2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament

Softball tournament determining the NCAA champion (2015) August 2023 March 2026 2015 64 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium Oklahoma City Florida 2nd Michigan 12th Tim Walton 2nd Lauren Haeger Florida The 2015 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 14 through June 3, 2015 as the final part of the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 10, 2015. Thirty-two teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and thirty-two teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I softball selection committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2015 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. Automatic bids The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids were awarded to the regular season champion. All other conferences have the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner. Conference School America East 2015 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamtonhttp://www.wicz.com/news2005/viewarticle.asp?a=38231 Binghamton Softball wins first-ever 2015 America East Tournament WICZ-TV 2015-05-09 American 2015 UCF Knights UCFhttp://www.newson6.com/story/29022947/tulsa-softball-falls-1-0-to-ucf-in-aac-championship Tulsa Softball Falls 1–0 To UCF In AAC Championship News on 6 2015-05-09 ACC 2015 Florida State Seminoles Florida Statehttp://www.collegiatetimes.com/sports/florida-state-takes-acc-softball-championship-title/article_0fcecfa0-f6ca-11e4-978c-efa313de8bff.html Florida State takes ACC Softball Championship title Collegiate Times 2015-05-10 Atlantic 10 2015 Fordham Rams Fordham Atlantic Sun 2015 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstatehttp://www.wspa.com/story/29023831/usc-upstate-stuns-lipscomb-9-1-to-win-a-sun-softball-tournament-title USC Upstate Stuns Lipscomb, 9–1 to Win A-Sun softball tournament Title WSPA-TV 2015-05-09 Big 12 2015 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahomahttp://www.crimsonandcreammachine.com/2015/4/28/8503929/ou-softball-sooners-clinch-fourth-straight-big-12-championship-with Sooners Clinch Fourth Straight Big 12 Championship With Win WSPA-TV 2015-04-28 Big East 2015 St. John's Red Storm St. John's Big Sky 2015 Weber State Wildcats Weber State Big South 2015 Longwood Lancers Longwood Big Ten Michigan Big West 2015 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridgehttp://sundial.csun.edu/2015/05/softball-senior-day-ends-with-40th-win-and-share-of-big-west-title/ Senior Day ends with 40th win and share of Big West Title The Sundial 2015-05-04 Colonial Hofstrahttp://augustafreepress.com/hostra-tops-jmu-softball-2-1-for-caa-tournament-title/ Hostra tops JMU softball, 2-1, for CAA Tournament title Augusta Free Press 2015-05-09 Conference USA 2015 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers Western Kentucky Horizon 2015 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland Ivy 2015 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth College Dartmouthhttp://www.vnews.com/home/16749788-95/twice-as-nice-dartmouth-repeats-as-ivy-softball-champ Twice as Nice: Dartmouth Repeats as Ivy Softball Champ Valley News 2015-05-03 Mid-American 2015 Ball State Cardinals Ball State Metro Atlantic 2015 Fairfield Stags Fairfield Mid-Eastern 2015 Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Missouri Valley 2015 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Mountain West 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno Statehttp://www.fresnobee.com/2015/05/08/4516833/fresno-state-softball-dogs-win.html 'Dogs win Mountain West, earn NCAA berth (video) The Fresno Bee 2015-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20150510210838/http://www.fresnobee.com/2015/05/08/4516833/fresno-state-softball-dogs-win.html 2015-05-10 dead Northeast 2015 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State Ohio Valley 2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Pac–12 2015 Oregon Ducks Oregon Patriot 2015 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh SEC Auburnhttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/05/auburn_wins_sec_softball_tourn.html Auburn wins SEC softball tournament title in walk-off fashion AL.com 2015-05-09 Southern 2015 Chattanooga Lady Mocs Chattanooga Southland 2015 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Central Arkansashttp://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/college/2015/05/08/central-arkansas-tops-nsu-southland-title/27010301/ Central Arkansas tops NSU for Southland title The Shreveport Times 2015-05-08 SWAC 2015 Texas Southern Lady Tigers Texas Southern Summit 2015 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State Sun Belt 2015 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama WAC 2015 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico Statehttp://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-sports/ci_28086688/wac-softball-tournament-nmsu-beats-bakersfield-twice-win NMSU beats Bakersfield twice to win WAC Tournament title Las Cruces Sun-News 2015-05-09 WCC BYUhttp://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627782/BYU-softball-dominant-pitching-by-Bull-and-Thompson-fuel-BYUs-sweep-clinch-WCC-title-outright.