The 2025 DII softball championship kicked off with the choice present on Monday, Could 5, at 10 a.m. ET on NCAA.com. Discover the total choice launch right here. Tremendous regionals are full, and eight groups advance to the ultimate rounds occurring from Thursday, Could 22, via Wednesday, Could 28 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN.
First, 4 groups will take part at every of 16 regional websites in a double-elimination event. The 16 groups advancing from regional competitors will then take part in a two-team, best-of-three tremendous regional at eight websites. The finals will embrace the eight tremendous regional winners. The nationwide champion will probably be decided in a best-of-three remaining collection.
2025 NCAA DII softball championship bracket
Click on or faucet right here to see the interactive and printable brackets | Tremendous regional brackets | Closing regional brackets
2025 NCAA DII softball championship schedule
- Championship finals — Could 22 – 28
- Frost Stadium at Warner Park |Chattanooga, TN
- Saturday, Could 24
- Sunday, Could 25
- Championship finals (better of three)
- Sport 1: Could 27, 6 p.m.
- Sport 2: Could 28, 3 p.m.
- Sport 3 (if mandatory): Could 28, 5:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- Regionals Day — Thursday, Could 8 – Saturday, Could 11
- Atlantic 1 Area
- Atlantic 2 Area
- Central 1 Area
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- Central 2 Area
- East 1 Area
- East 2 Area
- Could 8
- Could 9
- Could 10
- Could 11
- Midwest 1 Area
- Midwest 2 Area
- South Central 1 Area
- South Central 2 Area
- South 1 Area
- South 2 Area
- Southeast 1 Area
- Southeast 2 Area
- Could 8
- Could 9
- Could 10
- Could 11
- West 1 Area
- West 2 Area
- Tremendous regionals — Thursday, Could 15 – Friday, Could 16
- Atlantic Area: Shippensburg advances
- Could 15
- Could 17 (Climate delay)
- Central Area: Central Oklahoma advances
- East Area: Tempo advances
- Midwest Area: Saginaw Valley advances
- South Central Area: UT Tyler advances
- South Area: Tampa advances
- Southeast Area: North Georgia advances
- West Area: Western Washington advances
- Atlantic Area: Shippensburg advances
NCAA DII softball championship historical past
UT-Tyler received the 2024 DII softball championship to say this system’s first nationwide title. Here’s a listing of the previous DII softball nationwide title winners and runner-ups.
| Yr | Champion (File) | Coach | Rating | Runner-Up | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | College of Texas at Tyler | Mike Reed | 10-1 | Western Washington | Longwood, Fla. |
| 2023 | *North Georgia (64-7) | Mike Davenport | 3-0 | Grand Valley State | Chattanooga, Tenn. |
| 2022 | Rogers State (58-10) | Andrea Vaughan | 6-1 | Cal State Dom. Hills | Denver, Colo. |
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2021 |
Michael Mook | 4-1 | Biola | Denver, Colo. | |
| 2020 | Canceled attributable to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | *Augustana (SD) (61-11) | Gretta Melsted | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Denver, Colo. |
| 2018 | *Southern Indiana (40-23) | Sue Kunkle | 8-3 | Saint Anselm | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | *Minnesota State (64-7) | Lori Meyer | 5-1 | Angelo State | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | North Alabama (60-7) | Ashley Cozart | 4-1 | Humboldt State | Denver |
