2011 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
The 2011 NCAA Division 1 Softball Tournament was held from May 19 through June 8, 2011 as part of the 2011 NCAA Division 1 softball season. The 64 NCAA Division 1 college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 15, 2011. 30 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 34 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division 1 Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2011 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.Automatic Bids
National Seeds
Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals.
Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
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- Alabama
- Florida
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Tucson Super Regional
Columbia Super Regional
Gainesville Super Regional
Stillwater Super Regional
Athens Super Regional
Lexington Super Regional
Tuscaloosa Super Regional
Participants
† Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.Bracket and results
Bracket
All times are Central Time ZoneGame Results
Championship Game
Final standings
Place | School | WCWS Record |
1st | | 5-0 |
2nd | Florida | 4-3 |
3rd | Alabama | 2-2 |
3rd | | 2-2 |
5th | | 1-2 |
5th | | 1-2 |
7th | | 0-2 |
7th | | 0-2 |
All-Tournament Team
- Whitney Larsen, Alabama
- Holly Holl, Baylor
- Whitney Canion, Baylor
- Chelsea Thomas, Missouri
- Cheyenne Coyle, Florida
- Kelsey Bruder, Florida
- Brittany Schutte, Florida
- Krista Donnenwirth, Arizona State
- Annie Lockwood, Arizona State
- Mandy Urfer, Arizona State
WCWS Records
- Runs, game , 16 - tied with UCLA
- Runs, inning , 11 - new record, surpassing former record of 9
- Runs, Series , 45 - new record, surpassing former record of 31
- RBI, game , 15 - new record, surpassing former record of 11
- Margin of victory, 14 runs - tied with Alabama
- Home runs, game , 4 - tied with Georgia and UCLA
- Runs, Series , 10 - new record, surpassing former record of 8
- Home runs, game , 2 - tied with Gutierrez, Collins, Enea, Harrison, Schutte, Langenfeld, & Chambers
- Home runs, Series , 4 - tied with Megan Langenfeld, Andrea Harrison, and Stacie Chambers
- Home runs, Series , 14 by Florida - tied with UCLA
- Home runs , 7 - tied with UCLA & Arizona
- Total bases, game , 8 - tied
- Total bases, game , 26 - new record, surpassing former record of 20
- Total bases, game , 41 - new record
- Hits, Series , 13 - tied
- Total bases, Series , 26 - new record
- Fewest errors, Tournament , 0 - tied with UCLA
Note: The above records exclude those of the pre-NCAA Women's College World Series of 1969 through 1981.