2025 NCAA DII softball championship: Match bracket, schedule, scores

The 2025 DII softball championship kicked off with the choice present on Monday, Might 5, at 10 a.m. ET on NCAA.com. Discover the complete choice launch right here.

The 64-team championship discipline began with regionals on Might 8, persevering with by means of Might 11, with ultimate rounds occurring from Thursday, Might 22, by means of Wednesday, Might 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 match. 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 embody the eight tremendous regional winners. The nationwide champion can be decided in a best-of-three ultimate sequence.

2025 NCAA DII softball championship bracket

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2025 NCAA DII softball championship schedule

  • Tremendous regionals  — ​Thursday, Might 15 – Friday, Might 16
    • Atlantic Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 2 Kutztown vs. No. 4 Shippensburg, 1 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 3:30 p.m.
    • Central Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 Central Oklahoma vs. No. 3 Augustana, 3 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 5:30 p.m.
    • East Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 Tempo vs. No. 2 Wilmington (DE), Midday
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 3 p.m.
    • Midwest Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 Saginaw Valley vs. No. 7 UIndy, 11 a.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 1:30 p.m.
    • South Central Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 UT Tyler vs. No. 2 West Texas A&M, 4 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 6:30 p.m.
    • South Area
      • Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 Tampa vs. No. 3 AUM, 3 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 6 p.m.
    • Southeast Area
      • ​​​​​​​Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 1 Francis Marion vs. No. 2 North Georgia, 1 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 4 p.m.
    • West Area
      • ​​​​​​​Might 15
      • Might 16
        • Recreation 2: No. 3 Cal St. San Marcos vs. No. 4 Western Wash., 2 p.m.
        • Recreation 3: (if obligatory), 4:30 p.m.
  • Championship finals — ​Thursday, Might 22 – Wednesday, Might 28
    • Frost Stadium at Warner Park |Chattanooga, TN

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  • Regionals Day — ​Thursday, Might 8 – Saturday, Might 11 
    • Atlantic 1 Area 
    • Atlantic 2 Area 
    • Central 1 Area
    • Central 2 Area
    • East 1 Area 
    • East 2 Area
      • Might 8 
      • Might 9 
      • Might 10
      • Might 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
      • Might 8
      • Might 9 
      • Might 10 
      • Might 11
    • West 1 Area
    • West 2 Area

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 (Report) 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.

2021

West Texas A&M (43-12)

Michael Mook 4-1 Biola Denver, Colo.
2020 Canceled resulting from 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 School 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, Sick.
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 sequence

** Lynn’s participation within the 2005 match vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.

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