Takeaways from NCAA softball tournament bracket reveal: One conference dominates

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The SEC got 14 bids into the 2025 NCAA softball tournament and has seven of the top eight seeds.

The road to Oklahoma City for 64 teams begins this Friday with the 2025 NCAA softball tournament set to get underway. The bracket for this year’s field was unveiled Sunday night and a few things about this year’s tournament are clear.

For starters, the SEC is far and away the best conference in this sport as 14 of the league’s 16 teams made the field.