| 2015 | North Georgia (54-8) | Mike Davenport | 5-0 | Dixie State | Oklahoma Metropolis |
| 2014 | *West Texas A&M (60-7) | Kevin Blaskowski | 3-2 | Valdosta State | Salem, Va. |
| 2013 | *Central Oklahoma (51-11) | Genny Stidham | 5-2 | Kutztown | Salem, Va. |
| 2012 | Valdosta State (58-5) | Thomas Macera | 4-1 | UC San Diego | Louisville, Ky. |
| 2011 | UC San Diego | Patti Gerckens | 10-3 | Alabama-Huntsville | Salem, Va. |
| 2010 | *Hawaii Pacific (50-8) | Bryan Nakasone | 4-3 | Valdosta State | Saint Joesph, Mo. |
| 2009 | Lock Haven (51-6) | Kelly Inexperienced | 8-0 | Alabama-Huntsville | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | *Humboldt State (57-18) | Frank Cheek | 1-0 | Emporia State | Houston |
| 2007 | *SIU Edwardsville (49-8) | Sandy Montgomery | 3-2 | Lock Haven | Akron, Ohio |
| 2006 | *Lock Haven (56-4) | Kelly Inexperienced | 3-0 | Emporia State | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | * **Lynn (54-7) | Thomas Macera | 5-3 | Kennesaw State | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Angelo State (47-11 | Travis Scott | 7-3 | Florida Southern | Altamonte Springs, Fla. |
| 2003 | *UC Davis (53-15) | Kathy DeYoung | 7-0 | Georgia Faculty | Salem, Ore. |
| 2002 | St. Mary’s (Texas) (58-11) | Donna Fields | 4-0 | Grand Valley State | Salem, Va. |
| 2001 | Nebraska-Omaha (54-6) | Jeanne Tostenson | 4-0 | Lewis | Salem, Va. |
| 2000 | North Dakota State (68-10) | Mitch Hanson | 3-1 | Kennesaw State | Columbus, Ga. |
| 1999 | Humboldt State (55-7-1) | Frank Cheek | 7-2 | Nebraska-Kearney | Salem, Va. |
| 1998 | California (Pa.) (49-7) | Rick Bertagnolli | 2-1 | Barry | Pensacola, Fla. |
| 1997 | *California (Pa.) (53-5) | Rick Bertagnolli | 2-1 | Wisconsin-Parkside | Salem, Va. |
| 1996 | Kennesaw State (49-8) | Scott Whitlock | 6-4 | Nebraska-Omaha | Emporia, Kan. |
| 1995 | Kennesaw State (53-5) | Scott Whitlock | 3-2 | Bloomsburg | Salem, Va. |
| 1994 | Merrimack (45-4) | Michele Myslinski | 6-2 | Humboldt State | Shawnee, Kan. |
| 1993 | Florida Southern (45-11) | Chris Bellotto | 11-5 | Augustana (S.D.) | Shawnee, Kan. |
| 1992 | Missouri Southern State (50-7) | Pat Lipira | 1-0 | Cal State East Bay | Shawnee, Kan. |
| 1991 | *Augustana (SD) (61-4-1) | Sandy Jerstad | 3-2 | Bloomsburg | Midland, Mich. |
| 1990 | Cal State Bakersfield (44-11) | Kathy Welter | 6-2 | Cal State Northridge | Midland, Mich. |
| 1989 | Cal State Bakersfield (38-23) | Kathy Welter | 8-5 | Sacramento State | Sacramento, Calif. |
| 1988 | Cal State Bakersfield (54-9-1) | Kathy Welter | 4-3 | Lock Haven | Sacramento, Calif. |
| 1987 | Cal State Northridge (58-7) | Gary Torgeson | 4-0 | Florida Southern | Quincy, Unwell. |
| 1986 | *Stephen F. Austin (38-15-1) | Dianne Baker | 1-0 | Cal State Northridge | Akron, Ohio |
| 1985 | *Cal State Northridge (62-19) | Gary Torgeson | 2-1 | Akron | Northridge, Calif. |
| 1984 | *Cal State Northridge (51-12-2) | Gary Torgeson | 1-0 | Akron | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 1983 | *Cal State Northridge (35-20-2) | Gary Torgeson | 1-0 | Sam Houston State | Orange, Calif. |
| 1982 | Sam Houston State (40-6) | Wayne Daigle | 3-2 | Cal State Northridge | Stratford, Conn. |
*Signifies undefeated groups in finals collection
** Lynn’s participation within the 2005 event vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
