The 2023 WCWS field is set: The final 8 teams, schedule and how to watch
The 2023 Women’s College World Series field is set, and seven teams are looking to dethrone No. 1 Oklahoma from the top of the college softball world.
The WCWS begins Thursday when No. 4 Tennessee plays No. 5 Alabama, and the Sooners will continue their bid to three-peat — and extend their historic winning streak — when they face No. 9 Stanford, a team that boasts the nation’s ERA leader in NiJaree Canady.
No. 3 Florida State, which is seeking to bring home the championship trophy for the first time since 2018, opens the night session in Oklahoma City against No. 6 Oklahoma State. The fourth game Thursday pits No. 7 Washington against No. 15 Utah in a battle of Pac-12 rivals.
The WCWS is double elimination, so Thursday’s winners advance to the winners bracket and will play Saturday, while the four losers play in elimination games Friday. After Saturday’s games, where the winners advance to the following Monday’s semifinals, the bracket flips. The best-of-three championship series begins Wednesday, June 7.
Below is the WCWS schedule, the networks you can watch the games and the scores from regionals and super regionals.
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Women’s College World Series
All times ET
Thursday:
Game 1: No. 5 Alabama vs No. 4 Tennessee, noon, ESPN
Game 2: No. 9 Stanford vs. No. 1 Oklahoma 2:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 3: No. 6 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Florida State, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 4: No. 15 Utah vs. No. 7 Washington, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Friday:
Game 5: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 6: Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday:
Game 7: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m., ABC
Game 8: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m., ESPN
June 4:
Game 9: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 7 p.m.
June 5:
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 7, noon
Game 12: Rematch Game 11 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 8, 7 p.m.
Game 14: Rematch Game 13 (if necessary), 9:30 p.m.
Championship series:
Game 1: June 7, 8 p.m.
Game 2: June 8, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: June 9 (if necessary), 8 p.m.
Super regionals
Best of three series
Norman Super Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)
Game 1: No. 1 Oklahoma 9, No. 16 Clemson 2
Game 2: No. 1 Oklahoma 8, No. 16 Clemson 7 (9) (No. 16 Clemson eliminated)
No. 1 Oklahoma advances to WCWS
Durham Super Regional (Durham, North Carolina)
Game 1: No. 9 Stanford 3, No. 8 Duke 1
Game 2: No. 9 Stanford 7, No. 8 Duke 2 (No. 8 Duke eliminated)
No. 9 Stanford advances to WCWS
Tuscaloosa Super Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Game 1: No. 12 Northwestern 3, No. 5 Alabama 1
Game 2: No. 5 Alabama 2, No. 12 Northwestern 1
Game 3: No. 5 Alabama 3, No. 12 Northwestern 2 (No. 12 Northwestern eliminated)
No. 5 Alabama advances to WCWS
Knoxville Super Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Game 1: No. 4 Tennessee 5, No. 13 Texas 2
Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee 9, No. 13 Texas 0 (No. 13 Texas eliminated)
No. 4 Tennessee advances to WCWS
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Tallahassee Super Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)
Game 1: No. 3 Florida State 8, No. 14 Georgia 1
Game 2: No. 3 Florida State 4, No. 14 Georgia 2 (No. 14 Georgia eliminated)
No. 3 Florida State advances to WCWS
Stillwater Super Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Game 1: No. 6 Oklahoma State 9, Oregon 1
Game 2: No. 6 Oklahoma State 9, Oregon 0 (Oregon eliminated)
No. 6 Oklahoma State advances to WCWS
Seattle Super Regional (Seattle, Washington)
Game 1: No. 7 Washington 8, Louisiana 0 (5)
Game 2: No. 7 Washington 2, Louisiana 0 (Louisiana eliminated)
No. 7 Washington advances to WCWS
Salt Lake City Super Regional (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Game 1: San Diego State 4, No. 15 Utah 3
Game 2: No. 15 Utah 10, San Diego State 1 (5)
Game 3: No. 15 Utah 7, San Diego State 2 (San Diego State eliminated)
No. 15 Utah advances to WCWS
Regionals
Norman Regional (Norman, Oklahoma)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 1 Oklahoma 11, Hofstra 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: Missouri 5, California 1 (8 innings)
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 1 Oklahoma 11, Missouri 0 (6 innings)
Game 4: California 7, Hofstra 0 (Hofstra eliminated)
Game 5: California 7, Missouri 5 (Missouri eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 1 Oklahoma 16, California 3 (5 innings) (California eliminated)
No. 1 Oklahoma advances to super regionals
Clemson Regional (Clemson, South Carolina).
