College softball’s premier Bracketologist is back for another year with Extra Inning Softball. In 2022, Eric Lopez correctly selected the entire NCAA tournament field of 64 and successfully predicted all 16 regional hosts.
This is Bracketology 4.0, projections as of April 11th.
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The Field
| Conference | Total | Schools |
| SEC | 13 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Pac-12 | 8 | Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, Utah, Washington |
| Big 10 | 5 | Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Wisconsin |
| ACC | 4 | Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Virginia Tech |
| Big 12 | 4 | Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas |
| American | 2 | UCF, Wichita State |
| Big West | 2 | Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Barbara |
| Sun Belt | 2 | Louisiana,Texas State |
| ASun | 1 | Central Arkansas |
| America East | 1 | UMBC |
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | Dayton |
| Big East | 1 | UConn |
| Big Sky | 1 | Sacramento State |
| Big South | 1 | Campbell |
| Colonial | 1 | Delaware |
| Conference USA | 1 | Charlotte |
| Horizon League | 1 | Youngstown State |
| Ivy League | 1 | Princeton |
| MAAC | 1 | Siena |
| MAC | 1 | Ohio |
| MEAC | 1 | Morgan State |
| Missouri Valley | 1 | Northern Iowa |
| Mountain West | 1 | Boise State |
| Northeast | 1 | Saint Francis |
| Ohio Valley | 1 | Southeast Missouri |
| Patriot League | 1 | Boston |
| SoCon | 1 | Furman |
| Southland | 1 | McNeese |
| Summit League | South Dakota State | |
| SWAC | 1 | Prairie View A&M |
| WAC | 1 | Utah Tech |
| West Coast | 1 | BYU |
Last Four In:
Missouri, Mississippi State, Texas State, Cal State Fullerton
First Four Out:
Ohio State, Nebraska, Maryland, San Diego State
The Host Sites
The Locks
- Oklahoma
- UCLA
- Oklahoma State
- Florida State
- Stanford
- LSU
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Duke
- Texas
The Likelys
- Clemson
- Alabama
- Georgia
- Northwestern
- Arkansas
- Baylor
The Lingerers
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Louisiana-Lafayette
- Oregon
- Wichita State
The Regionals
Bold = automatic bid/conference champion
| #1 Seed | #2 Seed | #3 Seed | #4 Seed |
 Oklahoma |
Ole Miss | UConn | Morgan State |
 Â UCLA |
Wisconsin | Cal State Fullerton | Sacramento State |
 Oklahoma State |
California | Missouri | Saint Francis |
 Â Florida State |
Florida | UCF | Princeton |
 Â Stanford |
Minnesota | BYU | UC Santa Barbara |
 Â LSU |
Oregon | McNeese | Siena |
 Â Tennessee |
Virginia Tech | Indiana | Ohio |
 Â Washington |
Michigan | Boise State | Utah Tech |
 Â Duke |
South Carolina | Arizona | UMBC |
 Â Texas |
Texas A&M | Texas State | Prairie View A&M |
 Â Clemson |
Auburn | Campbell | Furman |
 Â Alabama |
Central Arkansas | Utah | Northern Iowa |
 Â Georgia |
Charlotte | South Dakota State | Delaware |
 Â Northwestern |
Kentucky | Boston | Youngstown State |
 Â Arkansas |
Wichita State | Arizona State | Southeast Missouri |
 Baylor |
Louisiana | Mississippi State | Dayton |
