2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament
| Teams | 64 |
|---|---|
| Finals Site | |
| Champions | Florida (1st title) |
| Runner-Up | Alabama(9th WCWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Tim Walton (1st title) |
| MOP | Hannah Rogers Florida |
The 2014 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament was held from May 15 through June 5, 2014 as the final part of the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams were selected out of an eligible 293 teams on May 11, 2014. 32 teams were awarded an automatic bid as champions of their conference, and 32 teams were selected at-large by the NCAA Division I Softball Selection Committee. The tournament culminated with 8 teams playing in the 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City.
This season the number of automatic bids increased from 31 to 32. The change occurred after the original Big East Conference split along football lines into a new non-football Big East Conference and the football-sponsoring American Athletic Conference. Also new this season was the WCC, which began sponsoring softball after the Pacific Tigers returned to the conference. The WCC replaced the Pacific Coast Softball Conference, which dissolved after all its members joined either the WCC or the WAC.
The Big 12, Big West, Mountain West, Pac-12, and West Coast Conference bids went to the regular season champion. All other conferences had the automatic bid go to the conference tournament winner.
Teams in "italics" advanced to Super Regionals. Teams in "bold" advanced to Women's College World Series.
The Regionals took place May 15–18 with Seattle being May 15–17 and all other regionals May 16–18. The Super Regionals took place from May 22–25.
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