Friday:
Game 1: No. 16 Clemson 17, UNC Greensboro 2 (5 innings)
Game 2: Auburn 12, Cal State Fullerton 2
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 16 Clemson 7, Auburn 0
Game 4: Cal State Fullerton 5, UNC Greensboro 0 (UNC Greensboro eliminated)
Game 5: Auburn 5, Cal State Fullerton 0 (Cal State Fullerton eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: Auburn 5, No. 16 Clemson 2
Game 7: No. 16 Clemson 5, Auburn 1 (Auburn eliminated)
No. 16 Clemson advances to super regionals
Durham Regional (Durham, North Carolina)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 8 Duke 2, George Mason 1
Game 2: Charlotte 7, Campbell 2
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 8 Duke 5, Charlotte 0
Game 4: Campbell 7, George Mason 1 (George Mason eliminated)
Game 5: Charlotte 6, Campbell 4 (Campbell eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 8 Duke 4, Charlotte 2 (Charlotte eliminated)
No. 8 Duke advances to super regionals
Stanford Regional (Stanford, California)
Friday:
Game 1: Florida 3, Loyola Marymount 2
Game 2: No. 9 Stanford 1, Long Beach State 0
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 9 Stanford 8, Florida 0
Game 4: Loyola Marymount 2, Long Beach State 1 (Long Beach State eliminated)
Game 5: Florida 10, Loyola Marymount 6 (Loyola Marymount eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 9 Stanford 11, Florida 2 (Florida eliminated)
No. 9 Stanford advances to super regionals
Tuscaloosa Regional (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Friday:
Game 1: Middle Tennessee 8, Central Arkansas 0
Game 2: No. 5 Alabama 5, Long Island University 0
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 5 Alabama 12, Middle Tennessee 5
Game 4: Central Arkansas 15, Long Island University 0 (5 innings) (LIU eliminated)
Game 5: Middle Tennessee 3, Central Arkansas 0 (Central Arkansas eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: Middle Tennessee 4, No. 5 Alabama 1
Game 7: No. 5 Alabama 1, Middle Tennessee 0 (Middle Tennessee eliminated)
No. 5 Alabama advances to super regionals
Evanston Regional (Evanston, Illinois)
Friday:
Game 1: Kentucky 9, Miami (Ohio) 1 (6 innings)
Game 2: No. 12 Northwestern 2, Eastern Illinois 0
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 12 Northwestern 10, Kentucky 8
Game 4: Miami (Ohio) 4, Eastern Illinois 0 (Eastern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Miami (Ohio) 9, Kentucky 0 (Kentucky eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 12 Northwestern 5, Miami (Ohio) 4 (Miami (Ohio) eliminated)
No. 12 Northwestern advances to super regionals
Austin Regional (Austin, Texas)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 13 Texas 8, Seton Hall 0 (5 innings)
Game 2: Texas A&M 2, Texas State 1 (8 innings)
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 13 Texas 2, Texas A&M 1
Game 4: Texas State 4, Seton Hall 3 (Seton Hall eliminated)
Game 5: Texas A&M 4, Texas State 2 (Texas State eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 13 Texas 11, Texas A&M 5 (Texas A&M eliminated)
No. 13 Texas advances to super regionals
Knoxville Regional (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Friday:
Game 1: Indiana 4, Louisville 3
Game 2: No. 4 Tennessee 12, Northern Kentucky 0
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 4 Tennessee 9, Indiana 1 (5 innings)
Game 4: Louisville 9, Northern Kentucky 1 (Northern Kentucky eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 5: Indiana 4, Louisville 2 (Louisville eliminated)
Game 6: No. 4 Tennessee 7, Indiana 3 (Indiana eliminated)
No. 4 Tennessee advances to super regionals
Tallahassee Regional (Tallahassee, Florida)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 3 Florida State 9, Marist 0 (5)
