USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. The mad dash forcollege softball's national championship will soon be underway. The 64-team bracket for the 2025 NCAA softball tournament will be unveiled Sunday night, with seeds determined and matchups set for the event's regional round. Over the following three weeks, that field will be narrowed down, with eight teams making it to Oklahoma City for the Women's College World Series and just one getting to triumphantly lift the NCAA championship trophy during the first week of June. REQUIRED READING:OU softball pitcher Sam Landry selected No. 1 overall by Volts in AUSL College Draft This year's tournament should have no shortage of storylines. CanOklahomaand coach Patty Gasso extend their remarkable run and win a fifth consecutive national title? How many programs from the SEC, which has the top six teams in the latestUSA Softball poll, will make it to Oklahoma City? Can Texas A&M, the nation's No. 1 team, capture its first title in nearly 40 years? Or will teams such as Tennessee, Texas, Arkansas or Oregon break through for their first national championship? Here's a look at what awaits over the next three weeks in the 2025 NCAA softball tournament, including the schedule, venues, national seeds and more: The 2025 NCAA softball tournament begins on Friday, May 16 with the start of the regional round. Regionals:May 16-18 Super regionals:May 22-25 Women's College World Series:May 29-June 6 WCWS finals:June 4-5/6 The 2025 NCAA softball tournament will begin on May 16. The 64 teams will be divided into 16 four-team pods, with the highest seed serving as the host. The regional round will take place over three days and give way to the super regional round, in which champions of two regions face off in a best-of-three series at the site of the higher-seeded squad. The super regionals will be held from May 22-25. The winner of each super regional moves on to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma, which will begin on May 29 and wrap up on June 5 or June 6, depending on whether the best-of-three championship series goes two or three games. Here's a look at the schedule for the 2025 NCAA softball tournament: This section will be updated when matchups are announced Sunday. This section will be updated when matchups are announced Sunday. This section will be updated when matchups are announced Sunday. The Women's College World Series will run from May 29 through June 5 or 6, with winners of the eight super regionals advancing to the event. This section will be updated when the NCAA softball tournament national seeds and bracket are revealed Sunday. The venues are determined by which teams earn top 16 national seeds. This section will be updated when the NCAA softball tournament bracket is unveiled Sunday. This section will be updated when the NCAA softball tournament bracket is revealed Sunday. Watch NCAA softball bracket reveal with Fubo (free trial) TV channel: ESPN2 Live stream: ESPN app |Fubo (free trial) The 2025 NCAA softball tournament selection show will air Sunday on ESPN2. Streaming options for the show include the ESPN app — with a cable login — andFubo, the latter of which offers a free trial to potential subscribers. Date: Sunday, May 11 Time: 7 p.m. ET The 2025 NCAA softball tournament selection show is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 11. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:When does 2025 NCAA Softball Tournament start? Schedules, venues