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102431/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865627782/BYU-softball-dominant-pitching-by-Bull-and-Thompson-fuel-BYUs-sweep-clinch-WCC-title-outright.html dead May 18, 2015 Dominant pitching by Bull and Thompson fuel BYU's sweep, clinch WCC title outright Deseret News 2015-05-01 National seeds Teams in italics advanced to super regionals. Teams in bold advanced to Women's College World Series. 1. Florida (50–6) 2. 2015 Oregon Ducks Oregon (46–6) 3. Michigan (51–6) 4. Auburn (49–9) 5. 2015 LSU Tigers LSU (44–11) 6. Alabama (42–12) 7. UCLA (45–10) 8. 2015 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee (42–14) 9. 2015 Florida State Seminoles Florida State (45–12) 10. 2015 Missouri Tigers Missouri (39–14) 11. 2015 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma (45–7) 12. 2015 Arizona Wildcats Arizona (38–17) 13. Louisiana–Lafayette (39–9) 14. 2015 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia (40–14) 15. 2015 James Madison Dukes James Madison (47–8) 16. 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame (40–13) Regionals and super regionals The Regionals took place May 14–17. The Eugene Region was held from May 14 through 16. All other regionals were held from May 15 through 17. The super regionals took place from May 21 through 24. Gainesville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Gainesville Regional South Bend Regional 1 Florida 6 2015 Florida A&M Lady Rattlers Florida A&M 0 2015 Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic 0 Hofstra 1 Florida A&M 2 Florida Atlantic 7 16 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 3 2015 Ball State Cardinals Ball State 6 2015 Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 5 2015 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern 4 16 Notre Dame 14(5) Northwestern 5 1 Florida 7 Hofstra 0 Hofstra 2 Florida Atlantic 3(9) Ball State 0 Kentucky 5 Ball State 4 16 Notre Dame 15(5) 1 Florida 1(8) — Florida Atlantic 0 — Kentucky 4 — 16 Notre Dame 3 — 1 Florida 7 1 — Kentucky 0 0 — Knoxville Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Tallahassee Regional Knoxville Regional 9 2015 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 5 2015 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth 1 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 1 2015 UCF Knights UCF 5 Dartmouth 1 South Carolina 3 8 2015 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee 2 2015 Longwood Lancers Longwood 0 2015 Utah Utes Utah 6 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 1 Longwood 6(8) Virginia Tech 4 9 Florida State 2 UCF 1 UCF 5 South Carolina 2 8 Tennessee 9(5) Utah 1 Utah 2 Longwood 0 9 Florida State 5 — UCF 0 — 8 Tennessee 3 — Utah 1 — 9 Florida State 2 6 1 8 Tennessee 3 1 2 Baton Rouge Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Baton Rouge Regional Tucson Regional 5 2015 LSU Tigers LSU 15(5) 2015 Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern 0 2015 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 2 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State 5 Texas Southern 0 Nebraska 5 12 2015 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 4 2015 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 2 2015 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 10(6) 2015 New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State 2 St. John's 6 New Mexico State 9 5 LSU 0 Arizona State 1 5 LSU 3(10) Nebraska 2 12 Arizona 5 Minnesota 1 Minnesota 2 New Mexico State 0 Arizona State 0 3 5 LSU 5 4(9) 12 Arizona 2 7(8) Minnesota 5 6 5 LSU 8(5) 10 — 12 Arizona 0 5 — Auburn Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Lafayette Regional Auburn Regional 13 Louisiana–Lafayette 11(5) 2015 Weber State Wildcats Weber State 0 2015 Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State 4 2015 Baylor Lady Bears Baylor 8 Weber State 0 Mississippi