The final eight teams in the 2016 NCAA Division 1 Softball season will be playing for the chance to win the Women’s College World Series with an updated bracket here. Each game of the 2016 Women’s College World Series will take place from ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 8 teams will compete in a double-elimination format until only two teams are left. Those two remaining teams will then play in a best of three championship series to determine the National Champion.
The two-time defending National Champions, the Florida Gators, were knocked out in the Super Regional round by Georgia so there will be a new Champion crowned in 2016. All of the schools in the 2016 WCWS have previously been to the Women’s College World Series. Results for the Regional round can be found here while the Super Regional results can be found here.
Returning from the 2015 WCWS are Michigan, Auburn, LSU, Alabama, and UCLA.
Below are the eight teams that made the 2016 Women’s College World Series.
| Seed | Team | Record | Conference | WCWS Appearances (Including 2016) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Michigan | 51-5 | Big Ten | 12th |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 52-7 | Big 12 | 10th |
| 4 | Auburn | 54-10 | SEC | 2nd |
| 6 | Alabama | 51-12 | SEC | 11th |
| 8 | Florida State | 53-8 | ACC | 9th |
| 10 | LSU | 50-16 | SEC | 5th |
| 12 | UCLA | 40-14-1 | Pac-12 | 26th |
| 16 | Georgia | 45-18 | SEC | 3rd |
The Women’s College World Series will get underway on Thursday, June 2 with four games scheduled for the opening day. The entire schedule can be found in the table below with the Championship Series located in a separate table. The tables below will be updated with final scores as the games go final each day.
6/2/2016 Update: The final two games scheduled for Thursday, June 2 were postponed to Friday due to weather. If games 13 and/or 14 are needed to be played, they will take place on Monday, June 6, pushing back the start to the Championship Series to Tuesday, June 7. If games 13 and/or 14 are not needed, the Championship Series will begin on Monday, June 6 as scheduled.
| Date | Game Number | Time (Eastern) TV | Team #1 | Team #2 | Final Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/2/2016 | Game #1 | 12 PM ESPN | #16 Georgia | #8 Florida State | 5-4 | |
| 6/2/2016 | Game #2 | 2:45 PM ESPN | #12 UCLA | #4 Auburn | 3-10 | |
| 6/3/2016 | Game #3 | 7 PM ESPN2 | #6 Alabama | #3 Oklahoma | 0-3 (8 Innings) | Postponed to 6/3 due to weather |
| 6/3/2016 | Game #4 | 9:30 PM ESPN2 | #10 LSU | #2 Michigan | 0-2 | Postponed to 6/3 due to weather |
| 6/4/2016 | Game #5 | 7 PM ESPN2 | #4 Auburn | #16 Georgia | 4-3 | |
| 6/4/2016 | Game #6 | 9:30 PM ESPN2 | #3 Oklahoma | #2 Michigan | 7-5 | |
| 6/4/2016 | Game #7 | 12 PM ESPN | #8 Florida State | #12 UCLA | 8-4 | UCLA Eliminated |
| 6/4/2016 | Game #8 | 3:20 PM ESPN | #10 LSU | #6 Alabama | 6-4 | Alabama Eliminated |
| 6/5/2016 | Game #9 | 1 PM ESPN | #2 Michigan | #8 Florida State | 0-1 | Michigan Eliminated |
| 6/5/2016 | Game #10 | 3:35 PM ESPN2 | #16 Georgia | #10 LSU | 1-4 | Georgia Eliminated |
| 6/5/2016 | Game #11 | 7 PM ESPN2 | #8 Florida State | #4 Auburn | 7-8 (8 Innings) | Florida State Eliminated |
| 6/5/2016 | Game #12 | 10:40 PM ESPN2 | #3 Oklahoma | #10 LSU | 7-3 | LSU Eliminated |
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2016 Women’s College World Series Championship Series
| Date | Game Number | Time (Eastern) TV | Team #1 | Team #2 | Final Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/6/2016 | Game #1 | 8 PM ESPN | #4 Auburn | #3 Oklahoma | 2-3 | Recap |
| 6/7/2016 | Game #2 | 8 PM ESPN | #3 Oklahoma | #4 Auburn | 7-11 (8 Innings) | Recap |
| 6/8/2016 | Game #3 | 7 PM ESPN | #4 Auburn | #3 Oklahoma | 1-2 | Oklahoma Wins 2016 National Championship |
Shouldn’t it read “The Women’s College World Series will get underway on Thursday, June 2” instead of June 8?
Indeed. Thank you for bringing the error to my attention.
Shouldn’t games #5, 6, 7, and 8 be on Saturday, June 4th?
Yes. It has been fixed. Thank you.
Game 6 is wrong. Should be Oklahoma not Alabama.
Fixed. Thank you.