The 2025 DII softball championship kicked off with the choice present on Monday, Could 5. Discover the complete choice launch right here. Now, No. 1 UT Tyler and No. 2 Tampa face off within the nationwide championship collection Wednesday, Could 28 at Frost Stadium at Warner Park, Chattanooga, TN.
How we obtained right here: 4 groups participated at every of 16 regional websites in a double-elimination match. The 16 groups advancing from regional competitors then participated in a two-team, best-of-three tremendous regional at eight websites. The finals included the eight tremendous regional winners. The nationwide champion will get 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 | Last regional brackets
2025 NCAA DII softball championship schedule
- Nationwide championship collection (better of three) — Could 27 – 28
- Choice Present
- Regionals — 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
- Championship finals — Could 22 – 28
- Frost Stadium at Warner Park |Chattanooga, TN
- Thursday, Could 22
- Friday, Could 23
- Saturday, Could 24
- Sunday, Could 25
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 checklist of the previous DII softball nationwide title winners and runner-ups.
| 12 months | Champion (Document) | 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 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, 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 match vacated by NCAA Committee on Infractions.