State 2 4 Auburn 4 2015 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech 1 2015 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 11(5) 2015 Chattanooga Lady Mocs Chattanooga 1 Tennessee Tech 8 Chattanooga 2 13 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Baylor 1 Baylor 2 Mississippi State 0 4 Auburn 1 South Alabama 0 South Alabama 9 Tennessee Tech 3 13 Louisiana–Lafayette 2 9(6) Baylor 6 1 4 Auburn 7 — South Alabama 4 — 13 Louisiana–Lafayette 11 3 — 4 Auburn 12(8) 6 — Ann Arbor Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Ann Arbor Regional Athens Regional 3 Michigan 9(6) 2015 Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland 1 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh 3 2015 California Golden Bears California 11(5) Oakland 3 Pittsburgh 6 14 2015 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia 6 2015 Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut 1 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina 1 2015 WKU Lady Toppers WKU 2 Central Connecticut 0 North Carolina 8(5) 3 Michigan 9 California 1 Pittsburgh 6 California 3 14 Georgia 1 WKU 2(14) North Carolina 5 14 Georgia 6 3 Michigan 10 — Pittsburgh 3 — WKU 3 0 14 Georgia 12(5) 17(5) 3 Michigan 10 7 — 14 Georgia 3 6 — Tuscaloosa Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Norman Regional Tuscaloosa Regional 11 2015 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 8(5) 2015 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears Central Arkansas 0 2015 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh 1 2015 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 2 Central Arkansas 0 Lehigh 3 6 Alabama 8(6) 2015 Fairfield Stags Fairfield 0 2015 Washington Huskies Washington 4 2015 USC Upstate Spartans USC Upstate 1 Fairfield 0 USC Upstate 9(6) 11 Oklahoma 7 Texas A&M 5 Texas A&M 5 Lehigh 0 6 Alabama 9(5) Washington 0 Washington 9(5) USC Upstate 1 11 Oklahoma 2 — Texas A&M 0 — 6 Alabama 11 — Washington 1 — 11 Oklahoma 5 0 3 6 Alabama 2 2 5 Los Angeles Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Los Angeles Regional Columbia Regional 7 UCLA 9(5) 2015 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 1 2015 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 3 2015 Texas Longhorns Texas 8 Cal State Northridge 4 San Diego State 5 10 2015 Missouri Tigers Missouri 7 2015 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State 0 2015 Kansas Jayhawks Kansas 1 2015 Louisville Cardinals Louisville 0 Indiana State 2(8) Louisville 1 7 UCLA 4 Texas 1 Texas 3 San Diego State 4(9) 10 Missouri 5 Kansas 3 Kansas 2 Indiana State 0 7 UCLA 8(6) — San Diego State 0 — 10 Missouri 7 — Kansas 6 — 7 UCLA 7 10 — 10 Missouri 4 6 — Eugene Super Regional 1/1/2/3 Round 1 Round 2 Regional finals Super regionals Harrisonburg Regional Eugene Regional 15 2015 James Madison Dukes James Madison 10(5) 2015 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton 1 2015 Fordham Rams Fordham 5 2015 NC State Wolfpack NC State 12 Binghamton 0 Fordham 8(5) 2 2015 Oregon Ducks Oregon 8(6) BYU 0 2015 North Dakota State Bison North Dakota State 4 2015 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 0 BYU 8 Fresno State 7 15 James Madison 0 NC State 2 Fordham 2 15 James Madison 1 2 Oregon 4 North Dakota State 3 BYU 0 North Dakota State 7 NC State 2 — Fordham 1 — 2 Oregon 6 — North Dakota State 1 — NC State 1 3 — 2 Oregon 6 9 — Women's College World Series The Women's College World Series was held May 28 through June 3, 2015, in Oklahoma City. Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach WCWS appearances† (including 2015 WCWS) WCWS best finish†* WCWS W–L record† (excluding 2015 WCWS) Alabama SEC 47–13 (17–7) Patrick Murphy 10(last: 2014) 1st(2012) 16–17 Auburn SEC 54–9 (18–6) Clint Myers 1 — 0–0 Florida SEC 55–6 (18–5) Tim Walton 7(last: 2014) 1st(2014) 17–11 2015 LSU Lady Tigers LSU SEC 50–12 (15–9) Beth Torina 4 (last: 2012) 3rd (2004) 6–6 Michigan Big Ten 56–6 (21–2) Carol Hutchins 11 (last: 2013) 1st (2005) 9–20 2015 Oregon Ducks Oregon Pac-12 51–6 (21–3) Mike White 4 (last: 2014) 3rd (2014) 5–6 2015 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee SEC 47–15 (15–9) Ralph and Karen Weekly 7 (last: 2013) 2nd(2007, 2013) 15–12 UCLA Pac-12 50–10 (19–5) Kelly Inouye-Perez 26(last: 2010) 1st(1982, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 19901992, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2010) 94–29 Bracket 1/1/2/3 1 Florida 7 8 2015 Tennessee Lady Volunteers Tennessee 2 5 2015 LSU Tigers LSU 6 4 Auburn 1 8 Tennessee 2 4 Auburn 4 3 Michigan 5 6 Alabama 0 7 UCLA 7 