese State | 0 | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6 | | | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | Baton Rouge Regionals | 13 | LSU | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Fairfield | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 13 | LSU | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | McNeese State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | McNeese State | 6 | | | 13 | LSU | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | McNeese State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | LSU | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Florida State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| | Princeton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 0 | | | 4 | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Georgia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Georgia | 4 | | | | Georgia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 2 | | | | | | 4 | Florida State | 8 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | 4 | Florida State | 8 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | Tallahassee Regionals | | Georgia | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 10$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jacksonville State | 10$^{(6)}$ | | | | Georgia | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jacksonville State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Eugene 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 | Oregon | 13$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 0 | | | 3 | Oregon | 6$^{(8)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin | 7 | | | | Wisconsin | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | 3 | Oregon | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | Eugene Regional | | Wisconsin | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | UIC | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Missouri | 4 | | | | Wisconsin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UIC | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 4 | 6 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Kentucky | 0 | 5 | — | |
| 14 | Kentucky | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Kentucky | 0 | 5 | — |
| | DePaul | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | DePaul | 0 | | | 14 | Kentucky | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Illinois | 3$^{(12)}$ | | | | Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall | 2 | | | | | | 14 | Kentucky | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | 14 | Kentucky | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | Lexington Regional | | Illinois | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | DePaul | 1 | | | | | | | | | | Illinois | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall | 2$^{(8)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marshall | 2$^{(8)}$ | | | | Illinois | 10$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Marshall | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Seattle 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 | |
| 11 | Utah | 10$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fordham | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fordham | 0 | | | 11 | Utah | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | BYU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mississippi State | 0 | | | | BYU | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYU | 8$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | BYU | 8$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | 11 | Utah | 14$^{(6)}$ | — | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | 11 | Utah | 14$^{(6)}$ | — | | | | | | | |
| Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | Salt Lake City Regional | | BYU | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Mississippi State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | BYU | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Fordham | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fordham | 9 | | | | BYU | 12$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fordham | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Utah | 4 | 9 | 1 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Washington | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
| 6 | Washington | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Washington | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| | Montana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Montana | 0 | | | 6 | Washington | 12$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan | 3 | | | | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | 6 | Washington | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | 6 | Washington | 4 | — | | | | | | | |
| Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | Seattle Regional | | Michigan | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Montana | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Michigan | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Fresno State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fresno State | 7 | | | | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Auburn 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 | Auburn | 11$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | East Tennessee State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | East Tennessee State | 0 | | | 7 | Auburn | 4$^{(9)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | California | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 2 | | | | California | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | California | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | California | 6 | | | | | | 7 | Auburn | 8 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | 7 | Auburn | 8 | — | | | | | | | | |
| Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | Auburn Regional | | California | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | East Tennessee State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | California | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 7$^{(8)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 7$^{(8)}$ | | | | California | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Auburn | 0 | 2 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | — | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | — |
| | North Dakota State | 3$^{(9)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | North Dakota State | 3$^{(9)}$ | | | | North Dakota State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 4 | | | | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tulsa | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tulsa | 5 | | | | | | | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | | Tulsa | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | Norman Regional | 10 | Oklahoma | 6$^{(10)}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 6$^{(10)}$ | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Arkansas | 3 | | | | North Dakota State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 10$^{(6)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Tucson 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 | |
| 15 | Baylor | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 0 | | | 15 | Baylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | James Madison | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon State | 2 | | | | James Madison | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 3 | | | | | | 15 | Baylor | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | 15 | Baylor | 1 | — | | | | | | | |
| Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | Waco Regional | | James Madison | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Kent State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | James Madison | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Oregon State | 1 | | | | James Madison | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kent State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Baylor | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2 | Arizona | 11$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Arizona | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | New Mexico State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | New Mexico State | 0 | | | 2 | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | 2 | | | | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Carolina | 12$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | South Carolina | 12$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | 2 | Arizona | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | 2 | Arizona | 9 | — | | | | | | | |
| Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | Tucson Regional | | South Carolina | 0 | — | | | | | | | |
| | New Mexico State | 4 | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina | 0 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | | | | South Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint Francis (PA) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's College World Series

The Women's College World Series will be held June 1 through June 7, 2017, in Oklahoma City.

### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | WCWS appearances† (including 2017 WCWS) | WCWS best finish†* | WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2017 WCWS) |
| UCLA | Pac-12 | 47–13 (16–8) | Kelly Inouye-Perez | 27 (last: 2016) | 1st (1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990 1992, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010) | 95–32 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 56–9 (17–1) | Patty Gasso | 11 (last: 2016) | 1st (2000, 2013, 2016) | 22–15 |
| Florida | SEC | 55–8 (20–3) | Tim Walton | 8 (last: 2015) | 1st (2014, 2015) | 22–12 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 52-6 (17-6) | Mike White | 5 (last: 2015) | 3rd (2014) | 4-8 |
| LSU | SEC | 47–20 (12–12) | Beth Torina | 6 (last: 2016) | 3rd (2001, 2004, 2015, 2016) | 8–10 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 47–11 (16–7) | Jo Evans | 8 (last: 2008) | 1st (1983, 1987) | 19–13 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 48–13 (13–5) | Glenn Moore | 4 (last: 2014) | 3rd (2011, 2014) | 5–6 |
| Washington | Pac-12 | 48–12 (16–8) | Heather Tarr | 12 (last: 2013) | 1st (2009) | 19–17 |
† = From NCAA Division I Softball Championship Results

### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | |
| 1 | Florida | 8$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 0 | 1 | Florida | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 13 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | LSU | 2 | 13 | LSU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 1 | | | | 1 | Florida | 5 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Washington | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 2 | | | | | | | | 6 | Washington | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | UCLA | 8 | 6 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | UCLA | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Florida | 5 | 4 | — | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 7$^{(17)}$ | 5 | — | |
| 3 | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 7$^{(17)}$ | 5 | — |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Washington | 3 | 6 | Washington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Baylor | 3 | 10 | Oklahoma | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 6 | | | | 10 | Oklahoma | 4 | — | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Oregon | 7 | | | | | | | | 3 | Oregon | 2 | — | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Baylor | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Baylor | 4 | 13 | LSU | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Oregon | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Game results

| Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| Thursday, June 1 |||||
| 1 | 11:00 a.m. | (9) Texas A&M vs. (1) Florida | ESPN | 8,428 |
| 2 | 1:30 p.m. | (5) UCLA vs. (13) LSU | ESPN | 8,428 |
| 3 | 6:00 p.m. | (6) Washington vs. (3) Oregon | ESPN2 | 8,874 |
| 4 | 8:30 p.m. | (10) Oklahoma vs. (15) Baylor | ESPN2 | 8,874 |
| Friday, June 2 |||||
| 5 | 6:00 p.m. | (1) Florida vs. (13) LSU | ESPN | 9,658 |
| 6 | 8:30 p.m. | (6) Washington vs. (10) Oklahoma | ESPN | 9,658 |
| Saturday, June 3 |||||
| 7 | 11:00 a.m. | (9) Texas A&M vs. (5) UCLA | ESPN | 8,696 |
| 8 | 1:30 p.m. | (3) Oregon vs. (15) Baylor | ESPN | 8,696 |
| 9 | 6:00 p.m. | (5) UCLA vs. (6) Washington | ESPN | 9,076 |
| 10 | 8:30 p.m. | (3) Oregon vs. (13) LSU | ESPN | 9,076 |
| Sunday, June 4 |||||
| 11 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Florida vs. (6) Washington | ESPN | 9,419 |
| 12 | 2:30 p.m. | (10) Oklahoma vs. (3) Oregon | ESPN | 9,419 |
| Monday, June 5 |||||
| Finals, G1 | 6:00 p.m. | (1) Florida vs. (10) Oklahoma | ESPN | 8,337 |
| Tuesday, June 6 |||||
| Finals, G2 | 7:00 p.m. | (1) Florida vs. (10) Oklahoma | ESPN | 8,507 |
| *Game times in CDT. (#) – Rankings denote tournament seed. |||||

### Finals
#### Game 1

June 5, 2017 – 6:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | R | H | E |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| WP: Paige Lowary (16–3) LP: Kelly Barnhill (26–4) Home runs: OKLA: Nicole Mendes, Falepolima Aviu, Shay Knighten FLA: None Attendance: 8,337 Boxscore |||||||||||||||||||||

#### Game 2

June 6, 2017 – 7:00 p.m. (CDT) at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Florida | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| WP: Mariah Lopez (18–1) LP: Aleshia Ocasio (8–1) Sv: Paige Lowary (11) Home runs: FLA: Sophia Reynoso, Chelsea Herndon OKLA: Nicole Mendes Attendance: 8,507 Boxscore |||||||||||

### All-tournament Team

The following players were members of the Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Kelly Barnhill | Florida |
| P | Delanie Gourley | Florida |
| P | Paige Lowary | Oklahoma |
| P | Paige Parker | Oklahoma |
| IF | Shay Knighten (MOP) | Oklahoma |
| IF | Ali Aguilar | Washington |
| IF | Mia Camuso | Oregon |
| IF | Alexis Mack | Oregon |
| OF | Amanda Lorenz | Florida |
| OF | Justine McLean | Florida |
| U | Nicole Mendes | Oklahoma |
| U | Aleshia Ocasio | Florida |

## Record by conference

| Conference | # of Bids | Record | Win % | RF | SR | WS | NS | F | NC |
| Big 12 | 4 | 23–10 | .697 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| SEC | 13 | 39–27 | .591 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Pac-12 | 8 | 30–15 | .667 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| ACC | 3 | 7–6 | .538 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| Big Ten | 5 | 8–10 | .444 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American | 1 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sun Belt | 2 | 3–4 | .429 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big South | 1 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Big West | 1 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| CAA | 1 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| WCC | 1 | 2–2 | .500 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| C-USA | 3 | 3–6 | .333 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MWC | 2 | 2–4 | .333 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other | 19 | 8–38 | .174 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, F, and NC respectively stand for the Regional Finals, Super Regionals, College World Series Teams, National Semi-Finals, Finals, and National Champion.

## Media coverage
### Radio

Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com, through TuneIn, and on SiriusXM. 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, ESPNU, SEC Network, ESPN3 and Longhorn Network. For the first time in the history of the women's softball tournament ESPN covered every regional.