Game 2: UCF 6, South Carolina 1
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 3 Florida State 5, UCF 1
Game 4: South Carolina 2, Marist 1 (Marist eliminated)
Game 5: South Carolina 10, UCF 1 (UCF eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: South Carolina 4, No. 3 Florida State 0
Game 7: No. 3 Florida State 1, South Carolina 0 (South Carolina eliminated)
No. 3 Florida State advances to super regionals
Athens Regional (Athens, Georgia)
Friday:
Game 1: Virginia Tech 6, Boston University 1
Game 2: No. 14 Georgia 12, North Carolina Central 0 (12)
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 14 Georgia 8, Virginia Tech 3
Game 4: Boston University 8, North Carolina Central 0 (NC Central eliminated)
Game 5: Virginia Tech 9, Boston University 0 (5 innings) (BU eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 14 Georgia 12, Virginia Tech 3 (Virginia Tech eliminated)
No. 14 Georgia advances to super regionals
Fayetteville Regional (Fayetteville, Arkansas)
Friday:
Game 1: Oregon 5, Notre Dame 4
Game 2: No. 11 Arkansas 11, Harvard 0 (5 innings)
Saturday:
Game 3: Oregon 10, No. 11 Arkansas 4
Game 4: Notre Dame 5, Harvard 2 (Harvard eliminated)
Game 5: No. 11 Arkansas 5, Notre Dame 0 (Notre Dame eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: Oregon 14, No. 11 Arkansas 4 (No. 11 Arkansas eliminated)
Oregon advances to super regionals
Stillwater Regional (Stillwater, Oklahoma)
Friday:
Game 1: No. 6 Oklahoma State 9, UMBC 0
Game 2: Wichita State 6, Nebraska 5
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 6 Oklahoma State 6, Wichita State 0
Game 4: Nebraska 3, UMBC 2 (UMBC eliminated)
Game 5: Nebraska 9, Wichita State 8 (9 innings) (Wichita State eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 6 Oklahoma State 5, Nebraska 2 (Nebraska eliminated)
No. 6 Oklahoma State advances to super regionals
Seattle Regional (Seattle, Washington)
Friday:
Game 1: McNeese 5, Minnesota 4 (13 innings)
Game 2: No. 7 Washington 10, Northern Colorado 2
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 7 Washington 3, McNeese 1
Game 4: Minnesota 4, Northern Colorado 0 (Northern Colorado eliminated)
Game 5: McNeese 1, Minnesota 0 (Minnesota eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: McNeese 1, No. 7 Washington 0
Game 7: No. 7 Washington 7, McNeese 6 (McNeese eliminated)
No. 7 Washington advances to super regionals
Baton Rouge Regional (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Friday:
Game 1: Louisiana 5, Omaha 0
Game 2: No. 10 LSU 12, Prairie View A&M 2
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 10 LSU 4, Louisiana 0
Game 4: Omaha 3, Prairie View A&M 0 (Prairie View A&M eliminated)
Game 5: Louisiana 9, Omaha 0 (5 innings) (Omaha eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: Louisiana 7, No. 10 LSU 4
Game 7: Louisiana 9, No. 10 LSU 8 (No. 10 LSU eliminated)
Louisiana advances to super regionals
Salt Lake City Regional (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Friday:
Game 1: Ole Miss 3, Baylor 0
Game 2: No. 15 Utah 11, Southern Illinois 9
Saturday:
Game 3: No. 15 Utah 7, Ole Miss 1
Game 4: Baylor 13, Southern Illinois 9 (9 innings) (Southern Illinois eliminated)
Game 5: Ole Miss 9, Baylor 2 (Baylor eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: No. 15 Utah 4, Ole Miss 1 (Ole Miss eliminated)
No. 15 Utah advances to super regionals
Los Angeles Regional (Los Angeles, California)
Friday:
Game 1: Grand Canyon 3, No. 2 UCLA 2
Game 2: San Diego State 7, Liberty 0
Saturday:
Game 3: San Diego State 6, Grand Canyon 0
Game 4: Liberty 2, No. 2 UCLA 1 (No. 2 UCLA eliminated)
Game 5: Liberty 5, Grand Canyon 1 (Grand Canyon eliminated)
Sunday:
Game 6: San Diego State 6, Liberty 3 (Liberty eliminated)
San Diego State advances to super regionals