2 2015 Oregon Ducks Oregon 1 6 Alabama 2 2 Oregon 1 1 Florida 4 5 LSU 0 7 UCLA 10 4 Auburn 11(10) 3 Michigan 10 7 UCLA 4 5 LSU 5 6 Alabama 3 1 Florida 3(9) — 4 Auburn 2 — 3 Michigan 6 — 5 LSU 3 — 1 Florida 3 0 4 3 Michigan 2 1 1 Championship game https://floridagators.com/news/2015/6/4/30753.aspx Back-To-Back: Florida Defeats Michigan To Earn Second Straight National Championship Floridagators.com 2015-06-04 2018-06-09 School Top Batter Stats. Florida Taylor Schwarz (1B) 1–4 2RBI 2Ks Michigan Sierra Romero (2B) 1–3 RBIs BB School Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Florida Lauren Haeger (W) 7.0 5 1 1 1 5 26 30 Michigan Haylie Wagner (L) 2.0 4 4 4 0 0 8 12 Michigan Megan Betsa 4.0 1 0 0 3 8 13 21 Record by conference Conference# of BidsRecordWin %RF Regional finalsSR Super regionalsWS World seriesNS National semifinalsCS Championship seriesNC National champion Southeastern 11 50–25 50 25 9 8 5 3 1 1 Big Ten 4 13–8 13 8 2 1 1 1 1 0 – Pac-12 7 21–15 21 15 6 3 2 0 – 0 – 0 – Atlantic Coast 7 12–14 12 14 4 2 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Big 12 4 10–8 10 8 3 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Sun Belt 2 5–5 5 5 2 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Colonial 2 2–4 2 4 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Conference USA 2 4–4 4 4 2 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Mountain West 2 2–4 2 4 1 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – Other 23 14–46 14 46 3 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – The columns RF, SR, WS, NS, CS, and NC respectively stand for the regional finals, super regionals, College World Series teams, national semifinals, championship series, and national champion. Media coverage Radio Westwood One provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series. It was streamed online at westwoodsports.com and through TuneIn. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Westwood One.http://www.westwoodone.com/PROGRAMMING/Sports/NCAA/NCAA-Womens-College-World-Series Upcoming Programming: NCAA Softball Championship on Westwood One Westwood One 2015-05-02 Television ESPN held exclusive rights to the tournament, with games airing across ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Regional and super-regional games were broadcast additionally using SEC Network, ESPN3, and SEC Network Plus. Longhorn Network simulcast coverage of games involving the Texas Longhorns. Coverage of the tournament was highly viewed; the LSU/Michigan and UCLA/Auburn games drew the largest viewership of the bracket round games, coverage of game 3 of the championship series was seen by 2.27 million viewers, and all three games in the championship series had an average viewership of 1.85 million. Viewership of the Women's College World Series was 31% higher than that of the 2015 NCAA Division I baseball tournament held later in the month.Women's College World Series beats Men's counterpart in ratings http://awfulannouncing.com/2015/womens-college-world-series-beats-mens-cws-ratings.html Awful Announcing 28 June 2015 Broadcast assignments Regionals Ann Arbor: Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough Athens: Kaleb Frady & Maya Branch Auburn: Jennie Ritter & Melissa Lee Baton Rouge: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith Columbia: Ben Arnet & Ashley Moore Gainesville: Jonathan Yardley & Jenny Dalton-Hill Knoxville: Sam Gore & Amanda Freed Lafayette: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf Los Angeles: Holly Rowe & Danielle Lawrie Norman: Thad Anderson & Carol Bruggeman Tallahassee: Jonathan Schillace, Karleigh Rafter or Robin Ahrberg Tuscaloosa: Cara Capuano & Leah Amico Super regionals Ann Arbor: Adam Amin & Amanda Scarborough Knoxville: Sam Gore & Amanda Freed Auburn: Cara Capuano & Leah Amico Eugene: Melissa Lee & Jennie Ritter Tuscaloosa: Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, & Michele Smith Baton Rouge: Pam Ward & Cheri Kempf Gainesville: Mark Neely & Jenny Dalton-Hill Los Angeles: Holly Rowe & Danielle Lawrie Women's College World Series Adam Amin, Amanda Scarborough, & Laura Rutledge (afternoons) Beth Mowins, Jessica Mendoza, Michele Smith, & Holly Rowe (evenings & championship series) Curt Schilling (championship series) References 2 External links Women's College World Series 2015 official home page Women's College World Series 2015 official bracket Category:NCAA Division I softball tournament Tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament NCAA Division I softball tournament Category:Women's sports in Oklahoma