2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament


The 2013 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 16 through June 6, 2013 as the final part of the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 284 teams on May 12, 2012. 31 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 33 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with eight teams playing in the 2013 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Automatic Bids

National Seeds

Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals.
Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
  1. '
  2. Florida
  3. '
  4. '
  5. '
  6. '
  7. '
  8. '
9.
10. Alabama
11. '
12. '
13.
14.
15.
16. '

Regionals and Super Regionals

Norman Super Regional

Ann Arbor Super Regional

Tempe Super Regional

Austin Super Regional

Eugene Super Regional

Columbia Super Regional

Knoxville Super Regional

Gainesville Super Regional

Women's College World Series

Participants

2013 Women's College World Series Bracket

Championship Game

Media Coverage

Radio

provided nationwide radio coverage of the championship series, which was also streamed online at dialglobalsports.com. Kevin Kugler and Leah Amico provided the call for Dial Global.

Television

ESPN carried every game from the Women's College World Series across the ESPN Networks. The ESPN Networks also carried select regional matches and every super regional match utilizing ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Austin hosted a regional, and the Texas games aired on Longhorn Network while the other matches will air on ESPN3. This was the second consecutive year Longhorn Network carried regional matches.

Broadcast Assignments

Regionals
Women's College World Series
Super Regionals
Women's College World Series Championship Series