Updated May 4, 2026, 11:45 a.m. ET
In just a week from now, the Road to the Women’s College World Series will be officially underway with the unveiling of the NCAA Softball Tournament bracket.
Until that moment though, conference tournaments must be played out, with automatic bids to the postseason being handed out to the 31 different winners.
Oklahoma heads into conference tournament week fresh off securing the No. 1 seed in the SEC Softball Tournament by taking two of three against Texas A&M over the weekend. Sooners freshman catcher Kendall Wells still sits at home run No. 36 on the season, one away from tying the NCAA single-season record.
Texas Tech heads into the Big 12 tournament at Devon Park in Oklahoma City hot, as the Red Raiders have won 15 of their last 18 games, including an 8-0 run-rule win over Baylor on the final day of the regular season where Nijaree Canady tossed a perfect game.
Other notable series outcomes from the final weekend of the regular season include Georgia taking two of three against No. 9 Florida and Ole Miss sweeping No. 16 Mississippi State.
Here’s an updated look at the latest college softball rankings and polls:
Conference Tournament schedules:SEC | Big 12 | ACC | Big Ten
Through May 3 games
This section will be updated once the latest USA Softball Top 25 Rankings are released
This section will be updated once the latest D1Softball Top 25 Rankings are released
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